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Material UI is a React component library implementing Google's Material Design. Buttons, inputs, dialogs, grids, and other components combine with theming to create production interfaces under a consistent design language.
Features and best fit
Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:
Use a broad set of Material Design React components
Forms, navigation, feedback, layout, and other common interface elements are available through one component library.
Adapt the component system through themes and styling engines
Themes plus Emotion or other supported styling paths can align color, typography, spacing, and component behavior with a product design system.
For quickly standardizing React SaaS and business application UI
It fits teams that want mature baseline components and theming instead of implementing common interaction patterns independently.
Sources: [2]
Keep stable and next releases plus styling choices distinct
The README distinguishes @latest from @next. Adopt a stable release by default and keep the chosen Emotion or Pigment CSS styling strategy consistent across the application.
Official sources
- [1]mui/material-ui repository(2026-09-21)
- [2]Material UI README(2026-09-21)
- [3]@mui/material README(2026-09-21)
- [4]Material UI documentation(2026-09-21)
- [5]@mui/material package(2026-09-21)
- [6]Material UI MIT license(2026-09-21)
Supplemental curator note
The current `@mui/material` package is 9.4.0 and accepts React/React DOM 17 through 19 as peer dependencies. The standard install path includes `@emotion/react` and `@emotion/styled`. The README explicitly distinguishes `@next` prereleases from the latest stable `@latest` line.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Install Material UI and styling dependencies
Follow the official installation path for stable Material UI with the default Emotion dependencies.
npm install @mui/material @emotion/react @emotion/styled - 2
Import the first component
Load Button through its package entry point.
import Button from '@mui/material/Button' - 3
Render a Material UI component
Verify the component under the default theme, then add ThemeProvider customization as needed.
<Button variant="contained">Hello</Button>
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GitHub Topics
- react-components
- react
- material-design
- material-ui
- design-system
- Stars
- 99,067
- Forks
- 32,524
- Watchers
- 1,318
- Open issues
- 1,366
- Contributors
- 417
- Primary language
- JavaScript
- License
- MIT
- Repository last updated
- Sep 21, 2026
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