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daisyUI — add semantic component classes and themes on top of Tailwind CSS

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Stars
42,440
Primary language
JavaScript
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 18, 2026

Overview

daisyUI is a Tailwind CSS component library that provides classes for buttons, cards, modals, and other UI patterns plus configurable themes. It is used through HTML classes rather than a framework-specific component runtime.

Features and best fit

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Add semantic component classes to Tailwind CSS

Classes such as btn and card package common UI styling so markup does not need to repeat long utility lists everywhere.

Sources: [2][3]

Switch themes through shared CSS variables

Built-in and custom themes can change visual tokens while preserving the same component markup.

Sources: [2][3]

For teams that want Tailwind utilities plus reusable component styling

It fits projects that want fast component-level styling without coupling the UI layer to a specific JavaScript framework.

Sources: [2]

Match the daisyUI setup to the Tailwind CSS major version

The daisyUI 5 Vite guide targets Tailwind CSS 4. Avoid mixing older Tailwind and daisyUI configuration examples into the current setup.

Sources: [3]

Official sources

  1. [1]saadeghi/daisyui repository(2026-09-21)
  2. [2]daisyUI README(2026-09-21)
  3. [3]daisyUI Vite installation(2026-09-21)
  4. [4]daisyUI package(2026-09-21)
  5. [5]daisyUI MIT license(2026-09-21)
Supplemental curator note

daisyUI is not a React- or Vue-specific component runtime. It extends Tailwind CSS with semantic classes such as `btn` and `card` plus themes. The current release is 5.7.42, and the official Vite setup uses Tailwind CSS 4's Vite plugin plus `@plugin "daisyui"`.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Install Tailwind CSS 4 and daisyUI

    Follow the daisyUI 5 Vite installation path.

    npm install tailwindcss@latest @tailwindcss/vite@latest daisyui@latest
  2. 2

    Configure the Vite and CSS plugins

    Enable the Tailwind Vite plugin and load the daisyUI plugin from CSS.

    vite: tailwindcss() / CSS: @import "tailwindcss"; @plugin "daisyui";
  3. 3

    Try a component class

    Render a semantic component class and verify the active theme and component styling.

    <button className="btn btn-primary">Button</button>
Check the official README

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GitHub Topics

  • tailwind-css
  • ui-library
  • design-system
  • ui-pattern
  • ui-framework
  • css-components
  • css-framework
  • ui-kit
  • ui-design
  • design-systems
  • tailwind
  • css
Stars
42,440
Forks
1,691
Watchers
168
Open issues
18
Contributors
306
Primary language
JavaScript
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 18, 2026
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