material-ui
by mui
Material UI is a library of ready-made React components, such as buttons, forms, menus and tables, styled according to Google's Material Design. It helps developers build consistent web interfaces without designing every element from scratch.
- Stars
- 99.3k
- Licence
- MIT
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- JavaScript
- Age
- 4456 days
What you can do with it
- Build a web app interface quickly using pre-made buttons, forms, dialogs and tables
- Apply a consistent theme with your own colours and fonts across an entire site
- Start from example projects or paid templates to launch dashboards and admin panels
Make money with it
A freelancer could offer fast React dashboard or web app builds for clients, using Material UI components to cut development time.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Build an internal admin panel or customer dashboard in less time, reducing design and front-end costs
- Deliver polished React web apps for clients faster as a freelance developer
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
It is installed as an npm package (@mui/material) into an existing React project, following the getting started documentation.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Requires React knowledge; not usable without coding
- Some advanced components (MUI X) and templates are paid or have paid tiers
- Distinctive Material Design look may need customising to stand out
Who's talking about it
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
