Top Vue Components Libraries
Top 5 Projects Compared
Storybook is an open-source tool for developing UI components in isolation for React, Vue, Angular, and more.
Code Example
import { Button } from './Button';
export default {
component: Button,
title: 'Components/Button',
};
export const Primary = () => <Button primary>Button</Button>;
Pros
- Supports multiple frameworks (React, Vue, Angular, etc.), unlike many other projects that are framework-specific.
- Provides a robust development environment for UI components with features like hot reloading and addons.
- Facilitates better documentation and testing of UI components compared to most other listed projects.
Cons
- Has a steeper learning curve compared to simpler UI libraries like Tailwind UI or Bootstrap Vue.
- Requires more setup and configuration than some of the more opinionated UI frameworks like Vuetify or Element.
- Can add complexity to smaller projects where a full-fledged component development environment might be overkill.
ElemeFE/element is a popular Vue.js 2.0 UI toolkit for building responsive web interfaces.
Code Example
<template>
<el-button type="primary" @click="handleClick">Click me</el-button>
</template>
Pros
- Comprehensive set of well-designed, customizable components compared to more focused libraries like vue-lazyload or vue-multiselect
- Excellent documentation and active community support, surpassing many other Vue UI frameworks
- Seamless integration with Vue.js, making it more appealing for Vue developers than generic UI libraries like Bootstrap
Cons
- Larger bundle size compared to lightweight alternatives like Tailwind CSS or HeadlessUI
- Less flexibility for custom designs compared to utility-first frameworks like Tailwind CSS
- Limited support for Vue 3 compared to newer frameworks like Naive UI or PrimeVue
Vuetify is a comprehensive Material Design component framework for Vue.js, offering a rich set of pre-built UI components and tools for building responsive web applications.
Code Example
<template>
<v-app>
<v-btn color="primary">Click me</v-btn>
</v-app>
</template>
Pros
- Extensive collection of pre-built Material Design components, reducing development time and ensuring consistency
- Strong community support and regular updates, ensuring long-term viability and compatibility
- Excellent documentation and examples, making it easy for developers to get started and find solutions
Cons
- Larger bundle size compared to some lightweight alternatives like Tailwind UI or Headless UI
- Less flexibility in customization compared to utility-first frameworks like Tailwind CSS
- Steeper learning curve for developers not familiar with Material Design principles or Vue.js ecosystem
Headless UI is a set of completely unstyled, fully accessible UI components for React and Vue.
Code Example
import { Menu } from '@headlessui/react'
<Menu>
<Menu.Button>Options</Menu.Button>
<Menu.Items>
<Menu.Item>
{({ active }) => (
<a className={`${active && 'bg-blue-500'}`} href="/account-settings">
Account settings
</a>
)}
</Menu.Item>
{/* More items... */}
</Menu.Items>
</Menu>
Pros
- Provides fully accessible components out of the box, saving development time on accessibility implementation.
- Offers complete styling flexibility, allowing developers to customize the look and feel to match their design system.
- Lightweight and focused solely on functionality, resulting in smaller bundle sizes compared to full-featured UI libraries.
Cons
- Requires more initial setup and styling work compared to pre-styled component libraries like Vuetify or Element.
- Limited set of components compared to more comprehensive libraries like Ant Design Vue or Bootstrap Vue.
- May have a steeper learning curve for developers accustomed to using pre-styled components.
iView is a high-quality UI component library for Vue.js, offering a rich set of customizable and reusable components.
Code Example
<template>
<Button type="primary" @click="showMessage">Click me!</Button>
</template>
<script>
export default {
methods: {
showMessage() {
this.$Message.info('Hello, iView!');
}
}
}
</script>
Pros
- Comprehensive set of components specifically designed for Vue.js applications
- Well-documented with detailed API references and examples
- Supports both desktop and mobile interfaces with responsive design
Cons
- Less popular compared to some alternatives like Element UI or Vuetify
- Limited community support and fewer third-party extensions
- Not as frequently updated as some other UI libraries
All Top Projects
storybook
Storybook is the industry standard workshop for building, documenting, and testing UI components in isolation
element
A Vue.js 2.0 UI Toolkit for Web
vuetify
🐉 Vue Component Framework
headlessui
Completely unstyled, fully accessible UI components, designed to integrate beautifully with Tailwind CSS.
iview
A high quality UI Toolkit built on Vue.js 2.0
vant
A lightweight, customizable Vue UI library for mobile web apps.
ant-design-vue
🌈 An enterprise-class UI components based on Ant Design and Vue. 🐜
Vue.Draggable
Vue drag-and-drop component based on Sortable.js
vux
Mobile UI Components based on Vue & WeUI
mdx
Markdown for the component era
naive-ui
A Vue 3 Component Library. Fairly Complete. Theme Customizable. Uses TypeScript. Fast.
bootstrap-vue
BootstrapVue provides one of the most comprehensive implementations of Bootstrap v4 for Vue.js. With extensive and automated WAI-ARIA accessibility markup.
Visual CopilotPromo
Turn Figma designs into high-quality code using AI
vue-awesome-swiper
🏆 Swiper component for @vuejs
stencil
A toolchain for building scalable, enterprise-ready component systems on top of TypeScript and Web Component standards. Stencil components can be distributed natively to React, Angular, Vue, and traditional web developers from a single, framework-agnostic codebase.
mitosis
Write components once, run everywhere. Compiles to React, Vue, Qwik, Solid, Angular, Svelte, and more.
vue-material
Vue.js Framework - ready-to-use Vue components with Material Design, free forever.
primevue
Next Generation Vue UI Component Library
vue-echarts
Vue.js component for Apache ECharts™.
buefy
Lightweight UI components for Vue.js based on Bulma
OnsenUI
Mobile app development framework and SDK using HTML5 and JavaScript. Create beautiful and performant cross-platform mobile apps. Based on Web Components, and provides bindings for Angular 1, 2, React and Vue.js.
vue-lazyload
A Vue.js plugin for lazyload your Image or Component in your application.
intl-tel-input
A JavaScript plugin for entering and validating international telephone numbers. Now includes React and Vue components.
tsparticles
tsParticles - Easily create highly customizable JavaScript particles effects, confetti explosions and fireworks animations and use them as animated backgrounds for your website. Ready to use components available for React.js, Vue.js (2.x and 3.x), Angular, Svelte, jQuery, Preact, Inferno, Solid, Riot and Web Components.
vue-quill-editor
@quilljs editor component for @vuejs(2)
vue-multiselect
Universal select/multiselect/tagging component for Vue.js
nutui
京东风格的移动端 Vue 组件库,支持多端小程序(A Vue.js UI Toolkit for Mobile Web)
vue-class-component
ES / TypeScript decorator for class-style Vue components.
vuesax
New Framework Components for Vue.js 2
videojs-player
@videojs player component for @vuejs(3) and React.
vue-loader
📦 Webpack loader for Vue.js components