Top Vue Components Libraries
Top 5 Projects Compared
Storybook is an open-source tool for building UI components and pages in isolation, making it easier to develop, test, and document UI components.
Code Example
import { Button } from './Button';
export default {
title: 'Example/Button',
component: Button,
};
export const Primary = () => <Button primary>Button</Button>;
Pros
- Storybook provides a powerful development environment for UI components, unlike many of the listed projects which are component libraries themselves.
- It offers extensive documentation and addon ecosystem, making it more versatile than most other tools in the list.
- Storybook supports multiple frontend frameworks, unlike framework-specific libraries like Vuetify or Element.
Cons
- Storybook has a steeper learning curve compared to simpler UI libraries like Tailwind UI or Bootstrap Vue.
- It requires additional setup and configuration, which may be unnecessary for smaller projects that could use a ready-made UI library.
- Storybook focuses on component development and documentation, lacking the out-of-the-box UI components provided by libraries like Ant Design Vue or Naive UI.
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 and customizable components compared to some smaller libraries like vue-lazyload or vue-multiselect
- Excellent documentation and community support, surpassing many other projects in the list
- Seamless integration with Vue.js, making it more appealing for Vue developers than framework-agnostic options like Storybook or MDX
Cons
- Limited compatibility with Vue 3, unlike newer alternatives such as Vuetify or PrimeVue
- Larger bundle size compared to lightweight options like Headless UI or NaiveUI
- Less flexibility for custom designs compared to utility-first frameworks like Tailwind CSS
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 create unique designs without fighting against pre-styled components.
- 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 or those new to accessibility concepts.
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="handleClick">Click me!</Button>
</template>
Pros
- Comprehensive set of components specifically designed for Vue.js applications
- Well-documented with detailed API references and examples
- Consistent and modern design aesthetic across all components
Cons
- Less popular compared to some alternatives like Element UI or Vuetify
- May have a steeper learning curve for beginners due to its extensive feature set
- Not as frequently updated as some other UI libraries in the Vue ecosystem
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
mdx
Markdown for the component era
vux
Mobile UI Components based on Vue & WeUI
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
mitosis
Write components once, run everywhere. Compiles to React, Vue, Qwik, Solid, Angular, Svelte, and more.
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.
primevue
Next Generation Vue UI Component Library
vue-material
Vue.js Framework - ready-to-use Vue components with Material Design, free forever.
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.
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.
intl-tel-input
A JavaScript plugin for entering and validating international telephone numbers. React and Vue components also included.
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.
varlet
A Vue3 component library based on Material Design 2 and 3, supporting mobile and desktop.