Discover the Top 5 JavaScript UI Libraries and Easy Installation Guides

Ever wondered how to add cooler features like sleek dropdown menus and highly interactive interfaces to your web projects?

Since the advent of jQuery UI, the JavaScript UI library ecosystem has exploded, offering developers thousands of options to create intuitive and attractive user interfaces.

Choosing the right library starts with defining your project’s requirements, then narrowing down the options from the vast pool of available components.

Rebass

Rebass provides eight main components and eight sub‑components, all highly responsive with theme‑customizable styles. Its array‑based syntax makes styling easy, and at only 4 KB it’s a lightweight yet powerful addition to any project.

Installation options: npm install rebass Or import directly in your entry file:

import "rebass/styled-components";

Grommet

Grommet is a widely adopted JavaScript UI library used by companies like Netflix and Boeing. It offers extensive theming tools, typography, and layout options, making it ideal for developers who want to elevate their design skills.

Installation methods:

<script src="https://unpkg.com/grommet/grommet.min.js"></script>

npm install grommet

import { Grommet } from 'grommet';

yarn add grommet

Material UI

Material UI is a comprehensive React component library that follows Google’s UI design guidelines, offering app bars, buttons, tabs, badges, dialogs, icons, menus, and more. Its theming system lets developers create recognizable and user‑friendly color schemes.

Installation steps:

npm install @material-ui/core

import { Button } from '@material-ui/core';

import DeleteIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Delete';

import { ThemeProvider } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
ReactDOM.render(
  <ThemeProvider>
    <App />
  </ThemeProvider>,
  document.getElementById('root')
);

Evergreen

Evergreen UI is a powerful React‑based UI library offering flexible components such as layouts, icons, dropdowns, and toggle buttons, enabling developers to build dynamic, responsive designs efficiently.

Installation commands:

node -y
npm -y

npm install evergreen-ui

import { Button } from 'evergreen-ui';

<link rel="stylesheet" href="node_modules/evergreen-ui/dist/evergreen.css">

NGX Bootstrap

NGX Bootstrap extends the Bootstrap framework for Angular, providing a rich set of components—navbars, buttons, forms, modals, and more—to build responsive, mobile‑first web applications.

Installation workflow:

ng new my-project

cd my-project

npm install ngx-bootstrap --save

import { BsDropdownModule } from 'ngx-bootstrap/dropdown';
imports: [BsDropdownModule.forRoot()]

After installing, you can import and use NGX Bootstrap components in your Angular project.

These five JavaScript UI libraries represent some of the most popular choices for modern web development, each offering unique strengths to help you build engaging and responsive user interfaces.