Vue is an easy-to-learn and use, high-performance, progressive JavaScript framework with a wide range of applications, beloved by developers. Vue3 has introduced the Composition API, making logic reuse more friendly.
If your project is using Vue3, or you’re planning to upgrade to Vue3, the following Vue3 libraries might be a good choice.
Element Plus
Element UI is one of the most widely used Vue2 component libraries, and Element Plus is the upgraded version of it, based on Vue3 and TypeScript, providing over 70 easy-to-use components.
Official website: element-plus.org/ GitHub: github.com/element-plus/ NPM: www.npmjs.com/package/element-plus/
Vuetify
Vuetify is based on the Material Design specification and offers over 80 components, featuring dynamic themes, global defaults, application frameworks, and more rich and powerful features. Its ultimate goal is to provide developers with a wealth of tools and users with a good and comprehensive experience.
Official website: vuetifyjs.com/ GitHub: github.com/vuetifyjs/vuetify/ NPM: www.npmjs.com/package/vuetify/
Ant Design Vue
Ant Design is one of the oldest and most popular component libraries in the world. The official version is for React, and Ant Design Vue is the Vue version of it, developed and maintained by the community, following the Ant Design specifications, providing 67 components.
Official website: antdv.com/ GitHub: github.com/vueComponent/ant-design-vue/ NPM: www.npmjs.com/package/ant-design-vue/
Quasar
Quasar is not just a component library, but an open-source framework based on Vue that assists web developers in quickly creating responsive websites/apps in multiple styles:
SPA (Single Page Application)
SSR (Server-Side Rendered Application) (+ optional PWA client take-over)
PWA (Progressive Web Application)
BEX (Browser Extension)
Mobile Apps (via Cordova or Capacitor for Android, iOS, etc.)
Multi-Platform Desktop Apps (using Electron)
Quasar offers 71 components and a wealth of tools to write code once and deploy it as websites, mobile apps, and desktop apps, helping developers rapidly develop cross-platform applications.
Official website: quasar.dev/ GitHub: github.com/quasarframework/quasar/ NPM: www.npmjs.com/package/quasar/
Naive UI
Naive UI is a front-end UI component library developed with the relatively new tech stack of Vue 3.0/TypeScript. It supports only Vue 3 and not Vue 2, currently offering over 90 components.
Official website: www.naiveui.com/ GitHub: github.com/TuSimple/naive-ui/ NPM: www.npmjs.com/package/naive-ui/
Arco Design Vue
Arco Design is an enterprise-level design system jointly launched by the GIP UED team and the architecture front-end team at ByteDance. Arco Design Vue is a Vue3 component library based on Arco Design, which was open-sourced in October 2021, providing 71 components.
Official website: arco.design/vue GitHub: github.com/arco-design/arco-design-vue/ NPM: www.npmjs.com/package/@arco-design/vue
PrimeVue
PrimeVue is an all-encompassing UI component library tailored for Vue that offers developers more than 90 reusable and customizable components, aiming to accelerate web development while adhering to the best industry practices and accessibility standards.
Official website: primevue.org/ GitHub: github.com/primefaces/primevue NPM: www.npmjs.com/package/primevue
ShadcnUi
shadcnUi is a powerful free and open-source UI framework meticulously crafted for Vue apps. Drawing inspiration from modern design principles, shadcnUi aims to provide developers with a comprehensive toolkit for building stylish and practical web interfaces.
Official website: ui.shadcn.com/ GitHub: github.com/shadcn-ui/ui NPM: www.npmjs.com/package/shadcn-ui