mdbootstrap/mdb-ui-kit

Analysis updated 2026-06-21

★ 24,264SCSSAudience · vibe coderComplexity · 2/5LicenseSetup · easy

Mindmap

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  root((MDB UI Kit))
    What It Is
      700+ UI components
      Bootstrap 5 extension
      Material Design styling
    Tech Stack
      SCSS
      JavaScript
      Bootstrap 5
    Component Types
      Forms and inputs
      Navigation
      Modals and alerts
      Tables and cards
    Use Cases
      Dashboards
      Portfolios
      E-commerce sites
      Admin panels

mindmap root((MDB UI Kit)) What It Is 700+ UI components Bootstrap 5 extension Material Design styling Tech Stack SCSS JavaScript Bootstrap 5 Component Types Forms and inputs Navigation Modals and alerts Tables and cards Use Cases Dashboards Portfolios E-commerce sites Admin panels

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Drop pre-built buttons, modals, and navigation bars into any HTML page to create a professional-looking site in minutes.

USE CASE 2

Build a dashboard or admin panel with ready-made tables, date pickers, and charts without writing custom CSS.

USE CASE 3

Add smooth Material Design animations and card layouts to an existing Bootstrap project by swapping in MDB styles.

USE CASE 4

Create a polished e-commerce or portfolio site using MDB's grid and component library with no design skills needed.

What is it built with?

SCSSJavaScriptBootstrap 5CSS

How does it compare?

	mdbootstrap/mdb-ui-kit	nostalgic-css/nes.css	ianlunn/hover
Stars	24,264	21,719	29,396
Language	SCSS	SCSS	SCSS
Setup difficulty	easy	easy	easy
Complexity	2/5	1/5	1/5
Audience	vibe coder	designer	designer

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Use freely for personal and commercial projects as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

MDB UI Kit (Material Design for Bootstrap) is a collection of over 700 pre-built web interface components built on top of Bootstrap 5, Google's Material Design visual style, and plain JavaScript. Bootstrap is the most widely used CSS framework for building responsive websites, it provides a grid system and basic styling. MDB extends it with a polished Material Design look (the design language used by Google's apps) and adds many more components. The components cover everything a web developer needs to build a professional-looking website without designing from scratch: buttons, forms, carousels (image slideshows), navigation bars, modals (pop-up dialogs), tables, date pickers, notifications, and hundreds more. Each component is styled to follow Material Design's visual guidelines, clean shadows, smooth animations, and consistent color usage. The core appeal is speed and aesthetics. A developer can install MDB (via npm or by linking to it directly in HTML), import the components they need, and have a polished, professional-looking interface working in minutes. It requires no additional JavaScript frameworks, it works with plain JavaScript and is optionally compatible with jQuery. Web developers building any kind of website, portfolio sites, dashboards, e-commerce stores, admin panels, would use MDB when they want a modern, consistent visual design without hiring a designer. It is free under the MIT license for both personal and commercial projects. The styling is written in SCSS (a CSS preprocessor that adds variables and other features to standard CSS).

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Show me how to install MDB UI Kit via npm and add a Material Design navbar and hero card to a blank HTML page.

Prompt 2

How do I use MDB's modal component to show a pop-up dialog when a button is clicked, using plain JavaScript?

Prompt 3

Build a responsive admin dashboard layout using MDB UI Kit with a sidebar, data table, and stat cards.

Prompt 4

How do I customize MDB's SCSS variables to change the primary color across all components at once?

Prompt 5

Add an MDB date picker and styled form to a registration page and validate the inputs with plain JavaScript.

Frequently asked questions

What is mdb-ui-kit?

MDB UI Kit gives you 700+ ready-made website components styled in Google's Material Design on top of Bootstrap 5, so you can build polished interfaces without a designer.

What language is mdb-ui-kit written in?

Mainly SCSS. The stack also includes SCSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap 5.

What license does mdb-ui-kit use?

Use freely for personal and commercial projects as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is mdb-ui-kit to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is mdb-ui-kit for?

Mainly vibe coder.

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