Top 5 UI Component Library You Need In Your Tool Bag As A Frontend Developer

Building your components from scratch can be exhausting and time-consuming, taking away from the actual product development. Choosing the right component library for your tech stack is crucial. In this article, I'll share five component libraries that work best with Tailwind CSS and React.js. These libraries will help you avoid the tedious work of building custom components, allowing you to focus on what's most important, like state management, API calls, debugging, and more.

1. REACT FLOWBITE: React Flowbite is an open-source UI component library built on top of Tailwind CSS with React components, based on the Flowbite Design System. Flowbite gives you the flexibility to customize your components to suit your application's needs. Big shoutout to the team behind this! Do them a favor by giving them a star on Github.

2. HEADLESS UI: Headless UI offers fully unstyled, accessible UI components designed to integrate seamlessly with Tailwind CSS. It provides all the JavaScript functionality you need, so you can focus solely on styling. Although it comes with just 16 of the most commonly used components, they are widely adopted. Kudos to Tailwind Labs for this excellent library! Don’t forget to give them a star on github .

3. MATERIAL TAILWIND: Material Tailwind is an open-source library that combines the power of Tailwind CSS and React. Inspired by Material Design it offers a polished, professional look. While there are paid options, it also includes free components you can put to good use. A big thanks to the Creative tim for putting this together—be sure to give them a star on Github.

4. DAISY UI: Daisy Daisy UI is a pre-styled component library with multiple themes, built on Tailwind CSS. It offers a wide range of components like buttons, forms, cards, modals, and more, without requiring any additional configuration beyond what Tailwind CSS needs. Hats off to the team for their work—do them a favor and give them a star on github

5. SHADCN UI: ShadCN UI is my best and its what I use in most of my projects. ShadCN UI provides pre-styled components that can be easily integrated into your react projects, and it fully support tailwind CSS as well. These components come with built-in styles and are designed to look good out of the box. It also come with dark mood, and top teir components like chats, carousel, OTP input, Drawer, and the list goes on and on. These Library is constantly updated with new components and I recommend you check it out if you haven't already. Kudos to the team, do them a big favour by giving them a star on github.

   These component libraries are top-notch, and any of them would be a great choice for your next project. Give them a try if you haven't already. Cheers, and happy building!