NextUI

NextUI

Beautiful, fast, modern React UI library

Features

  • Built on React Aria for full accessibility
  • Tailwind CSS-based theming and styling
  • Framer Motion animations out of the box
  • Dark mode support with automatic detection
  • Fully typed API with TypeScript

Pros

  • Beautiful default design with smooth animations
  • Accessible by default through React Aria primitives
  • Tailwind CSS integration for easy customization

Cons

  • React-only — no framework-agnostic support
  • Bundle size can be large with animation dependencies
  • Newer library — fewer community resources than MUI or Ant Design

Overview

NextUI is a modern React component library that combines beautiful design with accessibility and performance. Built on top of React Aria (Adobe’s accessibility primitives) and styled with Tailwind CSS, it provides polished, animated components that are accessible out of the box without sacrificing visual appeal.

Every component includes Framer Motion animations, dark mode support, and comprehensive TypeScript types. The Tailwind CSS foundation means you can customize components using familiar utility classes and extend the theme through Tailwind’s configuration system. NextUI strikes a balance between opinionated design and flexibility.

When to Use

NextUI is the right choice when you want a visually polished React component library with built-in animations, when accessibility is a requirement, or when you’re building on Tailwind CSS and want components that integrate naturally with your utility-class workflow.

Getting Started

npm install @nextui-org/react framer-motion
import { NextUIProvider, Button, Card, CardBody } from "@nextui-org/react";

function App() {
  return (
    <NextUIProvider>
      <Card>
        <CardBody>
          <p>Hello, NextUI!</p>
          <Button color="primary">Get Started</Button>
        </CardBody>
      </Card>
    </NextUIProvider>
  );
}