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Top 10 Free Frontend UI Libraries & Frameworks for Developers in 2025

Emmanuel Mumba on September 05, 2025

If you’re like me, building beautiful, responsive web apps can sometimes feel like reinventing the wheel. I’ve spent countless hours tweaking CSS, ...
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Mohammed Al-Karim

This is really helpful as I just started frontend development

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Emmanuel Mumba

I'm glad you found it helpful. all the best on your new journey

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Lynn Mikami

Awesome work! Emmanuel Mumba!

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Emmanuel Mumba

You are welcome Lynn

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Kristen

Good read!

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Emmanuel Mumba

Awesome

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Ananya Balehithlu

Very beginner friendly article!

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fmerian

definitely add shadcn/ui to the list:

0. shadcn/ui

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shadcn/ui is a set of beautifully designed, open-source components that you can customize, extend, and build on.

Key Features:

  • Copy-and-paste Components: Own your code completely—no npm dependencies for components
  • Accessibility-First: Built on Radix UI primitives for keyboard navigation and screen readers
  • Fully Customizable: Modify colors, animations, and styling to match your brand

  • TypeScript Ready: Complete type safety with excellent developer experience
  • Dark Mode Support: Built-in dark/light theme switching capabilities
  • Modern Stack: Leverages React, Tailwind CSS, and cutting-edge web standards

Pro Tip: Use the shadcn CLI to quickly add components to your projects, and v0.dev for quick prototyping.

npx shadcn@latest init
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Dean (딘)

Woah, putting Bootstrap in here but not ShadCN is crazy. :D

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Muhammed Sabith • Edited

Can't code without tailwind css 🙂‍↔️🔥

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Leandro RR

foundation is the dinossaur of UI

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Eminence Technology

This is a really helpful! One thing I’d add is that picking a UI library also depends on the kind of project you’re building. For example, I’ve seen Ant Design shine in enterprise dashboards, while Bulma works beautifully for lightweight apps. Curious to hear if you’ve found certain libraries perform better for larger projects vs quick prototypes?

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Isaac Klutse

Thanks for enlighten me.

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Robson Muniz

Thanks for your tips!