What is Material UI 3 (beta)?
An open source, lightweight collection of accessible Material Design 3 components. Built with React. Styled using pure CSS.
Problem
Users previously relied on heavyweight React UI libraries with limited customization options, resulting in bloated applications and generic designs that didn’t align with unique branding.
Solution
A React component library offering lightweight, accessible Material Design 3 components styled via pure CSS, enabling developers to customize appearance while maintaining performance (e.g., themeable buttons, modals, and navigation bars).
Customers
Front-end developers and UI/UX designers building React applications who prioritize accessibility and brand-specific styling.
Unique Features
Open-source, Material Design 3 compliance, pure CSS styling for granular control, and lightweight architecture (~43% smaller bundle size than v2).
User Comments
Simplifies theming for consistent branding
Saves development time with pre-built accessible components
Lightweight without sacrificing features
Seamless React integration
Strong community documentation
Traction
Over 20k GitHub stars, 3M+ weekly npm downloads for Material UI ecosystem, and 1.5k+ contributors (v3 beta launched Q2 2023).
Market Size
The global UI component library market is projected to reach $2.5 billion by 2025, driven by React adoption (74% of developers prefer React for UI frameworks - Stack Overflow 2023).
