# material-components/material-components

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1,095 stars · 182 forks · Apache-2.0 · archived

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/material-components/material-components
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/material-components-material-components.md

## Topics

`material` `material-components` `material-design`

## Description

Material Components is a cross-platform user interface framework and design system library that provides a collection of reusable interface elements. It is built to ensure consistent visual identity and interaction patterns across diverse web and mobile environments by utilizing shared design tokens and standardized development guidelines.

The project distinguishes itself through a modular architecture that allows for the independent integration or extension of individual interface components. It supports both native and cross-platform implementations, enabling developers to maintain a unified application programming interface while adapting to the specific requirements of different operating systems.

The library includes a structured governance workflow designed to manage collaborative development. This system enforces formal legal compliance for contributors and mandates multi-party code reviews to maintain project quality and traceability. These policies ensure that all interface elements remain consistent with the established design language while supporting the long-term maintainability of the codebase.

## Tags

### User Interface & Experience

- [Cross-Platform UI Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/cross-platform-ui-frameworks.md) — Provides a comprehensive framework of modular components and design guidelines for building consistent user interfaces across web and mobile platforms.
- [Design System](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/component-libraries/design-system.md) — Implements a standardized collection of reusable interface elements that enforce a unified visual identity and interaction pattern across diverse environments.
- [Cross-Platform Abstractions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/cross-platform-abstractions.md) — Encapsulates UI logic into platform-specific implementations while maintaining a unified API surface for cross-environment development.
- [Cross-Platform Visual Identities](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/cross-platform-visual-identities.md) — Ensures consistent design guidelines and development policies across mobile and web environments. ([source](https://github.com/material-components/material-components/blob/develop/README.md))
- [Modular UI Components](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/modular-ui-components.md) — Structures interface elements as modular, independent components that can be integrated or extended.
- [Design System Architectures](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/ui-architecture/design-utilities/design-systems/theme-architecture-frameworks/design-system-architectures.md) — Standardizes visual identity and interaction patterns across platforms using shared design tokens and behavioral specifications.
- [Native Implementation Mappings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/cross-platform-abstractions/native-implementation-mappings.md) — Maps shared interface logic to native implementations to ensure consistent behavior across different operating systems.
- [Custom UI Component Derivation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/custom-ui-component-derivation.md) — Supports extending and overriding standard interface elements to meet specific project requirements.
- [Design Token Styling](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/design-token-styling.md) — Centralizes visual properties like colors and spacing into a single source of truth to ensure consistent branding.
- [Standalone UI Components](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/standalone-ui-components.md) — Provides standalone interface components that can be integrated into existing codebases independently. ([source](https://github.com/material-components/material-components/blob/develop/COMPONENTS_REQUEST_POLICY.md))
- [Variant-Based Component Extenders](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/styling-theming-systems/content-styling/component-styling-tools/component-styling/variant-based-component-extenders.md) — Allows modification and extension of existing interface components to meet unique project requirements. ([source](https://github.com/material-components/material-components/blob/develop/COMPONENTS_REQUEST_POLICY.md))

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [UI Component Composition](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/modular-architecture-interfaces/ui-component-composition.md) — Structures the library as a collection of independent interface elements that can be integrated or extended individually.
- [Design Specifications](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/development-methodologies/engineering-best-practices/open-source-collaboration/open-source-methodologies/open-source-documentation-standards/design-specifications.md) — Defines the standardized policies and design language principles used to ensure accessibility and responsiveness across all interface components.