# Materialize, release history and use on real websites.

A CSS framework based on Google's Material Design principles. It includes a grid, components and JavaScript widgets.

- **Status:** Legacy. The original project has not been developed since 2018; a community fork continues.
- **Category:** [JS/CSS Frameworks](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework)
- **First release:** 2014
- **License:** MIT
- **Latest version:** 1.0.0 (9 Sep 2018)
- **Official website:** https://materializecss.com
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/Dogfalo/materialize
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/materialize

## Materialize on audited websites

102 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Materialize (<1%). That ranks it #29 of the 35 technologies in JS/CSS Frameworks we have seen in audits.

### Websites running Materialize vs all websites

- **Web score:** 62 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 70 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 50 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 59 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 27 (all websites 31)

### Most used in JS/CSS Frameworks

1. [Tailwind CSS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/tailwind-css): 34% (5,653)
2. [jQuery](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/jquery): 29% (4,883)
3. [Next.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/next-js): 23% (3,836)
4. [React](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/react): 22% (3,626)
5. [Bootstrap](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/bootstrap): 13% (2,198)
6. [PHP](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/php): 3.0% (502)
7. [Lit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/lit): 2.9% (487)
8. [Astro](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/astro): 2.4% (405)
9. [Vue.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/vue-js): 2.2% (373)
10. [Alpine.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/alpine-js): 2.0% (341)

The number for React counts only websites where Tech Stack detects it directly, not websites built with Next.js, Gatsby, and Remix, which run it too. The number for Vue.js counts only websites where Tech Stack detects it directly, not websites built with Nuxt, which run it too.

## Materialize versions and release history

2 release lines since 2015, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 1.0.0, released 9 Sep 2018.

| Version | Released | Latest release | Releases |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 9 Sep 2018 | 1.0.0 (9 Sep 2018) | 1 |
| 0.x (before 1.0) | 27 Feb 2015 | 0.100.2 (26 Aug 2017) | 17 |

Sources: [npm registry, package materialize-css](https://www.npmjs.com/package/materialize-css), checked 8 Nov 2026.

## Other technologies in JS/CSS Frameworks

- [TanStack Start](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/tanstack-start): 1.9% of websites
- [Nette](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/nette): 1.8% of websites
- [Nuxt](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/nuxt): 1.5% of websites
- [Angular](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/angular): 1.2% of websites
- [Preact](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/preact): 1.2% of websites
- [UnoCSS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/unocss): 1.2% of websites
- [Express](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/express): 1.1% of websites
- [SvelteKit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/sveltekit): 1.1% of websites
- [ASP.NET](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/asp-net): 1.0% of websites
- [Django](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/django): <1% of websites
- [HTMX](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/htmx): <1% of websites
- [Turbo (Hotwire)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/turbo): <1% of websites

[All 38 in JS/CSS Frameworks](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework)

## Questions about Materialize

### What is Materialize?

A CSS framework based on Google's Material Design principles. It includes a grid, components and JavaScript widgets. The be1st catalog lists Materialize under JS/CSS Frameworks. License of Materialize: MIT.

### What is the latest version of Materialize?

The latest version of Materialize is 1.0.0, released 9 Sep 2018 (source: npm registry, package materialize-css).

### How many websites use Materialize?

102 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Materialize (<1%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was Materialize first released?

Materialize was first released in 2014; the oldest version listed by the npm registry dates from 2015.

### Is Materialize still a modern choice?

Not for new projects. Materialize counts as legacy. The original project has not been developed since 2018; a community fork continues.

### What are the alternatives to Materialize?

Technologies that do the same job as Materialize include Bootstrap, Bulma, and Semantic UI.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.