# Chakra UI, release history and use on real websites.

React UI library focused on accessibility and developer experience. Provides modular, composable components with a simple API for building responsive interfaces.

- **Status:** Modern. Actively developed, Chakra UI 3 with the new Ark UI core.
- **Category:** [UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui)
- **First release:** 2019
- **License:** MIT
- **Latest version:** 3.38.0 (3 Nov 2026)
- **Official website:** https://chakra-ui.com
- **Documentation:** https://chakra-ui.com/docs/get-started/installation
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/chakra-ui/chakra-ui
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chakra-ui

## Chakra UI on audited websites

107 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Chakra UI (<1%). That ranks it #16 of the 25 technologies in UI Libraries we have seen in audits.

### Websites running Chakra UI vs all websites

- **Web score:** 66 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 71 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 53 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 70 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 25 (all websites 31)

### Most used in UI Libraries

1. [Lucide](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/lucide): 12% (1,958)
2. [shadcn/ui](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/shadcn-ui): 7.7% (1,303)
3. [Radix UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/radix-ui): 6.6% (1,107)
4. [React Hook Form](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-hook-form): 5.6% (949)
5. [React Router](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-router): 5.0% (838)
6. [Redux](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/redux): 2.3% (386)
7. [TanStack Query](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/tanstack-query): 1.9% (324)
8. [Emotion](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/emotion): 1.9% (319)
9. [Three.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/three-js): 1.7% (285)
10. [Styled Components](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/styled-components): 1.5% (258)

## Chakra UI versions and release history

3 release lines since 2020, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 3.38.0, released 3 Nov 2026.

| Version | Released | Latest release | Releases |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | 22 Oct 2024 | 3.38.0 (3 Nov 2026) | 66 |
| 2 | 12 May 2022 | 2.10.10 (4 Jun 2026) | 63 |
| 1 | 13 Nov 2020 | 1.8.9 (16 Sep 2022) | 52 |

Sources: [npm registry, package @chakra-ui/react](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@chakra-ui/react), checked 8 Nov 2026.

## Other technologies in UI Libraries

- [Chart.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chart-js): 1.4% of websites
- [Zod](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/zod): 1.3% of websites
- [MUI (Material UI)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/mui): 1.2% of websites
- [Zustand](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/zustand): <1% of websites
- [DaisyUI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/daisyui): <1% of websites
- [Headless UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/headless-ui): <1% of websites
- [Framer Motion](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/framer-motion): <1% of websites
- [Ant Design](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/ant-design): <1% of websites
- [Mantine](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/mantine): <1% of websites
- [Recharts](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/recharts): <1% of websites
- [D3.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/d3-js): <1% of websites
- [NextUI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/nextui): <1% of websites

[All 28 in UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui)

## Questions about Chakra UI

### What is Chakra UI?

React UI library focused on accessibility and developer experience. Provides modular, composable components with a simple API for building responsive interfaces. The be1st catalog lists Chakra UI under UI Libraries. License of Chakra UI: MIT.

### What is the latest version of Chakra UI?

The latest version of Chakra UI is 3.38.0, released 3 Nov 2026 (source: npm registry, package @chakra-ui/react).

### How many websites use Chakra UI?

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

### When was Chakra UI first released?

Chakra UI was first released in 2019; the oldest version listed by the npm registry dates from 2020.

### Is Chakra UI still a modern choice?

Yes. Chakra UI counts as a modern technology. Actively developed, Chakra UI 3 with the new Ark UI core.

### What are the alternatives to Chakra UI?

Technologies that do the same job as Chakra UI include MUI (Material UI), Ant Design, Mantine, and NextUI.

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