# DaisyUI, release history and use on real websites.

Tailwind CSS component library with pre-built designs and themes. Adds semantic classes on top of Tailwind (btn, card, modal) for faster prototyping. Supports 32+ themes.

- **Status:** Modern. Actively developed, DaisyUI 4 with Tailwind 4 support.
- **Category:** [UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui)
- **First release:** 2021
- **License:** MIT
- **Latest version:** 5.7.50 (13 Oct 2026)
- **Official website:** https://daisyui.com
- **Documentation:** https://daisyui.com/docs/install/
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/saadeghi/daisyui
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/daisyui

## DaisyUI on audited websites

110 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run DaisyUI (<1%). That ranks it #15 of the 25 technologies in UI Libraries we have seen in audits.

### Websites running DaisyUI vs all websites

- **Web score:** 74 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 80 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 59 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 75 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 29 (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)

## DaisyUI versions and release history

6 release lines since 2020, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 5.7.50, released 13 Oct 2026.

| Version | Released | Latest release | Releases |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | 28 Feb 2025 | 5.7.50 (13 Oct 2026) | 209 |
| 4 | 12 Nov 2023 | 4.12.24 (25 Feb 2025) | 84 |
| 3 | 1 Jun 2023 | 3.9.4 (27 Oct 2023) | 73 |
| 2 | 14 Feb 2022 | 2.52.0 (28 May 2023) | 110 |
| 1 | 22 May 2021 | 1.25.4 (25 Jan 2022) | 69 |
| 0.x (before 1.0) | 7 Dec 2020 | 0.28.0 (16 May 2021) | 128 |

Sources: [npm registry, package daisyui](https://www.npmjs.com/package/daisyui), 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
- [Chakra UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chakra-ui): <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 DaisyUI

### What is DaisyUI?

Tailwind CSS component library with pre-built designs and themes. Adds semantic classes on top of Tailwind (btn, card, modal) for faster prototyping. Supports 32+ themes. The be1st catalog lists DaisyUI under UI Libraries. License of DaisyUI: MIT.

### What is the latest version of DaisyUI?

The latest version of DaisyUI is 5.7.50, released 13 Oct 2026 (source: npm registry, package daisyui).

### How many websites use DaisyUI?

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

### When was DaisyUI first released?

DaisyUI was first released in 2021; the oldest version listed by the npm registry dates from 2020.

### Is DaisyUI still a modern choice?

Yes. DaisyUI counts as a modern technology. Actively developed, DaisyUI 4 with Tailwind 4 support.

### What are the alternatives to DaisyUI?

Technologies that do the same job as DaisyUI include shadcn/ui and NextUI.

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