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

Unstyled, fully accessible UI components by the creators of Tailwind CSS. Designed for seamless integration with Tailwind CSS. Supports both React and Vue.

- **Status:** Modern. Actively maintained by the Tailwind Labs team.
- **Category:** [UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui)
- **First release:** 2020
- **License:** MIT
- **Latest version:** 2.2.10 (7 Apr 2026)
- **Official website:** https://headlessui.com
- **Documentation:** https://headlessui.com/react/menu
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/tailwindlabs/headlessui
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/headless-ui

## Headless UI on audited websites

101 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Headless UI (<1%). That ranks it #17 of the 25 technologies in UI Libraries we have seen in audits.

### Websites running Headless UI vs all websites

- **Web score:** 75 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 84 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 60 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 68 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 33 (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)

## Headless UI versions and release history

3 release lines since 2020, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 2.2.10, released 7 Apr 2026.

| Version | Released | Latest release | Releases |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | 6 May 2024 | 2.2.10 (7 Apr 2026) | 27 |
| 1 | 14 Apr 2021 | 1.7.19 (15 Apr 2024) | 37 |
| 0.x (before 1.0) | 24 Sep 2020 | 0.3.2 (2 Apr 2021) | 7 |

Sources: [npm registry, package @headlessui/react](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@headlessui/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
- [Chakra UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chakra-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 Headless UI

### What is Headless UI?

Unstyled, fully accessible UI components by the creators of Tailwind CSS. Designed for seamless integration with Tailwind CSS. Supports both React and Vue. The be1st catalog lists Headless UI under UI Libraries. License of Headless UI: MIT.

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

The latest version of Headless UI is 2.2.10, released 7 Apr 2026 (source: npm registry, package @headlessui/react).

### How many websites use Headless UI?

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

### When was Headless UI first released?

Headless UI was first released in 2020.

### Is Headless UI still a modern choice?

Yes. Headless UI counts as a modern technology. Actively maintained by the Tailwind Labs team.

### What are the alternatives to Headless UI?

Technologies that do the same job as Headless UI include Radix UI.

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