Looking for a Preline UI alternative? This page compares daisyUI and Preline UI, two popular UI component libraries. We are comparing features, size, efficiency and usage data to help you choose which component library is better for your next project.
daisyUI | Preline UI |
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MIT License Open source MIT License | MIT License Open source MIT License |
ALL Frameworks daisyUI is framework agnostic and works everywhere | ALL Frameworks Preline is framework agnostic and works everywhere |
57 Unique components daisyUI has 61 components, 57 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. | 66 Unique components Preline has 77 Components, 66 of them are unique – for example pagination and button group are considered as same. |
35 Built-in Themes daisyUI has 35 themes | 2 Built-in Themes Preline has light and dark themes |
Yes Supports more than two themes daisyUI supports unlimited themes at the same time, allowing for dynamic theme switching. | No Supports more than two themes Does not support more than 2 themes at the same time |
0 JavaScript size daisyUI doesn't ship JavaScript to browsers | 84.6kB JavaScript size Imported JavaScript bundle size (minified) |
0 Dependencies daisyUI has no dependencies. It's immune to 3rd party vulnerabilities, dependency version mismatch, and deprecation issues. | 3 Dependencies Preline has 3 third-party dependencies. |
0 Dependency size | 400kB Dependency size |
36000 GitHub stars In GitHub's top 400 repositories of all time | 5400 GitHub stars |
392000 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories | 12700 Used by open source projects Based on GitHub's public repositories |
390000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM | 32000 NPM downloads Weekly downloads from NPM |
Yes CDN daisyUI CSS file is available on CDN | Yes CDN Preline CSS file is available on CDN |
Yes Semantic class names daisyUI uses semantic CSS class names. Using semantic and descriptive CSS class names improves readability and maintainability of code independent of the current framework. | No Semantic class names Preline does not use semantic CSS class names. Using semantic and descriptive CSS class names improves readability and maintainability of code independent of the current framework. |
Yes Global customizations daisyUI provides tokens, root-level CSS variables and component-level CSS variables that let you adjust colors, sizes, spacing, radius, and other styles to match your design. | No Global customizations Preline requires changing class names one by one at build time to do customization |
Yes works without Node.js daisyUI can be used as a standalone file, with Tailwind CSS standalone version. This is useful for projects without a Node.js environment. | No works without Node.js Preline requires a Node.js environment |
Yes No-build version daisyUI provides micro CSS files for each component | No No-build version Preline does not provide micro CSS files for each component |
Yes P3 colors daisyUI uses wide-gamut P3 colors | Yes P3 colors Preline uses wide-gamut P3 colors by default |
Yes RTL support daisyUI supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts | Yes RTL support Preline supports right-to-left (RTL) layouts |
Yes Runtime CSS customization daisyUI uses CSS variables for design customization at runtime | No Runtime CSS customization Preline customizations requires changing Tailwind CSS class names at build time |
Yes Native CSS nesting daisyUI uses native CSS nesting, reducing the CSS file size | No Native CSS nesting Preline doesn not use native CSS nesting |
22 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 | 37 Open GitHub issues As of April 2025 |
1. Install daisyUI as a Node package:
npm i -D daisyui@latest
pnpm add -D daisyui@latest
yarn add -D daisyui@latest
bun add -D daisyui@latest
deno i -D npm:daisyui@latest
2. Add daisyUI to app.css:
@import "tailwindcss";
@plugin "daisyui";
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