What is this?
mui is a front-end framework for building high-performance HTML5 mobile apps — the README calls it the closest thing to a native app experience in HTML5 today.
Is this a native SDK or an HTML5 framework?
An HTML5 framework: you write regular web code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), and mui supplies UI controls and performance tuning so the result feels like a native app, not a website.
How do I see it in action before building anything?
Scan the QR code in the README (or download online) to install the Hello MUI demo on your phone and try all the controls; full documentation lives on the official mui site.
Do I need any special tools to develop with it?
Just web skills — mui is plain HTML/CSS/JS. The README recommends pairing it with DCloud's HBuilder editor, where typing a few characters auto-generates each component's HTML code.
What HTML5-in-the-browser problems does it actually fix?
The classic pains that push developers off HTML5: white flashes on page switches, ugly page transitions, jittering floating elements, choppy pull-to-refresh, and sparse, unattractive default controls.
Which platforms do apps built with mui run on?
Android and iOS: mui was made for mobile app development and is tuned to run smoothly even on low-end Android devices.
What exactly is Hello MUI?
The official demo app. You download it or scan a QR code from the README and get a showcase of every mui control and capability running directly on your phone.
Do I have to use DCloud's HBuilder editor to develop with mui?
No — mui is regular HTML, CSS and JavaScript, but the README says the pair works best together because HBuilder code blocks generate each component's HTML from a few typed characters.
What are similar projects?
ratchet, ionic-framework, framework7, flutter, capacitor, materialize, kivy, core
Which topics is it in?
hybrid, ui-framework, javascript-framework, ui-kit, html5, frontend-framework, mobile-development, mobile-app, ui-components, css, html, mobile