What is this?
PrimeNG is an open-source Angular UI component library from PrimeTek — a large set of ready-made interface components (data tables, charts and more) for building web apps. It now continues as part of PrimeUI.
PrimeNG is an open-source Angular UI component library from PrimeTek — a large set of ready-made interface components (data tables, charts and more) for building web apps. It now continues as part of PrimeUI.So it's a library I add to an Angular project, not a standalone app?Exactly — you install the primeng package and use its components inside your own Angular app. The repo itself is a pnpm monorepo that builds the component library, a separate themes package, docs and a showcase.
Exactly — you install the primeng package and use its components inside your own Angular app. The repo itself is a pnpm monorepo that builds the component library, a separate themes package, docs and a showcase.How do I get it into my project?Install the primeng npm package into your Angular app and follow the setup guide at primeng.dev, which the README names as where the journey continues.
Install the primeng npm package into your Angular app and follow the setup guide at primeng.dev, which the README names as where the journey continues.Do I need to be using Angular already?Yes — PrimeNG is built for Angular apps, so you need an Angular project to drop it into. The components render in the browser as regular web UI; there is no native mobile or desktop version.
Yes — PrimeNG is built for Angular apps, so you need an Angular project to drop it into. The components render in the browser as regular web UI; there is no native mobile or desktop version.Is it still actively developed?No — this repository receives security fixes only, so expect no new features here. Anything new is being built in its new home under PrimeUI.
No — this repository receives security fixes only, so expect no new features here. Anything new is being built in its new home under PrimeUI.What happens to the license, and to apps already using PrimeNG?Nothing changes for existing users: every release published under MIT stays MIT forever, security updates keep being published for those MIT releases, and your existing projects are unaffected.
Nothing changes for existing users: every release published under MIT stays MIT forever, security updates keep being published for those MIT releases, and your existing projects are unaffected.What kinds of components does it include?The catalog targets everyday app UI: the repo is tagged for datatables, datagrids and charts, and its build pipeline compiles the component library plus a dedicated themes package for styling.
The catalog targets everyday app UI: the repo is tagged for datatables, datagrids and charts, and its build pipeline compiles the component library plus a dedicated themes package for styling.Where does development continue now?Under PrimeUI — active development, new releases, and everything ahead now live there; the README links the announcement at primeui.dev/nextchapter and the project site primeng.dev.
Under PrimeUI — active development, new releases, and everything ahead now live there; the README links the announcement at primeui.dev/nextchapter and the project site primeng.dev.How widely used is PrimeNG?Very widely: the README credits its users as the reason the library reached hundreds of millions of downloads, and the GitHub repo has about 12.5k stars.
Very widely: the README credits its users as the reason the library reached hundreds of millions of downloads, and the GitHub repo has about 12.5k stars.What are similar projects?ag-grid, handsontable, arc-library, evergreen, mdb-ui-kit, jquery-ui, material, tabler
ag-grid, handsontable, arc-library, evergreen, mdb-ui-kit, jquery-ui, material, tablerWhich topics is it in?datagrid, components, angular, themes, charts, component-library, data-visualization, ui-components, customization, css, ui, web-development
datagrid, components, angular, themes, charts, component-library, data-visualization, ui-components, customization, css, ui, web-development