MudBlazor — Material Design Component Library for Blazor

Introduction

MudBlazor provides a comprehensive set of Material Design components for the Blazor framework. It lets .NET developers build interactive web UIs entirely in C# without writing JavaScript, while following Google's Material Design guidelines out of the box.

What MudBlazor Does

• Ships 60+ ready-to-use UI components (tables, forms, dialogs, charts, navigation)
• Supports both Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly hosting models
• Provides built-in form validation with a fluent API
• Includes a dark/light theming engine with custom palette support
• Delivers responsive layouts with grid, breakpoints, and utility classes

Architecture Overview

MudBlazor is a Razor class library distributed as a NuGet package. Components render as standard HTML/CSS without JavaScript interop for most interactions. Where browser APIs are required (scroll, resize, clipboard), a minimal JS layer handles the bridge. The library uses CSS custom properties for theming and ships its own icon set alongside Material Icons.

Self-Hosting & Configuration

• Install via dotnet add package MudBlazor and register services with builder.Services.AddMudServices()
• Add the MudBlazor CSS and JS references to your host page
• Wrap your root layout in <MudThemeProvider>, <MudPopoverProvider>, and <MudDialogProvider>
• Customize colors, typography, and shape rounding through the MudTheme object
• Works with .NET 6, 7, and 8 Blazor applications

Key Features

• Material Design 2 and partial Material Design 3 support
• Data grid with sorting, filtering, pagination, and virtualization
• Built-in date/time pickers, color pickers, and file upload components
• Accessibility support with ARIA attributes on interactive elements
• Active community with frequent releases and extensive documentation

Comparison with Similar Tools

• Radzen Blazor — also free and open-source, offers a visual designer but fewer Material-styled components
• Ant Design Blazor — follows Ant Design language instead of Material Design
• Syncfusion Blazor — commercial suite with more components, requires a license for most use
• Blazorise — provider-agnostic, supports Bootstrap, Bulma, and Material via adapters

FAQ

Q: Does MudBlazor require a paid license? A: No. MudBlazor is MIT-licensed and free for commercial use.

Q: Can I use it with Blazor WebAssembly? A: Yes. It works identically on Blazor Server and WebAssembly.

Q: Does it depend on JavaScript frameworks like React or Angular? A: No. MudBlazor is pure C#/Razor with minimal JS interop only where browser APIs demand it.

Q: How large is the CSS/JS bundle? A: The combined payload is under 300 KB gzipped, suitable for production SPAs.

Sources

• https://github.com/MudBlazor/MudBlazor
• https://mudblazor.com/