Material by CosmicMind
A UI/UX framework for creating beautiful applications.
About Material
From the project's README at github.com/CosmicMind/Material. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Welcome to Material, a UI/UX framework for creating beautiful applications. Material's animation system has been completely reworked to take advantage of Motion, a library dedicated to animations and transitions.
[](https://github.com/Carthage/Carthage) [](https://github.com/JamitLabs/Accio) [](http://cocoapods.org/pods/Material) [](https://github.com/CosmicMind/Material/blob/master/LICENSE.md)
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Take a look at a sample Photos project to get started. Sample Projects
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 12k | github.com/CosmicMind/Material |
| GitHub forks | 1.3k | github.com/CosmicMind/Material |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 10.7 years | since Aug 2015 |
| Last commit | 4.0 years ago | May 16, 2022 |
| Releases shipped | 281 | last: 6.6 years ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Extracting experiments from materials science literature
- New material could shield against radiation in next-gen space tech
- BTQ Technologies Corp – legal matter
- Show HN: Dreamwork – a job search site I made after Indeed fired my pregnant wif
- Alkaline-Activated Coal Gangue-Based Geopolymer Grouting Material
Ready to self-host Material?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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