PrimeVue
Vue UI component library, now in security-fix-only mode; development moved to PrimeUI.
- Stars
- 14.4k
- Forks
- 1.8k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Vue
- Last update
- 1 months ago
- Type
- Library
What it is
PrimeVue is an open-source component library for building user interfaces with Vue.js, offering prebuilt UI pieces such as tables, date pickers, and tree views. The README says this repository is no longer under active development and receives only security fixes; new development continues as part of PrimeUI. Existing MIT-licensed releases remain available under that license.
- Reviewing the existing MIT-licensed PrimeVue source to understand its Vue components
- Maintaining an existing Vue application that depends on a PrimeVue release
- Following the migration announcement at primeui.dev/nextchapter to plan a move to PrimeUI
Great for
- Vue developers who already use PrimeVue and need security fixes for existing projects
- Teams maintaining an existing PrimeVue codebase who want to keep their current MIT release
- Developers evaluating a Vue component library who can check the PrimeUI successor first
Not ideal for
- Anyone wanting new features or bug fixes, since the README says issues here are read-only and development moved to PrimeUI
- New projects that should start on the actively developed successor rather than this archived repository
How to get it
- 1
Install with a package manager
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/primefaces/primevue.git - 2
Run it
- Read the announcement at primeui.dev/nextchapter to understand the transition
- Check primevue.dev for the current documentation and successor information
- For bug reports or feature requests, use PrimeUI rather than this repository
- For security issues, follow SECURITY.md in this repository
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Review SECURITY.md before reporting any vulnerability
- Look at PrimeUI if you need ongoing releases and new features
- Keep existing MIT releases pinned if you do not plan to upgrade
Downloads
Strengths
- MIT license, and the README states existing MIT versions remain MIT
- Security fixes continue to be published for MIT-licensed releases
- Topics and description indicate coverage of components such as tables, date pickers, and tree tables
Trade-offs
- Not under active development; issues are read-only and no new features are expected here
- Successor work lives in a different project (PrimeUI), so users must migrate to get new development
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| primevue (this) | 14.4k | Library | intermediate | 1 months ago | Vue developers who already use PrimeVue and need security fixes for existing projects |
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Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.