# composablehorizons/compose-unstyled

The missing Design System layer for Compose UI

Repository: https://github.com/composablehorizons/compose-unstyled
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/compose-unstyled
Homepage: https://composables.com/compose-unstyled?ref=github.com
Language: Kotlin
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, compose-desktop, compose-multiplatform, compose-web, ios, jetpack-compose, compose-ui, kotlin, accessibility, wai-aria, compose-unstyled, ui, design-system
Last push: 2026-08-25T14:13:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 82, longevity 61
- inputs: {"age_days": 858, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 43, "gap_med": 4, "n_releases_24m": 72}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1215, forks 59 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:01.158725+00:00)

## What it is
Compose Unstyled is a Kotlin library providing fully renderless, accessible component primitives (bottom sheets, dialogs, dropdown menus, sliders, tooltips, etc.) plus a flexible theming system for Compose UI. It lets developers build custom design systems across Android, iOS, desktop, and web with Compose Multiplatform instead of being locked into Material Design.

## Use cases
- build a custom design system with jetpack compose
- accessible bottom sheet component for compose multiplatform
- replace material components with fully customizable compose primitives
- build compose ui components that work on android ios desktop and web
- renderless headless ui components for kotlin compose
- keyboard accessible dropdown menu and dialog in compose

## When to choose
- you need components that don't look like Material Design
- you're building a design system on Compose Multiplatform and want accessibility and keyboard support handled for you
- Material Compose's limited customization is blocking your UI work

## When to avoid
- you want pre-styled, ready-made components with beautiful defaults out of the box
- your app is a standard Android app happy with Material Design
- you're not using Jetpack Compose or Compose Multiplatform

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, accessibility, theme, state-management, animation
- domain: mobile-development, frontend, cross-platform, web-development, desktop-applications
- platform: jvm
- tags: jetpack-compose, compose-multiplatform, renderless-components, design-system, headless-ui, wai-aria, kotlin, android, ios, desktop, web-server

## Member repositories
- composablehorizons/compose-unstyled (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.158725+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:17:15.256148+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/composablehorizons/compose-unstyled (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.158725+00:00, sha d603e7f6bc0e)
  - homepage: https://composables.com/compose-unstyled?ref=github.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:16.236729+00:00, sha f5b9545dc407)
  - site_page: https://composables.com/compose-unstyled/docs/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:16.246357+00:00, sha a7f550267949)
  - site_page: https://composables.com/compose-unstyled/docs/components (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:16.248233+00:00, sha a9e42e4f0e09)
  - site_page: https://composables.com/compose-unstyled/docs/overview (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:16.249937+00:00, sha bd82a2957468)
  - site_page: https://composables.com/ui/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:16.251702+00:00, sha bdce65ecf5e7)
  - site_page: https://composables.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:16.253292+00:00, sha 9e250e3ad371)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.