💡How to Integrate Materialize-CSS with Angular (Without the Headache!)

After struggling, crying (a little), and spending hours debugging, I finally managed to integrate Materialize-CSS into my Angular project. 😅

Along the way, I encountered several unexpected bugs and compatibility issues that nearly made me give up.

If…


This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Nelson Garcia Dev.

After struggling, crying (a little), and spending hours debugging, I finally managed to integrate Materialize-CSS into my Angular project. 😅

Along the way, I encountered several unexpected bugs and compatibility issues that nearly made me give up.

If you've ever tried to use Materialize-CSS in Angular and couldn't get it to work — or you're just starting out and want to avoid the pain — this post is for you! 🚀

I'll walk you through how to integrate Materialize-CSS into your Angular project in a simple and effective way, without the usual frustration.

Spoiler: It's not just “install and import.” There are a few key tricks that make all the difference.

Let'get into it.

Step-by-step: How to Integrate Materialize-CSS in Angular

first step:

  1. Installing dependecies. First, make sure you have jQuery and its type definitions installed. Then, install Materialize-CSS and its types as well. 
# jQuery
npm install jquery

# jQuery types
npm install --save-dev @types/jquery

# Materialize-CSS
npm install materialize-css

# Materialize-CSS types
npm install --save-dev @types/materialize-css
  1. Configuring angular.json You need to include both jQuery and Materialize-CSS in your angular.json file. 
"scripts": [
  "node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js",
  "node_modules/materialize-css/dist/js/materialize.min.js"
],
"styles": [
  "node_modules/materialize-css/dist/css/materialize.min.css"
]
  1. Importing the dependencies You can import the libraries where you'll use them — either in a global module or in a specific component: 
import * as $ from 'jquery';
import * as M from 'materialize-css';

for instance:

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  1. Initializing Materialize Components Many Materialize components require initialization via JavaScript. Do this inside the ngOnInit() lifecycle hook:

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This ensures everything is ready when your component is loaded.

  1. Styling your Template Now you can freely use Materialize's CSS classes in your templates. Here's a simple example:

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  1. Using JS-Dependent Components For components that depend on JavaScript (like modals, tooltips, dropdowns, etc.), you'll need to initialize them individually:
  • In your component.ts:

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  • In your tempate (html code)

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Thanks so much for reading! I hope this guide saves you time (and sanity 😅).

If you want to check out the working code, it's available on GitHub:
👉 Repo Link

✍️ Written by: Nelson Manuel Garcia
Feel free to reach out if you have questions or want to connect! 🎧💻


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