What is Angular Material?

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Angular Material is the official component library by the Angular team, implementing Google's Material Design . Provides ready-made, accessible UI components. Components — buttons, inputs, dialogs, tabs, tables, datepickers, snackbars, sidenavs — dozens, all themable. Accessibility built in — ARIA, keyboard navigation, focus management. CDK (Component Dev Kit) — underlying primitives: overlays, drag-drop, virtual scrolling, accessibility utilities. Use it directly for custom components. Theming — Sass-based theming with prebuilt palettes; create custom themes. Schematics — ng add @angular/material wires it up; ng generate @angular/material:dashboard scaffolds layouts. Alternatives — PrimeNG , NG-ZORRO , Nebular , Taiga UI ; pick by design system. Official Material Design library — `ng add @angular/material` wires schematics, theming, and a11y. The **CDK** underneath is the real gem: drag-drop, overlay, a11y primitives reusable in any UI.