What is Angular Material?

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.