@nativescript-community/ui-material-button

Material Design Buttons allow users to take actions, and make choices, with a single tap.
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Install
npm install @nativescript-community/ui-material-button
Latest Version:7.3.4
License:Apache-2.0
Last Updated:Oct 12, 2026
Links: GitHub  ·  npm
Maintainer: classicoldsong

NativeScript Material Button

Material Design's Button component for NativeScript.

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Contents

Installation

For NativeScript 7.0+

  • tns plugin add @nativescript-community/ui-material-button

For NativeScript 6.x

  • tns plugin add nativescript-material-button

If using tns-core-modules

  • tns plugin add nativescript-material-button@2.5.4

Be sure to run a new build after adding plugins to avoid any issues.

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FAQ

Usage

Plain NativeScript

IMPORTANT: Make sure you include xmlns:mdb="@nativescript-community/ui-material-button" on the Page element

XML
<Page xmlns:mdb="@nativescript-community/ui-material-button">
    <StackLayout horizontalAlignment="center">
        <mdb:Button text="raised button"/>
        <mdb:Button variant="flat" text="flat button"/>
        <mdb:Button variant="text" text="text button"/>
        <mdb:Button elevation="5" rippleColor="red" text="raised custom button"/>
   </StackLayout>
</Page>
CSS
mdbutton {
    ripple-color: blue;
    elevation: 4;
}

NativeScript + Angular

import { NativeScriptMaterialButtonModule } from "@nativescript-community/ui-material-button/angular";

@NgModule({
    imports: [
        NativeScriptMaterialButtonModule,
        ...
    ],
    ...
})
<MDButton rippleColor="blue" text="text button"></MDButton>

NativeScript + Vue

import Vue from 'nativescript-vue';
import ButtonPlugin from '@nativescript-community/ui-material-button/vue';

Vue.use(ButtonPlugin);
<MDButton rippleColor="blue" text="text button"/>

API

Attributes

Inherite from NativeScript Button so it already has all the same attributes.

  • elevation optional

An attribute to set the elevation of the button. This will increase the 'drop-shadow' of the button.

  • variant optional

An attribute to set the variant of the button. Can be flat or text. No value means raised button

  • rippleColor optional

An attribute to set the ripple color of the button.

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Version History

Version Released License
7.3.4 Apache-2.0
7.3.3 Apache-2.0
7.3.2 Apache-2.0
7.3.1 Apache-2.0
7.3.0 Apache-2.0
Pre-releases (3)
Version Released License
6.2.14-alpha.1 Apache-2.0
6.2.14-alpha.0 Apache-2.0
5.4.0-alpha.4 Apache-2.0