How to Find Specific UI Components on UI Design Daily

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UI Design Daily is a searchable library of open-source UI resources, and the fastest way to find a specific component is to use the site's tag index rather than scrolling through the full catalog. The site organizes its 1,500+ resources by tags such as pricing, checkout, dashboard, form, and dark mode, so if you already know the type of screen you need, browsing by tag will get you there in one or two clicks. If you only have a rough idea, the search field is the better starting point.

Browse by Tag When You Know the Component Type

The tag list is the site's primary navigation. Each tag maps to a category of UI work, and the excerpt from the site shows a wide range of them, including:

  • Commerce and billing: checkout, pricing, payment, billing, cart, web store, product details
  • App and dashboard screens: dashboard, analytics, statistics, chart, kanban, leaderboard, progress
  • Forms and inputs: form, input, autocomplete, date picker, calendar, file upload, sign up, log in
  • Navigation and layout: navigation, menu, header, footer, breadcrumbs, pagination, tab, accordion
  • Feedback and states: success, error, empty state, notifications, tooltip, pop up, modal, 404
  • Content and social: blog, article, testimonial, review, rating, avatar, share, social media

If your target is something like a pricing table or a payment method screen, going straight to pricing or payment is more reliable than searching a generic word like "money," because the tag names match the component names used in the catalog.

Use the Tag Pages for Related Components

Tag pages also surface adjacent resources you may not have thought to search for. For example, the checkout tag sits alongside payment, billing, and cart, so a single visit can give you a full purchase flow rather than one isolated screen. The same applies to dark mode, which appears as its own tag and is also attached to individual components like dark theme components, dark themed filter components, and dark mode UI components.

Search When You Only Have a Vague Idea

If you cannot name the tag, use the site's search. It works best with the same vocabulary the catalog uses, so try the component name first ("pricing card," "date picker," "progress bar") before trying a description of the problem. The search results page also lists matching tags, which lets you jump from a keyword to the full tag page.

A practical workflow:

  1. Enter the component name in search.
  2. If results are thin, open the closest matching tag from the results.
  3. On the tag page, scan the thumbnails and open the ones that match your layout.
  4. Download the source file in the format you need.

Filter by Theme and Platform

Two filters cut across the tag system and are worth applying early:

  • Dark mode: The site maintains a dedicated dark mode tag plus dark theme component collections. If your product ships a dark theme, filter here first so you do not have to restyle a light component later.
  • Mobile vs. desktop vs. web app: Tags such as mobile, desktop, and web app separate layouts built for different viewports. A mobile payment screen and a desktop billing page are different resources, so pick the platform tag that matches your target.

Other useful cross-cutting tags include onboarding, settings, profile, and styleguide, which tend to group multi-screen flows rather than single elements.

What You Get and What to Check Before Using It

The site describes its catalog as "100% free UI components and design source files available in formats popular in the industry," created by Ildiko Gaspar. That means you can download the design source rather than only viewing a screenshot, which is the main reason to use it over a screenshot gallery.

Before committing a component to a project, confirm two things:

  • The format matches your toolchain. The site offers source files in industry-standard formats, so check that the file you download opens in your design tool before building around it.
  • The license terms fit your use. The site lists a License page, and there is a separate question of whether these resources can be used in commercial projects. Read the license page directly rather than assuming, since the catalog is described as free but the specific terms are stated on that page.

The site also runs a newsletter that it says reaches 19,000+ subscribers, which is how new components are announced. Subscribing is optional and separate from downloading resources.

When This Approach Fits

Use tag browsing when you need a known component type and want several options quickly. Use search when you have a keyword but not a category. Use the dark mode and platform tags as filters on top of either method. If you need a full flow rather than a single screen, start from a flow-oriented tag like checkout, onboarding, or sign up and collect the related components from the same tag page.