Related projects

Here are other projects that are related to django-pattern-library, and may be relevant if you’re looking to go further, or wanting to try out alternatives:

Complementary packages

To create and reuse components within Django templates:

• django-components – Reusable UI components for Django, going further than template partials.
• slippers – Reusable components for Django, without writing a single line of Python.
• JinjaX – Write server-side components as single Jinja template files. Use them as HTML tags without doing any importing.
• django-viewcomponent - Build reusable components in Django, inspired by Rails ViewComponent, the components built by django-viewcomponent can be used in both Django template or Python code.
• django-bird - reusable components in Django inspired by Flux from Laravel.
• dj-angles - HTML-like elements in Django templates in place of partials and tags.
• django-cotton- HTML-like syntax for Django template tags

Tooling leveraging component-driven development:

• storybook-django – attempting to bridge the gap between React and Django, by bringing django-pattern-library patterns into Storybook stories.

Alternatives

• Storybook, and in particular Storybook for Server – Storybook integration with server-rendered UI components.
• Pattern Lab – PHP or Node pattern library, from which this project is heavily inspired.
• django-lookbook - Empower your Django development with this pluggable app for creating a robust component library. Includes preview system, documentation engine, and parameter editor for building modular UI effortlessly.

Pattern libraries based on Django

Here are open-source projects that maintain pattern libraries for Django.

With django-pattern-library:

• Wagtail
• rca.ac.uk
• torchbox.com
• buckinghamshire.gov.uk
• Big Peach - PyATL meetup management system

Without django-pattern-library:

• Wagtail NHS.UK frontend
• consumerfinance.gov

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Last update: 2025-04-08