How to Add Vuetify 3 to an Existing Vue 3 Project

Vuetify 3 is a Material Design component framework for Vue.js 3. It provides a wide range of components, directives, and utilities for building beautiful and responsive user interfaces.

If you are already working on an existing Vue 3 project, you may be wondering how to add Vuetify 3. The process is relatively straightforward, and can be completed in a few steps.

1. Install the Vuetify 3 package.

npm install vuetify

or

yarn add vuetify

2. Create a new Vuetify instance.

JavaScript

import Vuetify from 'vuetify/lib'

const vuetify = new Vuetify({})

3. Add the Vuetify instance to your Vue app instance.

JavaScript

import Vue from 'vue'
import App from './App.vue'

Vue.use(vuetify)
const app = new Vue({
  render: h => h(App)
})
app.$mount('#app')

4. Import the Vuetify components you want to use in your app.

JavaScript

import VBtn from 'vuetify/lib/components/VBtn'

export default {
  components: {
    VBtn
  }
}

5. Use the Vuetify components in your templates.

HTML

<template>
  <v-btn color="primary">Hello, world!</v-btn>
</template>

You can now use all of the Vuetify 3 components in your Vue 3 project.

Additional tips:

• If you are using Vite, you can install the Vite plugin for Vuetify to enable additional features, such as a-la-carte imports and SCSS variable customization.
• If you are using Webpack, you can install the Webpack plugin for Vuetify to enable the same features.
• If you are using Nuxt.js, you can install the Nuxt.js plugin for Vuetify to make it easy to use Vuetify in your Nuxt.js project.

Adding Vuetify 3 to an existing Vue 3 project is a relatively straightforward process. By following the steps outlined in this article, you can be up and running with Vuetify 3 in no time.