# Ready-Made SwiftUI Components: Free Options and How to Use Them

> By Lawrence Arya, Founder & CEO of VP0. Published 2026-06-01, updated 2026-06-02. 5 min read.
> Source: https://vp0.com/blogs/gotowe-komponenty-swiftui

You do not have to build every SwiftUI component by hand. Open-source libraries cover the common ones, and a free design reference generates the rest.

**TL;DR.** For ready-made SwiftUI components (gotowe komponenty), you have two free routes: battle-tested open-source libraries (curated in lists like awesome-swiftui-libraries, covering charts, cached images, calendars, cards, and more) and the build-from-design path where VP0, the free iOS design library, lets an AI builder generate your own components from a reference. Use libraries for common atoms, and generate custom components from VP0. Together they cover almost everything.

Looking for ready-made SwiftUI components, gotowe komponenty? The short answer: you do not have to build every component by hand. Open-source libraries cover the common ones, and a free design reference generates the custom rest. Use libraries for solved atoms, and generate your own from a VP0 design, the free iOS design library for AI builders. Together they cover almost everything you need. It helps to know the backdrop: Gartner expects [75% of enterprise software engineers to use AI code assistants by 2028](https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/13/gartner_ai_enterprise_code/), up from under 10% in early 2023.

## Who this is for

This is for SwiftUI developers, including the Polish-speaking audience searching gotowe komponenty SwiftUI, who want ready-made components instead of building each UI atom from scratch.

## The two free routes

Route one is open-source libraries. As curated lists like [awesome-swiftui-libraries](https://github.com/Toni77777/awesome-swiftui-libraries) and the [GitHub swiftui-components topic](https://github.com/topics/swiftui-components) show, there are battle-tested components for most common needs: SwiftUICharts for charts, CachedAsyncImage for image caching, ElegantCalendar for calendars, DeckKit for card decks, plus navigation and messaging components. They remove boilerplate for atoms that are already well solved. Route two is generating your own from a design reference, which gives you custom components matched to your app, and an AI builder makes it fast. The [Apple SwiftUI documentation](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui) is the foundation both build on.

| Need | Free option | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Charts | SwiftUICharts and others | Common atom, use a library |
| Cached images | CachedAsyncImage | Solved, use a library |
| Calendar, cards | ElegantCalendar, DeckKit | Library covers it |
| Custom component | Generate from VP0 | Matched to your design |
| Finding libraries | awesome-swiftui-libraries | Curated by category |

## Generate custom components free with a VP0 design

For components that should match your design, generate them. Pick a screen or component in VP0, copy its link, and prompt your AI builder:

> Build this SwiftUI component from the VP0 design at [paste VP0 link] as a reusable, well-structured view. Match the layout, spacing, and styling from the reference, and generate clean code.

For related SwiftUI and free-template workflows, see [an AI-ready Swift mappings boilerplate](/blogs/swiftui-core-limit-mapping-kit/), [a free UI8 alternative for iOS templates](/blogs/download-free-ui8-alternative-zip-file/), [static inspiration vs free code-mapped UI kits](/blogs/static-mobbin-inspiration-vs-free-uikit-code/), and [how to make an AI app look native on iOS](/blogs/make-ai-app-look-native-ios/).

## Combine the two routes

The fastest SwiftUI teams do not build common atoms by hand, they use battle-tested libraries for those, and they generate the custom, design-specific components they cannot get off the shelf. So the workflow is: reach for a library for a chart, a cached image, a calendar, anything common and well solved, and generate your own from a VP0 reference for the components that must match your unique design. Browse a curated list like awesome-swiftui-libraries to find the right library quickly, and keep your generated components reusable. Between the two, ready-made components cover almost everything, and you write very little UI from scratch.

## Common mistakes

The first mistake is hand-building common atoms a library already solves. The second is forcing a library to match a custom design it was not built for; generate that one. The third is not browsing a curated list, so you miss good libraries. The fourth is pulling in heavy libraries for one small need. The fifth is paying for components when free libraries plus a VP0 reference cover it.

## Key takeaways

- Ready-made SwiftUI components come from open-source libraries and from generating your own.
- Use libraries for common atoms: charts, cached images, calendars, cards.
- Generate custom, design-matched components from a free VP0 reference.
- Browse awesome-swiftui-libraries to find the right library fast.
- Together, the two routes cover almost everything with little hand-written UI.

## Frequently asked questions

Where do I get ready-made SwiftUI components for free? From open-source libraries (curated in awesome-swiftui-libraries) and by generating your own from a design with VP0, the free iOS design library for AI builders.

What are good free SwiftUI component libraries? Curated lists point to SwiftUICharts, CachedAsyncImage, ElegantCalendar, DeckKit, and many more organized by category, which remove boilerplate for common atoms.

Should I use a library or generate my own component? Use a library for common, solved atoms; generate your own from a VP0 reference for custom, design-matched components.

Is VP0 free? Yes, free forever. Copy a design link into an AI builder and it generates the SwiftUI component, with no subscription or per-component fee.

## Frequently asked questions

### Where do I get ready-made SwiftUI components for free?

Two free routes: open-source libraries (curated in lists like awesome-swiftui-libraries on GitHub, covering charts, cached images, calendars, cards, and navigation) and generating your own from a design with VP0, the free iOS design library for AI builders. Use libraries for common atoms and generate custom components from a VP0 reference.

### What are good free SwiftUI component libraries?

Curated lists like awesome-swiftui-libraries point to widely used ones such as SwiftUICharts (charts), CachedAsyncImage (image caching), ElegantCalendar (calendar), and DeckKit (card decks), among many others organized by category. They remove boilerplate for common UI atoms.

### Should I use a library or generate my own component?

Use a library for common, well-solved atoms like charts or cached images. Generate your own from a VP0 reference when you need a custom component matched to your design, which an AI builder makes fast while keeping the code yours.

### Is VP0 free?

Yes, free forever. You copy a design link into an AI builder like Claude Code or Cursor and it generates the SwiftUI component, with no subscription or per-component fee.

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