ANGULARJS & MATERIAL AngularJS CLI New project. ng new projectname To use Angular Material npm install --save @angular/material @angular/cdk npm install --save @angular/animations include a polyfill . import {BrowserAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations'; @NgModule({ ... imports: [BrowserAnimationsModule], ... }) export class PizzaPartyAppModule { } import the NgModule for each component you want to use import {MatButtonModule, MatCheckboxModule} from '@angular/material'; @NgModule({ imports: [MatButtonModule, MatCheckboxModule], exports: [MatButtonModule, MatCheckboxModule], }) export class MyOwnCustomMaterialModule { } Include a theme style.css @import "~@angular/material/prebuilt-themes/indigo-pink.css"; Gesture Support npm install --save hammerjs After installing, import it on your app's entry point (e.g. src/main.ts). import 'hammerjs';