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shadcn/ui

shadcn/ui is a React component set built on Radix UI and Tailwind CSS. Its defining style is copying component code directly into your project instead of installing a package.

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shadcn/ui is a React UI component set built on top of Radix UI and Tailwind CSS. Instead of installing an npm package, it is designed around copying component code directly into your project.

Features

  • You keep code ownership and can customize freely
  • Built on accessibility-focused Radix UI components
  • Styled with Tailwind CSS

References

Ecosystem projects that extend or complement shadcn/ui components.

  • Magic UI — Animation-focused component collection
  • Animate UI — Components with Motion animations
  • Aceternity UI — Components with strong visual impact
  • React Bits — Interactive UI parts collection
  • SmoothUI — Tailwind + Motion components
  • Kokonut UI — Open-source component collection
  • blocks.so — Block components for shadcn/ui (60+)
  • Tailark — Marketing-focused block collection