A set of beautifully-designed, accessible components and a code distribution platform. Works with your favorite frameworks. Open Source. Open Code.
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Shadcn/UI is a collection of modern UI components built with React, Tailwind CSS, and Radix UI. Unlike traditional UI libraries, Shadcn/UI provides copy-paste components that you fully own and customize within your project, giving you maximum control and avoiding heavy external dependencies.
💡 “More than a UI kit – Shadcn/UI is a way to build beautiful and flexible React interfaces.”
Development History
📌 2022 – Created by shadcn as a personal set of reusable components.
📌 2023 – Gained huge popularity within the React and Tailwind CSS community, becoming a modern alternative to traditional UI libraries.
📌 Today – Actively maintained, expanded with new components, themes, and integration guides, and widely considered a best practice for Tailwind-based UI development.
📌 2023 – Gained huge popularity within the React and Tailwind CSS community, becoming a modern alternative to traditional UI libraries.
📌 Today – Actively maintained, expanded with new components, themes, and integration guides, and widely considered a best practice for Tailwind-based UI development.
Key Features
- 🎨 Beautiful & modern components – well-designed, accessible, and easy to use.
- ⚡ Copy + Paste approach – you own the codebase of every component.
- 🛠 Highly customizable – tweak freely with Tailwind CSS and React.
- 🔌 Powered by Radix UI – ensures accessibility and reliable interactions.
- 🌙 Dark mode & theming support – flexible for any design needs.
- 📦 No lock-in – no external dependency lock; your project, your code.
Why Choose Shadcn/UI?
- ✅ Full control – you own and manage the component code.
- ✅ Easy integration – works with any React + Tailwind project.
- ✅ Modern approach – trending within the React ecosystem.
- ✅ Scalable & flexible – add or modify components as your project grows.
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