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shadcn/ui

shadcn/ui is a collection of beautifully designed components built on Radix UI and Tailwind CSS. Unlike traditional npm packages, it provides components via copy-paste approach, allowing developers to own the code and freely customize it. You can add components to your project and modify them to build your own component library.

button
ui-componentstailwindcssradix-uiaccessibilitydesign-system

๐ŸŽฎ Playground

Preview
<Button variant="default" size="default" />
Props
Use cases
  • โ€ขBuilding custom design systems: Creating component libraries from scratch aligned with your brand guidelines
  • โ€ขRapid prototyping: Quickly developing MVPs or prototypes with accessible and well-designed components
  • โ€ขTailwind-based projects: Adding consistent UI components to Next.js or React projects using Tailwind CSS
  • โ€ขOpen source projects: Developing open source applications where code transparency and customization are important
  • โ€ขLearning purposes: Studying accessible component architecture and Radix UI + Tailwind combination
Good for
  • โœ“Code ownership: Copy-paste approach instead of npm package gives you full control and ownership of the code
  • โœ“High accessibility: Built on Radix UI with full WAI-ARIA compliance for complete accessibility
  • โœ“Customization freedom: Tailwind CSS-based design makes it easy to adapt to your design system
  • โœ“CLI tooling: Convenient CLI tool to add components to your project with simple commands
  • โœ“Active community: 100k+ GitHub stars with vibrant ecosystem providing abundant references
Not good for
  • โœ—Manual updates: Not an npm package, so component updates must be managed manually
  • โœ—Dependency requirements: Requires Tailwind CSS and Radix UI setup, which may need configuration work for existing projects
  • โœ—Initial learning curve: Takes time to get familiar with the copy-paste workflow and customization patterns
Installation
$ npx shadcn@latest add button
Example
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

export default function Demo() {
  return (
    <Button variant="default">Click me</Button>
  )
}
Comparison

"Unlike Chakra UI or MUI, shadcn/ui gives you the source code directly."

Trust Metrics

106.6K

GitHub Stars

85.3K

Weekly Downloads

Last Commit:Feb 13, 2026
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