Shadcn UI
A set of beautifully-designed, accessible components and a code distribution platform that works with your favorite frameworks. Open Source. Open Code.
Shadcn UI is built in TypeScript, distributed under the MIT License, 112.1k GitHub stars from 100 contributors, latest release shadcn@4.2.0.
When to use Shadcn UI
Shadcn UI is listed here as a Design project. The directory calls out Beautiful component designs, Accessibility-focused, Framework compatibility as capabilities associated with it.
Other recorded traits for Shadcn UI include Open source code, Code distribution platform.
Besides Design, this page also files Shadcn UI under Component Libraries, Accessibility, Development.
Shadcn UI compared with
Records in this directory name React Bootstrap, Material-UI, Ant Design, Chakra UI as products people compare with Shadcn UI. That list is editorial metadata, not a claim that Shadcn UI replaces each of them.
Open-source projects that mention Shadcn UI are collected on a separate alternatives page.
What the Shadcn UI stats reflect
GitHub currently shows 112.1k GitHub stars, about 100 contributors, 8.5k forks, 1.8k open issues, latest tracked release shadcn@4.2.0. Star and activity counts here are a snapshot used as a proxy for community adoption, not a quality score.
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Key features of Shadcn UI
- Beautiful component designs
- Accessibility-focused
- Framework compatibility
- Open source code
- Code distribution platform
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Frequently asked questions
What is Shadcn UI?
A set of beautifully-designed, accessible components and a code distribution platform that works with your favorite frameworks. Open Source. Open Code. This directory highlights Beautiful component designs, Accessibility-focused, Framework compatibility.
Is Shadcn UI free to use?
Shadcn UI is published as open source under the MIT License. The directory lists Beautiful component designs, Accessibility-focused, Framework compatibility among its recorded capabilities.
What language is Shadcn UI written in, and what is the latest release?
Shadcn UI is written primarily in TypeScript. The latest release tracked on this page is shadcn@4.2.0.
How widely is Shadcn UI used on GitHub?
Shadcn UI has about 112.1k GitHub stars across about 100 contributors. It also has about 8.5k forks. Those counts are a snapshot of community attention, not a ranking of quality.
What do people compare Shadcn UI with?
This directory records React Bootstrap, Material-UI, Ant Design, Chakra UI as comparison points for Shadcn UI. A longer list of open-source projects that mention Shadcn UI is at https://www.open-source-tools.com/alternatives/shadcn-ui.
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