shadcn/ui
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Composable, accessible components with thoughtful defaults. Build your own component library with code you can customize, extend, and make your own. observed · 2026-09-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
91/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 81
- Longevity 98
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 3.0
- age_days: 1385
- days_rel: 46
- days_push: 26
- n_releases_24m: 97
Adoption not part of the score
124711 stars · 11605 forks observed · 2026-09-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-21, confidence 0.97
shadcn/ui is an open‑source collection of beautifully designed, accessible UI components built with React, Tailwind CSS and Radix UI. It provides a CLI and registry system to scaffold, customize, and distribute component libraries across multiple frameworks.
Use cases
- Add a set of pre‑styled, accessible React components to a new Next.js project
- Create a custom design system by extending shadcn/ui components with Tailwind CSS
- Generate a component library scaffold for React, Vite, or Laravel using the shadcn CLI
- Replace hand‑crafted UI code with reusable, accessible components from shadcn/ui
- Publish custom components to the shadcn registry for reuse across projects
When to choose
- You need a high‑quality, accessible component library for React‑based web apps
- You want to build a design system quickly with Tailwind CSS and Radix UI primitives
- You prefer a CLI that can scaffold and manage component registries for multiple frameworks
- You value open source, MIT‑licensed components that are actively maintained
When to avoid
- Your project uses a non‑React framework without a compatible shadcn preset
- You require components that are not based on Tailwind CSS or Radix UI
- You need a fully featured UI framework with built‑in state management or routing
Facets
library · maturity active
ui-components css-framework templating web-development frontend browser cli react nextjs tailwindcss radix-ui shadcn component-library typescript open-source design-systems nodejs web-server
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui · fetched 2026-09-28 · bb0869848a20
- homepage: https://ui.shadcn.com · fetched 2026-09-07 · fa89d1379b26
- site_page: https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/installation · fetched 2026-09-07 · 44193581c663
- site_page: https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/components · fetched 2026-09-07 · 8dad0caab088
- site_page: https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/directory · fetched 2026-09-07 · 52e443bad70c
- site_page: https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/changelog · fetched 2026-09-07 · d09b5f4f4a19
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| shadcn-ui/ui | main | 91 |
| shadcn-ui/next-template | examples | 10 |
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