
shadcn/ui Has a Free Component Library — Copy and Paste, No Package to Install
shadcn/ui gives you beautiful, accessible React components that you copy into your project. No npm package, no version conflicts, full ownership of every line. Why This Is Different Traditional UI libraries (Material UI, Chakra, Ant Design): you install a package, import components, fight with their styling system when you need customization. shadcn/ui: you run a CLI, it copies the component source code into YOUR project. You own it. Modify anything. What You Get for Free 50+ components: Button, Dialog, Dropdown, Tabs, Toast, Form, Data Table, Command, Calendar, and more Built on Radix UI — fully accessible (ARIA, keyboard navigation) Styled with Tailwind CSS — customize with utility classes Copy-paste architecture — no dependency, no breaking updates Dark mode — every component supports light/dark themes TypeScript — fully typed Quick Start npx shadcn@latest init Answers a few questions (framework, style, color), sets up your project. Add a component: npx shadcn@latest add button npx
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