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Shadcn/ui Has a Free Component Library — Copy-Paste React Components You Actually Own

Shadcn/ui Has a Free Component Library — Copy-Paste React Components You Actually Own

via Dev.to ReactAlex Spinov

shadcn/ui is a collection of re-usable React components — not a package you install, but code you copy into your project and customize. What You Get for Free Copy-paste — components live in YOUR codebase, not node_modules Radix primitives — accessible, composable, unstyled components underneath Tailwind CSS — styled with Tailwind, fully customizable Dark mode — built-in theme switching CLI — npx shadcn@latest add button to add components 40+ components — Dialog, Table, Form, Command, Calendar, Chart, etc. Blocks — pre-built page sections (dashboard, auth, settings) Themes — customizable color themes Quick Start npx shadcn@latest init npx shadcn@latest add button dialog table import { Button } from " @/components/ui/button " import { Dialog , DialogTrigger , DialogContent } from " @/components/ui/dialog " export function MyComponent () { return ( < Dialog > < DialogTrigger asChild > < Button variant = "outline" > Open </ Button > </ DialogTrigger > < DialogContent > < h2 > Hello! </ h2

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