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shadcn/ui

shadcn/ui is a free, open-source UI component library built with React, Next.js and Tailwind CSS. Composable, accessible components with thoughtful defaults. It has 125,265 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. A live demo is linked from this page.

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Get started

Copy the files into a new folder with degit (no git history), or clone the repository with git.

Copy with degit
npx degit shadcn-ui/ui my-ui
cd my-ui
npm install   # then run the dev script from the README
Or clone with git
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui.git my-ui

Sources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.

About shadcn/ui

A set of beautifully designed components that you can customize, extend, and build on. Start here then make it your own. Open Source. Open Code. Use this to build your own component library.

Built with

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Tailwind CSS
  • shadcn/ui
  • TypeScript
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What is shadcn/ui?

shadcn/ui is a free, open-source UI component library built with React, Next.js and Tailwind CSS. Composable, accessible components with thoughtful defaults. It has 125,265 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. A live demo is linked from this page.

How do I use shadcn/ui?

Copy the files into a new folder with npx degit shadcn-ui/ui my-ui (no git history), or fork the repository on GitHub. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.

Can I use shadcn/ui for commercial projects?

Yes. shadcn/ui is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows commercial use as long as you keep the copyright and license notice. Third-party assets bundled with it (images, fonts, icons) may have their own terms.

Is shadcn/ui maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. Its latest release is shadcn@4.21.4. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.