# shadcn/ui (UI components & kits)

> 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.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui |
| Built with | React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, TypeScript |
| Live demo | https://ui.shadcn.com |
| GitHub template repository | no |
| GitHub stars | 125,265 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Official | yes |
| Category | UI components & kits |
| Latest release | shadcn@4.21.4 (Oct 7, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Get started

### Copy with degit

```sh
npx degit shadcn-ui/ui my-ui
cd my-ui
npm install   # then run the dev script from the README
```

### Or clone with git

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui.git my-ui
```

Commercial use depends on the MIT license. Sources: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/creating-a-repository-from-a-template, https://github.com/Rich-Harris/degit

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