Copy-paste React components you own outright.
Not a dependency: the CLI copies component source into your repo, so you can edit it. Pairs well with AI editing because the component code is right there in your project.
Works with
Key info
- Pricing
- Open source
- Category
- Templates
- Best for
- Intermediate
- Cost
- Free and open source (MIT)
- Set up
- npx shadcn@latest init
- Works with
- Next.js, Vite, TanStack Start, React Router, Astro and Laravel
- Needs
- React and Tailwind CSS
- How it works
- Components are copied into your project, so you own and edit the code
- Good for
- Good-looking UI that AI tools already know how to write