Shadcn UI, My New Favorite React Component Library
Hi everyone, it's Ked. I wanted to quickly share with you a fantastic React component Library that I have been using in my current freelance project. Shadcn UI is a collection of reusable components built with Radix UI and Tailwind CSS. The components are designed to be accessible, customizable, and easy to use. There are over 23 components that you can install via the terminal, and they are automatically added as components in your components folder.?
Once you have installed Shadcn to your project, all you need to do is go to their site and choose what component you want to use. There will be a copy/paste instruction on how to add that component to your project. Once it has been installed, you have complete control on the customization of that component.
One of my favorite aspects of Shadcn is the fact that you can create variants, or pre-defined tailwind CSS classes that change the components' styling. You can freely add or alter any kind of variant, creating a wide range of versatility with your components.?Let me show you what I mean with a snippet of the Shadcn UI <Button> component:
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Forms
In addition to Buttons, the other component I enjoy is their forms component. As they say on their website, “Forms are tricky. They are one of the most common things you'll build in a web application, but also one of the most complex.”.
Although the ‘form’ component is 176 lines of code, it is quite straightforward to use and pairs well with API requests and other libraries, such as Clerk and Prisma. Error handling is a breeze and makes forms more structured and simple once you get the hang of it.
Conclusion
Shadcn UI is a good choice for React developers who are looking for a component library that is lightweight, easy to use, and provides a wide range of components. Being built with Tailwind makes this component library even more attractive, and I hope that in the continuous months it gets the recognition that it deserves. Have you used Shadcn in your project? Let me know in the comments!