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keenthemes/reui
Design-forward shadcn kit for interfaces that stand out. 1000+ free patterns!
ReUI is a shadcn/ui extension library with 1,000+ copy-paste component examples and 17 custom primitives (Data Grid, Kanban, Filters, Stepper, Tree, etc.) built on TanStack Table, DnD Kit, and Recharts. It targets React developers building admin dashboards and internal tools who want production-ready patterns without starting from scratch. The copy-and-own model means no runtime dependency — you paste the code into your project.
The Data Grid implementation is the standout: TanStack Table + virtualization + DnD column reordering + pinning in one package is legitimately hard to assemble yourself. Dual API support for both Radix UI and Base UI primitives is a real architectural decision — Base UI is headless and lighter, useful if you're already fighting Radix's opinion on focus management. The Filters component with URL-state sync and Zod validation is the kind of thing every dashboard project reinvents badly. The shadcn registry CLI integration (`npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-*`) means you get updates by re-running a command rather than manually diffing code.
The free tier is a pattern gallery, not a component library — you're copying code that will immediately diverge from upstream, so 'updates via CLI' is marketing for initial install only. The Pro tier is still on a waitlist, so the split between free examples and real production templates is unresolved. The repo's `.agents/` and `.cursor/` directories contain SEO automation tooling, which is a yellow flag about what's driving the component count (1,000+ examples is a lot of filler). At 125 forks against ~3,000 stars, community contribution is thin — you're betting on Keenthemes staying motivated, and they have a track record of commercializing free tiers.