Shadcn Registry Directory (Top Blocks)
High-signal shadcn/ui-compatible registries for marketing, app, and dashboard surfaces. Install via vendor CLI (
npx shadcn@latest add ...) or each registry's copy/registry flow per docs.
Rankings reflect Kevin's working set plus OrcDev's April 2026 "top 5" list (76 bookmarks). Not an objective benchmark.
| # | Registry | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shadcn Blocks | https://www.shadcnblocks.com | Large shadcn/ui block/component/template catalog with page builder, IDE extension, CLI, and MCP workflows. Site-reported counters change; 2026-07-06 copy reported 1721 blocks, 1684 components, and 17 templates. Treat counts as marketing counters, not API facts. Source: shadcnblocks.com, 2026-07-06 |
| 2 | React Bits | https://www.reactbits.dev | OSS animated components; see React Bits. Pro: https://pro.reactbits.dev (158+ blocks, lifetime tiers). Source: reactbits.dev, 2026-06-01 |
| 3 | Shadcn Studio | https://shadcnstudio.com | Radix/Base-supported shadcn components, blocks, templates, themes, Figma kit, AI tools, theme generator, and MCP server; emphasizes code ownership and CLI/copy-paste install paths. Source: shadcnstudio.com, 2026-07-06 |
| 4 | Tailark | https://tailark.com | Marketing blocks registry for modern shadcn marketing websites, pages, and illustrations. Good for landing, product, pricing, blog, and launch pages. Source: tailark.com, 2026-07-06 |
| 5 | Aceternity UI | https://ui.aceternity.com | Motion-heavy marketing components. Source: User, 2026-05-11 |
| 6 | Shadcn Space | https://shadcnspace.com | Blocks, templates, components, pages, dashboards, Base UI + Radix support, optional Motion variants, Figma kit, CLI, builder, and MCP server. Source: shadcnspace.com, 2026-07-06 |
| 7 | Magic UI | https://magicui.design | See Frontend and Design Skills. Source: User, 2026-05-11 |
| 8 | Shadcn UI Kit | https://shadcnuikit.com | Source: User, 2026-05-11 |
| 9 | Skiper UI | https://skiper-ui.com | Source: User, 2026-05-11 |
| 10 | UI Layouts | https://ui-layouts.com | Broad component/effect/block source with design tools, premium blocks, and MCP positioning. Good for general frontend source discovery. Source: ui-layouts.com, 2026-07-06 |
| 11 | Blocks.so | https://blocks.so | Block catalog for shadcn/Radix/Base UI-style app sections. Source: User request, 2026-06-26 |
| 12 | Chanh Dai Components | https://chanhdai.com/components/showcase | Pixel-exact Tailwind/shadcn craft examples and component showcase patterns. Source: User request, 2026-06-26 |
| 13 | Evil Charts | https://evilcharts.com/docs | Chart and dashboard component treatments for shadcn/Recharts-style products. Source: User request, 2026-06-26 |
| 14 | 8bitcn/ui | https://www.8bitcn.com | Retro 8-bit copy-paste components, blocks, and themes. Use for game/pixel/retro surfaces, not default SaaS dashboards. Source: 8bitcn.com, 2026-07-06 |
| 15 | Kibo UI | https://www.kibo-ui.com | Custom registry of composable, accessible, extensible shadcn/ui components with blocks and 1000+ patterns. Source: kibo-ui.com, 2026-07-06 |
| 16 | Intent UI | https://intentui.com | Accessible React components built with React Aria Components and Tailwind CSS, plus blocks/templates/starter kits. Source: intentui.com, 2026-07-06 |
| 17 | SmoothUI | https://smoothui.dev | Animated shadcn-compatible React components and blocks with Motion/GSAP polish, public API, OpenAPI, and machine-readable catalog. Source: smoothui.dev, 2026-07-06 |
OrcDev top-five permalink set (2026-04-16): shadcnblocks, shadcnstudio, shadcnspace, pro.reactbits.dev, tailark. Source: X/@orcdev, 2026-04-16
OrcDev Top-Five Review
The 2026-06-30 deep review treats the tweet as a source set, not a single tool. Use the five links by screen type:
| Need | Source |
|---|---|
| Conventional marketing blocks and common sections | Shadcn Blocks or Tailark |
| Animated/expressive interaction fragments | React Bits / React Bits Pro |
| Theme/editor/kit workflow and broader template shelf | Shadcn Studio |
| Dashboard/layout/block variants with Base UI/Radix emphasis | Shadcn Space |
Versioning notes: shadcnstudio/shadcn-studio exposes v1.0.0, alpha, and beta tags; latest observed HEAD was 064aa98f3790644052567ae4def4bd574e0937b1 on 2026-06-30. shadcnspace/shadcnspace was MIT-licensed, actively pushed on 2026-06-30, and had latest observed HEAD 31dfdc30bae9db4c4da0b32d7c95ae47eaf916b4 with no tags returned by git ls-remote. These are source snapshots for routing, not dependency pins.
Custom Registry Distribution
Official shadcn registry docs define the registry as a code distribution system: registries can distribute components, hooks, pages, config, rules, and other files, and are not limited to React. The June 2026 GitHub registries update makes a public GitHub repository installable through shadcn by adding a root registry.json; items can include design tokens, feature kits, project conventions, agent instructions, testing setup, CI workflows, release workflows, templates, codemods, and migration kits. Source: shadcn registry docs, 2026-07-03; Source: shadcn GitHub Registries changelog, 2026-06
Chanh Dai Components is the visual proof point for this route. The bookmark shows a custom registry embedded in a portfolio: the local artifact is a bento of reusable controls and showcase cards, not a generic landing page. Snapshot as of 2026-07-03: shadcn@4.13.0 is latest on npm; @shadcn/registry is not a public npm package, so the versioned surface is the shadcn CLI plus registry docs/schema, not a separate registry package. Source: X/@iamncdai, 2026-05-05; Source: npm registry, 2026-07-03
Domain-specific registries (not marketing blocks): the shadcn CLI now distributes whole component systems beyond DOM UI.
| Registry | Domain | Install |
|---|---|---|
| Plate (PlateJS) (Plate) | Rich-text editor (Slate + AI + MCP) | npx shadcn@latest add @plate/editor-ai |
| Remocn | Remotion video components (64+) | npx shadcn@latest add @remocn/blur-reveal |
| Mapcn | MapLibre map components | npx shadcn@latest add (mapcn.dev) |
| Hit Area | Tailwind accessibility utility for expanding pointer/touch targets | npx shadcn@latest add https://bazza.dev/r/hit-area |
| Dashboard Blocks / Efferd | Analytics dashboard blocks (Base UI + Radix, icon-agnostic, light/dark) | https://efferd.com/blocks/dashboard; registry-ready; see launch Source: X/@shabanhr, 2026-05-22 |
| Evil Charts | Chart/dashboard components | Use as a chart-treatment source before hand-rolling Recharts/shadcn dashboard visuals. |
| ReUI shadcn/ui Figma Design System | Figma component/token/state companion | Use when design work needs a Figma-native shadcn reference before implementation. It is a Community file, not an installable code registry. Source: X/@reui_io, 2026-06-18 |
Source: platejs.org/docs, 2026-06-10 Source: remocn.dev, 2026-06-12
Dashboard Blocks visual notes
The @shabanhr launch artifact included four dashboard screenshots, not just a product claim. They show dense dark-mode analytics layouts with left navigation, toolbar controls, KPI rows, chart-heavy cards, budget/progress panels, funnel/pie/heatmap widgets, and date/filter/customize controls. The site advertises 10 dashboard blocks, with free/pro labeling in the page data and registry component payloads. This is a dashboard composition reference: use it before hand-rolling admin/analytics screens, then retokenize for the target product and verify responsive density. Source: X/@shabanhr, 2026-05-22; efferd.com/blocks/dashboard, 2026-06-30
Timeline
- 2026-07-06 | Refreshed the shadcn registry directory with Kevin's extra source list: Blocks.so, Tailark, 8bitcn, Kibo UI, Intent UI, SmoothUI, UI-Layouts, Shadcn Blocks, Shadcn Studio, and Shadcn Space. Source: User request, 2026-07-06
- 2026-07-04 | Added Hit Area as a domain-specific shadcn registry utility for accessibility-oriented hit-area expansion. The item has no separate public package version;
shadcn@4.13.0is the current CLI install surface. Source: bazza.dev registry JSON, 2026-07-04 - 2026-07-03 | Added the custom-registry distribution route from Chánh Đại's portfolio bookmark and current shadcn docs. Verified
shadcn@4.13.0as the CLI snapshot, noted that@shadcn/registryis not a public npm package, and linked GitHub registries as the current source-registry path. Source: X/@iamncdai, 2026-05-05; Source: shadcn docs/npm registry, 2026-07-03 - 2026-07-02 | Added ReUI's free shadcn/ui Figma Design System to the domain-specific companion table as a Figma/token/state reference, not a code registry or package. Source: X/@reui_io, 2026-06-18
- 2026-06-26 | Added Blocks.so, Chanh Dai Components, and Evil Charts to the registry/block discovery surface so design-system packs expose them directly. Source: User request, 2026-06-26
- 2026-06-30 | Deep-reviewed OrcDev's top-five shadcn-registry bookmark one by one: Shadcn Blocks, Shadcn Studio, Shadcn Space, React Bits Pro, and Tailark. Added artifact cards, refreshed routing by screen type, and recorded GitHub version/source snapshots for Shadcn Studio and Shadcn Space. Source: X/@orcdev, 2026-04-16
- 2026-06-13 | Ecosystem context: shadcn shipped a preset system (
--preset/shadcn apply, Mar–Apr 2026) that packages a whole design-system config into a swappable, agent-aware code. Cited in Sigil UI's External validation as convergence on Sigil's preset-as-primitive bet. Source: shadcn/ui changelog, 2026-06-13 - 2026-05-11 | Table captured from Kevin list. Source: User, 2026-05-11
- 2026-05-22 | Dashboard Blocks (@shabanhr): registry-ready shadcn analytics blocks, light and dark, Base UI plus Radix compatible, icon-library agnostic. Candidate registry row. 1,462 likes, 1,910 bookmarks. Source: X/@shabanhr, 2026-05-22
- 2026-06-01 | Expanded registry notes from enriched shadcn cluster bookmark
2044675700490174926(shadcnblocks, shadcnstudio, shadcnspace, tailark, reactbits pro). Source: compiled from enrichment, 2026-06-01 - 2026-06-10 | Added domain-specific registry note for Plate (PlateJS) (Plate) — shadcn-CLI rich-text editor registry with AI + MCP. Source: User capture, 2026-06-10
- 2026-06-12 | Added domain-specific registries Remocn (Remotion video, ~526★) and Mapcn (MapLibre maps, ~9,555★); OrcDev "top 10" reaffirmed the marketing-block set (Shadcn Blocks, React Bits, Shadcn Studio, Tailark, Aceternity). Source: X/@orcdev, 2026-05-07
- 2026-06-12 | Promoted Dashboard Blocks (@shabanhr) from candidate to the domain-specific registries table (analytics dashboards). Source: X/@shabanhr, 2026-05-22
- 2026-06-30 | Deep artifact review inspected all four Dashboard Blocks images and the live Efferd page. Kept it as a registry-directory row, added the source artifact card and visual notes, and recorded that it is a composition/reference source rather than an executable skill. Source: X bookmark artifact
2057754739392291170; https://efferd.com/blocks/dashboard