Shadcn/UI Defaults to Base UI

• Shadcn/UI has switched from Radix to Base UI as its default UI library.
• This change may impact how developers approach UI design and implementation.
• The community is discussing the implications of this change.

The Buzz Score

The Internet’s Verdict: 70% Hyped, 30% Skeptical

Community Reaction

Developers are sharing their thoughts on this change.

For boring applications – do people prefer the copy paste approach of shadcn instead of a traditional ui library like mantine? The copy paste approach may be easily modifiable but creates new problems – ie now there is an upgrade ai agent for something that should just be ticking up a version number.

That’s great. Started using Base UI early on via 9ui and found the primitives very pleasant to work with, especially if one wants to compose more complex components from other Base UI components. Maybe Shad can reduce some of the dependencies they rely on now.

Focus Keyword: Shadcn/UI Base