ds.shadcn
May 19, 2026 · via hackernews.com
Shadcn UI components tailored for building design tool interfaces.
Accelerates building Figma-like or Canva-like product interfaces with pre-built, accessible components — saving significant UI development time for design tool creators.
Ds.shadcn is a component library built on top of the popular shadcn/ui system, specifically tailored for the UI patterns found inside design tools — think canvas controls, property panels, toolbar clusters, and the dense inspector-style interfaces that power products like Figma, Framer, and Canva. The core value is that it closes a real gap: most component libraries are built for marketing sites or dashboards, not for the compact, high-density, tool-like UIs that design-tool builders actually need.
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