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Base UI

Unstyled React components from the people behind Radix, Material UI and Floating UI.

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What it is

Base UI is a newer library of headless React components built by maintainers from Radix, MUI and Floating UI. It covers the same territory as Radix Primitives (dialogs, menus, selects, sliders) with a more consistent API and a focus on composition. You bring the styling.

Why it’s here

A serious alternative to Radix for new projects. The API is cleaner in places and the team has a long track record. Worth considering if you're starting fresh rather than adopting shadcn/ui wholesale.

Best for

  • custom-styled components
  • design-system foundations
  • accessible interactions

Can my agent use this?

Agent excellent agent friendliness

Yes. Public docs with full examples, public source, and an npm package. Point your agent at the component docs page you want to use.

Excellent: Public docs, public source or an installable package. An agent can read, install and implement this directly.

Access methods

  • Docs
  • GitHub
  • npm

Install

npm install @base-ui-components/react

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