---
name: Origin UI
slug: origin-ui
url: "https://dontmakeitugly.com/resources/origin-ui"
website: "https://originui.com"
github: "https://github.com/origin-space/originui"
type: component-library
categories:
  - components
tags:
  - react
  - tailwind
  - shadcn
  - forms
  - tables
  - app-ui
  - variants
frameworks:
  - react
  - nextjs
  - tailwind
pricing: free
license: MIT
openSource: true
agentFriendly: excellent
agentAccessMethods:
  - public_web
  - github
  - cli
  - copy_paste
difficulty: beginner
staffPick: true
dateAdded: "2026-09-02"
lastVerified: "2026-09-02"
---

# Origin UI

Hundreds of polished, practical components built on shadcn/ui conventions.

- Type: Component library
- Categories: Components
- Pricing: Free · License: MIT
- Open source: yes
- Works with: React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, Radix UI

## What it is

Origin UI is a large, free collection of components and variants (inputs, selects, tables, dialogs, notifications, sliders, and more) that follow shadcn/ui conventions. Where shadcn gives you one button, Origin gives you thirty well-considered variations to copy.

## Why it's here

Quietly one of the most useful component resources around. Less flashy than Magic UI or Aceternity, far more useful for actual product interfaces.

## Best for

- app interfaces
- forms and inputs
- tables
- settings pages

## Links

- Website: https://originui.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/origin-space/originui

## Can my agent use this?

Yes. Every component shows its source and has a registry URL for the shadcn CLI. Give your agent the component's page or registry link.

Agent friendliness: Excellent. Public docs, public source or an installable package. An agent can read, install and implement this directly.
Access methods: Public website, GitHub, CLI, Copy/paste.

## Prompt to hand your agent

```text
Use Origin UI as a design and implementation reference for this project.

What it is: Hundreds of polished, practical components built on shadcn/ui conventions.

Website: https://originui.com
GitHub: https://github.com/origin-space/originui

Use it specifically for:
- app interfaces
- forms and inputs
- tables
- settings pages

How you can access it: Public website, GitHub, CLI, Copy/paste.
Works with: React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS.
License: MIT. Respect it.

Read the documentation before writing code, and use the current version's API. Install it properly rather than re-implementing it. Adapt the defaults to this project's existing design tokens, typography, spacing and accessibility requirements. Do not blindly copy the entire resource.
```

## Related

- [tweakcn](https://dontmakeitugly.com/resources/tweakcn.md): A visual theme editor that makes a shadcn/ui app stop looking like every other shadcn/ui app.
- [Magic UI](https://dontmakeitugly.com/resources/magic-ui.md): Animated React components and effects for landing pages, built to sit alongside shadcn/ui.
- [Tremor](https://dontmakeitugly.com/resources/tremor.md): Copy-paste React components for dashboards and charts.
- [Aceternity UI](https://dontmakeitugly.com/resources/aceternity-ui.md): Showy, copy-paste React components for landing pages that need a moment.

## In collections

- [Beautiful open-source React components](https://dontmakeitugly.com/collections/beautiful-open-source-components.md)
- [Make your shadcn app look less generic](https://dontmakeitugly.com/collections/less-generic-shadcn.md)
- [Resources for beautiful SaaS dashboards](https://dontmakeitugly.com/collections/saas-dashboards.md)

Origin UI is an independent resource listed by Don't Make It Ugly. We link to it; we aren't affiliated with it. Pricing and licence details are as understood at the time of listing; check the official site.