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ObsidianUI

Open-source React and Tailwind CSS UI component and animation library

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ObsidianUI is a free collection of animated React and TypeScript components styled with Tailwind CSS. It focuses on micro-interactions, cursor effects, and layout blocks that developers can preview and paste directly into their frontend projects. It includes landing page templates, motion utilities, and a companion CLI for easy installation.

What it's for

  • Add animated micro-interactions and hover effects to a Next.js landing page
  • Copy ready-to-use TypeScript and Tailwind UI components directly into a React codebase
  • Speed up frontend prototyping using prebuilt layout blocks and templates

Features

  • Components built with React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS
  • Focus on motion, hover states, and creative interactive effects
  • Interactive code previews for quick copy-pasting
  • Pre-designed landing page blocks and templates
  • CLI tool for installing components directly into projects
  • Permissive MIT open-source license

Pricing

Free and open source (MIT license)

Details

Type
Web app
Category
Development
Topic
UI Components
Open source
Yes
Platforms
Web, Code library, Command line
For
React and Next.js developers, creative front-end engineers, and indie makers
Alternative to
shadcn/ui, Aceternity UI, Magic UI
Tags
react, tailwind, ui library, frontend, motion, components

Why it was saved

  • @athrix_codes, 20 September 2026: Free tool for building interfaces; announced by its founder (@athrix_codes) with the reaction "it's free??? how? what a tool".

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