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Base UI

Unstyled React primitives for accessible design systems.

At a glance:

First seen:2026-07-05

Last seen:2026-07-05

Times seen:1

Website:base-ui.com

The short version

Unstyled React primitives for accessible design systems.

Why it caught our attention

The thread highlighted its primitive-first API and composition model.

Where it surfaced on Hacker News

2026-07-05

Editorial paraphrase

One commenter said they started using Base UI early and found the primitives very pleasant to work with.

Shadcn/UI now defaults to Base UI instead of Radix