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HyperUI

Free, open-source Tailwind CSS UI components you copy and paste into your project.

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What it is

HyperUI is a collection of ready-made user interface pieces, such as sections and layouts, written with Tailwind CSS. You browse components on the website, copy the markup, and paste it into your own Tailwind project. There is no package to install, so you keep full control of the code you use.

  • Copy a hero section from hyperui.dev into a Tailwind landing page
  • Paste a pricing or feature grid into an existing web app and adjust the text
  • Use a navigation or footer block as a starting point for a new site

Great for

  • Developers building marketing sites with Tailwind CSS
  • Developers who want starter layouts to adapt rather than build from scratch
  • Small teams prototyping web apps or eCommerce pages quickly
  • People who want free, MIT-licensed components they can modify freely

Not ideal for

  • People who need a versioned component package they can update with a package manager, since the README says there is no package to install
  • Non-developers who do not use Tailwind CSS, because the markup depends on it
  • Teams that need a full framework with built-in logic or interactive components; the README describes copy-paste markup only
Step-by-step guide: how to use HyperUIInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs
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How to get it

  1. 1

    See the README

    You'll need: Tailwind CSS project

    Clone the repository

    git clone https://github.com/markmead/hyperui
  2. 2

    Run it

    • Open hyperui.dev and choose a component.
    • Copy its markup.
    • Paste it into your Tailwind CSS project and adjust the content.
    • Check the result in your browser.
  3. 3

    Get the most out of it

    • Use the copy-and-paste workflow to build pages from several components in a consistent style
    • Read the contributing guide if you want to suggest or add components
    • Run the local site with pnpm dev to browse the source yourself, as described in the README

Downloads

Source code (.zip)main branch · straight from GitHubRelease astroRelease notes and sourceOfficial website & docshyperui.dev

Strengths

  • Free and MIT licensed, so you can reuse the code in your own projects
  • Simple workflow: find, copy, paste, with no install step
  • Built on Tailwind CSS, which many front-end developers already know

Trade-offs

  • No package or version tracking, so updates to components must be applied by hand
  • You need an existing Tailwind CSS setup to use the markup well
  • The README does not describe the component list or which Tailwind version each piece targets, so check before use

How it compares

ProjectStarsTypeLevelUpdatedBest for
hyperui (this)12.3kLibrarybeginner11 days agoDevelopers building marketing sites with Tailwind CSS
daisyui42.7kLibraryintermediate6 days agoDevelopers already using Tailwind CSS who want prebuilt components
TW-Elements13.2kLibraryintermediate7 months agoDevelopers already using Tailwind CSS who want prebuilt interactive components
base-ui11.3kLibraryintermediate4 days agoReact developers who want accessible components without a fixed visual style
ui127kLibraryintermediate4 days agoDevelopers building React or Next.js interfaces who want full control over component code
headlessui28.8kLibraryintermediate7 months agoReact or Vue developers building custom-designed interfaces

Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.