Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Caret
The shadcn/ui for beautiful command-line tools
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Caret is a Markdown editor that stands out with its clean interface, productivity features and obsessive attention to detail.
2015 · caret.io · its alternatives →
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One command line to add UI components to your project
2025 · ui.shadcn.com · its alternatives →
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View, interact & search 100s of Shadcn UI components
2024 · shipixen.com · its alternatives →
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Hey, I built https://ShadcnThemer.com - a web app for creating and sharing themes for shadcn/ui, made with my some of my favorites, Next.js 15, Tailwind CSS 4, Drizzle ORM, and Supabase. The goal was to make it easy to visually design shadcn color themes, preview them live across various example UIs, and export them straight into your projects (as CSS or via the shadcn CLI registry command). I had a bit of experience going into this because I built the Theme Studio for VS Code in the past, but it was fun using a modern stack and leveraging Cursor to help me along the way this…
Oct 2025 · shadcnthemer.com · its alternatives →
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Croct▲387We just launched Croct Templates, a way to drop CMS-powered components into your app with a single command. It's like Shadcn, but for CMS, AB testing and personalization: * Built-in support for A/B testing, content editing, and dynamic logic * Works with existing projects (Next.js, React, etc.) * Supports community libraries via `npm://`, `shadcn-ui://`, etc. Example: ```bash npx croct@latest use shadcn-ui://block/pricing-page ``` Happy to answer any questions!
2025 · croct.com · its alternatives →
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Caret▲211We've been heads-down building this for a few weeks and want real feedback before we open it up. Caret runs in the background and completes your thoughts across every app: email, terminal, notes, wherever. Hit Tab and it finishes the sentence. We're onboarding the first users ourselves, one by one. So if you're interested, one of the three of us will get on a call with you to set you up and understand how you work. Looking for 20 people.
Apr 2026 · trycaret.com · its alternatives →
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Shadcnblocks▲361The ultimate block set for shadcn/ui, Tailwind, and React
Nov 2025 · shadcnblocks.com · its alternatives →
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Blog post: https://guywaldman.com/posts/introducing-magic-cli
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Shell GPT▲62CLI tool for developers, helps you accomplish tasks faster
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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integrate chatGPT into your scripts or terminal work. Supports piping text, saving prompts, estimating costs, and some basic json/yaml extraction. I've added some elaborate examples on the readme of how to use it with pictures, that may provide a better overview.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Build terminal dashboards using ascii/ansi art and javascript - yaronn/blessed-contrib
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Rich-cli is a command line toolbox for fancy output in the terminal - Textualize/rich-cli
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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React component for a visual way to create UIs
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Basecoat ports the upcoming shadcn/ui v4 [1] to plain HTML + Tailwind (no React): - Live demo & documentation: https://basecoatui.com - MIT‑licensed and free: https://github.com/hunvreus/basecoat/ - Works with any backend (Flask, Django, Rails, PHP, etc.) or static site. - Fully theme‑compatible with shadcn/ui [2]. - Uses a sliver of Alpine.js only for a few interactive bits (e.g. combobox). Swap in your own JS if you prefer. - Dead simple to use, just drop in a class here and there: Click me Why I built it: after moving from a Next.js stack back…
2025 · its alternatives →
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ShadcnDesign▲55Use this shadcn theme generator to create a shadcn/ui theme from one primary color. Preview live, then copy ready CSS for Tailwind v4 with light and dark mode
Feb 2026 · shadcndesign.com · its alternatives →
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A collection of admin dashboards and website templates.
2024 · shadcnuikit.com · its alternatives →
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UI Colorful▲143Effortless Shadcn and Tailwind color theme generator
2024 · uicolorful.com · its alternatives →
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Lightweight time management CLI tool . Contribute to liviu-/ding development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Print your name in style. Contribute to arsham/figurine development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Minimal Presentation Software for the CLI. Contribute to jpeinelt/skit development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A UI component that signs your frontend
2025 · trustthe.dev · its alternatives →
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