Basecoat – All of the shadcn/ui magic, none of the React
In a nutshell: Basecoat is a port of shadcn/ui to HTML and Tailwind CSS. It's a modern, themeable component library; everything from buttons to comboboxes and dialogs. Why? Well, I got sick of React and moved over to a more "old school" stack (Python, HTMX, Alpine.js and Tailwind). The one thing I missed was shadcn/ui [1]. Nice defaults, well thought out design system, easy to theme and great to build your own component library with. I didn't find the alternatives compelling: Flowbite, Preline and the likes encourage you to copy/paste dozens of classes for each element. That's…
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Basecoat is a component library that brings shadcn/ui's design system to HTML and Tailwind CSS, eliminating the need for React. It offers pre-built, themeable components including buttons, forms, dialogs, and comboboxes with clean utility-first styling. Designed for developers using Python, HTMX, Alpine.js, and similar non-React stacks, Basecoat provides well-designed defaults and an easy-to-customize foundation for building custom component libraries without excessive class repetition.
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In a nutshell: Basecoat is a port of shadcn/ui to HTML and Tailwind CSS. It's a modern, themeable component library; everything from buttons to comboboxes and dialogs. Why? Well, I got sick of React and moved over to a more "old school" stack (Python, HTMX, Alpine.js and Tailwind). The one thing I missed was shadcn/ui [1]. Nice defaults, well thought out design system, easy to theme and great to build your own component library with. I didn't find the alternatives compelling: Flowbite, Preline and the likes encourage you to copy/paste dozens of classes for each element. That's not how I use Tailwind. I love the utility-first approach, but I don't want walls of classes for each button, form element or tooltip I have in my app. I had been building my own component library for a project I’m working on (a Vercel for Python apps) and realized it may be worth my time to firm things up. Why I think it's cool? Well: - No React. Just Tailwind CSS (with a tiny bit of Alpine.js if you choose to). You can use that with whatever stack you want. - Jinja and Nunjucks macros. I hope to support more template engines. - 100% compatible with shadcn/ui themes (you can play with the theme select box on the site). - Super easy to install and use (there's even a CLI). - Accessible, with ARIA support. - Did I mention no React? Hope some of you find it useful. [1]: https://ui.shadcn.com/ [2]: https://v4.shadcn.com/ (this is actually the new/upcoming version of shadcn/ui).
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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…
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