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Work · September 18, 2021

kbar

Add a beautiful & extensible cmd+k interface to your site

kbar launched on September 18, 2021 with 486 votes, #20 of 2,941 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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In plain words

kbar is an open-source command palette interface that developers can add to websites. It provides a cmd+k interface similar to those found in Spotlight, Linear, and Vercel, allowing users to quickly access commands and navigate sites. The tool is designed to be extensible and customizable, enabling developers to build a command center tailored to their specific projects without extensive additional work.

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From the sources

⌘ https://kbar.vercel.app is an open source, fully extensible cmd+k interface for your site. With Spotlight, Linear & Vercel's cmd+k experience in mind, kbar aims to be a simple abstraction to add a fast, beautiful, and extensible command center to any of your projects.

Add a fast, portable, and extensible command+k interface to your site

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