Magic UI
Copy-and-paste animated React components and effects for Next.js and Tailwind apps.
- Stars
- 23k
- Forks
- 1.2k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- MDX
- Last update
- 4 days ago
- Type
- Library
What it is
Magic UI is a collection of animated UI components and visual effects that developers copy into their own web apps. The project's description calls it a UI library for design engineers, and its topics point to React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, and shadcn/ui. The README itself is short and mostly links to external documentation for the details of how components are used.
- Add an animated hero section or bento-style grid to a marketing site
- Drop animated effects into an existing Next.js landing page
- Use copied components as a starting point and adjust them to your design
Great for
- React or Next.js developers who want animated landing-page elements
- Developers already using Tailwind CSS and TypeScript
- Designers who write code and want ready-made motion effects
- Teams wanting copy-paste components rather than a heavy dependency
Not ideal for
- Beginners with no React experience, since the components assume a working React setup
- Projects that do not use Tailwind CSS or React, based on the listed topics
- Anyone needing a full app or a finished product rather than building blocks
How to get it
- 1
See the README
You'll need: Node.js · React · Next.js · Tailwind CSS
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/magicuidesign/magicui - 2
Run it
- Read the documentation at https://magicui.design/docs
- Set up a Next.js project with Tailwind CSS
- Copy a component from the docs into your project
- Import it into a page and adjust props or styles
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Browse the documentation site for the full component list
- Check the contributing guide to see how the project is organized
- Join the Discord for questions and examples
- Pair components with the shadcn-ui setup referenced in the topics
Downloads
Strengths
- Free and open source under the MIT license
- Components are copied into your code, so you can edit them directly
- Large community interest, with about 23,000 GitHub stars at the time of metadata capture
Trade-offs
- The README does not describe component APIs or setup steps; the external docs hold those details
- No formal releases are listed, so versioning and stability are unclear
- Visual effects may add animation weight to pages; the README does not discuss performance
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| magicui (this) | 23k | Library | intermediate | 4 days ago | React or Next.js developers who want animated landing-page elements |
| ui | 127k | Library | intermediate | 4 days ago | Developers building React or Next.js interfaces who want full control over component code |
| headlessui | 28.8k | Library | intermediate | 7 months ago | React or Vue developers building custom-designed interfaces |
| hyperui | 12.3k | Library | beginner | 11 days ago | Developers building marketing sites with Tailwind CSS |
| fumadocs | 13.5k | Library | intermediate | 4 days ago | React developers who want to build a documentation site |
| next.js | 143k | Framework | intermediate | 4 days ago | Developers already comfortable with React who want a full framework around it |
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.