HyperUI
Free, open-source Tailwind CSS UI components you copy and paste into your project.
- Stars
- 12.3k
- Forks
- 524
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Astro
- Last update
- 11 days ago
- Type
- Library
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
How to get it
- 1
See the README
You'll need: Tailwind CSS project
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/markmead/hyperui - 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
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
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
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hyperui (this) | 12.3k | Library | beginner | 11 days ago | Developers building marketing sites with Tailwind CSS |
| daisyui | 42.7k | Library | intermediate | 6 days ago | Developers already using Tailwind CSS who want prebuilt components |
| TW-Elements | 13.2k | Library | intermediate | 7 months ago | Developers already using Tailwind CSS who want prebuilt interactive components |
| base-ui | 11.3k | Library | intermediate | 4 days ago | React developers who want accessible components without a fixed visual style |
| 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 |
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.