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axk42-op/colorsnap-ui

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TLDR

An open-source React component library with pre-built buttons, forms, modals, tabs, and seven built-in color themes for building web apps without starting from scratch.

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  root((ColorSnap UI))
    Components
      Layout Stack Card
      Forms Input Select
      Feedback Alert Toast
      Overlay Modal
      Navigation Tabs
    Themes
      Light Dark Midnight
      Ocean Forest Rose
    Install
      npm package
      CDN script tag
    Audience
      Web developers
      SaaS builders
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Build a SaaS dashboard quickly by importing Card, Stat, Tabs, and Toast components instead of writing them from scratch.

USE CASE 2

Add a theme switcher to a React app using the seven built-in color themes (light, dark, ocean, etc.) with a single function call.

USE CASE 3

Drop ColorSnap UI into a plain HTML page via CDN to use styled React components without a build pipeline.

What is it built with?

JavaScriptReactTypeScriptHTMLCSS

How does it compare?

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Complexity2/52/52/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
Free to use for any purpose including commercial use, with attribution and a copy of the license included.

In plain English

ColorSnap UI is an open-source library of pre-built interface components for React applications. Rather than coding buttons, forms, cards, and navigation from the ground up, developers install this package and import the pieces they need. The project is at version 0.0.1, so it is in early development. The component set covers patterns that most web applications share. Layout pieces (Stack, Card) control how content is arranged on the page. Form components (Input, Select) handle user input. Feedback components (Alert, Toast) display status messages and notifications. Modal handles confirmation dialogs and overlays. Tabs handle navigation within a section. Display components (Avatar, Badge, Stat) show user info, status labels, and metrics with trend indicators like up/down arrows. All of these come pre-styled with a consistent look, are responsive by default, and are described as accessible. The library ships with seven built-in color themes: light, dark, midnight, ocean, forest, rose, and mono. Switching between them requires a single function call, so the same application can change its appearance at runtime without rebuilding. Installation is a single npm command. The library can also be loaded via a CDN script tag for projects that do not use a build step, which makes it easy to drop into a plain HTML page. The API follows standard React conventions: components accept props, and interactive ones use onChange or similar event handlers. The project targets developers building dashboards, SaaS products, and landing pages who want a starter set of components with a unified visual style. It is maintained by a solo developer. Python framework support is mentioned as a planned future addition. The code is released under the Apache 2.0 license, which permits free commercial use as long as attribution and a copy of the license are included.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to build a metrics dashboard page with ColorSnap UI using Card layout, Stat components for revenue/users, and Tabs for navigation sections.
Prompt 2
How do I add a theme toggle button in my React app that switches ColorSnap UI between the light and dark themes?
Prompt 3
Create a contact form using ColorSnap UI's Input and Select components that shows a Toast notification saying 'Saved!' on submit.
Prompt 4
How do I use ColorSnap UI's Modal to show a delete confirmation dialog that only closes when the user clicks Confirm or Cancel?

Frequently asked questions

What is colorsnap-ui?

An open-source React component library with pre-built buttons, forms, modals, tabs, and seven built-in color themes for building web apps without starting from scratch.

What language is colorsnap-ui written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, React, TypeScript.

What license does colorsnap-ui use?

Free to use for any purpose including commercial use, with attribution and a copy of the license included.

How hard is colorsnap-ui to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is colorsnap-ui for?

Mainly developer.

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