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TLDR

A copy-and-own React component library for StyleX that lets you add only the components you need and own the full source code with no vendor lock-in.

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    Philosophy
      Copy and own source
      No vendor lock-in
      Registry-first model
    Tech Stack
      React and TypeScript
      StyleX styling
      Base UI accessibility
    Components
      Layout Box Stack Grid
      Forms Button Input Select
      Overlays Dialog Drawer Tooltip
      Navigation Tabs Accordion
    Use Cases
      Design systems
      Accessible UI
      Multi-product teams
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Add accessible, type-safe React components to a StyleX project without committing to a full third-party library

USE CASE 2

Build an internal design system by copying and customizing component source code that your team fully owns

USE CASE 3

Use pre-built accessible Dialog, Drawer, and Tooltip components built on Base UI as a starting point

USE CASE 4

Scale a design system across multiple products without being tied to an external library's versioning

What is it built with?

TypeScriptReactStyleXBase UI

How does it compare?

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Complexity2/53/54/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires a React project already configured with StyleX, components are added individually via the registry rather than a package install.

Use freely for any purpose including commercial use as long as you keep the MIT license notice.

In plain English

This is a collection of React user interface components built to work with StyleX, a CSS-in-JavaScript styling system. The core idea is borrowed from the approach popularized by shadcn/ui: rather than installing a component library as a package that you import and cannot easily change, you copy the source code of each component you need directly into your own project. Once the code is in your project, it is yours to read and modify freely. The components are built on two underlying technologies. StyleX handles the visual styling, and Base UI handles the accessible behavior, meaning components like dialogs, menus, and form inputs follow accessibility standards from the start. The combination gives teams a starting point for a design system they control entirely, without being tied to the decisions of an external library. The library covers the common categories a web application needs: layout components (Box, Stack, Grid, Container), form inputs (Button, Input, Select, Checkbox, Switch), overlay elements (Dialog, Drawer, Popover, Tooltip), navigation patterns (Tabs, Accordion, Breadcrumb), and display components (Avatar, Badge, Card, Alert, Skeleton). Components are described as type-safe, responsive by default, and available with theming support. The distribution model is called registry-first. Components are added to your project individually through a registry rather than as a single bulk package install. This lets teams add only what they need, allows them to modify implementations freely, and prevents the project from depending on a library version they do not control. The README describes this as a way to scale a design system across multiple products without vendor lock-in.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
How do I add a Dialog component from Blenx UI to my React and StyleX project using the registry-first approach?
Prompt 2
Show me how to customize the Button component from Blenx UI after copying it into my project: change its color tokens and add a loading state.
Prompt 3
I'm building a design system with Blenx UI and StyleX. Walk me through setting up theming so light and dark mode tokens work across all components.
Prompt 4
Help me create a page layout in React using Blenx UI's Box, Stack, and Grid components with StyleX styling.
Prompt 5
Compare Blenx UI's copy-and-own model to installing shadcn/ui. When would I pick one over the other for a TypeScript React project?

Frequently asked questions

What is blenx-ui?

A copy-and-own React component library for StyleX that lets you add only the components you need and own the full source code with no vendor lock-in.

What language is blenx-ui written in?

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

What license does blenx-ui use?

Use freely for any purpose including commercial use as long as you keep the MIT license notice.

How hard is blenx-ui to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is blenx-ui for?

Mainly developer.

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