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Shadcn/ui now defaults to Base UI instead of Radix

Shadcn/ui now defaults to Base UI instead of Radix

Shadcn/ui makes Base UI — built by the same team behind Radix — its default primitive library, after shadcn/create users picked it over Radix 2-to-1. New projects now scaffold on Base UI (1.6.0, 6M+ weekly downloads) while Radix stays fully supported: existing installs need no migration, and `-b radix` keeps non-interactive CI on the old default.

Source: ui.shadcn.com ↗

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The community already made the call. We're making it official.

shadcn/ui team

Why this matters

  • → Community adoption data drove library default change.
  • → Radix users face no forced migration; both libraries coexist.
  • → Base UI team iterates on hard-won lessons from Radix.
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