Frontend Horse UI is a Next.js and TypeScript example project built during the Frontend.horse live stream, demonstrating how to combine the Next.js framework with the Chakra UI component library for a typed React application. The repository is based on the official "with-typescript" example from Vercel and adds a practical walkthrough of TypeScript setup.
What is Frontend Horse UI?
Frontend Horse UI is a minimal Next.js project that shows how to use TypeScript with Next.js, using Chakra UI as the styling and component layer. It takes a fresh Next.js app and adds TypeScript configuration, type declarations for React and Node, and a type-check script for running tsc separately. It runs on the Next.js framework and was created by the developer during a Frontend.horse live stream.
Key Features
- TypeScript integration — Next.js supports TypeScript out of the box; this example only requires installing TypeScript as a dev dependency.
- Automatic tsconfig creation — Running
next devautomatically creates atsconfig.jsonwith recommended settings once.ts/.tsxfiles are present. - Built-in type declarations — Next.js ships its own TypeScript declarations, so autocompletion for Next.js modules works immediately.
- Type-check script — A package.json script runs
tscinnoEmitmode for separate type checking in CI or test suites. - Chakra UI ready — Based on the repository topics, the project uses Chakra UI for building responsive interfaces.
- One-click deploy — Deploy directly to Vercel with the provided button, or preview live on StackBlitz.
Who should use Frontend Horse UI?
- Developers learning Next.js + TypeScript — A minimal codebase to see how TypeScript integrates with Next.js without configuration overhead.
- Live stream viewers — People who followed the Frontend.horse stream can use this as a reference or starting point for their own UI builds.
- Chakra UI users — Those who want a typed Next.js setup with Chakra UI as the component library for rapid UI development.
Use cases
- Prototype a UI: Use the typed React components and Chakra UI to quickly mock up responsive layouts.
- Learn TS setup: Follow the README notes to understand how Next.js handles TypeScript installation, type declarations, and config generation.
- Deploy a site: Click the Vercel button to get a live URL in minutes, or run it locally with
npx create-next-app --example with-typescript.
How does Frontend Horse UI work?
The project uses create-next-app to bootstrap the example. After installing TypeScript and the type declarations for React and Node, you run next dev. Next.js detects .ts/.tsx files and creates a tsconfig.json automatically. You can then use the type-check script to run TypeScript's compiler in noEmit mode.
FAQ
Is Frontend Horse UI free to use?
Yes, the repository is a public example based on the official Next.js with-typescript starter, so it can be freely cloned, modified, and deployed.
What does Frontend Horse UI include?
It includes a Next.js project with TypeScript, minimal page components, and instructions for adding type declarations and a type-check script. Chakra UI is part of the project, according to the repository topics.
How do I run it locally?
Run npx create-next-app --example with-typescript with-typescript-app and then install dependencies, or clone the repo and run npm install and npm run dev.
Does it require a backend?
No, it's a front-end project that can be deployed statically on Vercel or run locally without a server component.
