Shadcn Dashboard

Shadcn Dashboard is a free, open-source admin dashboard template that gives developers a production-ready Next.js App Router starter built with shadcn/ui, Radix UI, Tailwind CSS, and TypeScript.

What is Shadcn Dashboard?

Shadcn Dashboard is a free, open-source admin dashboard template created by Sachidu Maleesha. It runs on the Next.js App Router, uses TypeScript end-to-end, and styles the UI with Tailwind CSS. The template packages a typical admin panel layout — sidebar, navbar, cards, tables, and dashboard widgets — as a starting point for SaaS dashboards, analytics dashboards, admin panels, and internal tools. The live demo is deployed on Netlify at shadcn-dashboard.netlify.app.

Key Features

• Next.js App Router — built on the React framework with server-side rendering and file-based routing.
• shadcn/ui components — accessible, unstyled UI primitives built on Radix UI, copied into the project rather than installed as a dependency.
• Tailwind CSS styling — utility-first CSS with a fully customizable theme; configuration lives in tailwind.config.js.
• TypeScript — the codebase is type-safe from end to end.
• Fully responsive layout — the dashboard adapts to desktop, tablet, and mobile viewports.
• Dark mode — light/dark theme support available out of the box.
• Reusable components — includes sidebar, navbar, cards, tables, and dashboard widgets under src/components.
• One-click deployment — ready to deploy to Vercel or Netlify with no extra configuration.

Who is it for?

• Frontend developers building a React admin panel who want to skip the initial setup and customize an existing layout.
• Startup teams creating a SaaS dashboard or analytics UI who need a responsive, dark-mode-ready base.
• Open-source contributors looking for a starter that follows shadcn/ui conventions and is easy to fork and extend.

What can you do with Shadcn Dashboard?

• Build an internal tools UI — reuse the sidebar, navbar, cards, and table components to scaffold a management console for your team.
• Prototype a SaaS product dashboard — swap in your own charts, data tables, and widgets to turn the template into a customer-facing analytics view.
• Learn the shadcn/ui workflow — study the project structure (public/, src/app, src/components, src/lib, components.json) to see how a shadcn/ui Next.js project is organized.

How does Shadcn Dashboard work?

Clone the repository, install dependencies with npm, yarn, pnpm, or bun, then run the dev server on localhost:3000. Customization happens by editing files inside src/app — the page auto-updates as you save. For production, run npm run build followed by npm run start, and deploy the build to Vercel or Netlify.

Pricing

Shadcn Dashboard is free and open-source. The repository currently does not specify a license, so the author notes that adding an MIT or other LICENSE file would clarify usage terms for contributors and users.

FAQ

Is Shadcn Dashboard free?

Yes, Shadcn Dashboard is completely free and open-source, available on GitHub under the repository sachidumaleesha/shadcn-dashboard. It does not currently carry an explicit license, so the author recommends adding one before broad reuse.

What do I need to run Shadcn Dashboard?

You need Node.js 18 or newer and a package manager. npm, yarn, pnpm, and bun are all supported. After cloning, a single install command and a dev command start the dashboard at localhost:3000.

Does Shadcn Dashboard include TypeScript?

Yes, the entire codebase is written in TypeScript. The template combines Next.js, shadcn/ui, Radix UI, and Tailwind CSS, so type safety is present across components, pages, and utilities.

What pages or sections are included?

The template ships with dashboard layout essentials: a sidebar, navbar, cards, tables, and dashboard widgets. The files live under src/app for pages and layouts and src/components for reusable UI. There is no separate blog, pricing, or landing page included.

Can I deploy Shadcn Dashboard to Netlify?

Yes, the live demo itself runs on Netlify. The project also supports one-click deployment to Vercel. Both platforms can run the production build from npm run build.