Canvas Kit
Canvas Kit is a free, open-source design system built with React. Development kits to implement UI following the Workday Canvas Design System (https://canvas.workday.com/). It has 363 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license. A live demo is linked from this page.
Get started
Copy the files into a new folder with degit (no git history), or clone the repository with git.
npx degit Workday/canvas-kit my-ui
cd my-ui
npm install # then run the dev script from the READMEgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Workday/canvas-kit.git my-uiSources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.
About Canvas Kit
This project provides a set of components for the Workday Canvas Design System that can be used to implement user experiences consistent with Workday's design principles.
Built with
- React
- TypeScript
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What is Canvas Kit?
Canvas Kit is a free, open-source design system built with React. Development kits to implement UI following the Workday Canvas Design System (https://canvas.workday.com/). It has 363 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license. A live demo is linked from this page.
How do I use Canvas Kit?
Copy the files into a new folder with npx degit Workday/canvas-kit my-ui (no git history), or fork the repository on GitHub. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.
Can I use Canvas Kit for commercial projects?
Yes. Canvas Kit is released under the Apache-2.0 license, a permissive license that allows commercial use as long as you keep the copyright and license notice. Third-party assets bundled with it (images, fonts, icons) may have their own terms.
Is Canvas Kit maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 5, 2026. Its latest release is v16.1.7. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.