# Forma 36 (Design systems)

> Forma 36 is a free, open-source design system built with React. Forma 36 is an open-source design system by Contentful created with the intent to reduce the overhead of creating UI by providing tools and guidance for digital teams building and extending. It has 361 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license.

Forma 36 is an open-source design system by Contentful created with the intent to reduce the overhead of creating UI by providing tools and guidance for digital teams building and extending Contentful products

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/contentful/forma-36 |
| Built with | React, TypeScript |
| Live demo | https://f36.contentful.com |
| GitHub template repository | no |
| GitHub stars | 361 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Official | yes |
| Category | Design systems |
| Latest release | @contentful/f36-components@6.23.0 (Oct 5, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## Get started

### Copy with degit

```sh
npx degit contentful/forma-36 my-ui
cd my-ui
npm install   # then run the dev script from the README
```

### Or clone with git

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/contentful/forma-36.git my-ui
```

Commercial use depends on the MIT license. Sources: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/creating-a-repository-from-a-template, https://github.com/Rich-Harris/degit

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