# Franken UI (UI components & kits)

> Franken UI is a free, open-source UI component library built with Svelte, SvelteKit and HTML. Franken UI is an HTML-first UI component library built on UIkit 3 and extended with LitElement, inspired by shadcn/ui. It has 2,607 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license.

Franken is now 0build. Go to to learn more. Thank you to all the amazing companies and individuals who helped Franken UI expand to multiple projects. This wouldn’t have been possible without them.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/franken-ui/ui |
| Built with | Svelte, SvelteKit, HTML, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, TypeScript |
| Live demo | https://franken-ui.dev |
| GitHub template repository | no |
| GitHub stars | 2,607 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Official | yes |
| Category | UI components & kits |
| Latest release | none |
| Last commit | Jun 11, 2026 |

## Get started

### Copy with degit

```sh
npx degit franken-ui/ui 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/franken-ui/ui.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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