# Primitives (UI components & kits)

> Primitives is a free, open-source UI component library built with React. Radix Primitives is an open-source UI component library for building high-quality, accessible design systems and web apps. It has 19,367 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license.

An open-source UI component library for building high-quality, accessible design systems and web apps. Radix Primitives is a low-level UI component library with a focus on accessibility, customization and developer experience. You can use these components either as the base layer of your design system, or adopt them incrementally.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/radix-ui/primitives |
| Built with | React, TypeScript |
| Live demo | https://radix-ui.com/primitives |
| GitHub template repository | no |
| GitHub stars | 19,367 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Official | yes |
| Category | UI components & kits |
| Latest release | none |
| Last commit | Oct 8, 2026 |

## Get started

### Copy with degit

```sh
npx degit radix-ui/primitives 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/radix-ui/primitives.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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