--- title: April 2025 - shadcn 2.5.0 | daily.dev description: shadcn 2.5.0 shipped a new 'resolve anywhere' capability that lets component registries place files anywhere within an app's structure instead of requiring a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/april-2025---shadcn-2-5-0-62j9qc7fa twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: April 2025 - shadcn 2.5.0 | daily.dev og:description: shadcn 2.5.0 shipped a new 'resolve anywhere' capability that lets component registries place files anywhere within an app's structure instead of requiring a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/april-2025---shadcn-2-5-0-62j9qc7fa og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/62J9QC7FA.png og:image:alt: April 2025 - shadcn 2.5.0 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # April 2025 - shadcn 2.5.0 **[The Foundation for your Design System - shadcn/ui](https://daily.dev/sources/shadcn-ui)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary shadcn 2.5.0 shipped a new 'resolve anywhere' capability that lets component registries place files anywhere within an app's structure instead of requiring a fixed layout. During installation, shadcn now tracks all files and performs multi-pass resolution to correctly handle imports and aliases, even for files added outside the registry itself. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What does the 'resolve anywhere' feature in shadcn 2.5.0 do? It allows component registries to place files anywhere within an app instead of requiring a fixed file structure, including files outside the registry itself. On install, shadcn tracks all files and performs multi-pass resolution to correctly handle imports and aliases, making the process fast and flexible for custom project layouts. _Developers customizing shadcn registries can track UI tooling updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I tried Shadcn CLI 3.0 — here’s what I learned](https://daily.dev/posts/i-tried-shadcn-cli-3-0-here-s-what-i-learned-ktnfpprm4) · LogRocket · 7 upvotes · 0 comments - [September 2026 - cn](https://daily.dev/posts/september-2026---cn-tuim9h3eu) · The Foundation for your Design System - shadcn/ui · 26 upvotes · 2 comments - [shadcn spooky szn](https://daily.dev/posts/shadcn-spooky-szn-okmlrbq9x) · Bytes by ui.dev · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#tailwind-css](https://daily.dev/tags/tailwind-css), [#shadcn](https://daily.dev/tags/shadcn) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/april-2025---shadcn-2-5-0-62j9qc7fa) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"April 2025 - shadcn 2.5.0","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/april-2025---shadcn-2-5-0-62j9qc7fa","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/april-2025---shadcn-2-5-0-62j9qc7fa"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T12:18:28.437Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T12:28:35.828Z","description":"shadcn 2.5.0 shipped a new 'resolve anywhere' capability that lets component registries place files anywhere within an app's structure instead of requiring a...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/56174b92e1719ef70dcc2dc5a743c99b?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/56174b92e1719ef70dcc2dc5a743c99b?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Foundation for your Design System - shadcn/ui","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Foundation for your Design System - shadcn/ui","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--GiOq6F7Y--/f_auto,q_auto/v1787487441/logos/shadcn-ui?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/shadcn-ui"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/april-2025---shadcn-2-5-0-62j9qc7fa","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"react,tailwind-css,shadcn","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Foundation for your Design System - shadcn/ui","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/shadcn-ui"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"April 2025 - shadcn 2.5.0"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/april-2025---shadcn-2-5-0-62j9qc7fa#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What does the 'resolve anywhere' feature in shadcn 2.5.0 do?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It allows component registries to place files anywhere within an app instead of requiring a fixed file structure, including files outside the registry itself. 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