--- title: Franken UI | daily.dev description: Learn how to install and initialize Franken UI, a tool for web development, using Tailwind CSS and PostCSS with a simple npm command. canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/franken-ui-cnqxxi713 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Franken UI | daily.dev og:description: Learn how to install and initialize Franken UI, a tool for web development, using Tailwind CSS and PostCSS with a simple npm command. og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/franken-ui-cnqxxi713 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/cnqXxi713.png og:image:alt: Franken UI 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. # Franken UI **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 1 min read · 407 upvotes · 34 comments ## Summary Learn how to install and initialize Franken UI, a tool for web development, using Tailwind CSS and PostCSS with a simple npm command. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@joefrancedev** · 20 upvotes > another library which resembles 99% of what is on the market it's a shame there could be things a little more original given the name which is apathetic **@metaory** · 6 upvotes > Is it just me somehow or the documentation page for this really has ads?!? **@thekevshow** · 6 upvotes > How is this different than shadcn. Looks like a complete copy / rip off. **@metaory** · 6 upvotes > WoW it really does have **ads**, it's silly but ads on a documentation page of an open source project of this size is really new to me.. **@secretnom** · 4 upvotes > this is the same that "https://ui.shadcn.com/", isn't it? ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#css](https://daily.dev/tags/css), [#frontend](https://daily.dev/tags/frontend), [#tailwind-css](https://daily.dev/tags/tailwind-css) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/franken-ui-cnqxxi713) ```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":"Franken UI","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/franken-ui-cnqxxi713","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/franken-ui-cnqxxi713"},"datePublished":"2024-07-30T15:27:26.145Z","dateModified":"2024-07-30T15:27:50.228Z","description":"Learn how to install and initialize Franken UI, a tool for web development, using Tailwind CSS and PostCSS with a simple npm command.","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/a333843b8a3cf744af8ed1abb6b7b94d?_a=AQAEuiZ","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/a333843b8a3cf744af8ed1abb6b7b94d?_a=AQAEuiZ","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Community Picks","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":"Community Picks","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1655817725/logos/community","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/community"},"commentCount":34,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/franken-ui-cnqxxi713","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":407},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":34}],"keywords":"webdev,css,frontend,tailwind-css","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Community Picks","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/community"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Franken UI"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/franken-ui-cnqxxi713","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"another library which resembles 99% of what is on the market it’s a shame there could be things a little more original given the name which is apathetic","datePublished":"2024-08-02T08:22:57.325Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/cnqXxi713#c-WfedYBFjT","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Joé","url":"https://daily.dev/joefrancedev","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/64875614?v=4"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":20}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Is it just me somehow or the documentation page for this really has ads?!?","datePublished":"2024-08-05T14:58:47.074Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/cnqXxi713#c-FRfEsoIo9","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"metaory","url":"https://daily.dev/metaory","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--a6ZIvoBI--/f_auto/v1722415906/avatars/avatar_C3pHvqMc4BgxdgZzndg5X"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":6}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"How is this different than shadcn. Looks like a complete copy / rip off.","datePublished":"2024-09-11T23:41:45.619Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/cnqXxi713#c-gB5M4xcSb","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin Kelly","url":"https://daily.dev/thekevshow","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKue26V22RLz-wWUMb0fTNNIJm3FCP6-yjk-o5yIi_Rqlm1VkCc=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":6}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"WoW it really does have ads, it’s silly but ads on a documentation page of an open source project of this size is really new to me…","datePublished":"2024-08-05T15:01:39.196Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/cnqXxi713#c-cNQvSAHfx","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"metaory","url":"https://daily.dev/metaory","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--a6ZIvoBI--/f_auto/v1722415906/avatars/avatar_C3pHvqMc4BgxdgZzndg5X"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":6}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"this is the same that “https://ui.shadcn.com/”, isn’t it?","datePublished":"2024-08-28T16:08:08.505Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/cnqXxi713#c-sFzUpm3H4","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Remy","url":"https://daily.dev/secretnom","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKlcGSdvQwa90bRozPHpQSSlPjCbg1-DisNbGvnjIWBlOgIdmaqpw=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":4}}]} ```