I Tested 10 Shadcn Templates for Next.js Projects (Here Are the Best Ones)

When building modern React apps, many developers now use Shadcn UI with Next.js and Tailwind instead of large UI frameworks. The reason is simple. Shadcn does not ship a component package. It gives you the actual component code inside your project. That means you control the UI layer completely. While exploring Shadcn templates, I noticed many lists focus only on design. For developers, what matters is different: project structure reusable components scalability real use cases So I reviewed several templates and picked 10 Shadcn templates that developers can realistically build on. Most of these templates include 10 to 30 reusable UI components, which can reduce 40–60% of frontend setup work. Tech Stack Used Across These Shadcn Templates Layer Technology Purpose in the Template Framework Next.js 15+ React framework used for routing, SSR, and App Router architecture Language TypeScript Type safety for components, props, and project structure UI Compon