Unlumen UI is built on the shoulders of giants. Here's a full acknowledgement of the projects that made this possible.
Unlumen UI would not exist without the incredible open-source work of the following projects. I use their code, structure, tooling, and ideas — and I want to be fully transparent about that.
Unlumen Ui
The entire project structure of Unlumen UI — the registry system, the docs site scaffold, the shadcn-based component distribution model, and the animation patterns — is derived from Unlumen Ui by Dorian Chauvet.
Unlumen Ui is released under the MIT License.
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | unlumen-ui.com |
| GitHub | github.com/wicki-leonard-emf/unlumen-ui-pv |
| License | MIT |
| Author | Léo |
If you use or distribute Unlumen UI in your own project, please ensure you also credit Unlumen Ui per the terms of the MIT License.
Animate UI
Unlumen UI wouldn’t exist without Animate UI.
At its core, Unlumen UI started as a fork of Animate UI. A solid technical starting point. The structure, part of the registry logic, and several animated patterns come directly from that project.
Big thanks to Animate UI and its creators for bulding such an amazing project.
What I did with Unlumen UI:
- Reworked parts of the structure
- Refined the design direction
- Extended and reorganized the component system
- Built my own identity on top of that base
But it’s important to say this clearly: the foundation comes from Animate UI.
The project is released under the MIT License, which allows reuse and modification — as long as proper credit is given. This section exists because respecting upstream work matters.
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | animate-ui.com |
| GitHub | github.com/animate-ui/animate-ui |
| License | MIT |
| Author | Skyleen |
Open source is a chain of people building on each other’s ideas. I'm grateful to the creators of Animate UI for putting something solid into the world — and I'm proud to continue that momentum with Unlumen UI.
shadcn/ui
The component distribution model — installing individual components via the shadcn CLI, the registry pattern, the components.json config — is directly inspired by and based on shadcn/ui by shadcn.
shadcn/ui is released under the MIT License.
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | ui.shadcn.com |
| GitHub | github.com/shadcn-ui/ui |
| License | MIT |
| Author | @shadcn |
Motion
All animations are powered by Motion (formerly Framer Motion), the industry-leading animation library for React.
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | motion.dev |
| GitHub | github.com/motiondivision/motion |
| License | MIT |
Tailwind CSS
All component styles use Tailwind CSS, a utility-first CSS framework.
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | tailwindcss.com |
| GitHub | github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss |
| License | MIT |
Lucide
Icons throughout the docs and components use Lucide, a community-maintained icon library.
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | lucide.dev |
| GitHub | github.com/lucide-icons/lucide |
| License | ISC |
Fumadocs
The documentation site is built with Fumadocs, a Next.js documentation framework.
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | fumadocs.vercel.app |
| GitHub | github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs |
| License | MIT |
Component Gallery Inspiration
The /components gallery pages — their layout, interactions, and overall feel — were heavily inspired by two incredible projects. I highly recommend checking out their work.
Devouring Details
Devouring Details is an absolute reference when it comes to component showcases. The craft, the attention to detail, the way each component is presented — it's in a league of its own.
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | devouringdetails.com |
Skiper UI
Skiper UI and its component gallery were a major source of inspiration for how I structured and displayed my own components. Clean, effective, and beautifully done.
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | skiper-ui.com/components |
These two are monsters of craft. Big thanks to them — go explore their work, you won't regret it.
I am grateful to every contributor behind these projects. Open source makes this possible.