Your stack
Styling & UI
Nextkit sets up styling and an optional component library so your project looks good from the first render.
Tailwind CSS
Tailwind is enabled by default. When on, Nextkit adds the Tailwind config, the PostCSS setup, and the global stylesheet with Tailwind's layers imported. You can opt out at the Tailwind prompt.
UI library
shadcn/uidefault
Accessible, unstyled-by-default components you copy into your project and own. The default.No UI Library
Just Tailwind (or plain CSS), with no component library.shadcn/ui pairs with Tailwind
shadcn/ui is built on Tailwind, so keep Tailwind enabled to get the most out of it. The components live in your codebase, so you can restyle them freely.
The cn() helper
Generated projects include a cn() utility (in libs/utils.ts) that merges Tailwind class names safely — the same helper shadcn/ui components rely on.