Show HN: Better Design – 28 Shadcn design systems (OSS, MCP: Cursor/Claude Code)

Category: library

Tags: design-systems, ui-components, shadcn

Score: 5.8/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 5, Documentation: 6, Utility: 7)

Better Design provides 29 pre-built, themed design systems for shadcn/ui, each shipping the same set of components with end-to-end styling. It enables developers to quickly drop a consistent UI theme (like Linear or Stripe) into their app via a single CLI command, bridging the gap between design inspiration and implementation. Its registry-based approach and use of the shadcn CLI make it a practical tool for rapid prototyping and theming.

Target audience: frontend devs

Repository: https://github.com/marvkr/better-design · TypeScript · MIT · 65 stars

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