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Manual Installation

How to setup shadcn-svelte manually.

Setup your project

Add Tailwind

Use the svelte-add CLI to add Tailwind CSS to your project.

	npx @svelte-add/tailwindcss@latest

Add dependencies

Add the following dependencies to your project:

	npm install tailwind-variants clsx tailwind-merge

Add icon library

If you're using the default style, install lucide-svelte:

	npm install lucide-svelte

If you're using the new-york style, install svelte-radix:

	npm install svelte-radix

Configure path aliases

If you are using SvelteKit and are not using the default alias $lib, you'll need to update your svelte.config.js file to include those aliases.

svelte.config.js
	const config = {
  // ... other config
  kit: {
    // ... other config
    alias: {
      "@/*": "./path/to/lib/*",
    },
  },
};

If you are not using SvelteKit, then you'll need to update your path aliases in your tsconfig.json and vite.config.ts.

tsconfig.json
	{
  "compilerOptions": {
    // ... other options
    "paths": {
      "$lib": ["./src/lib"],
      "$lib/*": ["./src/lib/*"]
    }
  }
}
vite.config.ts
	import path from "path";
 
export default defineConfig({
  // ... other options
  resolve: {
    alias: {
      $lib: path.resolve("./src/lib"),
    },
  },
});

Configure tailwind.config.js

This is what this project's tailwind.config.js file looks like:

tailwind.config.js
	import { fontFamily } from "tailwindcss/defaultTheme";
 
/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
const config = {
  darkMode: ["class"],
  content: ["./src/**/*.{html,js,svelte,ts}"],
  safelist: ["dark"],
  theme: {
    container: {
      center: true,
      padding: "2rem",
      screens: {
        "2xl": "1400px",
      },
    },
    extend: {
      colors: {
        border: "hsl(var(--border) / <alpha-value>)",
        input: "hsl(var(--input) / <alpha-value>)",
        ring: "hsl(var(--ring) / <alpha-value>)",
        background: "hsl(var(--background) / <alpha-value>)",
        foreground: "hsl(var(--foreground) / <alpha-value>)",
        primary: {
          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--primary) / <alpha-value>)",
          foreground: "hsl(var(--primary-foreground) / <alpha-value>)",
        },
        secondary: {
          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--secondary) / <alpha-value>)",
          foreground: "hsl(var(--secondary-foreground) / <alpha-value>)",
        },
        destructive: {
          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--destructive) / <alpha-value>)",
          foreground: "hsl(var(--destructive-foreground) / <alpha-value>)",
        },
        muted: {
          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--muted) / <alpha-value>)",
          foreground: "hsl(var(--muted-foreground) / <alpha-value>)",
        },
        accent: {
          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--accent) / <alpha-value>)",
          foreground: "hsl(var(--accent-foreground) / <alpha-value>)",
        },
        popover: {
          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--popover) / <alpha-value>)",
          foreground: "hsl(var(--popover-foreground) / <alpha-value>)",
        },
        card: {
          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--card) / <alpha-value>)",
          foreground: "hsl(var(--card-foreground) / <alpha-value>)",
        },
      },
      borderRadius: {
        lg: "var(--radius)",
        md: "calc(var(--radius) - 2px)",
        sm: "calc(var(--radius) - 4px)",
      },
      fontFamily: {
        sans: ["Inter", ...fontFamily.sans],
      },
    },
  },
};
 
export default config;

Feel free to add or modify as needed to suit your project.

Configure styles

Add the following to your src/app.pcss file. You can learn more about using CSS variables for theming in the theming section.

src/app.pcss
	@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;
 
@layer base {
  :root {
    --background: 0 0% 100%;
    --foreground: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
 
    --muted: 210 40% 96.1%;
    --muted-foreground: 215.4 16.3% 46.9%;
 
    --popover: 0 0% 100%;
    --popover-foreground: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
 
    --border: 214.3 31.8% 91.4%;
    --input: 214.3 31.8% 91.4%;
 
    --card: 0 0% 100%;
    --card-foreground: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
 
    --primary: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
    --primary-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
 
    --secondary: 210 40% 96.1%;
    --secondary-foreground: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
 
    --accent: 210 40% 96.1%;
    --accent-foreground: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
 
    --destructive: 0 92% 38%;
    --destructive-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
 
    --ring: 215 20.2% 65.1%;
 
    --radius: 0.5rem;
  }
 
  .dark {
    --background: 224 71% 4%;
    --foreground: 213 31% 91%;
 
    --muted: 223 47% 11%;
    --muted-foreground: 215.4 16.3% 56.9%;
 
    --accent: 216 34% 17%;
    --accent-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
 
    --popover: 224 71% 4%;
    --popover-foreground: 215 20.2% 65.1%;
 
    --border: 216 34% 17%;
    --input: 216 34% 17%;
 
    --card: 224 71% 4%;
    --card-foreground: 213 31% 91%;
 
    --primary: 210 40% 98%;
    --primary-foreground: 222.2 47.4% 1.2%;
 
    --secondary: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
    --secondary-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
 
    --destructive: 359 51% 48%;
    --destructive-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
 
    --ring: 216 34% 17%;
 
    --radius: 0.5rem;
  }
}
 
@layer base {
  * {
    @apply border-border;
  }
  body {
    @apply bg-background text-foreground;
    font-feature-settings:
      "rlig" 1,
      "calt" 1;
  }
}

Configure utils

You'll want to create a cn helper to make it easier to conditionally add Tailwind CSS classes. Additionally, you'll want to add the custom transition that is used by various components.

src/lib/utils.ts
	import { type ClassValue, clsx } from "clsx";
import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
import { cubicOut } from "svelte/easing";
import type { TransitionConfig } from "svelte/transition";
 
export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
  return twMerge(clsx(inputs));
}
 
type FlyAndScaleParams = {
  y?: number;
  x?: number;
  start?: number;
  duration?: number;
};
 
export const flyAndScale = (
  node: Element,
  params: FlyAndScaleParams = { y: -8, x: 0, start: 0.95, duration: 150 }
): TransitionConfig => {
  const style = getComputedStyle(node);
  const transform = style.transform === "none" ? "" : style.transform;
 
  const scaleConversion = (
    valueA: number,
    scaleA: [number, number],
    scaleB: [number, number]
  ) => {
    const [minA, maxA] = scaleA;
    const [minB, maxB] = scaleB;
 
    const percentage = (valueA - minA) / (maxA - minA);
    const valueB = percentage * (maxB - minB) + minB;
 
    return valueB;
  };
 
  const styleToString = (
    style: Record<string, number | string | undefined>
  ): string => {
    return Object.keys(style).reduce((str, key) => {
      if (style[key] === undefined) return str;
      return str + key + ":" + style[key] + ";";
    }, "");
  };
 
  return {
    duration: params.duration ?? 200,
    delay: 0,
    css: (t) => {
      const y = scaleConversion(t, [0, 1], [params.y ?? 5, 0]);
      const x = scaleConversion(t, [0, 1], [params.x ?? 0, 0]);
      const scale = scaleConversion(t, [0, 1], [params.start ?? 0.95, 1]);
 
      return styleToString({
        transform:
          transform +
          "translate3d(" +
          x +
          "px, " +
          y +
          "px, 0) scale(" +
          scale +
          ")",
        opacity: t,
      });
    },
    easing: cubicOut,
  };
};

Import styles to your app

Create src/routes/+layout.svelte and import the styles:

src/routes/+layout.svelte
	<script lang="ts">
  import "../app.pcss";
</script>
 
<slot />

That's it

You can now start adding components to your project.