Is there a free alternative to Preline UI?

Yes. Flowbite, daisyUI, shadcn/ui and HeroUI are free, and shadcnblocks, Tailark and Tremor have free parts too. Preline's own open-source library is free as well.

Preline UI or shadcn/ui for a Next.js app?

Preline is HTML and Tailwind first, with its own JavaScript for menus and modals, and a very large block library. shadcn/ui is React only and copies each component's code into your project through its CLI, which AI editors like Cursor and v0 can run for you.

Which Preline alternative works best with Cursor, v0 or Lovable?

Apps from v0 and Lovable usually start on shadcn/ui, so shadcn/ui, shadcnblocks and Tailark fit straight in. Preline itself also ships an MCP server and AI prompts for coding agents.

What should I use for an animated login, checkout or dashboard?

Look at pieces built as whole app screens. qodesign makes animated logins, checkouts, carts and dashboards in React and Tailwind, each with a prompt for your AI editor.

Preline UI alternatives for Next.js and React

Preline UI is a free, open-source Tailwind CSS library with a very large set of components, blocks and templates, written in HTML first with its own JavaScript plugins. If you want React components that land in your repo, blocks built for shadcn/ui, or app screens with the motion already designed, these are the options worth a look.

What Preline UI does well

Preline gives you a lot of ready Tailwind sections fast: components, blocks and full page templates for sites and dashboards, plus a Figma design system that matches the code. It works wherever Tailwind CSS runs, from React to Vue, and it ships an MCP server, AI prompts and Agent Skills for coding agents. The library is under MIT plus Preline's own fair use terms.

Why people look at other options

Your app is React only and you want components written as React, with their state in React, rather than HTML with a JavaScript plugin.
You build on shadcn/ui and want blocks that install from a shadcn registry, so Cursor, v0 or Lovable can add them for you.
You need charts and dashboards more than marketing sections.
Your sections are in place and you want one app screen, like the login or the checkout, to move.

Other free Tailwind kits

FlowbiteA conventional open-source set of Tailwind components with React, Vue, Svelte and Angular versions and matching Figma files, MIT.
Free:
The open-source component library (they count 600+ components, sections and pages across the site) plus React, Vue, Svelte and Angular versions
Licence:
MIT, as listed for themesberg/flowbite and themesberg/flowbite-react on GitHub
Stack:
Tailwind CSS utility classes with vanilla JavaScript and TypeScript support: npm install flowbite, then @plugin "flowbite/plugin" in your CSS. For React, npx create-flowbite-react@latest sets up React, Flowbite and Tailwind CSS v4
Flowbite next to qodesign
daisyUIA Tailwind plugin with short class names like btn and card and built-in themes, MIT, pure CSS on any framework.
Free:
All 68 components (their count on the components page) and the themes
Licence:
MIT, as listed for saadeghi/daisyui on GitHub
Stack:
A Tailwind CSS plugin: npm i -D daisyui, then @plugin "daisyui" in your CSS. You style with class names like btn and card, so it works with any framework, React included
daisyUI next to qodesign

React-first, built for Next.js

shadcn/uiThe free, MIT base most Next.js apps start from, with its own blocks for dashboards and login pages, added with its CLI.
Free:
Everything: all components, blocks and charts
Licence:
MIT (GitHub)
Stack:
Accessible components built with TypeScript, Tailwind CSS and Radix UI primitives. You add them with its CLI and the code lands in your project, so you own and edit it. It works with Next.js, Vite, Remix, Astro and more, and has a registry system so others can publish code for the same CLI. It ships an llms.txt and skills for AI assistants
shadcn/ui next to qodesign
Untitled UI ReactReact components on React Aria and Tailwind CSS v4 with a matching Figma kit, open-source parts under MIT.
Free:
The base components (buttons, inputs, text editors, tooltips and more) plus hundreds of application UI components and marketing sections, free for commercial use
Licence:
Open-source components under MIT (GitHub and the Untitled UI FAQ). PRO is a paid licence
Stack:
React, React Aria and Tailwind CSS v4. A CLI sets up a Next.js project with the components in place (npx untitledui@latest init --nextjs), and there are starter kits for Next.js, Vite, Bolt.new, Claude, v0 and Lovable
Untitled UI React next to qodesign
HeroUIA whole accessible design system on React Aria and Tailwind CSS v4, formerly NextUI.
Free:
The full open-source component library for React and React Native
Licence:
Apache-2.0, as listed for heroui-inc/heroui on GitHub
Stack:
React 19, Tailwind CSS v4 and React Aria Components (v3). It was called NextUI before; v3 dropped the Framer Motion dependency and animates with CSS transitions on data attributes
HeroUI next to qodesign

Ready-made blocks for shadcn/ui

shadcnblocksReady-made sections for assembling whole pages on shadcn/ui, with free blocks and an open-source repo.
Free:
Free blocks and an open-source repo
Stack:
React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui
shadcnblocks next to qodesign
TailarkMarketing site blocks for shadcn/ui and Next.js from a shadcn registry, with a free plan.
Free:
A Free plan with free blocks, pages and snippets, lifetime access
Stack:
shadcn/ui and Next.js, installed from a shadcn registry; works with Radix UI or Base UI
Tailark next to qodesign

For dashboards and charts

TremorOpen-source React and Tailwind components for charts, KPI cards and tables, Apache-2.0.
Free:
35+ open-source components for charts and dashboards (their wording)
Licence:
Apache-2.0, as listed for tremorlabs/tremor on GitHub
Stack:
React, Tailwind CSS and Radix UI; copy-and-paste components. The site says Tremor is joining Vercel
Tremor next to qodesign

When qodesign is the better fit

Pick qodesign when the blocks are covered and you want one screen in the app to move: a login, a checkout, a cart drawer or a dashboard. Each piece is a whole interaction in React + TypeScript and Tailwind, ready for the Next.js App Router, with an HTML version and a PROMPT.md you paste into Cursor, v0 or Lovable so the agent wires it to your own logic. You buy only the pieces you use, and the free kit and the MIT repo on GitHub let you try them first.

Rather build it yourself? Step by step: How to build a dashboard in Next.js and Tailwind and How to build a checkout page in Next.js and Tailwind.

Side by side with Preline UI: qodesign vs Preline UI.

Questions

Is there a free alternative to Preline UI?: Yes. Flowbite, daisyUI, shadcn/ui and HeroUI are free, and shadcnblocks, Tailark and Tremor have free parts too. Preline's own open-source library is free as well.
Preline UI or shadcn/ui for a Next.js app?: Preline is HTML and Tailwind first, with its own JavaScript for menus and modals, and a very large block library. shadcn/ui is React only and copies each component's code into your project through its CLI, which AI editors like Cursor and v0 can run for you.
Which Preline alternative works best with Cursor, v0 or Lovable?: Apps from v0 and Lovable usually start on shadcn/ui, so shadcn/ui, shadcnblocks and Tailark fit straight in. Preline itself also ships an MCP server and AI prompts for coding agents.
What should I use for an animated login, checkout or dashboard?: Look at pieces built as whole app screens. qodesign makes animated logins, checkouts, carts and dashboards in React and Tailwind, each with a prompt for your AI editor.

Facts about each library come from its own site and GitHub, checked October 21, 2026. Each comparison page links its sources. Facts about Preline UI come from preline.co and its license page, checked October 25, 2026. Libraries change, so check their site before you decide.

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