qodesign vs Mantine
Mantine is a free, MIT-licensed React component library with 120+ components, 70 hooks, a form package and its own styling system, plus llms.txt docs and an MCP server so AI editors can read it. It's the foundation for a whole app. qodesign is narrower and sits beside it: animated flows like a login, a tab bar or a checkout, sold one at a time as a single HTML file and a React + Tailwind version.
| qodesign | Mantine | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3 each, or $29 once for all of them (the Shelf) | Free. The packages are MIT and the site lists no paid tier, only sponsors; Mantine UI's premade components are "free forever for everyone" |
| Free | 1 free component, no account needed | Everything: the core library (they count 120+ components and 70 hooks, v9.7.3 on Oct 21 2026) and the 123 responsive Mantine UI components |
| Size | 17 components, more added as they ship | A full application UI kit: inputs, buttons, modals, navbars, headers, footers, dates, charts, a form library and a hooks package, with light and dark themes |
| What's in a download | React + Tailwind (TSX), PROMPT.md, HTML file | See their site |
| Licence | Personal, commercial and client projects; no reselling the source | MIT, as listed for mantinedev/mantine on GitHub |
| Stack | React + TypeScript, Tailwind (most also use Framer Motion), HTML version included | React with its own CSS modules and PostCSS preset (npm install @mantine/core @mantine/hooks, plus postcss-preset-mantine); official Next.js templates; llms.txt docs, an MCP server (npx -y @mantine/mcp-server) and agent skills for AI editors |
| Best for | One memorable animated moment in your app (login, checkout, nav, dashboard) | A complete, accessible component library for a whole app, with first-class docs for Cursor, Claude Code and other AI tools |
Which one to pick
- Pick Mantine if
- You want one library for every form, table and modal, with accessibility and theming done, and you're not tied to Tailwind.
- Pick qodesign if
- Your app's basics are in place (Mantine, shadcn or plain Tailwind) and you want one screen to move in a way people notice, with a PROMPT.md your AI editor can follow.
qodesign pieces to look at first
Related reading: How to choose a React + Tailwind component library in 2026