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  • ButtonCLI
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  • Form SelectCLI
  • TextareaCLI
  • BreadcrumbsCLI
  • ProseCLI
  • Founder AvatarCLI
  • Theme ToggleCLI
  • Theme ProviderCLI
  • LogoCLI
  • Mockup FrameCLI
  • TimelineCLI
  • Fade InCLI
  • StaggerCLI
  • Scroll ProgressCLI
  • Site HeaderCLI
  • Site FooterCLI
  • Bold FooterCLI
  • HeroCLI
  • PrincipleCLI
  • WorkCLI
  • CraftsCLI
  • LabCLI
  • WhoCLI
  • PricingCLI
  • FAQCLI
  • Contextual CTACLI
  • Exit IntentCLI
  • Contact FormHost API
  • Calendly EmbedCLI
  • Waitlist FormHost API
  • Newsletter FormHost API
  • JournalCLI
  • Social ShareCLI
  • ResourcesCLI
  • Before / AfterCLI
  • Case StudyCLI
  • AR PortfolioCLI
  • Made With EmbedCLI
  • OG ExamplesCLI
  • OG Live PreviewCLI
  • OG WorkspaceHost API
  • Thumbnail PreviewCLI
  • Thumbnail WorkspaceHost API
  • Project PlannerCLI
  • Scope ChatHost API
  • Live DashboardCLI
  • Analytics ProviderCLI
  • JSON-LDCLI
  • Testimonial SchemaCLI

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AtroUI vs copy-paste kits

Clear differences - not trash talk. Choose the tool that matches how you ship.

What AtroUI is

A production component catalog for React / Next.js, delivered the shadcn way: dark-first sections, site chrome, and optional Host API tools that expect your own backends. You add components with the CLI; source lives in your repo.

What copy-paste kits optimize for

Many kits excel at primitives you own in your repo - buttons, dialogs, forms - generated into your codebase. That is a strong workflow for greenfield design systems you maintain yourself.

Where AtroUI differs

  • Same ownership model - npx shadcn add @atroui/… copies source into your project. Edit CONTENT at the top of each file. See the Registry guide.
  • Blocks, not only atoms - heroes, who bands, footers, CTAs shaped by shipped products.
  • Brand chrome - getBrand() + env overrides so logos, SEO, and mail defaults stay coherent.
  • Dark-first system - tokens and surfaces designed for black-canvas products.
  • Host API tools - workspaces that call your /api/* with BYOK; docs do not burn shared LLM keys.

When to pick which

Prefer a blank-slate kit if you want every primitive from scratch. Prefer AtroUI when you want a ready dark catalog with the same copy-into-repo workflow. Start at the registry. Home: www.atroui.com.

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