Shadcn/UI theme editor
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theme editor
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How HN took it
0 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score -0.52.
Execution: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 0 for, 4 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple UX preferred over alternatives
From 1 comment
Tweakcn is a great tool too. Main difference is I'm hoping ShadcnThemer will be more of a community-driven hub for sharing, starring, and forking themes - similar to how color…
miketromba on HN
Useful idea for comparing and sharing themes
From 1 comment
Thanks for sharing! What's the difference between your app and tweakcn? edit: would also love to be able to open preview on new tabs with middle-click.
slig on HN
Objections
Sign-up required to save or share themes
From 2 comments
>Sign in or create an account with your email Into the trash it goes.
meindnoch on HNThat's unfair. You can browse, preview and get the CSS variables without signing up.
slig on HN
Middle-click and new-tab links did not work
From 1 comment
I tried to open different themes in tabs for comparison, but I would have to first open each one and then manually copy the URL into a new tab because you implemented your links…
lavela on HN
Infinite scroll makes footer links hard to reach
From 2 comments
The infinite scroll makes it difficult to reach the links in the footer, at least on mobile. Footer links: GitHub repo https://github.com/miketromba/shadcn-themer Three other…
QuantumNomad_ on HNI still can't believe this is still an issue. When lazy-loading/infinite-scroll appeared main problem was that your footer shouldn't contain any actionable information. And…
lardissone on HN
Only colors editable, not shapes or fonts
From 1 comment
The only changes I see are colors but what if I want eg a different border radius on buttons or margin on labels or specific fonts on elements etc? I don’t find changing only the…
jzig on HN
Requests
Open previews in new tabs with middle-click
From 2 comments
Thanks for sharing! What's the difference between your app and tweakcn? edit: would also love to be able to open preview on new tabs with middle-click.
slig on HNI tried to open different themes in tabs for comparison, but I would have to first open each one and then manually copy the URL into a new tab because you implemented your links…
lavela on HN
Editing of border radius, spacing and other non-color styles
From 1 comment
The only changes I see are colors but what if I want eg a different border radius on buttons or margin on labels or specific fonts on elements etc? I don’t find changing only the…
jzig on HN
Questions
How does it differ from tweakcn?
From 1 comment
Thanks for sharing! What's the difference between your app and tweakcn? edit: would also love to be able to open preview on new tabs with middle-click.
slig on HN
Is deriving a theme from primary and secondary colors possible?
From 1 comment
I spent some time attempting to "derive" a theme given a primary and secondary color, but realized my color theory wasn't strong enough to build something reliable (I tried with…
programmarchy on HN
Alternatives named
tweakcn
From 2 comments
Thanks for sharing! What's the difference between your app and tweakcn? edit: would also love to be able to open preview on new tabs with middle-click.
slig on HNLink: https://tweakcn.com/editor/theme
lyu07282 on HN