Aceternity UI

132 motion-heavy React sections; 329 registry items; 17 paid templates

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Aceternity UI is a library of visually maximal React/Next.js sections built on Tailwind CSS and Framer Motion — aurora and beam backgrounds, 3D card tilts, macbook scroll, globes, sparkles, parallax heroes, shader canvases. The docs list 132 components and the registry.json exposes 329 installable items once premium blocks are counted; installation is the standard shadcn CLI against an `@aceternity` namespace. On top of that sit 17 full templates (agency, SaaS, AI-agent, portfolio) and 200+ premium blocks behind a one-time or annual licence. It is built for marketing sites and launch pages, not for application UI.

Install

npx shadcn@latest add @aceternity/sidebar

For an agent

Reach for Aceternity when the ask is a landing or launch page that has to look expensive — aurora backgrounds, hero parallax, 3D pins, macbook scroll — not when the ask is a dashboard or a form-heavy app; every component drags in Framer Motion and most animate on scroll, so bundle size and CLS get worse fast. It installs through the same `npx shadcn@latest add` CLI (namespaced `@aceternity/...`), so it drops cleanly alongside shadcn/ui in one project, but check first whether the specific component is free or premium: pulling a premium block without a licence will fail or give you a stub. Add `prefers-reduced-motion` handling yourself — these components do not claim accessibility, and a page of them is a genuine vestibular problem.

Why it is here. It defined the current visual dialect of AI-startup landing pages, so knowing it is knowing what 'looks modern' means to most clients right now.

Install command, framework, licence and component list.

Facts

License: Commercial license, Unknown
Pricing: Freemium, Free, One-time purchase, Subscription
Framework: React, Next.js
Styling: Tailwind CSS, CSS custom properties
Distribution: shadcn registry, CLI installer, Copy-paste snippet
Platform: Web
Content type: Code
Agent readiness: Machine-readable registry item, CLI installable, Copy-paste ready code, Ships a ready LLM prompt, Agent access behind payment
Accessibility: Known accessibility gaps
Maturity: Actively maintained
Pricing detail: Free tier $0 for the free components. Annual Access $169/yr (list $249). Lifetime Access $199 one-time (list $299). Team $1,590 one-time for 10 seats (list $1,990). Paid tiers unlock 200+ premium blocks, 12+ templates, AI-ready prompts and Discord support.

Components it ships

132 total

Helps you build

Homepage Features Pricing Website Testimonials Sign Up Login Website Contact Us Blog About Team Empty State

Templates

Notable for

132 documented components, 329 registry items
shadcn CLI install via @aceternity namespace
17 full templates plus 200+ premium blocks
Framer Motion on nearly everything
AI-ready prompts for v0 and Lovable on paid tiers

Provenance

Verified 2026-08-15. HTTP 200. https://ui.aceternity.com/components (all 132 component names enumerated), https://ui.aceternity.com/templates (all 17 templates and purposes enumerated), https://ui.aceternity.com/pricing (exact tier prices), https://ui.aceternity.com/registry.json (329 registry items), https://ui.aceternity.com/components/sidebar (exact install command). Individual template URLs were not confirmed, so the listing URL is recorded for each.

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