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Headless UI

Completely unstyled, accessible UI components for React and Vue by Tailwind Labs.

open sourceupdated Apr 21, 2026

Headless UI is an open-source collection of completely unstyled, accessible UI components for React and Vue, created by the Tailwind CSS team. Provides WAI-ARIA compliant components like Menu, Listbox, Switch, Dialog, Popover, Tabs, and more. Designed to pair perfectly with Tailwind CSS.

Headless UI provides a carefully crafted set of completely unstyled, fully accessible UI components designed to integrate with Tailwind CSS. Created by Tailwind Labs, it handles the complex JavaScript behavior, accessibility, and state management while leaving all visual styling to the developer.

The library includes components for Menu (Dropdown), Listbox (Select), Combobox, Switch (Toggle), Disclosure, Dialog (Modal), Popover, Radio Group, Tabs, and Transition. Each component follows WAI-ARIA best practices with proper focus management and keyboard interactions.

Headless UI supports both React and Vue. It's free and open source under the MIT license. While it has fewer components than Radix UI, its tight integration with the Tailwind ecosystem makes it the natural choice for Tailwind-based projects.

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Free and open source (MIT).

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React and Vue library. npm install. Designed for Tailwind CSS projects.

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What is Headless UI?

Headless UI is an open-source collection of completely unstyled, accessible UI components for React and Vue, created by the Tailwind CSS team. Provides WAI-ARIA compliant components like Menu, Listbox, Switch, Dialog, Popover, Tabs, and more. Designed to pair perfectly with Tailwind CSS.

Is Headless UI free?

Yes — Headless UI is open source and free to use. Free and open source (MIT).

Is Headless UI open source?

Yes — Headless UI is open source.

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