Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/OpenCut-app/OpenCut/vs/shadcn-ui/ui
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/OpenCut-app/OpenCut/vs/shadcn-ui/ui.md
Description: OpenCut and ui share 17 technologies: Vite, React, TanStack, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, next-themes, Base UI, cmdk, embla-carousel-react, Radix UI, React Hook Form, react-day-picker, react-resizable-panels, recharts, sonner, vaul, and hugeicons. Both are written in TypeScript.

# OpenCut vs ui

OpenCut and ui share 17 technologies: Vite, React, TanStack, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, next-themes, Base UI, cmdk, embla-carousel-react, Radix UI, React Hook Form, react-day-picker, react-resizable-panels, recharts, sonner, vaul, and hugeicons. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [OpenCut-app/OpenCut](https://seerepo.com/r/OpenCut-app/OpenCut): The open-source CapCut alternative
- [shadcn-ui/ui](https://seerepo.com/r/shadcn-ui/ui): Composable, accessible components with thoughtful defaults. Build your own component library with code you can customize, extend, and make your own.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Vite, React, TanStack, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, next-themes, Base UI, cmdk, embla-carousel-react, Radix UI, React Hook Form, react-day-picker, react-resizable-panels, recharts, sonner, vaul, hugeicons
- Only in OpenCut: gpui, tailwind-merge, input-otp
- Only in ui: Next.js, lru-cache, Vercel, MCP, React Router, cn, dnd-kit, motion, Lucide, @tabler/icons-react, @phosphor-icons/react, @remixicon/react, ai, @ai-sdk/react, shiki, streamdown, unist-util-visit, Zod, tailwindcss-animate, PostCSS, geist, prompts, ora

## Side by side

| | OpenCut | ui |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 8,516 lines written, 80 code files | 636,496 lines written, 3,892 code files |
| Who writes it | 2% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor and CodeRabbit | 3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and Devin |
| Activity | Last push September 24, 2026, 1,315 commits, 97,312 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 2,298 commits, 127,326 stars |
| Tests | 0 test files | 415 test files. 3.8% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, OpenCut or ui?

ui, with 636,496 lines written; OpenCut has 8,516.

The proof: [shadcn-ui/ui's code at commit 8a35366](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/tree/8a3536678a528cc012b9e62484290e79d0be410f)

### Which has more GitHub stars, OpenCut or ui?

ui, with 127,326 stars; OpenCut has 97,312.

The proof: [shadcn-ui/ui on GitHub](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui)

### Which has more tests, OpenCut or ui?

ui, with 415 test files.

The proof: [shadcn-ui/ui's code at commit 8a35366](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/tree/8a3536678a528cc012b9e62484290e79d0be410f)

### Which was updated more recently, OpenCut or ui?

ui: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and OpenCut's on September 24, 2026.

The proof: [shadcn-ui/ui's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, OpenCut or ui?

ui: an AI signed 3% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and Devin; in OpenCut, 2%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in shadcn-ui/ui](https://seerepo.com/r/shadcn-ui/ui/ai)

## Sources

- OpenCut-app/OpenCut: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit e668010 (https://github.com/OpenCut-app/OpenCut/tree/e668010778568641babef2cc40be4703ae6916d6)
- shadcn-ui/ui: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 8a35366 (https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/tree/8a3536678a528cc012b9e62484290e79d0be410f)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.