Vite

Name: Default File
Availability: InStock
Author: Vignesh V

Install Default File UI in a Vite + React project.

Use Create

Design your setup in a live studio, then copy one command tailored to this framework.

Scaffold a new project with Default File UI already configured.

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Scaffold with the CLI
Creates the framework app and wires Default File UI (package, CSS, and framework config). The kit owns the app stylesheet in a project it scaffolds, so template tokens never shadow kit tokens.
Scaffold with the CLI (npm)
npx --yes -p @default-file/ui df-ui init -t vite --name my-vite-app
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Start the app
Move into my-vite-app and run the dev server.
Start the app (npm)
npm run dev
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Add a component
Copy the Button source into your app and import from `@/default-file-ui/components/df-button`. Those files become yours. Later kit releases do not replace them unless you run `df-ui add button --force`. To use the package instead, skip this step and import from `@default-file/ui`.
Add a component (npm)
npx --yes -p @default-file/ui df-ui add button

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import { Button } from "@default-file/ui/components/df-button"
 
export function Example() {
  return <Button>Click me</Button>
}

Configure with the CLI in your app folder, or follow the manual steps.

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Create a project
Choose the React + TypeScript template. Skip if you already have a Vite app.
Create a project
npm create vite@latest
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Configure with the CLI
Configure with the CLI (npm)
npx --yes -p @default-file/ui df-ui init --framework vite
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Or install manually
Or install manually (npm)
npm install @default-file/ui react react-dom lucide-react
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Import the stylesheet
Add this to your global entry CSS (for example `src/index.css`). Keep this import first in the file. Starter templates often declare their own `--background`, `--foreground`, or `--border` under `:root`. Those names are kit semantic tokens, so remove or rename them to keep kit theming and dark mode intact.
Import the stylesheet
@import "@default-file/ui/css/df-index.css";
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Add a component
Copy the Button source into your app and import from `@/default-file-ui/components/df-button`. Those files become yours. Later kit releases do not replace them unless you run `df-ui add button --force`. To use the package instead, skip this step and import from `@default-file/ui`.
Add a component (npm)
npx --yes -p @default-file/ui df-ui add button

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import { Button } from "@default-file/ui/components/df-button"
 
export function Example() {
  return <Button>Click me</Button>
}

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