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magicui-bento-grid

feature-gridunclassifiedmotion on file

A React and Tailwind bento layout shipped as a shadcn registry item. It includes a grid wrapper and an optional hover-animated card with a linked call to action. The source expects the project's cn utility and Button component, plus React and a Radix icon package.

Specimen
Motion capture of the mounted demo, recorded by the harness. No audio track.
Harness screenshot of magicui-bento-grid at 375 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 375 pixels wide. This viewport scrolled sideways.
Harness screenshot of magicui-bento-grid at 768 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 768 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of magicui-bento-grid at 1440 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 1440 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.

Measured

Every value below was written by the harness on the run that produced the frames above. None of it is derived from the prose.

Harness measurements recorded for magicui-bento-grid
BuildOK
MountOK
Console errors0
Uncaught page errors0
Horizontal overflowflagged at 375
Axe critical0
Axe serious0
Axe moderate0
Axe minor0
Gzip marginal15.5 KB (80.9 KB build, 65.4 KB baseline)
Bare modeFAIL
Provider requiredNO
Demo usedwritten from the component source API

What the harness recorded

BARE BUILD

✗ Build failed in 1.69s
error during build:
[vite:load-fallback] Could not load <sandbox>/src/lib/utils (imported by src/cut/bento-grid.tsx): ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '<sandbox>/src/lib/utils'

Verdict

A useful starting point for shadcn-based feature grids, but it is not drop-in for a bare React app. It needs a shadcn-style setup, and the default grid assumptions need responsive adjustment before narrow-screen use.

Use it if

  • You need a dashboard or feature grid whose cards can supply their own spans, backgrounds, and content.
  • Your app already uses shadcn conventions, Tailwind utilities, and the local Button primitive.
  • You want the included card's hover reveal and linked call to action.

Skip it if

  • The layout must fit narrow screens without adding responsive column rules or removing a fixed demo width.
  • You want a standalone component with no project aliases or local UI primitives.
  • You need cards with neutral, unopinionated styling rather than the bundled shadows, colors, and hover behavior.

Install

Installation record for magicui-bento-grid
Declared dependencies@radix-ui/react-icons, radix-ui
Missing on install@radix-ui/react-icons
Bare installfails once the shadcn-style helpers are removed, so it needs that setup
Providerno provider required in the harness

In a non-shadcn project, add Tailwind processing, configure the source alias, provide a compatible cn class-merging helper and Button component with link composition, and install the Radix icon package. Alternatively, replace those local imports and the icon with equivalents from your own design system.

Source and credit

This page is a review, not a copy. The component source lives with its author and this site does not republish it. Read the license before you use anything.

Author repository

github.com/magicuidesign/magicui
License
MIT
Record published
2026-08-12

Alternatives

Other published entries for the feature-grid pattern, ordered by what they measured: mounts first, then clean axe scans, then bare-mode passes, then the smaller bundle.