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ruixen-drag-and-drop-tabs

tabsunclassifiedmotion on file

A client-side React tab strip that lets pointer users reorder tabs, animates selection and content with Motion, and optionally plays generated tick sounds. It ships as a shadcn registry TypeScript file with inline theme CSS and depends on Motion, dnd-kit core and sortable, plus browser audio and resize APIs.

Specimen
Motion capture of the mounted demo, recorded by the harness. No audio track.
Harness screenshot of ruixen-drag-and-drop-tabs at 375 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 375 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of ruixen-drag-and-drop-tabs at 768 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 768 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of ruixen-drag-and-drop-tabs 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 ruixen-drag-and-drop-tabs
BuildOK
MountOK
Console errors0
Uncaught page errors0
Horizontal overflowclean at 375, 768, 1440
Axe critical0
Axe serious1
Axe moderate0
Axe minor0
Gzip marginal75.0 KB (140.4 KB build, 65.4 KB baseline)
Bare modeOK
Provider requiredNO
Demo usedwritten from the component source API

Verdict

A polished choice for a small, pointer-first, locally managed tab set, and it builds and mounts without framework scaffolding. Before production use, fix the text contrast, add proper tab semantics and keyboard behavior, and expose reordered state if order matters beyond the component.

Use it if

  • You need a compact tab strip whose order users can rearrange directly with a mouse or touch input.
  • You want spring-based selection and reorder feedback without adding a separate stylesheet.
  • Your tab order is local UI state and does not need to be saved or reported to a parent component.

Skip it if

  • You require accessible tab semantics and keyboard reordering, because the implementation uses buttons with only a pointer drag sensor and does not expose a tablist relationship.
  • Your accessibility bar requires the supplied colors to pass contrast checks without adjustment.
  • You need to persist or synchronize reordered items, because there is no reorder callback or controlled order prop.
  • You expect many or long tab labels, because the strip stays on one inline row and provides no wrapping or overflow treatment.

Install

Installation record for ruixen-drag-and-drop-tabs
Declared dependenciesmotion, @dnd-kit/core, @dnd-kit/sortable
Missing on installnone
Bare installbuilds and mounts without the shadcn-style helpers
Providerno provider required in the harness

In a non-shadcn project, copy the client component into the source tree and install Motion plus dnd-kit core and sortable. Ensure the build supports React client components and TypeScript, and keep browser-only audio and resize APIs out of server execution. No provider or external stylesheet is required.

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/ruixenui/ruixen.com
License
MIT
Record published
2026-08-14

Alternatives

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