Nexus UI

Upload Dropzone, animated React component

A drag-and-drop upload card that lifts and marches its dashed edge while a file hovers, then lists each file with a type badge and a progress ring.

  • Free
  • Inputs & Controls
  • Spring

Play with it

Move the controls and watch it change. Copy code gives you a snippet with only the props you changed.

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Props

PropTypeDefaultWhat it does
acceptstring—Same syntax as the file input accept attribute, e.g. "image/*,.pdf".
maxSizenumber5242880Largest file accepted, in bytes. Bigger files are listed as errors and the card shakes.
multiplebooleantrueAccept several files at once.
onFiles(files: File[]) => void—Called with every batch of accepted files.
onUpload(file: File, setProgress: (p: number) => void) => Promise<void>—Upload one file and report progress from 0 to 1. Without it, uploads are simulated.
initialFiles{ name: string; size: number; type?: string; progress?: number }[]—Files shown on first render, such as ones already uploaded.
titlestring"Drag a file here"Main line of the card.
hintstring—Secondary line. Defaults to the size limit.
accentstring"#6d5cff"Tint and dashed edge colour while a file is dragged over.
disabledbooleanfalseIgnore drops and clicks.
classNamestring—Extra classes on the wrapper.

Add it to your project

  1. 1

    Prepare your project

    You need Tailwind CSS and the @/import alias. If shadcn isn't set up yet, initialise it once:

    npx shadcn@latest init

    Then add the Nexus registry to your components.json (the registries key is the part that matters):

    {
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema.json",
  "style": "default",
  "rsc": true,
  "tsx": true,
  "tailwind": {
    "css": "src/app/globals.css",
    "baseColor": "neutral",
    "cssVariables": true,
    "prefix": ""
  },
  "aliases": {
    "components": "@/components",
    "utils": "@/lib/utils",
    "ui": "@/components/ui",
    "lib": "@/lib",
    "hooks": "@/hooks"
  },
  "registries": {
    "@nexus-labs": "https://www.nexus-ui.com/api/registry/{name}"
  }
}
  2. 2

    Add the component

    Run this from your project root. It adds the component, the utilities it uses and its packages.

    npx shadcn@latest add @nexus-labs/upload-dropzone
  3. 3

    Check what was added

    With the standard aliases, these files land in your project:

    components/
    upload-dropzone/
    index.ts
    upload-dropzone.tsx
  4. 4

    Copying by hand? Install the packages

    Skip this if you used the command above.

    npm install framer-motion lucide-react
  5. 5

    Use it in a page

    Import it and render it. The Code tab above has the full example.

    // app/page.tsx
import { UploadDropzone } from "@/components/upload-dropzone";

export default function Page() {
  return (
    <main>
      <UploadDropzone />
    </main>
  );
}

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