Introduction
A quick overview of the shadcn/studio Admin Dashboard Template, what it includes, and how the project is organized.
What is the shadcn/studio Admin Dashboard Template?
Shadcn Admin Dashboard Template is a production-ready dashboard starter for building internal tools, SaaS dashboards, customer portals, and business applications with Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and shadcn/ui.
It gives you a real admin app foundation with dashboard layouts, sidebar navigation, data-focused pages, charts, tables, forms, settings screens, reusable components, responsive behavior, and light and dark mode support.
Why did we create the Admin Dashboard Template?
Admin apps share many repeated patterns: dashboards, data tables, forms, profile pages, and many others. Rebuilding these patterns for every project takes time and often leads to inconsistent UI.
The template packages those patterns into a clean, customizable structure so teams can start from a polished dashboard experience and focus on product-specific logic instead of layout basics.
What makes shadcn/studio Admin Dashboard Template different?
The template is built around production-friendly tools that are already common in modern React teams. It does not force a custom framework or proprietary state layer, so you can keep the parts you need and replace the demo data with your own backend.
- Next.js App Router + TypeScript: File-based routing, layouts, server features, and type-safe app development from the start.
- shadcn/ui + Tailwind CSS: Copy-friendly UI primitives, design tokens, responsive layouts, and light/dark mode customization.
- TanStack Query: API-ready server state patterns for fetching, caching, refetching, and replacing mock data with real endpoints.
- Zustand: Lightweight client state for interactive admin apps such as calendar, chat, kanban, mail, and contact flows.
- TanStack Table: Sortable, filterable, paginated, selectable, and export-ready data tables for record-heavy admin screens.
- React Hook Form + Zod: Performant form handling with schema validation for settings, auth, checkout, and CRUD workflows.
- Recharts: Dashboard-ready charts for analytics, revenue, activity, and reporting views.
- nuqs: URL query state for tabs, filters, and shareable admin page state.
What can you build with it?
- SaaS admin panels and customer portals
- eCommerce dashboards and order management tools
- Analytics, reporting, and business intelligence dashboards
- CRM, project management, and team management apps
- Internal operation consoles and workflow tools