PixilUI and React Bits
A free library of animated React components, backgrounds and text effects, and React Bits Pro: 230 animated components, 300 page blocks, 300 app UI blocks, 15 templates and a 20-item Agent Kit, sold once.
In short
React Bits is a free library of animated React components, and React Bits Pro adds 300 page blocks and 300 app UI blocks in two styles, with seven AI and agent categories of 49 blocks, from Agent Approval to AI Usage. Choose it for animated landing pages and broad app UI from one seller. Choose PixilUI for agent moments whose pages list every state and key, with a 14-day refund before you install anything.
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Side by side
| Question | React Bits | PixilUI |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Free animated components; Pro adds page blocks, app UI blocks, templates and an Agent Kit | AI product components published as a shadcn registry |
| Agent items | Pro app UI: AI Chat 9, Prompt Input 7, Agent Activity 7, Tool Calls 6, Agent Approval 6, Agent Plan 6, AI Usage 8 | Approval card, run timeline, tool call row, thinking state, streaming text; agent inbox and eval table in Pro |
| Styles | Two app UI styles, Default and Sorbet, with accent, base, font and radius theming on top | Two design styles, quiet and lively, from one token set |
| Price | Starter $129, Pro $249, Ultimate $349 once (app UI needs Pro); yearly $79, $149, $199; one developer per license | Free items under MIT. Pro $199 once (the first 100 at $99 when Pro opens), Pro yearly $129, Team $599 once for 10 people |
| Free license | MIT with the Commons Clause: use it in a product, but do not sell or redistribute the components | MIT |
| Refunds | All sales are final | 14 days if no Pro source was installed; after that if an item is broken and not fixed within 14 days |
| Agent setup | The shadcn MCP server over its registries, an integration skill and a 20-item Agent Kit | llms.txt, an agent skill and a remote MCP server; free items need no login |
| Install | npx shadcn@latest add @reactbits-pro/hero-7 | npx shadcn@latest add @pixilui/approval-card |
What React Bits is good at
- Animated effects in depth: text, cursors, 3D and WebGL scenes, particles and backgrounds, each Pro component in a Tailwind and a vanilla CSS version.
- Marketing and app UI from one seller: 300 page blocks in 22 categories and 300 app UI blocks in 38 categories.
- Seven AI and agent categories in its app UI, with approvals, plans, tool calls and usage among them.
- Help for coding agents: a 20-item Agent Kit of skills, prompts and recipes, and an MCP setup page.
What PixilUI adds
- Agent items whose pages list every state: pending, approved, rejected with a note and a second press at high risk on the approval card; pending, active, waiting, done and error on the run timeline.
- Plain MIT for free items, with no clause on redistribution.
- A 14-day refund before any Pro source is installed, and a Team license for up to 10 people.
Install
React Bits
npx shadcn@latest add @reactbits-pro/hero-7pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @reactbits-pro/hero-7yarn dlx shadcn@latest add @reactbits-pro/hero-7bunx --bun shadcn@latest add @reactbits-pro/hero-7PixilUI, after adding the registry to components.json (installation)
npx shadcn@latest add @pixilui/approval-cardpnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @pixilui/approval-cardyarn dlx shadcn@latest add @pixilui/approval-cardbunx --bun shadcn@latest add @pixilui/approval-cardUsing both
They can share an app: React Bits on the marketing pages and PixilUI in the product. Both land as source through the shadcn CLI, each with its own styling, so keep one library per surface.
Questions
React Bits Pro or PixilUI for an AI app?
React Bits Pro if you want animated marketing pages, broad app UI and its 49 AI and agent blocks from one license. PixilUI if the agent moments are the product and you want each one's states, keys and reduced-motion behavior on its page, with a refund window before install.
Is React Bits free for commercial use?
Its license is MIT with the Commons Clause: you can use the components in a commercial app or site, but you cannot sell or redistribute the components themselves. React Bits Pro is a paid license for one developer. PixilUI's free items are plain MIT.
Can React Bits and PixilUI share a project?
Yes. Both install with the shadcn CLI as source in your repo. A common split is React Bits for the landing page and PixilUI inside the product where the agent works.
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Sources
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