Magic Card vs similar

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AMagic Cardmagicuilive (upstream)
cursor · hover — subtlewrapperFuturisticRefinedPlayful
motion · medium cost · ignores reduced motion
Spotlight-follows-cursor card (bg-background surface). Gradient defaults are purple/pink hex and it imports next-themes — pass gradientFrom/To from the theme; drop next-themes if you don't use it.
$npx shadcn@latest add @magicui/magic-card
Gallery page Open live demo
BGlowing Effectaceternitylive (upstream)
cursor · hover — subtlewrapperFuturisticPremium
motion · medium cost · ignores reduced motion
Cursor-style border glow that follows the pointer. Works on any card.
$npx shadcn@latest add @aceternity/glowing-effect
Gallery page Open live demo

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