Spotlight Indicator vs similar

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• ASpotlight Indicatormicrokitimage
  No preview yetOpen live demo ↗
  state — subtlerecipeRefinedFuturistic

  css + js · low cost · ignores reduced motion

  Vertical-nav indicator: JS measures the active item and a 2px glowing rail transitions top/height (300ms). Lovely for sidebars and settings nav. No reduced-motion guard; orange #f97316 glow and hex greys are hard-coded — use var(--primary) for the rail and its box-shadow.

  $npx shadcn@latest add https://microkit.co/r/spotlight-indicator.json

  Gallery pageOpen live demo

  Pick PassAdd to shortlist
• BSidebar Navbeautifuilive (upstream)
  state · hover — mediumdrop-inFuturisticTrustworthyCalm

  css · low cost · respects reduced motion

  Collapsible workspace and chat navigation with gliding hover states. Then add `@import "./beautifui/sidebar-nav.css";` to your app's globals.css.

  $npx shadcn@latest add @beautifui/sidebar-nav

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