Shadcn Drawer Left Side

A drawer that opens from the left side. Built by composing Button, Drawer. A free, open source shadcn drawer example you can install with npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-drawer-3 and edit as your own code.

A drawer that opens from the left side

For AI Agents

Hand your agent this brief or the ReUI MCP, not a screenshot. Free to install.

Best for: A panel docked to the left edge, closed by a swipe toward the left

When to use

Touch panels that slide in from a screen edge and close with a swipe
Mobile tasks with a scrolling body between a title and footer actions

When not to use

A desktop side panel opened by mouse or keyboard with no swipe gesture: use the Sheet component
A slide out mini bag with quantity steppers, subtotal and checkout: use the Shopping Cart blocks
A centered modal for a short form or a confirmation: use the Dialog component

Agent notes

Set the edge with swipeDirection down, up, left or right on the base twin and direction bottom, top, left or right on radix
The base Drawer draws no grab handle unless you pass showSwipeHandle; the radix one draws it on every bottom drawer
The footer Submit Button has no handler and leaves the drawer open, unlike the DrawerClose Cancel beside it

Markdownhttps://reui.io/components/drawer/c-drawer-3.md

MCPget_example("c-drawer-3")

Installnpx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-drawer-3

Full index for agents:llms.txtReUI MCP setup

Shadcn Components in Drawer Left Side

About Shadcn Drawer Left Side

What You Can Build With Shadcn Drawer Left Side

Composes Button, Drawer, so it drops into any project already using those components.
Install it with the shadcn CLI: npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-drawer-3
Open source and free, with the full source on this page to copy or adapt.

More Shadcn Drawer Examples

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Frequently Asked Questions

When should I use Shadcn Drawer Left Side?

Use it for a panel docked to the left edge, closed by a swipe toward the left.

Shadcn Drawer as a whole fits:

Touch panels that slide in from a screen edge and close with a swipe
Mobile tasks with a scrolling body between a title and footer actions

For a desktop side panel opened by mouse or keyboard with no swipe gesture, use the Sheet component. For a slide out mini bag with quantity steppers, subtotal and checkout, use the Shopping Cart blocks. For a centered modal for a short form or a confirmation, use the Dialog component.

How do I install Shadcn Drawer Left Side?

Run npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-drawer-3. The CLI copies the source into your project, so you own the code and can edit it freely.

Is Shadcn Drawer Left Side free to use?

Yes. Every ReUI component example is open source and free for personal and commercial projects.

Which components does Shadcn Drawer Left Side use?

It composes Button, Drawer. The shadcn CLI installs those alongside the example.

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