Menubar with dropdown submenus.
For AI Agents
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Best for: A side flyout in each list, Share with 3 channels under File and Find with 3 search commands under Edit
When to use
- Desktop style command bars of File, Edit and Account lists, with key hints and side flyouts
- Formatting and insert lists for a document editor, such as Bold, Italic, Media and Link
- View toggles and a single choice setting kept in the top bar, such as bookmarks or the theme
When not to use
- A page path whose hidden middle steps open from an ellipsis button: use the Breadcrumb component
- One button opening a list that nests flyouts beside radio and checkbox rows: use the Dropdown Menu component
- Commands opened by right clicking a file, row or canvas, with no visible trigger: use the Context Menu component
- A signed in product header holding the logo, search, alerts and the user avatar: use the Navbar blocks
Agent notes
- Give each
MenubarItemits command through onClick, which both twins fire; Base UI never fires the Radix onSelect event MenubarShortcutis a plain span that prints the chord only; register the keys in your own keydown listenerMenubarLabelthrows on the base twin unless it sits inside aMenubarGrouporMenubarRadioGroup
https://reui.io/components/menubar/c-menubar-2.mdget_example("c-menubar-2")npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-menubar-2Shadcn Components in Menubar Submenus
About Shadcn Menubar Submenus
Menubar with dropdown submenus. Built with the Menubar component. A free, open source shadcn menubar example you can install with npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-menubar-2 and edit as your own code.
What You Can Build With Shadcn Menubar Submenus
- Composes Menubar, so it drops into any project already using those components.
- Install it with the shadcn CLI: npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-menubar-2
- Open source and free, with the full source on this page to copy or adapt.
More Shadcn Menubar Examples
- Basic Basic menubar.
- Checkbox & Radio Menubar with checkbox & radio items.
- Icons Menubar with icons.
- Formatting & Media Menubar for formatting and media.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When should I use Shadcn Menubar Submenus?
Use it for a side flyout in each list, Share with 3 channels under File and Find with 3 search commands under Edit.
Shadcn Menubar as a whole fits:
- Desktop style command bars of File, Edit and Account lists, with key hints and side flyouts
- Formatting and insert lists for a document editor, such as Bold, Italic, Media and Link
- View toggles and a single choice setting kept in the top bar, such as bookmarks or the theme
For a page path whose hidden middle steps open from an ellipsis button, use the Breadcrumb component. For one button opening a list that nests flyouts beside radio and checkbox rows, use the Dropdown Menu component. For commands opened by right clicking a file, row or canvas, with no visible trigger, use the Context Menu component. For a signed in product header holding the logo, search, alerts and the user avatar, use the Navbar blocks.
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Is Shadcn Menubar Submenus free to use?
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