kbar is a simple plug-n-play React component to add a fast, portable, and extensible command + k (command palette) interface to your site.
Command + k interfaces are used to create a web experience where any type of action users would be able to do via clicking can be done through a command menu.
With macOS's Spotlight and Linear's command + k experience in mind, kbar aims to be a simple abstraction to add a fast and extensible command + k menu to your site.
Have a fully functioning command menu for your site in minutes. First, install kbar.
There is a single provider which you will wrap your app around; you do not have to wrap your entire app; however, there are no performance implications by doing so.
// app.tsx import { KBarProvider } from "kbar"; function MyApp() { return ( <KBarProvider> // ... </KBarProvider> ); }
Let's add a few default actions. Actions are the core of kbar – an action define what to execute when a user selects it.
const actions = [ { id: "blog", name: "Blog", shortcut: ["b"], keywords: "writing words", perform: () => (window.location.pathname = "blog"), }, { id: "contact", name: "Contact", shortcut: ["c"], keywords: "email", perform: () => (window.location.pathname = "contact"), }, ] return ( <KBarProvider actions={actions}> // ... </KBarProvider> ); }
Next, we will pull in the provided UI components from kbar:
// app.tsx import { KBarProvider, KBarPortal, KBarPositioner, KBarAnimator, KBarSearch, useMatches, NO_GROUP } from "kbar"; // ... return ( <KBarProvider actions={actions}> <KBarPortal> // Renders the content outside the root node <KBarPositioner> // Centers the content <KBarAnimator> // Handles the show/hide and height animations <KBarSearch /> // Search input </KBarAnimator> </KBarPositioner> </KBarPortal> <MyApp /> </KBarProvider>; ); }
At this point hitting cmd+k (macOS) or ctrl+k (Linux/Windows) will animate in a search input and nothing more.
kbar provides a few utilities to render a performant list of search results.
useMatches
at its core returns a flattened list of results and group name based on the current search query; i.e. ["Section name", Action, Action, "Another section name", Action, Action]
KBarResults
renders a performant virtualized list of these resultsCombine the two utilities to create a powerful search interface:
import { // ... KBarResults, useMatches, NO_GROUP, } from "kbar"; // ... // <KBarAnimator> // <KBarSearch /> <RenderResults />; // ... function RenderResults() { const { results } = useMatches(); return ( <KBarResults items={results} onRender={({ item, active }) => typeof item === "string" ? ( <div>{item}</div> ) : ( <div style={{ background: active ? "#eee" : "transparent", }} > {item.name} </div> ) } /> ); }
Hit cmd+k (macOS) or ctrl+k (Linux/Windows) and you should see a primitive command menu. kbar allows you to have full control over all aspects of your command menu – refer to the docs to get an understanding of further capabilities. Looking forward to see what you build.
Listed are some of the various usages of kbar in the wild – check them out! Create a PR to add your site below.
Contributions are welcome!
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