Changelog.

Keep up to date with the latest product updates, improvements, and fixes across Zippystarter.

13 Dec 2025

4 new themes added

🎨 Added four new shadcn themes:

  • Monokai
  • Desert Mirage
  • Catppuccin
  • Neon Dreams

All themes are available via the themes page and can also be previewed in templates.

07 Dec 2025

Security patch applied to all templates

πŸ”’ Applied security patches across all templates to address the Security Advisory: CVE-2025-66478.

To get the patched versions, simply go to your dashboard and download the latest.

More info can be read here.

03 Dec 2025

2 new themes + preview support

🎨 Added two new shadcn themes: Nimble and Focus.

You can now try themes directly inside template live previews, making it easier to see how each one looks in context.

20 Nov 2025

Private Registry Launched β€” Blocks & Components

πŸ” Introducing the Zippystarter Private Registry β€” a curated collection of reusable UI components and blocks for internal or team-wide use.

What’s included:

  • 21 Components β€” building blocks (headers, footers, avatars, cards, blog elements, etc.) built with shadcn/ui + Tailwind + React.
  • 14 UI Blocks β€” larger composite sections (hero sections, feature grids, pricing sections, testimonials, footers, etc.) for fast assembly of pages.
  • Simple registry integration β€” add @zippystarter/r/<block-or-component> via the registry to share and reuse UI.
  • Ideal for startups, design systems, or SaaS teams who want a shared, consistent UI toolkit.

This marks a big step toward scalable, maintainable UI development across projects β€” and is just the beginning. More components and blocks are coming soon. πŸš€

13 Nov 2025

New template - Nimble

Preview of Nimble SaaS marketing template

πŸš€ Introducing Nimble β€” a new one-page marketing template designed for fast-moving SaaS founders. Perfect when you need to launch fast β€” validate the idea, get users onboard, and iterate.

28 Oct 2025

Zippystarter added to the official Shadcn registry directory

  • Developers can now run npx shadcn add @zippystarter/r/whatever to install Zippystarter themes, or UI blocks directly via the Shadcn CLI, with no extra setup.
  • All registry entries are open-source and follow the official schema β€” making integration seamless and secure.

You can see use listed along with some of the best shadcn registries.

14 Oct 2025

List Themes from Public Registry on a dedicated page

The shadcn themes page is the new home for all themes available in the public registry.

02 Oct 2025

Add all Themes to a public Theme Registry

We published every theme from the shadcn theme generator page to a public registry, to install a theme run a command like this:

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://zippystarter.com/r/amber.json

All themes are Tailwind v4 ready and free to use.

14 Jun 2025

Focus - Marketing + Blog Template

Preview of Focus Blog starter & marketing template

πŸš€ Introducing Focus β€” a powerful, marketing-focused website template with built in blog, designed for creators, SaaS founders, or any product needing a polished web presence.

Focus includes:

  • 10 ready-to-go pages β€” flexible templates suitable for marketing sites, landing pages, docs, or even e-commerce.
  • Built-in MDX blog β€” write posts natively with MDX; includes pagination, filtering, sorting, SEO-ready metadata & sitemap out of the box.
  • SEO + performance optimised β€” structured data + metadata + clean markup + meta & Open Graph support; built to hit perfect Lighthouse scores.
  • Light & dark mode support β€” theme-ready from day one for a modern, branded UI.
  • Customisable & rebrandable β€” change colors, fonts and styling easily; full theming support via shadcn + Tailwind + React.
  • Modern tech stack β€” Next.js v15, React (v19), Tailwind CSS v4.1, shadcn/ui, TypeScript, ContentLayer2.

Perfect if you want a polished, SEO-ready marketing site + blog β€” with zero boilerplate fuss and maximum customisation flexibility.

01 Jun 2025

Templates, blocks & components to Tailwind v4

All templates, blocks, and components now default to Tailwind v4.

  • Configuration is handled directly in CSS files, removing separate .ts/.js config files.
  • Color tokens migrate to the modern oklch() color gamut.
  • All CSS variables include oklch() function notation, no more separate function and values.

This was a significant milestone that simplifies setup, improves color fidelity, brings things up to date, and makes theming more powerful out‑of‑the‑box.

28 May 2025

Theme Saving + Expanded Previews

A huge upgrade to theme testing and management:

  • Preview in 20+ real UI contexts:
  • Official Shadcn UI components (Root, Dashboard, Email, Music)
  • Focus & Nimble templates
  • Typography + form style guide
  • Save themes with a free account (up to 10 themes)

Perfect for teams and personal iterative design workflows ✨

26 May 2025

Chart Color Strategies

Analytics UIs just got a major boost:

  • Smart color strategy engine for chart palettes
  • Consistent scaling for multiple datasets
  • Works seamlessly with Quick Theme

Ideal for dashboards, reporting tools, and data-heavy products πŸ“Š

24 May 2025

Quick Theme Generation

Introducing "Quick Theme".

  • One color β†’ full UI theme in seconds
  • Automatically generates surface, charts, borders, buttons, ui and state variations
  • Perfect for prototyping and workshops

A fun + fast way to find your brand aesthetic 🎨

20 May 2025

Re-designed Shadcn Theme Generator

A complete re-think of the theme generator architecture.

  • Full Tailwind CSS v4 upgrade
  • Improved UI and performance
  • More predictable color relationships
  • Built as a foundation for future automation features

This is the biggest update to the theme experience since launch πŸš€