# File Drop Zone

> A wrapper that turns any region into a file drop target, showing a quiet overlay only while files are dragged over it (and optionally accepting pasted files), ported to React from Jose Estevez's elastic-ui Vue library.

- Author: [joseestevez520](https://21st.dev/@joseestevez520)
- Library: JoseEstevez520
- License: MIT
- Tags: File Upload, Drag and Drop, Dropzone, Paste
- npm dependencies: lucide-react
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@joseestevez520/components/file-drop-zone

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/joseestevez520/file-drop-zone?api_key=$API_KEY_21ST"
```

Requires a 21st API key (generate one at https://21st.dev/mcp) passed as `API_KEY_21ST`. Free accounts get a limited number of installs per day; unlimited on a paid plan — see https://21st.dev/pricing.

Full component directory: https://21st.dev/llms.txt · More like this: https://21st.dev/community/components/s/file-upload.md