# Sidebar

> A collapsible app sidebar that shrinks to an icon rail, with sections, badges, a user footer and an animated active item. The base for dashboards and SaaS app shells.

- Author: [Wensity Labs](https://21st.dev/@wensity)
- License: mit
- Tags: Sidebar, Navigation, Dashboard, Collapsible, App Shell
- npm dependencies: clsx, framer-motion, @base-ui/react, tailwind-merge, @tabler/icons-react
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@wensity/components/sidebar

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/wensity/sidebar?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/sidebar.md