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Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026) by reb on Monday July 13, 2026 @08:08AM (#48891452)
Just published the first version of cardspark_ui [1], a library of polished, themable UI components for TCG apps. Kind of like shadcn for pokémon cards

I worked at a startup [2] building in the space for a few years and it reignited my childhood love for collecting and trading, and turned me on to the software side of the industry.

We're in a little golden age of DIY collecting tools now, but most hobbyists and sellers don't have a design background and get stuck recreating the same primitives (badly).

I spent a lot of time thinking about them, so I'm packaging them up and offering them for free. This first release has the basics (cards, grids, stacks, filters, value charts, detail pages), with more coming soon.

[1]: https://cardspark.dev

[2]: https://rarecandy.com

Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026) by notuger on Monday July 13, 2026 @08:48AM (#48891898)
This is great, thanks for sharing. I will be trying on a pokemon tcg project.
Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026) by reb on Monday July 13, 2026 @09:11AM (#48892144)
Let me know what you think!