Are the ai2 Coverflow carousels free?

Yes. The whole styled layer is free and MIT licensed, like the component core.

Can I change the size?

Yes. Every variation takes a size prop of sm, md, lg or xl, aligned to the base Button height scale.

Coverflow carousels

Five 3D coverflow carousels: flow, deep, tilt, fan and stack. Each keeps the active slide flat and front while neighbors rotate on the Y axis, scale down and recede in perspective. Self-contained (no embla), token-driven and sized.

CarouselCoverflow

Installation

The styled layer is free and installs like any other ai2 component.

Run the following command

npx shadcn@latest add @ai2/carousel-coverflow

Dependencies, the @ai2/tokens theme and the component file are installed together.

Install dependencies

npm install motion lucide-react

Copy the source

components/ui/carousel-coverflow.tsx

"use client"

import * as React from "react"
import { ChevronLeft, ChevronRight } from "lucide-react"
import { motion, useReducedMotion } from "motion/react"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

/* Coverflow carousel family: 5 self-contained 3D perspective sliders (NO embla,
   NO radix). The active slide sits in front and stays flat; the neighbouring
   slides are pushed back with rotateY + scale + translateZ. Each export is a
   complete carousel: it holds the slide index internally, and the arrows + dots
   change it. Deterministic (index-based, no Date.now or Math.random). The root
   carries data-slot="styled-carousel" and role="region". Color comes ONLY from
   semantic tokens; the active dot is primary, via alpha color-mix. Gated on
   framer's useReducedMotion: under reduced motion there is no 3D transform and
   the slide changes instantly. */

export type StyledSize = "sm" | "md" | "lg" | "xl"

const trackHeight: Record<StyledSize, string> = {
  sm: "h-40",
  md: "h-56",
  lg: "h-72",
  xl: "h-96",
}

const focusRing =
  "outline-none focus-visible:ring-[3px] focus-visible:ring-ring/50 disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50"

const arrowBtn =
  "absolute top-1/2 z-30 inline-flex size-9 -translate-y-1/2 items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-border bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-background)_72%,transparent)] text-foreground shadow-sm transition-colors supports-[backdrop-filter]:backdrop-blur hover:bg-background [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:size-4 [&_svg]:shrink-0 [&_i]:text-base [&_i]:leading-none"

/* Token-surfaced, numbered placeholder panels - for prop-less rendering. */
const panelTones = ["bg-surface-2", "bg-surface-3", "bg-muted", "bg-accent"]

function defaultSlides(count = 4): React.ReactNode[] {
  return Array.from({ length: count }, (_, i) => (
    <div
      key={i}
      className={cn(
        "flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center",
        panelTones[i % panelTones.length]
      )}
    >
      <span className="text-4xl font-semibold tabular-nums text-foreground">{i + 1}</span>
    </div>
  ))
}

function resolveSlides(slides?: React.ReactNode[]): React.ReactNode[] {
  return slides && slides.length > 0 ? slides : defaultSlides()
}

/* Ortak index state: sonsuz sarma (wrap) ile prev/next ve dogrudan jump. */
function useCarousel(count: number) {
  const [index, setIndex] = React.useState(0)
  const total = Math.max(count, 1)
  const wrap = React.useCallback((i: number) => ((i % total) + total) % total, [total])
  const go = React.useCallback((i: number) => setIndex(wrap(i)), [wrap])
  const next = React.useCallback(() => setIndex((p) => wrap(p + 1)), [wrap])
  const prev = React.useCallback(() => setIndex((p) => wrap(p - 1)), [wrap])
  return { index: Math.min(index, total - 1), setIndex: go, next, prev }
}

/* Shared dot group: the active one widens and turns primary. */
function CarouselDots({
  count,
  index,
  onSelect,
  className,
}: {
  count: number
  index: number
  onSelect: (i: number) => void
  className?: string
}) {
  const reduce = useReducedMotion()
  return (
    <div
      role="tablist"
      aria-label="Choose slide to display"
      className={cn("flex items-center justify-center", className)}
    >
      {Array.from({ length: count }, (_, i) => {
        const active = i === index
        return (
          <button
            key={i}
            type="button"
            role="tab"
            aria-selected={active}
            aria-label={`Go to slide ${i + 1}`}
            onClick={() => onSelect(i)}
            className={cn(
              "relative inline-flex h-6 min-w-6 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full",
              focusRing
            )}
          >
            <motion.span
              aria-hidden="true"
              layout={!reduce}
              transition={reduce ? { duration: 0 } : { type: "spring" as const, stiffness: 500, damping: 34 }}
              className={cn(
                "block h-2 rounded-full transition-colors",
                active
                  ? "w-6 bg-primary"
                  : "w-2 bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-foreground)_25%,transparent)] hover:bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-foreground)_45%,transparent)]"
              )}
            />
          </button>
        )
      })}
    </div>
  )
}

interface CarouselProps {
  className?: string
  size?: StyledSize
  slides?: React.ReactNode[]
}

/* The setting set that decides the 3D intensity. gap: the neighbouring slide's horizontal shift (a percentage of its own width), angle: the rotateY degrees, scaleStep: the shrink per step, minScale: the lower bound, z: the translateZ pull-back (px), perspective: the scene depth, visible: how many neighbours are visible, width: the slide width. */
interface CoverflowConfig {
  gap: number
  angle: number
  scaleStep: number
  minScale: number
  z: number
  perspective: string
  visible: number
  width: string
}

function Coverflow({
  className,
  size = "md",
  slides,
  config,
}: CarouselProps & { config: CoverflowConfig }) {
  const reduce = useReducedMotion()
  const items = resolveSlides(slides)
  const { index, setIndex, next, prev } = useCarousel(items.length)
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="styled-carousel"
      role="region"
      aria-roledescription="carousel"
      aria-label="Gallery"
      className={cn("relative w-full", className)}
    >
      <div
        className={cn("relative w-full overflow-hidden rounded-xl", trackHeight[size])}
        style={reduce ? undefined : { perspective: config.perspective }}
      >
        <div className="relative h-full w-full [transform-style:preserve-3d]">
          {items.map((slide, i) => {
            const offset = i - index
            const abs = Math.abs(offset)
            const active = offset === 0
            const target = reduce
              ? { x: "-50%", rotateY: 0, scale: 1, z: 0, opacity: active ? 1 : 0 }
              : {
                  x: `calc(-50% + ${offset * config.gap}%)`,
                  rotateY: -offset * config.angle,
                  scale: active ? 1 : Math.max(config.minScale, 1 - abs * config.scaleStep),
                  z: active ? 0 : -abs * config.z,
                  opacity: abs > config.visible ? 0 : 1,
                }
            return (
              <motion.div
                key={i}
                role="group"
                aria-roledescription="slide"
                aria-label={`${i + 1} of ${items.length}`}
                aria-hidden={!active}
                className="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 h-[86%] -translate-y-1/2 overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-border shadow-sm [transform-style:preserve-3d] [backface-visibility:hidden]"
                style={{ width: config.width, zIndex: 100 - abs }}
                initial={false}
                animate={target}
                transition={reduce ? { duration: 0 } : { type: "spring" as const, stiffness: 260, damping: 30 }}
              >
                <button
                  type="button"
                  tabIndex={active ? -1 : 0}
                  aria-label={`Go to slide ${i + 1}`}
                  onClick={() => setIndex(i)}
                  className={cn("block h-full w-full", focusRing)}
                >
                  {slide}
                </button>
              </motion.div>
            )
          })}
        </div>
        <button type="button" aria-label="Previous slide" onClick={prev} className={cn(arrowBtn, focusRing, "left-3")}>
          <ChevronLeft />
        </button>
        <button type="button" aria-label="Next slide" onClick={next} className={cn(arrowBtn, focusRing, "right-3")}>
          <ChevronRight />
        </button>
      </div>
      <CarouselDots count={items.length} index={index} onSelect={setIndex} className="mt-3" />
    </div>
  )
}

/* Flow: dengeli coverflow, orta yogunlukta rotateY + geri cekilme. */
export function FlowCarousel(props: CarouselProps) {
  return (
    <Coverflow
      {...props}
      config={{ gap: 54, angle: 35, scaleStep: 0.12, minScale: 0.7, z: 120, perspective: "1000px", visible: 2, width: "60%" }}
    />
  )
}

/* Deep: guclu perspektif, komsular derine cekilir ve daha cok kuculur. */
export function DeepCarousel(props: CarouselProps) {
  return (
    <Coverflow
      {...props}
      config={{ gap: 46, angle: 46, scaleStep: 0.16, minScale: 0.64, z: 230, perspective: "900px", visible: 2, width: "60%" }}
    />
  )
}

/* Tilt: hafif, ince egim; genis aralik, dusuk aci. */
export function TiltCarousel(props: CarouselProps) {
  return (
    <Coverflow
      {...props}
      config={{ gap: 62, angle: 20, scaleStep: 0.08, minScale: 0.78, z: 80, perspective: "1200px", visible: 2, width: "58%" }}
    />
  )
}

/* Fan: genis yelpaze, buyuk aci ile uc komsu birden gorunur. */
export function FanCarousel(props: CarouselProps) {
  return (
    <Coverflow
      {...props}
      config={{ gap: 40, angle: 54, scaleStep: 0.13, minScale: 0.66, z: 170, perspective: "1100px", visible: 3, width: "56%" }}
    />
  )
}

/* Stack: komsular merkezin arkasina istiflenir; az yatay, cok derinlik. */
export function StackCarousel(props: CarouselProps) {
  return (
    <Coverflow
      {...props}
      config={{ gap: 16, angle: 12, scaleStep: 0.09, minScale: 0.72, z: 210, perspective: "1000px", visible: 3, width: "64%" }}
    />
  )
}

Manual installs skip the @ai2/tokens theme, so add the token CSS from the theming guide or the tone colors will be missing.

Variations

5 takes on the same idea. Each is its own export, and every one accepts a size prop (sm, md, lg, xl) aligned to the base Button scale.

Flow

Balanced coverflow: neighbors rotate and recede at a medium intensity.

Deep

Strong perspective: neighbors pull far back and shrink more.

Tilt

Subtle tilt: wide spacing and a low rotation angle.

Fan

Wide fan: a large angle spreads three neighbors at once.

Stack

Neighbors stack behind the center with little offset and deep recession.

ai2 Coverflow carousels: 5 styled variations on the token system

The ai2 Coverflow carousels are a set of 5 decorative button variations from the styled layer of the @ai2 design system, built around 3D coverflow carousels where neighbor slides rotate and recede in perspective. They are free and MIT licensed, and every color comes from a semantic token, so they theme with the rest of ai2 in light and dark.

Motion runs on framer-motion: framer-motion springs the rotateY, scale and translateZ of each slide on change. The styled layer is opt-in, so the dependency only lands if you use it; the base components stay lean. Under reduced motion, the 3D transforms are skipped and the active slide shows instantly.

What is in the ai2 Coverflow carousels?

5 exports in one file: Flow, Deep, Tilt, Fan and Stack. Each renders a native button and takes a size prop (sm, md, lg, xl) aligned to the base Button. They are separate from the base Button on purpose: the base keeps its clean variant, tone and size axes, while the styled layer carries the effects.

You own the file. Copy the one category file and you have all 5 variations, with no runtime dependency on ai2 itself.

Why use it

On-system by construction: Every color resolves to an ai2 semantic token, so the buttons follow your theme in light and dark with no extra work.
Effect without the sprawl: The decorations live in a dedicated styled file, so the base Button keeps its clean, predictable API.
Accessible and honest: Each renders a real button element, keeps a visible focus ring, and respects prefers-reduced-motion.

Features

Token-driven color: No hardcoded hex or oklch; the look recolors with your theme tokens.
framer-motion: framer-motion springs the rotateY, scale and translateZ of each slide on change.
Reduced-motion aware: Under prefers-reduced-motion, the 3D transforms are skipped and the active slide shows instantly.
Size aligned to the base: Every variation takes sm, md, lg and xl matching the base Button height scale, so styled and base buttons line up in a row.

Production tips

Use it for emphasis, not everywhere: Styled buttons draw the eye. Reserve them for the one action you want people to take on a screen, and use the base Button for the rest.
Keep labels as verbs: The decoration adds weight, so a clear action label keeps the button scannable.
Pick one variation per surface: The variations share a family; using two different ones in the same view competes for attention.

Works with the rest of ai2

The Coverflow carousels sit alongside the base Button and the rest of the @ai2 registry. They share the same token file, so a styled action next to a base button or a badge stays visually consistent in both modes.