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title: "BlockDex"
description: "Item-level search across public shadcn registries: install commands, free or paid status, and live dependency checks per component."
canonical: "https://vibing.inc/library/blockdex-vg-2239"
category: "UI Components & Libraries"
subcategory: "Registry infrastructure"
license: "free"
author: "Compound Labs (@compoundlabsinc)"
source: "https://blockdex.thecompound.tech/"
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# BlockDex
Item-level search across public shadcn registries: install commands, free or paid status, and live dependency checks per component.
## Facts
- Source: https://blockdex.thecompound.tech/
- Category: UI Components & Libraries / Registry infrastructure
- Author: Compound Labs (@compoundlabsinc)
- Licence: free
- Tags: shadcn, registry, directory, search, discovery
## Why it's a gem
Finds the component, not the library — across hundreds of registries the official list misses.
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Listed in The Vibeary: https://vibing.inc/library/blockdex-vg-2239 · JSON: https://vibing.inc/api/public/library/gems/blockdex-vg-2239