Folder Float
A folder whose notes spring out into a floating cloud when it opens on hover, focus or press, each drifting at its own pace, then tuck back inside.
- Category: Interactive
- Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
- Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
- Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge
Examples
Folder Float
API reference
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
label | string | "Ideas" | |
notes | string[] | — | |
color | string | "var(--ember)" |
About Folder Float
Folder Float is a folder icon with contents: on hover, focus or press its notes spring out and drift around it in a loose cloud, each at its own pace, then tuck back inside when it closes.
Folder Float is an interactive effect for React 19, styled with Tailwind CSS 4 and animated with Motion. It drops into Next.js, Vite, Remix or Astro through the shadcn CLI as a single file you own.
When to use Folder Float
- Project and collection tiles.
- Portfolio categories.
- File and asset browsers.
- Feature sections that hint at what is inside.
How it works
Each note gets its own spring and a slow drift loop with a different period, so the cloud never moves in lockstep. The folder is a button with aria-expanded, and reduced motion opens it without the drift.
Pointer effects have a keyboard or static equivalent, and nothing that matters depends on hover alone. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.
Customizing Folder Float
Every prop is documented in the API reference above with its type and default. The ones you will reach for first are listed here.
The Customize panel next to the preview lets you change label, color live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.
- label (string, default "Ideas").
- notes (string[]).
- color (string, default "var(--ember)").
Goes well with Folder Float
These interactive pieces share its tokens and motion language, so they sit together on one page without clashing.
- Hover Reveal List: A React hover reveal list: hovering a row floats its image beside the pointer
- Pixel Grid: A React pixel grid: cells light up under the pointer and fade slowly
- Draggable Cards: React draggable cards: polaroids scattered on a table you can pick up
- Image Accordion: A React image accordion: the hovered panel expands to reveal its caption
- Velocity Marquee: A React velocity marquee: big text that speeds up and flips with scroll
Install Folder Float
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/folder-floatFolder Float is part of Charcoal UI Pro. One seat unlocks all 393 Pro components, 112 landing-page sections and 100 full templates, for every personal and client project, with updates included. Add the @charcoal registry once with your access token, then the command above copies folder-float.tsx into components/ui and installs clsx, tailwind-merge.
You own the file you install: no runtime package, no lock-in, nothing to keep in sync. Change it however your product needs.
See Charcoal UI Pro pricing · Pro setup
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install Folder Float?
- Folder Float is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/folder-float. It copies folder-float.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
- Is Folder Float free for commercial use?
- Folder Float needs a Charcoal UI Pro seat, monthly or a one-time lifetime price. A seat covers unlimited personal and commercial projects, including client work, and every future Pro component.
- Does Folder Float work with Next.js?
- Yes. It is a client component for React 19 styled with Tailwind CSS 4, so it works in the Next.js App Router and Pages Router, Vite, Remix and Astro.
- Can an AI coding agent install Folder Float?
- Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Folder Float's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.