Upload Tray
A tray of uploads: rows slide in with spring-smoothed progress, size and speed, pause and cancel, a check that draws itself when done and a failed state with retry.
- Category: Feedback
- Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
- Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
- Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge
Examples
Upload Tray
API reference
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
files | { id: string; name: string; size: number; progress: number; status: "uploading" | "paused" | "done" | "error"; speed?: number }[] | — | |
onCancel | (id: string) => void | — | |
onRetry | (id: string) => void | — | |
onPause | (id: string) => void | — | |
compact | boolean | false | |
className | string | — |
About Upload Tray
Upload Tray lists uploads in a tray: rows slide in with spring-smoothed progress, size and speed, pause and cancel, a check that draws itself when done and a failed state with retry.
Upload Tray is a feedback component 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 Upload Tray
- File and media uploads.
- Bulk imports.
- Cloud storage apps.
- Attachment uploads in chat.
How it works
You own the upload logic and pass files with progress and status. Each bar is a progressbar role, and the header announces what is left.
State changes are announced through live regions or the right ARIA roles, so screen-reader users hear what sighted users see. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.
Customizing Upload Tray
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 compact live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.
- files.
- compact (boolean, default false).
Goes well with Upload Tray
These feedback pieces share its tokens and motion language, so they sit together on one page without clashing.
- Typing Indicator: A React typing indicator: a bubble with rippling dots that tells screen readers who is typing
- Countdown: An animated React countdown timer whose digits roll as they tick
- Confetti: React confetti that bursts from any point on a throwaway canvas
- Ripple: A React press ripple that spreads from the exact point you pressed
- Success Check: A React spinner that resolves into a drawn check or a shaking cross
Install Upload Tray
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/upload-trayUpload Tray is part of Charcoal UI Pro. One seat unlocks all 300 Pro components, 107 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 upload-tray.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 Upload Tray?
- Upload Tray is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/upload-tray. It copies upload-tray.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
- Is Upload Tray free for commercial use?
- Upload Tray 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 Upload Tray 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 Upload Tray?
- Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Upload Tray's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.