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Command launcher
Filter actions and navigate results immediately from the keyboard.

Search for a command
Subframe Original · MIT
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Standalone React component. Styles are included.
React only. No additional packages.
Render the default export inside a container with a defined height. Its optional active prop stops movement when false. This example works with React 19; Next.js projects can use it as a client component.
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/**
* MIT License
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* SOFTWARE.
*/
"use client"
import * as React from "react"
export default function Example({ active = true }: { active?: boolean }) {
const [reduced, setReduced] = React.useState(true)
const [keyboard, setKeyboard] = React.useState(false)
React.useEffect(() => {
const m = matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)")
const update = () => setReduced(m.matches)
update()
m.addEventListener("change", update)
return () => m.removeEventListener("change", update)
}, [])
const running = active && !reduced
const commands = [
{ icon: "↗", name: "Open latest draft", key: "D" },
{ icon: "+", name: "Create a collection", key: "C" },
{ icon: "↥", name: "Upload a file", key: "U" },
{ icon: "◷", name: "View activity", key: "A" },
]
const [query, setQuery] = React.useState(""),
[index, setIndex] = React.useState(0),
[chosen, setChosen] = React.useState("")
const list = commands.filter((c) => c.name.toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase()))
const uid = React.useId()
return (
<div
className="sf-command-launcher"
data-keyboard={keyboard}
data-paused={!running}
onKeyDownCapture={() => setKeyboard(true)}
onPointerDownCapture={() => setKeyboard(false)}
>
<div className="command">
<div className="search">
<span aria-hidden>⌕</span>
<input
aria-label="Search commands"
role="combobox"
aria-expanded="true"
aria-controls={uid}
aria-activedescendant={list[index] ? uid + index : undefined}
placeholder="What would you like to do?"
value={query}
onChange={(e) => {
setQuery(e.target.value)
setIndex(0)
}}
onKeyDown={(e) => {
if (e.key === "ArrowDown" || e.key === "ArrowUp") {
e.preventDefault()
setIndex((i) => Math.max(0, Math.min(list.length - 1, i + (e.key === "ArrowDown" ? 1 : -1))))
}
if (e.key === "Enter" && list[index]) setChosen(list[index].name)
if (e.key === "Escape") {
setQuery("")
setChosen("")
}
}}
/>
<kbd>⌘ K</kbd>
</div>
<div role="listbox" id={uid}>
{list.map((c, i) => (
<button
role="option"
aria-selected={i === index}
id={uid + i}
key={c.name}
onPointerMove={() => {
setKeyboard(false)
setIndex(i)
}}
onClick={() => setChosen(c.name)}
>
<span className="symbol">{c.icon}</span>
{c.name}
<kbd>{c.key}</kbd>
</button>
))}
{!list.length && <p className="empty">No matching actions</p>}
</div>
<div className="command-status" role="status">
{chosen || "↑ ↓ to navigate"}
<span>↵</span>
</div>
</div>
<style>{`
.sf-command-launcher {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
min-height: 260px;
box-sizing: border-box;
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
place-items: center;
padding: 20px;
background: #edf0f3;
color: #22272d;
font: 14px/1.45 -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
isolation: isolate;
overflow: hidden;
}
.sf-command-launcher * {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.sf-command-launcher button,
.sf-command-launcher input,
.sf-command-launcher textarea,
.sf-command-launcher select {
font: inherit;
color: inherit;
}
.sf-command-launcher button {
cursor: pointer;
touch-action: manipulation;
}
.sf-command-launcher button:disabled {
cursor: default;
opacity: 0.4;
}
.sf-command-launcher button:focus-visible,
.sf-command-launcher input:focus-visible,
.sf-command-launcher textarea:focus-visible,
.sf-command-launcher [tabindex]:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid #4269e1;
outline-offset: 3px;
}
.sf-command-launcher button {
border: 0;
background: transparent;
}
.sf-command-launcher .row {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 10px;
}
.sf-command-launcher .muted {
color: #7a8189;
font-size: 12px;
}
.sf-command-launcher svg {
display: block;
}
.sf-command-launcher[data-keyboard="true"] *,
.sf-command-launcher[data-paused="true"] * {
transition-duration: 0s !important;
animation-play-state: paused !important;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.sf-command-launcher *,
.sf-command-launcher *::before,
.sf-command-launcher *::after {
transition-duration: 0s !important;
animation: none !important;
}
}
.sf-command-launcher {
background: #dce1e8;
}
.sf-command-launcher .command {
width: min(100%, 400px);
background: #fafbfe;
border: 1px solid #bac4d14d;
border-radius: 14px;
box-shadow: 0 22px 50px #243b5626, 0 2px 5px #25385410;
overflow: hidden;
}
.sf-command-launcher .search {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 10px;
padding: 12px 16px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #dfe5ed;
}
.sf-command-launcher .search > span {
font-size: 27px;
color: #7a8ba0;
}
.sf-command-launcher input {
width: 100%;
min-width: 0;
background: transparent;
border: 0;
outline: 0;
font-size: 16px;
}
.sf-command-launcher input::placeholder {
font-size: 12px;
}
.sf-command-launcher kbd {
white-space: nowrap;
font: 10px ui-monospace;
color: #616a76;
border: 1px solid #dce2e9;
border-radius: 4px;
padding: 2px 4px;
}
.sf-command-launcher [role="listbox"] {
padding: 7px;
}
.sf-command-launcher [role="option"] {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 10px;
width: 100%;
height: 44px;
text-align: left;
padding: 0 10px;
border-radius: 6px;
font-size: 12px;
}
.sf-command-launcher [aria-selected="true"] {
background: #e7edf7;
color: #243e6a;
}
.sf-command-launcher [role="option"] kbd {
margin-left: auto;
}
.sf-command-launcher .symbol {
width: 20px;
font-size: 20px;
color: #6d80a0;
}
.sf-command-launcher .command-status {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
border-top: 1px solid #e3e8ef;
padding: 8px 17px;
font-size: 10px;
color: #646c78;
}
.sf-command-launcher .empty {
padding: 12px;
color: #7f8999;
font-size: 12px;
}
.sf-command-launcher {
background: #232426;
color: #d8dadd;
}
.sf-command-launcher .command {
background: linear-gradient(#353638, #2c2d2f);
border: 1px solid #515254;
box-shadow: 0 30px 45px #0005, inset 0 1px #ffffff12;
}
.sf-command-launcher .search,
.sf-command-launcher .command-status {
border-color: #ffffff13;
}
.sf-command-launcher .search > span,
.sf-command-launcher .symbol {
color: #a6aaaf;
}
.sf-command-launcher input::placeholder {
color: #97999d;
}
.sf-command-launcher kbd {
color: #a7aaaf;
border-color: #626366;
background: #ffffff05;
}
.sf-command-launcher [aria-selected="true"] {
background: #ffffff11;
color: #f4f5f6;
}
.sf-command-launcher .command-status {
color: #989a9e;
}
`}</style>
</div>
)
}
Where it works well
Filter actions and navigate results immediately from the keyboard.
Reduced motion
Live system preference disables decorative motion; all controls remain usable. Keyboard actions settle immediately.
Things to know
Local action selection only. No global keyboard shortcut is registered by the gallery example.