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My Sync UI Journey: From Navratri 2024 to Navratri 2025 🎉

Last year, during Navratri 2024, I launched a little side project called Sync UI.
Today, Navratri 2025, it officially turns 1 year old. 🥳

This is the story of how Sync UI went from an idea in my head → to 70+ free animated components → to 3 ready-made templates → to being used and loved by developers across 80+ countries. 🌍


Why I Built Sync UI 🤔

At my company, we mostly used MUI (Material UI) for projects. And honestly? MUI is great… but whenever I wanted some animated components (fancy buttons, modals, cards, etc.), I had to build them from scratch.

Meanwhile, my Twitter/X feed was flooded with cool TailwindCSS + Framer Motion libraries. Every week, someone dropped a new “animated components” pack built with Tailwind, shadcn, or both.

But for MUI? Nothing. 😅
No animated components library. No “plug-and-play” UI kit. Just vibes.

So I thought: “Why not build one myself?”
I didn’t know how it would happen, but I had a reason. And sometimes, a reason is enough.


The First Steps 🐣

I went on a little GitHub adventure-checking out UI libraries, folder structures, and design patterns. Then, I started experimenting:

  • Take a Tailwind + Framer Motion component.
  • Try to replicate it with MUI + Framer Motion.
  • Fail. Retry. Fail again. Somehow succeed. 🎯

At first, it was hard to make things look exactly the same with a totally different utility system. But slowly, I found my groove and even started adding my own little uniqueness into the components.

Before I knew it, I had built around 10 components, each with 3-4 variations → almost 30-40 ready-to-use components.


Naming the Baby 👶

“What should I call this thing?”

I brainstormed, searched domains, rejected names that were already taken… until finally, I landed on:

Sync UI - a library where UI components stay in sync with design, motion, and developer experience.

Perfect.

And in true Gujarati style, I launched it during the best festival ever: Navratri 2024! 🪔💃


Growing Month by Month 🌱

After launch, I promised myself: “Every month, I will add something new to Sync UI.”
And I kept that promise.

Each month: new components, new features, new polish.
You can actually see this consistency in the changelog.

I shared updates with friends, office mates, LinkedIn, and Twitter. The response? Amazing. The love? Real. The motivation? Sky high. 🚀


Free or Paid? 💸

All the components were free.
Some friends told me: “Bro, why free? Others are selling theirs.”

But honestly, I didn’t build Sync UI for money. I built it for developers who just want to copy-paste something cool into their projects and move on.

That said, money is still important. So instead of charging for components, I introduced templates:

  • Portfolio template
  • SaaS template
  • Startup template

Each priced at just $29 (super low compared to the market).

I haven’t made sales yet-but the templates actually opened doors for freelance work. People saw my work, loved the quality, and hired me. That was a huge win. 🏆


The Highlights ✨

Here’s what Sync UI has achieved in just 1 year:

  • 70+ free animated components
  • 3 ready-made templates (only $29 each)
  • Searchable components for quick access
  • Newsletter integration (Appwrite + Resend) for new drops
  • 75+ GitHub stars ⭐ (including devs from Google, Shopify, Appwrite, Vercel)
  • 8K+ views, 2K+ visitors, 80+ countries 🌍 and still growing

Not bad for a one-person passion project, right?


What’s Next 🚀

Sync UI is still just getting started. The vision is bigger:

  • More polished templates
  • More animated MUI components
  • More integrations to make developers’ lives easier

And most importantly, staying consistent. Because if there’s one thing this journey taught me: discipline beats motivation.


Got it 👍 I’ll weave those hopes into the closing section so the blog ends on a heartfelt + lighthearted note (just like your Idea Tracker one). Here’s the updated ending with your thoughts included:


Final Thoughts ❤️

Building Sync UI has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. It gave me consistency, opportunities, and connections I never imagined.

If you’ve been following, starring, or just copy-pasting from Sync UI-thank you.
If not, maybe now’s the time 😉

🔗 GitHub Repo
🔗 Website
🐦 Twitter/X

Here’s to the next year of Sync UI. 🥂
Hopefully with more stars ⭐, some template sales 💸, and maybe even a chance to work with one of the best product-based companies out there-companies who believe I’m not just a builder, but also a real thinker. ✨

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