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carbon-design-system/ibm-products-v1 — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2023-05-16

★ 1Audience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

TL;DR

A React component library of pre-built enterprise UI patterns that extends IBM's Carbon Design System for building IBM products.

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    What it does
      Prebuilt UI components
      Enterprise patterns
      Extends Carbon
    Tech stack
      React
      Carbon Design System
      Storybook
    Use cases
      Build dashboards
      Reuse data tables
      Consistent IBM apps
    Audience
      Product teams
      Developers

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Drop pre-built data tables, side panels, and headers into an IBM product dashboard.

REASON 2

Browse the Storybook catalog to preview components before using them.

REASON 3

Keep multiple IBM applications visually consistent by sharing the same component library.

REASON 4

Contribute new components or fixes back to the actively maintained monorepo.

What's in the stack?

ReactCarbon Design SystemStorybook

How it stacks up

carbon-design-system/ibm-products-v10xkinno/neuralvault0xmayurrr/ai-contractauditor
Stars111
Language—TypeScriptTypeScript
Last pushed2023-05-16——
MaintenanceDormant——
Setup difficultyeasyhardeasy
Complexity2/54/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to install @carbon/ibm-products and add a data table component to my React app.
Prompt 2
Explain the difference between the main @carbon/ibm-products package and the legacy cloud cognitive and security packages.
Prompt 3
Help me browse this library's Storybook to find a side panel component for my dashboard.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is ibm-products-v1?

A React component library of pre-built enterprise UI patterns that extends IBM's Carbon Design System for building IBM products.

Is ibm-products-v1 actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2023-05-16).

How hard is ibm-products-v1 to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is ibm-products-v1 for?

Mainly developer.

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