Paper Cut Theme

Layered paper-like design with subtle shadows and depth. A light and ethereal aesthetic inspired by the art of paper crafting.

Arca UI overview

Arca UI originated from an intensive experiment in building AI-powered site-building agents. While the agent tool itself is currently on hiatus, the project led to a deep exploration of how AI can achieve high-fidelity, consistent, and elegant front-end architecture.

Through this process, I've developed dozens of aesthetically cohesive design themes and refined a series of complex workflows and debugging systems. Now, I am systematically releasing these findings as a component library. My goal is to empower indie hackers and small teams by providing pre-optimized, production-ready UI blocks that save hundreds of hours typically spent on styling and debugging.

Paper Cut's Design Philosophy

Paper Cut recreates the delicate layering of paper craft in digital form. Multiple levels of subtle shadows create depth without heaviness, while soft edges and muted colors maintain an airy, almost weightless feel.

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Multi-theme Component Library

Beautiful shadcn themes with unique visual styles for every project.

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Multi-theme shadcn components

arca-ui delivers beautifully crafted themes for shadcn/ui. Each theme brings a unique visual identity to your projects.

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Paper Cut Theme

Crisp paper edges with chromatic shadows. A unique visual style for modern product interfaces.

Part of the arca-ui collection
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This will reset all customizations to the default Paper Cut settings.

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Component Status
arca-ui Paper Cut theme progress
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Button variants
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Paper Cut Theme
Crisp paper surfaces with chromatic shadows. Part of the arca-ui multi-theme collection.
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Shadow depth
72%
Adjust paper shadow offset intensity.
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Component bundle
ComponentStatusSize
ButtonStable2.4 KB
CardStable1.8 KB
DialogBeta3.2 KB
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Bundle size
Optimized
Tree-shakeable components for minimal footprint.
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Paper edgesChromatic shadowOffset hoverCrisp borders