---
title: Menubar
description: A visually persistent menu common in desktop applications that provides quick access to a consistent set of commands.
component: true
links:
  doc: https://www.radix-ui.com/docs/primitives/components/menubar
  api: https://www.radix-ui.com/docs/primitives/components/menubar#api-reference
---

<ComponentPreview name="menubar-demo" description="A menubar component." />

## Installation

<Tabs defaultValue="cli">

<TabsList>
  <TabsTrigger value="cli">CLI</TabsTrigger>
  <TabsTrigger value="manual">Manual</TabsTrigger>
</TabsList>
<TabsContent value="cli">

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add menubar
```

</TabsContent>

<TabsContent value="manual">

<Steps>

<Step>Install the following dependencies:</Step>

```bash
npm install @radix-ui/react-menubar
```

<Step>Copy and paste the following code into your project.</Step>

<ComponentSource name="menubar" />

<Step>Update the import paths to match your project setup.</Step>

</Steps>

</TabsContent>

</Tabs>

## Usage

```tsx
import {
  Menubar,
  MenubarContent,
  MenubarItem,
  MenubarMenu,
  MenubarSeparator,
  MenubarShortcut,
  MenubarTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/menubar"
```

```tsx
<Menubar>
  <MenubarMenu>
    <MenubarTrigger>File</MenubarTrigger>
    <MenubarContent>
      <MenubarItem>
        New Tab <MenubarShortcut>⌘T</MenubarShortcut>
      </MenubarItem>
      <MenubarItem>New Window</MenubarItem>
      <MenubarSeparator />
      <MenubarItem>Share</MenubarItem>
      <MenubarSeparator />
      <MenubarItem>Print</MenubarItem>
    </MenubarContent>
  </MenubarMenu>
</Menubar>
```
