---
title: Resizable
description: Accessible resizable panel groups and layouts with keyboard support.
base: radix
component: true
links:
  doc: https://github.com/bvaughn/react-resizable-panels
  api: https://github.com/bvaughn/react-resizable-panels/tree/main/packages/react-resizable-panels
---

<ComponentPreview
  styleName="radix-nova"
  name="resizable-demo"
  previewClassName="h-80"
/>

## About

The `Resizable` component is built on top of [react-resizable-panels](https://github.com/bvaughn/react-resizable-panels) by [bvaughn](https://github.com/bvaughn).

## Installation

<CodeTabs>

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

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add resizable
```

</TabsContent>

<TabsContent value="manual">

<Steps className="mb-0 pt-2">

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

```bash
npm install react-resizable-panels
```

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

<ComponentSource
  name="resizable"
  title="components/ui/resizable.tsx"
  styleName="radix-nova"
/>

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

</Steps>

</TabsContent>

</CodeTabs>

## Usage

```tsx showLineNumbers
import {
  ResizableHandle,
  ResizablePanel,
  ResizablePanelGroup,
} from "@/components/ui/resizable"
```

```tsx showLineNumbers
<ResizablePanelGroup orientation="horizontal">
  <ResizablePanel>One</ResizablePanel>
  <ResizableHandle />
  <ResizablePanel>Two</ResizablePanel>
</ResizablePanelGroup>
```

## Examples

### Vertical

Use `orientation="vertical"` for vertical resizing.

<ComponentPreview styleName="radix-nova" name="resizable-vertical" />

### Handle

Use the `withHandle` prop on `ResizableHandle` to show a visible handle.

<ComponentPreview styleName="radix-nova" name="resizable-handle" />

## RTL

To enable RTL support in shadcn/ui, see the [RTL configuration guide](/docs/rtl).

<ComponentPreview styleName="radix-nova" name="resizable-rtl" direction="rtl" />

## API Reference

See the [react-resizable-panels](https://github.com/bvaughn/react-resizable-panels/tree/main/packages/react-resizable-panels) documentation.

## Changelog

### 2025-02-02 `react-resizable-panels` v4

Updated to `react-resizable-panels` v4. See the [v4.0.0 release notes](https://github.com/bvaughn/react-resizable-panels/releases/tag/4.0.0) for full details.

If you're using `react-resizable-panels` primitives directly, note the following changes:

| v3                           | v4                      |
| ---------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| `PanelGroup`                 | `Group`                 |
| `PanelResizeHandle`          | `Separator`             |
| `direction` prop             | `orientation` prop      |
| `defaultSize={50}`           | `defaultSize="50%"`     |
| `onLayout`                   | `onLayoutChange`        |
| `ImperativePanelHandle`      | `PanelImperativeHandle` |
| `ref` prop on Panel          | `panelRef` prop         |
| `data-panel-group-direction` | `aria-orientation`      |

<Callout>
  The shadcn/ui wrapper components (`ResizablePanelGroup`, `ResizablePanel`,
  `ResizableHandle`) remain unchanged.
</Callout>
