# Palette With Recent Items

> Command palette dialog with a Recent section of timestamped files and pages above categorized results, and a footer bar of keyboard hints.

A shadcn/ui block from the [@7ovr](https://7ovr.com) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/7ovr/command-palette-2).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/7ovr/command-palette-2
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/7ovr/command-palette-2-light-2e3bb9e61a9a20cd.png
- Registry item: https://7ovr.com/r/command-palette-2.json
- Categories: command-palette
- Listed: 2026-10-13, source last changed 2026-10-13

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://7ovr.com/r/command-palette-2.json
```

Run it in a project that has shadcn/ui set up. It adds the files below and installs what they depend on.

## Dependencies

- npm packages: `@base-ui/react`
- Registry items: `badge`, `button`, `command`, `dialog`, `kbd`

## Notes from the registry

Requires a `base-*` style in components.json (the `shadcn init` default). Legacy `new-york`/`radix-*` styles install Radix primitives, which reject the `render` prop this block uses.

## Files

### `registry/blocks/command-palette/2/command-palette-block.tsx`

```tsx
"use client"

import * as React from "react"
import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Command,
  CommandEmpty,
  CommandGroup,
  CommandInput,
  CommandItem,
  CommandList,
  CommandSeparator,
  CommandShortcut,
} from "@/components/ui/command"
import {
  Dialog,
  DialogContent,
  DialogDescription,
  DialogTitle,
  DialogTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/dialog"
import { Kbd, KbdGroup } from "@/components/ui/kbd"
import { IconPlaceholder } from "@/components/icons/icon-placeholder"

type IconProps = { className?: string; size?: number | string }

const COMMAND_GROUP_CLASS =
  "p-1.5 **:[[cmdk-group-heading]]:px-3 **:[[cmdk-group-heading]]:font-medium **:[[cmdk-group-heading]]:tracking-wide"
const COMMAND_ITEM_CLASS = "gap-2.5 px-3 py-2.5 text-sm"

const recentItems = [
  {
    icon: (p: IconProps) => (
      <IconPlaceholder
        lucide="File"
        tabler="IconFile"
        hugeicons="FileIcon"
        phosphor="File"
        remixicon="RiFileLine"
        {...p}
      />
    ),
    label: "Q3 Budget Review.xlsx",
    time: "2 Min Ago",
  },
  {
    icon: (p: IconProps) => (
      <IconPlaceholder
        lucide="AppWindow"
        tabler="IconAppWindow"
        hugeicons="BrowserIcon"
        phosphor="Browser"
        remixicon="RiWindowLine"
        {...p}
      />
    ),
    label: "Acme Design System",
    time: "1 Hour Ago",
  },
  {
    icon: (p: IconProps) => (
      <IconPlaceholder
        lucide="BookOpen"
        tabler="IconBook2"
        hugeicons="BookOpenIcon"
        phosphor="BookOpen"
        remixicon="RiBookOpenLine"
        {...p}
      />
    ),
    label: "Onboarding Docs",
    time: "Yesterday",
  },
]

const results = [
  {
    icon: (p: IconProps) => (
      <IconPlaceholder
        lucide="Folder"
        tabler="IconFolder"
        hugeicons="FolderIcon"
        phosphor="Folder"
        remixicon="RiFolderLine"
        {...p}
      />
    ),
    label: "Marketing Assets",
    category: "Folder",
  },
  {
    icon: (p: IconProps) => (
      <IconPlaceholder
        lucide="FileBarChart"
        tabler="IconFileChart"
        hugeicons="ChartHistogramIcon"
        phosphor="FileText"
        remixicon="RiFileChartLine"
        {...p}
      />
    ),
    label: "Campaign Performance Report",
    category: "File",
  },
  {
    icon: (p: IconProps) => (
      <IconPlaceholder
        lucide="Hash"
        tabler="IconHash"
        hugeicons="HashIcon"
        phosphor="Hash"
        remixicon="RiHashtag"
        {...p}
      />
    ),
    label: "acme-design",
    category: "Channel",
  },
  {
    icon: (p: IconProps) => (
      <IconPlaceholder
        lucide="UserCog"
        tabler="IconUserCog"
        hugeicons="UserSettingsIcon"
        phosphor="UserGear"
        remixicon="RiUserSettingsLine"
        {...p}
      />
    ),
    label: "Account Settings",
    category: "Settings",
  },
]

export default function CommandPaletteBlock() {
  const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(true)
  const [ranLabel, setRanLabel] = React.useState<string | null>(null)

  React.useEffect(() => {
    function onKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
      if ((event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) && event.key.toLowerCase() === "k") {
        event.preventDefault()
        setOpen((prev) => !prev)
      }
    }
    window.addEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown)
    return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown)
  }, [])

  function run(label: string) {
    setRanLabel(label)
    setOpen(false)
  }

  return (
    <section className="flex min-h-svh w-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 bg-background px-6 py-12 text-foreground">
      <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
        <DialogTrigger
          render={
            <Button
              variant="outline"
              className="w-full max-w-lg justify-start gap-2 text-muted-foreground"
            />
          }
        >
          <IconPlaceholder
            lucide="Search"
            tabler="IconSearch"
            hugeicons="SearchIcon"
            phosphor="MagnifyingGlass"
            remixicon="RiSearchLine"
            className="size-4 shrink-0"
            aria-hidden="true"
          />
          <span className="flex-1 text-left">Type a command or search…</span>
          <KbdGroup>
            <Kbd>Ctrl</Kbd>
            <Kbd>K</Kbd>
          </KbdGroup>
        </DialogTrigger>

        <DialogContent
          className="overflow-hidden p-0 sm:max-w-lg"
          showCloseButton={false}
        >
          <DialogTitle className="sr-only">Command palette</DialogTitle>
          <DialogDescription className="sr-only">
            Search recent items and results.
          </DialogDescription>
          <Command>
            <CommandInput
              aria-label="Type a command or search"
              placeholder="Type a command or search…"
              className="text-sm"
            />
            <CommandList>
              <CommandEmpty className="text-sm">No results found.</CommandEmpty>
              <CommandGroup heading="Recent" className={COMMAND_GROUP_CLASS}>
                {recentItems.map((item) => (
                  <CommandItem
                    key={item.label}
                    value={item.label}
                    onSelect={() => run(item.label)}
                    className={COMMAND_ITEM_CLASS}
                  >
                    <div className="flex size-7 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-border bg-muted text-muted-foreground group-data-selected/command-item:border-border group-data-selected/command-item:bg-background">
                      <item.icon className="size-3.5" aria-hidden="true" />
                    </div>
                    <span className="flex-1 truncate">{item.label}</span>
                    <span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground group-data-selected/command-item:text-foreground">
                      {item.time}
                    </span>
                    <IconPlaceholder
                      lucide="ArrowRight"
                      tabler="IconArrowRight"
                      hugeicons="ArrowRightIcon"
                      phosphor="ArrowRight"
                      remixicon="RiArrowRightLine"
                      className="size-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground opacity-0 transition-opacity group-data-selected/command-item:opacity-100"
                      aria-hidden="true"
                    />
                  </CommandItem>
                ))}
              </CommandGroup>
              <CommandSeparator />
              <CommandGroup heading="Results" className={COMMAND_GROUP_CLASS}>
                {results.map((item) => (
                  <CommandItem
                    key={item.label}
                    value={item.label}
                    onSelect={() => run(item.label)}
                    className={COMMAND_ITEM_CLASS}
                  >
                    <item.icon aria-hidden="true" />
                    <span className="flex-1 truncate">{item.label}</span>
                    <Badge
                      variant="outline"
                      className="bg-background group-data-selected/command-item:border-border group-data-selected/command-item:bg-background group-data-selected/command-item:text-foreground"
                    >
                      {item.category}
                    </Badge>
                    <CommandShortcut>
                      <Kbd>↵</Kbd>
                    </CommandShortcut>
                  </CommandItem>
                ))}
              </CommandGroup>
            </CommandList>

            <div className="flex items-center gap-4 border-t border-border bg-muted/50 px-4 py-2">
              <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">
                <KbdGroup>
                  <Kbd>↑</Kbd>
                  <Kbd>↓</Kbd>
                </KbdGroup>
                to navigate
              </span>
              <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">
                <Kbd>↵</Kbd>
                to open
              </span>
              <span className="ml-auto flex items-center gap-1.5 text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">
                <Kbd>Esc</Kbd>
                to close
              </span>
            </div>
          </Command>
        </DialogContent>
      </Dialog>
      {ranLabel ? (
        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
          Opened:{" "}
          <span className="font-medium text-foreground">{ranLabel}</span>
        </p>
      ) : null}
    </section>
  )
}
```