App Sidebar
Floating frosted sidebar inset from the viewport edges: gradient-orb brand, pill nav items with an ink active state and gradient badges, workspace group, gradient promo card and user chip. Becomes a floating pill top bar + glass drawer below lg.
glass/layout/app-sidebarSource
"use client";
import { useEffect, useId, useState, type ReactNode } from "react";
import { BarChart3, CalendarDays, Clapperboard, FileText, Home, Menu, Plug, Settings, Sparkles, X, type LucideIcon } from "lucide-react";
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
export interface AppSidebarItem {
label: string;
href: string;
icon: LucideIcon;
badge?: string;
}
export interface AppSidebarProps {
brand?: string;
items?: AppSidebarItem[];
secondary?: AppSidebarItem[];
activeHref?: string;
user?: { name: string; email: string };
/** Promo card at the bottom. Pass null to hide. */
promo?: { title: string; text: string; cta: { label: string; href: string } } | null;
children?: ReactNode;
className?: string;
}
const GLASS = "da-stroke bg-da-surface backdrop-blur-da backdrop-saturate-150 shadow-da-lg";
const DEFAULT_ITEMS: AppSidebarItem[] = [
{ label: "Home", href: "#home", icon: Home },
{ label: "Meetings", href: "#meetings", icon: CalendarDays, badge: "3" },
{ label: "Recaps", href: "#recaps", icon: FileText },
{ label: "Async updates", href: "#updates", icon: Clapperboard, badge: "New" },
{ label: "Insights", href: "#insights", icon: BarChart3 },
];
const DEFAULT_SECONDARY: AppSidebarItem[] = [
{ label: "Integrations", href: "#integrations", icon: Plug },
{ label: "Settings", href: "#settings", icon: Settings },
];
export function AppSidebar({
brand = "Halo",
items = DEFAULT_ITEMS,
secondary = DEFAULT_SECONDARY,
activeHref = "#meetings",
user = { name: "Amara Diallo", email: "amara@fieldnote.io" },
promo = { title: "Ask your meetings", text: "Search 6 months of calls in plain English.", cta: { label: "Try it", href: "#ask" } },
children,
className,
}: AppSidebarProps) {
const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
const drawerId = useId();
useEffect(() => {
if (!open) return;
const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => e.key === "Escape" && setOpen(false);
window.addEventListener("keydown", onKey);
return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKey);
}, [open]);
const navList = (list: AppSidebarItem[]) => (
<ul className="flex flex-col gap-1">
{list.map((item) => {
const Icon = item.icon;
const active = item.href === activeHref;
return (
<li key={item.href}>
<a
href={item.href}
aria-current={active ? "page" : undefined}
onClick={() => setOpen(false)}
className={cn(
"da-focus da-transition relative flex h-10 items-center gap-3 rounded-da-pill px-3.5 text-sm font-medium",
active ? "bg-da-fg text-da-bg shadow-da-md" : "text-da-muted-fg hover:bg-da-fg/[0.06] hover:text-da-fg",
)}
>
<Icon aria-hidden className="size-4 shrink-0" />
<span className="flex-1 truncate">{item.label}</span>
{item.badge && (
<span
className={cn(
"rounded-da-pill px-2 py-0.5 text-[11px] font-semibold",
active ? "bg-da-bg/20" : "bg-gradient-to-r from-da-primary to-da-accent text-da-primary-fg",
)}
>
{item.badge}
</span>
)}
</a>
</li>
);
})}
</ul>
);
const panel = (
<div className="flex h-full flex-col gap-6 p-4">
<p className="flex items-center gap-2.5 px-2 pt-1 font-da-display text-lg font-semibold tracking-da-display">
<span aria-hidden className="grid size-8 place-items-center rounded-full bg-gradient-to-br from-da-primary to-da-accent shadow-da-md">
<span className="size-3.5 rounded-full bg-da-bg/90" />
</span>
{brand}
</p>
<nav aria-label="Sidebar" className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-6 overflow-y-auto">
{navList(items)}
<div>
<p className="px-3.5 pb-2 text-xs font-semibold text-da-muted-fg">Workspace</p>
{navList(secondary)}
</div>
</nav>
{promo && (
<div className="relative overflow-hidden rounded-da-md p-4">
<span aria-hidden className="absolute inset-0 -z-10 bg-gradient-to-br from-da-primary/25 to-da-accent/25" />
<Sparkles aria-hidden className="size-4 text-da-primary" />
<p className="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold">{promo.title}</p>
<p className="mt-1 text-xs text-da-muted-fg">{promo.text}</p>
<a href={promo.cta.href} className="da-focus mt-3 inline-flex rounded-da-pill bg-da-fg px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold text-da-bg">
{promo.cta.label}
</a>
</div>
)}
<div className="flex items-center gap-3 rounded-da-pill bg-da-fg/[0.04] p-1.5 pr-3">
<span aria-hidden className="grid size-9 place-items-center rounded-full bg-gradient-to-br from-da-accent to-da-primary text-xs font-semibold text-white">
{user.name
.split(" ")
.map((w) => w[0])
.join("")}
</span>
<span className="min-w-0 text-sm">
<span className="block truncate font-semibold">{user.name}</span>
<span className="block truncate text-xs text-da-muted-fg">{user.email}</span>
</span>
</div>
</div>
);
return (
<div className={cn("flex min-h-full gap-4 p-3 text-da-fg lg:p-4", className)}>
<aside className={cn("sticky top-4 hidden h-[calc(100dvh-2rem)] w-64 shrink-0 rounded-da-lg lg:block", GLASS)}>{panel}</aside>
{open && (
<div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 lg:hidden">
<button type="button" aria-label="Close menu" onClick={() => setOpen(false)} className="absolute inset-0 bg-da-overlay backdrop-blur-sm" />
<aside
id={drawerId}
className={cn(
"relative m-3 h-[calc(100%-1.5rem)] w-72 max-w-[85vw] rounded-da-lg",
GLASS,
"transition-[opacity,translate] duration-(--da-duration-slow) ease-da-emphasized starting:-translate-x-8 starting:opacity-0 motion-reduce:transition-none",
)}
>
<button type="button" aria-label="Close menu" onClick={() => setOpen(false)} className="da-focus absolute top-4 right-4 grid size-8 place-items-center rounded-full bg-da-fg/[0.06]">
<X aria-hidden className="size-4" />
</button>
{panel}
</aside>
</div>
)}
<div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-3">
<div className={cn("flex h-12 items-center gap-2 rounded-da-pill px-1.5 lg:hidden", GLASS)}>
<button
type="button"
aria-label="Open menu"
aria-expanded={open}
aria-controls={drawerId}
onClick={() => setOpen(true)}
className="da-focus grid size-9 place-items-center rounded-full hover:bg-da-fg/[0.06]"
>
<Menu aria-hidden className="size-4" />
</button>
<span className="font-da-display font-semibold">{brand}</span>
</div>
<main className="min-w-0 flex-1">{children}</main>
</div>
</div>
);
}
export default AppSidebar;
modules/glass/layout/app-sidebar/index.tsx
Props
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| children | ReactNode | — | Page content (rendered in <main>). |
| brand | string | "Halo" | Brand name. |
| items / secondary | AppSidebarItem[] | — | { label, href, icon: LucideIcon, badge? }[] for the main and workspace groups. |
| activeHref | string | "#meetings" | Current href (aria-current=page). |
| user | { name: string; email: string } | — | User chip. |
| promo | { title, text, cta } | null | — | Promo card; null hides it. |
| className | string | — | Classes on the root. |
Other sidebar variants in Glass
Sidebar Adaptive
Adaptive navigation: a full glass sidebar with brand, gradient action button, labelled links and a usage meter on desktop; a floating bottom tab bar with a raised gradient “+” on mobile.
Sidebar Channels
Chat-app style double sidebar: a column of gradient workspace squircles plus a glass channel panel with collapsible sections, private/live icons, unread counts and LIVE meeting badges; drawer on mobile.
Sidebar Floating
Floating glass icon rail detached from the viewport edges: gradient logo orb, gradient active item, unread badges, glass tooltips on hover/focus, settings and avatar at the bottom; a floating bottom bar on mobile.
Sidebar in other art directions
App Sidebar
App shell with a sticky left sidebar: workspace header, grouped nav with yellow active state and counters, usage meter, user footer. Becomes a top bar + slide-over drawer below lg.
Icon Rail
Compact 80px icon rail: ink brand square, square icon links with yellow active state, red counters and ink tooltips on hover/focus, settings pinned at the bottom. Server-safe, CSS-only tooltips.
Sidebar Collapsible
App sidebar that collapses from 256px to a 76px icon column with a stepped width animation; ink active item, labels become sr-only when collapsed, collapse toggle pinned at the bottom.
Sidebar Dual
Two-level navigation: an ink icon rail switches sections, and a paper second panel lists that section's links with counts and a yellow active link. Second panel hides on very small screens.
App Sidebar
Linear-style app shell: 240px translucent sidebar with workspace switcher, search, "New" button with shortcut, grouped 32px nav rows with counters, team list with color squares and settings at the bottom. Slide-in drawer below lg.
Sidebar Inset
Inset app shell: the sidebar sits on the tinted page background while content lives in a raised rounded panel. Workspace header, collapsible nested sections with guide line, support/settings and user card; drawer on mobile.
Sidebar Rail
Sidebar that collapses between a 224px labelled list and a 56px icon rail (⌘B or bottom button) with tooltips on hover/focus and corner badges; icon-only on mobile. Controlled or uncontrolled.
Sidebar Tree
Docs / settings sidebar with a filter box and a nested collapsible tree auto-expanded to the active page (highlighted in indigo); stacks above content on mobile.
App Sidebar
Typographic app sidebar: hairline right border, logo + site switcher, mono group labels, plain text links with right-aligned mono counts; the active link is ink with a signal dot; drawer on mobile.
Sidebar Icons
Narrow icon rail (56px) of square hairline cells; the active cell is filled ink; labels appear as mono tooltips to the right on hover/focus; turns into a bottom bar on mobile.
Sidebar Ink
Ink sidebar (stays near-black in dark mode): giant numbered text links “01 Overview”, the active one full white with an arrow, a storage meter as a hairline bar at the bottom; drawer on mobile.
Sidebar Tree
CMS page tree: nested pages drawn with hairline guide lines and +/− toggles (aria-expanded), mono “Pages” header with an add button; active page ink with signal dot; drawer on mobile.
App Sidebar
Classic enterprise app shell: white bordered sidebar with brand, entity switcher, grouped nav (uppercase group labels, count badges, blue active state), settings and user footer; off-canvas drawer on mobile.
Sidebar Collapsible
Sidebar that collapses from 240px to a 64px icon rail with a toggle button (aria-expanded); collapsed items keep tooltips (title) and sr-only labels. Always a rail on small screens.
Sidebar Dual
Two-level navigation: a narrow icon rail of top-level sections (tooltips, aria-pressed) and a secondary panel listing the selected section’s pages; the panel hides below md.
Sidebar Navy
Dark navy sidebar (fg-colored in light mode, surface in dark mode — dark in both): brand, search field, nav with white-tint active state and badges, and a cash-balance card at the bottom; drawer on mobile.
App Sidebar
Calm app shell: cream sidebar with leaf logo, pill nav items (sage pill for the active page), a small “this year” footprint card with a sprout, and settings at the bottom; drawer on mobile.
Sidebar Floating
Floating sidebar: a rounded cream panel inset from the page edges with a soft shadow, italic serif group labels, a sage “New entry” pill and sage-tinted active items; drawer on mobile.
Sidebar Garden
Deep sage sidebar (dark sage tint in dark mode) with cream text, a translucent active pill, count bubbles, rolling hills illustrated along the bottom and the user’s name on the hill; drawer on mobile.
Sidebar Rail
Slim round icon rail: circular icon links on a sand column, the active one a sage circle with a leaf-shaped marker; labels appear as soft tooltips on hover/focus; becomes a bottom tab bar on mobile.
App Sidebar
Friendly app shell: warm sidebar with emoji workspace chip, big periwinkle “New task” pill, search field, nav with peach count bubbles and a colored-dot board list; slide-in drawer on mobile.
Sidebar Boards
Board navigator: starred favorites, then collapsible emoji spaces holding emoji boards with count bubbles; active board in a white pill; dashed “New space” button.
Sidebar Card
Floating white sidebar card with generous radius on a tinted page: two-dot logo, nav with lavender active pill, butter “tip of the day” card and user row; horizontal nav on mobile.
Sidebar Rail
Slim rounded icon rail: round icons whose active item fills with its own pastel color, dark pill tooltips, emoji avatar at the bottom; floating bottom bar on mobile.