# Start free

Three ways in that cost nothing. Everything you can use for free is on one page: [Free to use](/c/free).

## Six pieces, open source

The [Odometer](/objects/odometer), [Compass](/objects/compass), [Pull-cord Bulb](/objects/pull-cord), [Engraved Client Plates](/blocks/client-plates), [Machined Footer](/blocks/machined-footer) and [FAQ Index](/blocks/faq-drawer) are MIT: free for anyone, no account needed, to use, change and share. Install any of them with shadcn:

```sh
npx shadcn add https://tactileui.dev/r/compass.json
```

The shadcn CLI needs a `components.json` in your project, and a fresh one has none: [Install with shadcn](/docs/registry-and-mcp) gives the file. The list of them is at [/r/free/registry.json](/r/free/registry.json). All six are in one repo on GitHub, [tactile-ui-free](https://github.com/cipriantitire/tactile-ui-free), and the Odometer is also on npm, as `tactile-odometer`.

## The plain parts of the kit, with an account

Sign in with Google or GitHub, no card, and the everyday parts of the kit, a template and Cloth-lit Cubes are yours to build with, in your own and client projects, under the [licence](/licence). [Free to use](/c/free) lists them. Every part is a class on a native element and needs `kit.css`; [Installation](/docs/installation#the-kit) shows the files, the fonts and the head.

## Tactile Modernism, an agent skill

It teaches Claude, Cursor and other agents the look: the finishes, the lamp colours, the light and the rules. MIT, no account.

```sh
git clone https://github.com/cipriantitire/tactile-modernism
```

Then add it to your agent the way you add any skill.

## What a Pass adds

The source of every object and block, current and future, and with the Founder Pass the whole kit: every part, every template, and the rules, skills and verify tool an agent builds with. [Free and paid](/docs/free-and-paid) sets the three kinds side by side, and [Pricing](/pricing) has the rest.