Skip to content

Navigation and app shells (Desktop)

Desktop packNavigation and structure

Desktop navigation and app shells: sidebars, icon rails, top nav, breadcrumbs, menus and full page layouts.

components
14
variants
32
recreations
6
themes
5

Also for mobile: Navigation and app shells

What’s inside

14 navigation patterns for desktop apps: sidebars, collapsible sidebars, icon rails, workspace switchers, top nav, mega menus, user menus, breadcrumbs, pagination, skip links and tables of contents, plus app, three-pane and settings shells built from those parts. Each page has notes on use, anatomy, states, keyboard and screen readers, and a live grid in light and dark, comfortable and compact.

  • App, three-pane and settings shells built from the nav parts
  • Keyboard and screen reader notes on every page
  • 6 recreations of navigation in well-known work tools
  • Sidebar, every variant

    Sidebar

    Free sample

    4 variants

    • Sections
    • Nested
    • Default
    • Loading
  • Collapsible sidebar, every variant

    Collapsible sidebar

    2 variants

    • Expanded
    • Collapsed
  • Icon rail, every variant

    Icon rail

    2 variants

    • Below
    • None
  • Workspace switcher, every variant

    Workspace switcher

    2 variants

    • Closed
    • Open
  • Top nav, every variant

    Top nav

    2 variants

    • Closed
    • Open
  • Breadcrumbs, every variant

    Breadcrumbs

    3 variants

    • Path
    • Collapsed
    • With switcher
  • Pagination bar, every variant

    Pagination bar

    3 variants

    • Numbered
    • Compact
    • Load more
  • App shell, every variant

    App shell

    2 variants

    • Sidebar and header
    • Header only
  • Three-pane layout, every variant

    Three-pane layout

    2 variants

    • Selected
    • None
  • Settings shell, every variant

    Settings shell

    2 variants

    • Desktop
    • Tablet
  • User menu, every variant

    User menu

    2 variants

    • Closed
    • Open
  • Mega menu, every variant

    Mega menu

    2 variants

    • Columns
    • With feature
  • Skip link, every variant

    Skip link

    2 variants

    • Hidden
    • Focused
  • Table of contents, every variant

    Table of contents

    2 variants

    • Sidebar
    • Inline
Figma file
SuperDuper Pack: Navigation and app shells (Desktop)
Themes
Light, Dark, Light high contrast, Dark high contrast and Wireframe
Densities
Comfortable and Compact
Also in the file
Usage and accessibility notes, motion specs, Figma variables
Covers 2 UI elements
Tab bar and Side drawer

How Linear, Notion and Slack and others do it

Recreations of real products, so you can compare approaches side by side. They are approximate, built from public product knowledge, with placeholder data and no third-party artwork.

  • Issue tracker, every variant

    Issue tracker

    Recreated from Linear

  • Docs workspace, every variant

    Docs workspace

    Recreated from Notion

  • Team chat, every variant

    Team chat

    Recreated from Slack

  • Code host, every variant

    Code host

    Recreated from GitHub

  • Payments dashboard, every variant

    Payments dashboard

    Recreated from Stripe Dashboard

  • Commerce admin, every variant

    Commerce admin

    Recreated from Shopify admin

Not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Linear, Notion, Slack, GitHub, Stripe Dashboard and Shopify admin. Their names are trade marks of their owners and are used only to say what each recreation is based on.

Sidebar, every variant

See the sidebar full size, free

An app sidebar with sections or nested items, in its default and loading states. All 4 variants, free to see with a SuperDuperUI account. The Figma file comes with the pack.

  • Tabs and segmented controls

    Desktop9 components49 variants3 recreations

    Desktop tabs and segmented controls: line, contained, icon, count, document, overflow, vertical and view switchers.

    $9, or included with Pro

  • Top bars, headers and detail tops

    Desktop9 components24 variants3 recreations

    Desktop page headers, global top bars, sticky and detail headers, contextual save bars and object headers.

    $9, or included with Pro

Questions about the navigation and app shells pack

  • One Figma file: SuperDuper Pack: Navigation and app shells (Desktop). It has 14 components with 32 variants, 6 recreations, and notes on when to use each part. Everything uses Figma variables, so you can change the colours and type to match your product.