What's New Dialog
A short dialog that introduces new features, with a few slides, Beta labels and a way to send feedback. It shows once per version.
One HTML file with the CSS and JavaScript inside. No library needed. MIT license.
How to use it
- Click Copy the code, or download the file.
- Paste the CSS into your stylesheet, the HTML where you want the component, and the script before the closing body tag.
- Change
--accentat the top of the CSS to your brand color, then connect the events to your AI service.
What you get
- Works in light and dark mode automatically
- Keyboard friendly, with labels for screen readers
- Fits phones, tablets and desktops
- Respects the reduced motion setting
- No framework, so it works with any stack
The code
<!DOCTYPE html>
<!--
What's New Dialog: a free AI UI component
From 100 Free AI UI Components by MM Rahman Bappi, MIT license
https://mmrahmanbappi.github.io/100-free-ai-ui-components/
How to use: copy the CSS, HTML and JavaScript below into your page.
Colors are CSS variables at the top. Change --accent to match your brand.
Light and dark themes follow the visitor's system setting, or set
data-theme="dark" or data-theme="light" on the html element.
-->
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>What's New Dialog | Free AI UI Component</title>
<meta name="description" content="A short dialog that introduces new features, with a few slides, Beta labels and a way to send feedback. It shows once per version.">
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
<style>
:root{
--accent:#5b5bd6; --accent-ink:#fff; --accent-soft:#ececfc;
--bg:#f7f7f8; --surface:#fff; --surface-2:#f1f1f4; --ink:#17171c; --text:#3a3a44; --muted:#6c6c78;
--line:#e3e3e8; --good:#15803d; --warn:#b45309; --bad:#c62828;
--radius:14px; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(20,20,30,.06),0 8px 24px -12px rgba(20,20,30,.18);
--font:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,sans-serif; --mono:ui-monospace,"Cascadia Code",Menlo,Consolas,monospace;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){:root:not([data-theme=light]){
--accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
--bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
--line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}}
:root[data-theme=dark]{
--accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
--bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
--line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html,body{margin:0}
body{min-height:100vh;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);place-items:center;padding:24px;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font:15px/1.5 var(--font);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
button,input,textarea,select{font:inherit;color:inherit}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:2px}
[hidden]{display:none!important}
.sr{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*,*::before,*::after{animation-duration:.01ms!important;animation-iteration-count:1!important;transition:none!important}}
/* ---- component ---- */
a{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
.wrap{width:min(100%,600px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
.card{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:18px 20px}
.card h2{font-size:15.5px;margin:0 0 4px;color:var(--ink)}
.muted{color:var(--muted);font-size:13px}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:6px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--surface);color:var(--ink);border-radius:10px;padding:8px 14px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer}
.btn:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}.btn.pri{background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink)}.btn:disabled{opacity:.45;cursor:not-allowed}
.ib{width:30px;height:30px;display:grid;place-items:center;border:0;background:none;color:var(--muted);border-radius:8px;cursor:pointer}.ib:hover{background:var(--surface-2);color:var(--ink)}
kbd{font:600 12px var(--mono);background:var(--surface-2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom-width:2px;border-radius:6px;padding:1px 7px;color:var(--ink)}
dialog{border:0;border-radius:18px;padding:0;background:var(--surface);color:var(--text);box-shadow:0 30px 80px -20px rgba(0,0,0,.5);width:min(92vw,460px)}
dialog::backdrop{background:rgba(10,10,20,.45)}
.slide{padding:22px 22px 8px}
.pic{height:140px;border-radius:14px;margin-bottom:16px;display:grid;place-items:center;color:#fff;font-weight:800;font-size:22px}
.slide h2{margin:0 0 6px;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px}
.beta{font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;border:1px solid var(--accent);color:var(--accent);border-radius:999px;padding:1px 8px}
.slide p{margin:0;font-size:14px}
.ft{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:14px 22px 18px}
.dots{display:flex;gap:6px;flex:1}.dots i{width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--line)}.dots i.on{background:var(--accent)}
.fb{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);padding:0 22px 16px;margin:0}.fb a{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<button class="btn" id="open" type="button">See what is new</button>
<dialog id="dlg" aria-labelledby="wh"><div id="slide" class="slide" aria-live="polite"></div>
<div class="ft"><span class="dots" id="dots" aria-hidden="true"></span><button class="btn" id="bk" type="button">Back</button><button class="btn pri" id="nx" type="button">Next</button></div>
<p class="fb">Have thoughts on these features? <a href="#">Send feedback</a></p></dialog>
<script>
// Demo helper: add ?theme=dark or ?theme=light to the address to preview a theme.
(function(){var t=new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('theme');if(t)document.documentElement.dataset.theme=t;})();
var V='2.4',S=[['Voice chats','Talk to the assistant hands free, with live captions.',false,'#4f46e5'],['Projects','Keep chats, files and notes for one goal in a single place.',true,'#0f766e'],['Longer files','Upload documents up to 300 pages and ask questions about them.',false,'#b45309']];
var dlg=document.getElementById('dlg'),slide=document.getElementById('slide'),dots=document.getElementById('dots'),bk=document.getElementById('bk'),nx=document.getElementById('nx'),i=0;
function show(k){i=k;var s=S[k];slide.innerHTML='<div class="pic" aria-hidden="true"></div><h2 id="wh"></h2><p class="muted"></p>';slide.querySelector('.pic').style.background=s[3];slide.querySelector('.pic').textContent=s[0];
var h=slide.querySelector('h2');h.textContent=s[0];if(s[2])h.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend','<span class="beta">Beta</span>');slide.querySelector('p').textContent=s[1];
dots.innerHTML=S.map(function(_,j){return '<i class="'+(j===k?'on':'')+'"></i>';}).join('');bk.disabled=k===0;nx.textContent=k===S.length-1?'Got it':'Next';}
function open(){show(0);dlg.showModal();nx.focus();}
// Show once per version: remember the version you last showed, for example in localStorage.
document.getElementById('open').addEventListener('click',open);
bk.addEventListener('click',function(){if(i>0)show(i-1);});nx.addEventListener('click',function(){if(i<S.length-1)show(i+1);else dlg.close();});
dlg.addEventListener('keydown',function(e){if(e.key==='ArrowRight'&&i<S.length-1)show(i+1);if(e.key==='ArrowLeft'&&i>0)show(i-1);});
dlg.addEventListener('close',function(){document.getElementById('open').focus();});
</script>
</body>
</html>
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