Design to code, with no handoff
Describe the screen, or bring a design, and let your agent turn it into clean, component-based code — responsive layout, real states, your stack. The design and the code are the same artifact, so nothing is lost in translation.
In one line
Most design-to-code tools export a one-time snapshot you then babysit. Open Design keeps the design and the code as one living artifact inside your agent — iterate by talking, ship code you own, no per-seat meter.
How design to code works
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Start from a prompt or a design
Describe the screen in plain language, or point your agent at a design direction. Open Design loads the right skill so the agent builds structure and components, not a brittle one-off conversion.
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Generate component-based code
The agent produces clean, readable code built from reusable components and design tokens — consistent spacing, type, and color — instead of a wall of generated markup you would refactor away.
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Iterate in conversation
Refine layout, states, and behavior by talking — "make it responsive," "wire the form," "match our tokens." The code updates in place; the design stays in sync because they are one artifact.
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Ship the code you own
The output is HTML/code in your repo, fully yours — no export step, no vendor-locked editor, no redraw between design and build. Ship it, then keep evolving it in the agent.
What you can convert
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Prompt to code
Describe a screen and get clean, component-based code in your stack.
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Wireframe to code
Take a generated wireframe all the way to shipped code — same artifact.
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UI to production
Turn a generated UI into responsive, real-state production code.
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Landing pages
Hero, pricing, and waitlist sections converted to clean, on-brand code.
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Forms & flows
Multi-step forms and onboarding wired up with real validation and states.
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Any visual taste
Editorial, soft, or bold — the code carries one coherent style end to end.
Open Design vs. typical design-to-code tools
| What you need | With Open Design | Typical design-to-code tools |
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| Start the conversion | One prompt in the agent you already have open | Install a plugin or upload to a separate web tool |
| Code quality | Clean, component-based code from a design system | Absolute-positioned or one-off markup you rewrite |
| Design ↔ code sync | One artifact — design and code never drift apart | A one-time export that goes stale after the first edit |
| Own the output | Plain files and code in your repo, fully yours | Locked to their editor or component library |
| Cost & lock-in | Open source, bring your own keys, runs locally | Per-seat or per-credit subscription, vendor-hosted |
Every one started as a prompt or a design and became code you can ship. Pick a template close to your idea, describe your variation, and the agent converts it — design to code, with no handoff.
Design to code FAQ
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01 Is the design-to-code workflow free?
Yes. Open Design is open source and runs inside the coding agent you already use with your own provider keys — there is no per-seat or per-credit meter on the design-to-code workflow itself.
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02 What kind of code does it produce?
Clean, component-based HTML and code built from a reusable design system, so you can read, refine, and ship it — not absolute-positioned markup you would have to rewrite.
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03 Do the design and code stay in sync?
Yes — they are one artifact. Because the design and the code live together in your project, there is no one-time export that goes stale after your first edit.
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04 Which agents does it work with?
Open Design works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor Agent, Gemini CLI, and a dozen more first-party adapters. You bring your own provider keys; nothing is hosted for you.
Turn your next design into code tonight
Star the repo, install Open Design, and turn your next screen — prompt, wireframe, or design — into clean, shippable code in the agent you already use.