Company
Date Published
Author
Devin Halladay
Word count
640
Language
English
Hacker News points
1

Summary

The experimental Figma to Replit plugin aims to streamline the design-to-code process by generating visually accurate, responsive HTML, CSS, and React code from Figma designs. This tool allows users to create a Repl directly from their Figma design, share it with teams, and use Replit AI to add functionality before deploying to production. The plugin offers one-click code generation, seamless integration with Replit, and the ability to prototype or polish designs. However, certain features like semantic HTML tags, image fills, and component sets are not yet supported in the code generation process. Users can maximize the accuracy of their export by applying auto-layout comprehensively and naming layers meaningfully for developers. The plugin is an experiment and may not be maintained or supported in the future, but it offers a new opportunity for developers to try out a unique design-to-code workflow.