# Design-to-code

**Source:** https://promtable.com/glossary/design-to-code

> Design-to-code is the LLM-product category where a screenshot, Figma file, or prose description is converted to working code — v0, Bolt, Lovable, Replit Agent, screenshot-to-code are 2026 leaders.

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Design-to-code is the LLM-product category where a screenshot, Figma file, or prose description is converted to working code — v0, Bolt, Lovable, Replit Agent, screenshot-to-code are 2026 leaders.

Pre-LLM design-to-code tools were rule-based and brittle. LLMs changed the game: feed a screenshot or Figma frame, the model emits React + Tailwind that matches. Production patterns: full-app stacks (Lovable, Bolt, Replit) generate a Next.js + Supabase + auth scaffold from a single prompt; component-only (v0, screenshot-to-code) emit a single React component for paste-in; design-system-aware (Builder.io Visual Copilot) match an existing design system. Quality challenges: pixel-perfect fidelity is still imperfect, design tokens (spacing, colors) often diverge from the source, accessibility (semantic HTML, ARIA) is often weak. Best used as a starting scaffold + human cleanup rather than as final shippable code.

## When to use

- Prototyping landing pages from a screenshot.
- Bootstrapping React components from a Figma frame.

## Common mistakes

- Shipping the first generation — design tokens, accessibility, edge cases need cleanup.

## Related terms

- [vibe-coding](https://promtable.com/glossary/vibe-coding)
- [interactive-artifact](https://promtable.com/glossary/interactive-artifact)
- [generative-ui](https://promtable.com/glossary/generative-ui)

*Last updated: 2026-06-01*
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