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Onlook

The Developer Tool for Designers • An Open-Source AI-First Design tool • Visually build, style, and edit your code with AI • World's…

★ 26.9k stars⑂ 2.1k forksApache-2.0updated 2026-08
▦ visual — this project's README ships no embeddable screenshot,
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// project facts

Project facts

Onlook is an open-source design project by onlook-dev (onlook-dev/onlook on GitHub). It has 26,852 GitHub stars and 2,116 forks, is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 25 August 2026.

GitHub stars
26,852
Forks
2,116
License
Apache-2.0
Last updated on GitHub
25 August 2026
Category
Design
Listing
Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Choose your starting point

    A blank canvas, an existing screenshot, or a text prompt describing what you want.

  2. Design visually

    Drag, drop, and edit with real components — what you see is actual code underneath.

  3. Let AI assist

    Generate layouts from screenshots or prompts, then refine by hand where it matters.

  4. Export production code

    Ship clean React/Tailwind/CSS you can actually maintain, not a dead mockup.

// features

Why people love it

Visual editing

Design directly on the canvas with real components and styles.

AI generation

Screenshot-to-code and prompt-to-UI that produce editable results.

Real code output

Exports are maintainable codebases, not locked-in proprietary files.

Collaboration

Multiplayer editing and commenting for teams.

Self-hostable

Your design files live on your infrastructure.

Open formats

No proprietary lock-in on your own work.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/onlook-dev/onlook.git
    cd onlook
  2. Step 2 — Install dependencies

    Use the package manager the project specifies (check for pnpm or yarn lockfiles).

    npm install
  3. Step 3 — Start it

    Launch the dev server or build, per the README.

    npm run dev
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Can AI-generated UI be production quality?

As a starting point, yes — expect to refine by hand, which these tools are built for.

Figma replacement?

For many workflows, increasingly yes — especially teams wanting self-hosting or code output.

Who maintains Onlook?

It is an open-source project at onlook-dev/onlook with 2,116 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.

What code does it export?

Typically React with Tailwind or plain HTML/CSS, depending on the tool.

Is it free?

The open-source tools here are free to use and self-host.

Do I need design skills?

AI-assisted starting points lower the bar a lot, but taste still helps.

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Get Onlook

Free and open — grab the source, star the repo, and start creating.