Subframe for Design Systems

Build a better design system, faster.

Design plus code, together. Single source of truth. Real components.

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Top companies build with Subframe

CodeAnt
Goldenbasis
Chkk
Contour
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Extend
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CodeAnt
Goldenbasis
Chkk
Contour
Ellipsis
Dealwise
Levo
Extend
Puzzl
Dealwise

The design to dev hand-off process is broken. We built Subframe to fix it.

Finally – a UI design tool to bridge the gap between design and code.

Single source of truth, designer & dev friendly.Design your design system documentation just like a real product. Infinitely flexible. Always up-to-date.
Design faster, with production code in mind.Forget messy handoffs. Design components visually, and get real React + Tailwind code instantly.
Eliminate design & tech debt, start shipping beautiful UI.Pixel-perfect implementation, every time. No out-of-spec components. Build UI that works just as good as it looks.

Why use Subframe to power your design system?

Custom design system, included.

Stop reinventing the wheel. Buttons, alerts, form inputs, tables, and 100's more. Customize designs visually & create custom components.

React component library, for real.

Unlike Figma's dev mode, Subframe is built with real React and Tailwind CSS components your developers can actually use.

Rebrand your UI, instantly.

From design tokens to custom fonts, Subframe's theming system updates your components in one click.

Stay in sync, from Figma to code.

Make hand-off a breeze. Sync design system components with Figma, so your designs are pixel-perfect, every time.

Up-to-date documentation, always.

Maintain a single source of truth that always reflects what's in production. Plus, let anyone create docs without writing a line of code.

Migrate your outdated UI, fast.

Implement redesigns in days, not months. Premium design & dev support means you can update your UI without extra resources.

Hundreds of fast-growing startups upgrade their UI with Subframe.

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Subframe customer here, highly recommend this custom design & component library that just ✨works✨
Arvind SubramanianCo-Founder @ Contour (YC S23)
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I'm non-technical and my team is mostly backend-focused. Subframe saved us a lot of time by letting me ship frontend code and control the product experience.
Alex LeeCEO @ Truewind (YC W23)
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Subframe is like chipotle. Even if you have no taste (me) you can put things together and it still comes out pretty good.
Andrew WangCTO @ GoldenBasis (YC W24)
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Highly recommend it for backend-heavy teams that need to ship quality UI quickly
Felipe AragãoFounder @ Fiber (YC W23)
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I’m doing a project and am addicted to using Subframe for wireframing and building UI
Ish BaidCo-Founder @ Wayside
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Been playing around with @SubframeApp. Literally the tool I've always wanted.
Paul JollyCo-Founder @ CueLang
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Subframe was a game changer for us. We went from design/UI being our Achilles' heel to it becoming one of the strengths of our product.
Fawad KhaliqCTO @ Chkk
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I've been using Subframe for a few months now and went from an engineer who occasionally messed around w Figma -> designing beautiful product UI in minutes
Kushal ByatnalCo-founder @ Extend (YC W23)
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I'm truly blown away by how quickly I can build out a dashboard UI with their product.
Ross CampbellUser Experience Engineer
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I've been using this for months and it's easily the best level of abstraction for building UI of any tool I've used (and I've tried a bunch).
Hansen QianFounder @ Lightski (YC W23)
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With Subframe, 80% of the things I’m likely to need on a page are there at my fingertips. I don’t need to think about organisation and layout, just about what the ideal UX would be.
Tom WeaverFounder, Author
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We evaluated retool and went with @SubframeApp because it's simpler. We're developers, and at some point we found complex low code systems more difficult to work with than typical code
Hunter BrooksCo-Founder @ Ellipsis (YC W24)
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Winning frontend combo: @SubframeApp + @AnthropicAI for all of the glue code. Couldn't recommend subframe more
Carl CortrightCTO @ Flyflow (YC S24)
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Thanks to Subframe turning me into a front-end developer. Creating the pricing table took just 10 minutes with their awesome code—simply amazing!
Serkan HaşlakFounder @ Nonresident Tax

Quick comparison.

Discover why Subframe is the best of both worlds for design system – from design to code.

Feature
Figma logoDesign kit
Storybook logoStorybook
Subframe logoSubframe
Prebuilt design system
Custom design tokens
Visual design editor
Real-time collaboration
React + Tailwind components
Component documentation
Built on open source
Theme presets
UI template library
Design & dev support
Sync design & code

FAQ

Your product deserves a better UI.

Elevate your design system. Unify design & development. Start shipping faster.