Pencil
Pencil is an agent-driven design canvas in your codebase that turns designs into production-ready HTML, CSS, and React code.
Pencil
What is Pencil?
How to use Pencil?
- 1Open Pencil in your IDE or connected workflow.
- 2Create a design on the canvas or prompt a screen in context.
- 3Use curated actions or customize the design from scratch.
- 4Import existing visuals from Figma if needed.
- 5Export or sync the resulting design as HTML, CSS, or React in your repo.
Pencil Key Features
- Infinite design canvas inside the development workflow
- Agent-driven MCP canvas for design and editing
- Open design file format with no lock-in
- Pixel-perfect design context aligned with code
- Generate HTML, CSS, and React code
- Copy and paste designs from Figma
- Support for curated design kits and custom design systems
- Git-friendly design files for branching and merging
Pencil Use Cases
- Designing product screens directly in the IDE
- Turning UI mockups into production-ready code
- Bringing Figma designs into a codebase
- Maintaining design and code alignment in one repo
- Building apps with reusable design kits and components
Pencil Pricing & Free Credits
Pencil currently operates on a Free model.
Pencil Pros & Cons
Pros
- Keeps design files close to code
- Supports HTML, CSS, and React output
- Open file format reduces lock-in
- Figma copy-paste import is supported
- Works with curated kits and custom systems
Cons
- Pricing is not listed in the provided content
- Best suited to teams comfortable working in code-based workflows
- Exact platform integrations are only broadly described
What is Pencil best for?
- Developers who want to design without leaving their IDE
- Product teams that need tighter design-to-code alignment
- Teams migrating designs from Figma into code
- Builders who prefer version-controlled design assets
Pencil FAQ
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