Anima is introducing a revolutionary new tool called Playground that allows you to convert your designs into fully functional apps using AI.
Anima is a well-known tool for transforming your Figma designs into production-ready code. The Playground tool takes it beyond just code and lets you turn your Figma prototypes into fully functioning applications.
In this post, we explore how Anima’s new AI-driven Playground platform enhances the design-to-code process and how you can use it to become a full-stack developer, even without knowing how to code.
What is Anima?
One of the biggest challenges for design teams is handing over UI designs to developers while ensuring accuracy and preserving functionality.
Anima solves this problem by converting Figma designs into developer-friendly HTML, CSS, and React code. By installing the Anima extension in Figma, teams can sync their projects, inspect components, and export high-quality code with minimal effort.
Transform Your Design Into Production-Ready Code
Anima seamlessly converts your designs into code while preserving all elements and interactions exactly as intended. Whether working with full designs or individual components, the tool ensures that developers receive high-quality, usable code.
You can also inspect individual design components within Figma and use AI-powered prompts to refine and modify the generated code.
With the introduction of Playground, Anima now offers even more powerful tools for making your designs functional.
Create Functional Apps Using AI Playground
Playground is Anima’s AI-driven platform that allows you to go beyond static prototypes and transform designs into working applications.
The platform converts your design into code, then opens it in the Playground. From there, an AI agent helps you edit, customize, and add functionality to your design using simple text prompts.
For example, if you want to add interactivity or modify colors, you simply type your request in the chat, and the AI updates the code accordingly.
Here’s how to get started:
1. Install the Anima plugin for Figma and log in.
2. Select your design or a specific component, open the Anima plugin, and switch to Code Inspect mode.
3. Select the code language you want to work with.
4. Click the “Open in Playground” button.
This opens the Playground, where the AI agent helps you refine the code.
For example, changing the button color across the entire design can be done instantly with a simple text prompt, like “Change the button colors to lime green.”
Playground isn’t just for simple edits—it can handle complex tasks, like adding interactive features or connecting your design to an external API.
Become A Full-Stack Developer
The Playground tool is not just an add-on for the Anima plugin for Figma. This tool goes beyond just the design-to-code functionality of the popular plugin and turns it into a powerhouse of a platform that basically turns the user into a full-stack developer.
Before, you used Anima to convert Figma designs into HTML and React code. With Playground, you can not only convert designs to code but also prompt using AI to add functions and logic to develop apps that actually work.
Now, you won’t have to hand over your designs to developers to build the apps. Instead, you can design and build it yourself!
Collaborate With Your Team
Design collaboration often involves endless emails and messages across platforms. Anima simplifies this process by enabling real-time collaboration within its interface.
Teams can leave comments, make feature requests, and share public or private links to gather feedback from clients. This streamlines approvals and ensures that designs are functional and production-ready.
Personalize Your Code Using AI
Anima’s GenAI engine takes AI-generated code a step further by adapting it to your personal coding style. This means that the code it produces blends seamlessly with your existing workflow, making integration effortless.
Pricing Plans
- Free: Host one project with up to 5 code copies and 20 code inspections.
- Pro: $24 per user/month (annual) for up to 3 projects, unlimited code inspections, 500 code exports, and custom domains.
- Business: $150 per month (annual) for 15 projects, 50,000 code exports, and unlimited inspections.
Should You Use Anima?
The new Playground feature in Anima is a game-changer for designers and developers alike. It bridges the gap between UI design and functional applications, making it an invaluable tool for streamlining workflows.
In fact, it could completely transform the careers of UI and UX designers by allowing them to become full-stack developers. The Playground is so easy to work with you can actually use it to build apps even if you don’t have much experience with programming languages.
Unlike general AI chatbots that generate unpredictable code, Anima provides a structured, production-ready output that you can confidently use in professional projects.
If you’re a freelance designer, developer, or agency team, Anima can transform the way you build and deliver projects. Try the free plan today and experience the difference.