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Last updated onNov 6, 2024
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Want to transform your prototype design idea in Figma into a React app in a flash? Then it’s time to make it more efficient and accurate with DhiWise - An innovative, developers’ platform for web and mobile app development.
DhiWise accelerates the app development process without compromising the code quality. It caters to every development need, allowing you to convert your design to code you desire (i.e. Figma to React, Next.js, HTML, Flutter, Android, and iOS code), configure UI components, sync code, and much more.
This article guides you on quickly converting Figma to React code with DhiWise React builder. However, let’s first understand React and Figma in brief.
React is a declarative, component-based, open-source JavaScript library that excels in building user interfaces. It is diligently maintained by Meta (Facebook) and a community of individual developer contributors.
According to the StackOverflow survey of 2023, React and Node are the two most common web technologies used by developers.
Figma is a browser-based, collaborative design tool that allows designers to create interactive mockups and handle a range of tasks such as designing icon sets, illustrations, logos, and more. Currently, Figma has 4M+ users worldwide and more than 75% of product designers prefer it for UI design.
Follow the steps outlined below for Figma to React code conversion.
To convert Figma to React code using DhiWise React builder, sign up with your Google, GitHub, or Discord account.
Once your account is all set, you will be directed to the platform Dashboard, where you can view and search the created applications, and select templates for web and mobile apps.
Next, choose your application playground as Web App, where you can create apps with React, Next.js, and HTML framework.
Once you choose a Web App, you will be navigated to the next screen, where you need to upload your Figma design, click the Bring your designs to life button to transform your Figma design into the interactive code.
Next, in the Create a new app window provide the below-required inputs.
Add application name
Select a framework from React, Next.js, or HTML (Here we will select “React”)
Select programming language from JavaScript or TypeScript (Here we will select “TypeScript”)
Select the design system: TailwindCSS or ChakraUI. (Here we will select “TailwindCSS”. However, if you choose HTML as the framework, you'll have the option to use "TailwindCSS" or plain "CSS".)
Add the Figma URL.
After defining the core attributes of your application click Start Building to proceed.
These features in DhiWise React Builder enable you to select design screens of your choice and set up app configuration.
In the next window, you can select the web application screens to start creating your app from the Figma URL you provided. Select the screens you want to import and click Confirm Selection.
Next, in the Application visibility window, you can configure the essential components of the application. And after updating the changes click Save and Continue.
While DhiWise fetches your design resources, you can set up the code configuration for the app. Here you can configure the app’s foundational elements that include:
1. Bundler: Platform supports CRA, CRACO, Webpack, Vite
2. Tailwind configuration: Just in Time (JIT)
3. Typography Unit: px or rem
4. Responsive design: Activates media query and flexible layouts for mobile-friendly design
Once you select the desired elements click Save & Continue to proceed.
Note: DhiWise React builder allows you to choose from the variety of code structure that best suits your needs. The app builder supports code generation with different bundler configurations including CRA, CRACO, Webpack, and Vite.
DhiWise will take only a few minutes to fetch your Figma design resources.
The Figma design resources are fetched, scanned, and identified during the above process. Here you can see how the platform auto-identified UI components, and custom UI components such as Input, Button, SearchView, CheckBox, Dropdown, and more.
From here, you can proceed to a screen list view, where you can select and customize each screen.
Now you can view all the screens you have fetched with the screen summary. To start customizing each screen click Configure. Moreover, from here, you can edit the screen name, search screens, switch to component view, delete the screen, export the screen code, and sync design changes.
The following snap shows the component view of the Figma design resources.
React Builder’s visual interface enables extensive web app UI customization. It allows you to set up:
Component styles
Create new React components
Convert to the existing components
Group/ungroup components
It also offers a layout tree view, design previews, and synchronization of Figma design changes.
Overall, React Builder provides a comprehensive solution for UI development. Learn more about UI component customization.
DhiWise React Builder streamlines responsive web app development for desktops, tablets, and mobiles. Its Smart Editor lets you switch between devices effortlessly, ensuring pixel-perfect designs. Real-time rendering eliminates the need for constant rebuilding, instantly reflecting your changes on the chosen device.
But wait, there's more! This powerful preview goes beyond visuals. It allows you to generate source code, and even share the preview for collaboration.
For more on customizing UI and responsive web development in DhiWise, refer to our React user documentation.
Developers prioritize creating reusable UI components, maintaining code modularity, and the single responsibility principle. Our platform auto-generates component-based React code for identified UI components.
For unidentifiable components due to design changes, you can map existing components or create new ones. You can create new UI components, set up props in layers, and easily edit them. This approach enhances the reusability and maintainability of your code and aligns perfectly with modern development practices. Learn more
DhiWise React builder offers a Style option for component styling. This allows you to customize properties like display, spacing, overflow, position, typography, radius, background, borders, and effects.
Imagine having a window displaying the actual code generated for your React components. This is exactly what the Code view in DhiWise offers. It allows you to see the generated code for UI components, this provides transparency into how DhiWise translates your design elements into React code.
DhiWise goes beyond just generating code. It can also offer intelligent suggestions to assist you while creating and customizing UI components, as shown below.
Once you finish customizing your UI and making the necessary adjustments, generate the React app code. DhiWise React builder offers the flexibility to generate code for a single, or multiple screens. Moreover, you can also generate the code for the entire app using the Build app button.
As you proceed to build a React application, you will get the structured React application code, with your chosen build option, and framework.
DhiWise generates clean code and reusable code components. Once your final code is ready, you can Sync and Download the code, Run and preview your design in action, and view the Code summary that contains the details of the code version of the displayed code, the last code version, app builder, and programming language.
Before downloading the source code, you can check and verify all your web application screens for different devices.
The platform makes collaborating and managing your React projects a breeze. With built-in Git integration, you can seamlessly sync your code with your GitHub or GitLab repositories. Plus, with the handy VS Code extension you can merge code directly to your project directory, saving valuable time and reducing version control headaches.
And for deployment ease, leverage built-in Vercel integration. With a few clicks, you can seamlessly deploy your React app, streamlining your development to launch pipeline.
To get your React application source code in a zip file click Sync or Download.
And it's done🎉!
Hurray!🎇 Now you have your React application code, but where to go from here?
DhiWise stands out in app development with its support for Node.js in backend development, going beyond just Figma to code conversion. Check out the GitHub repo.
Whether you are building a single or multi-page application DhiWise provides you with everything to build a fancy app faster. Following are the top features of the DhiWise React builder besides Figma to code conversion.
1. Intelligent component identifier Auto-Identifies the reusable components across the screens.
2. Minimize code clutter with Tailwind CSS/ChakraUI Minimize code clutter with pre-defined frameworks: TailwindCSS/ChakraUI.
3. View manager Pick the exact view from the list according to the existing components and validation.
4. Smart code editor Tweak your application’s UI effortlessly with user-friendly keyboard shortcuts, easily modify the app UI while having real-time design changes preview, ensuring accuracy and adaptability.
5. Figma design synchronization No need to keep switching between the editor and Figma, sync design changes in a click as all from the platform.
6. Responsive UI development Build web apps with responsive code, ensuring seamless operation across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
7. GitHub and GitLab integration Download, modify, and run the code generated on the platform almost anywhere. The generated source code can be directly synced with GitHub and GitLab.
Click here to learn more about React builder key capabilities.
Overall, the platform helps apps to be developed faster by eliminating the following challenges in app development:
If you want to use the Figma to React functionality of React builder, try out the Figma plugin by DhiWise. Learn more
DhiWise offers an innovative and intelligent platform to help you revolutionize your approach. If you are building a full-stack web application, give your development process a quick start and deliver your app faster to the market with DhiWise React Builder.
Today, you have understood how to convert Figma to React code. Now it's time to take action. Try DhiWise React builder now and start implementing the same to minimize the grunt task in app development and keep frustration away.
