Visual canvas editing
Arrange and resize freeform shapes on a canvas, with fine-grained controls for colors, spacing, layout, borders, effects, and typography.
Timeful
Timeful is a local visual editor for Vue and Tailwind web apps, syncing canvas UI edits with standard code for designer–developer collaboration through Git.
Visual web-app editing synchronized with code
Timeful is a local visual editor for web applications built with Vue and Tailwind CSS. It lets developers and designers edit Vue interfaces on a canvas while saving the result directly as standard code, rather than creating a separate design file that must later be exported.
The product is designed around two-way synchronization: canvas changes update local Vue files, and code changes can update the design view. Projects remain in a local folder and regular Git repository, allowing teams to combine visual UI work with normal coding, review, and deployment workflows.
Features
Tailwind styles and design tokens
Use Tailwind design tokens or choose arbitrary styles, allowing token-based consistency alongside detailed visual adjustments.
Responsive layouts and states
Build auto-layout frames with control over alignment and spacing, and edit breakpoints and states separately in side-by-side views.
Two-way code synchronization
Changes made on the canvas are written to local Vue files, while changes made in code update the visual design, keeping both representations aligned.
Local production code
The output is standard Vue and Tailwind code stored in a local project folder, with no export step or proprietary file format required for publishing.
Git-based collaboration
Projects use a regular Git repository, so teams can review, merge, pull, push, and revert changes through their existing version-control workflow.
Use cases
Designing Vue interfaces
A designer can lay out Vue interface components visually, tune styles and spacing on the canvas, and leave the resulting implementation in the project files for the development team.
Designer–developer handoff
Designers and developers can work on the same Vue files: visual changes handle layout and styling, while developers continue building application logic in their usual tools.
Repository-based UI iteration
A team can pull updated code from its repository, inspect the corresponding design, make a visual adjustment, and commit the result through its established Git process.
Combining visual editing with AI coding tools
An AI coding agent can work against the local Vue and Tailwind project, while Timeful reflects code changes in the visual editor for further layout editing.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Edits are stored as standard Vue and Tailwind code in a local project folder.
- Two-way synchronization connects canvas changes and code changes without a separate export step.
- Git remains the collaboration and version-control layer, including review, merge, pull, push, and revert workflows.
- The visual editor provides detailed controls for styles, auto-layout, breakpoints, and states.
- A 7-day trial is available without entering payment information.
Cons
- The current supported stack is Vue 3 with Tailwind CSS v3; React is not currently supported.
- The product operates on Vue files rather than importing static Figma design layers, and custom Tailwind configurations and plugins may have limited support based on the available FAQ text.
- Visual editing requires a Timeful editor license, while developers working only in code do not need one.
FAQ
Which frameworks and versions does Timeful support?
Timeful currently supports Vue 3 Single-File Components using the Composition API and Tailwind CSS version 3. It does not currently support React.
Can Timeful be used with Vite or Nuxt?
Yes. Timeful works with Vite setups and plugins, and it also works with Nuxt.
How does the two-way sync work with Git?
Timeful writes changes directly to local Vue files. Canvas edits update the files, while code changes can update the visual design; Git remains the team's existing workflow for committing, pushing, pulling, and reverting changes.
What code does Timeful generate or modify?
Timeful generates formatted Vue code with Tailwind utility classes. It modifies the template block while leaving the script block and application logic untouched, and it preserves existing formatting where possible.
Do developers need a paid Timeful account?
Only people who use the visual canvas to edit files need a Timeful license. Other team members can view or edit the standard code with their preferred IDE and Git workflow without a Timeful license.
Quick Facts
- Category
- Design tool and developer tool
- Primary stack
- Vue 3 Single-File Components and Tailwind CSS v3
- Editing model
- Local visual canvas with two-way code synchronization
- Collaboration
- Standard Git repositories and existing developer tools
- Desktop availability
- Mac download available
- Trial and pricing
- 7-day trial without a credit card; paid plans are charged per editor
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