UXPin Forge

What is UXPin Forge?

UXPin Forge is an AI design assistant for generating user interface code using your actual React components. Instead of producing “generic pixels,” it creates UI directly from real component libraries so the resulting prototype can behave like the product you intend to build.

Forge is designed to help teams move from early concept to usable UI without switching between separate prototyping and code workflows. You can start from built-in React component libraries or connect your own design system, then refine the generated interface visually and with AI before exporting production-ready JSX.

Key Features

• Generates UI with your real React components: UI elements are created from the same components your team ships in production, including real props, variants, and states.
• Supports multiple component sources: Use built-in libraries (including shadcn/ui and MUI) or connect your own design system via Git.
• Start from templates or your own components: Forge includes templates built with real components (e.g., layouts for dashboards, forms, and app screens) that you can customize without rebuilding.
• Refine the output in-place: After AI generation, you can adjust layout, edit props, and add interactions while staying within the same code-backed components.
• Iterate with follow-up prompts: Conversational edits can modify the existing design in place, updating the components with the correct props and variants.
• Export code you can ship: Export production-ready JSX from your selected component library; the output can be copied, opened in CodeSandbox, or exported to your project.

How to Use UXPin Forge

1. Choose your building blocks: Start with a built-in React component library (such as shadcn/ui or MUI) or connect your own design system via Git.
2. Generate initial UI: Create a UI using AI prompts or by providing context such as an uploaded screenshot/wireframe.
3. Refine and edit: Switch between AI and manual editing to adjust layout, tweak component props, and add interactions directly on the generated code-backed components.
4. Iterate as needed: Use follow-up prompts to change the design in place (Forge updates components using the relevant props/variants).
5. Export JSX: Export production-ready JSX from the component library so developers can work with the result in their code workflow.

Use Cases

• Wireframe-to-component UI for early-stage work: Upload a rough wireframe or screenshot and have Forge interpret it using real component libraries, reducing the need to start from a blank canvas.
• Design system-aligned UI generation: Teams can connect their design system components so AI-generated screens follow the system’s rules, helping keep UI consistent.
• Dashboard and form screen building: Use built-in templates built with real components to quickly assemble common app layouts such as dashboards, forms, and other application screens.
• Interactive prototype creation with code components: Generate UI and then refine it by editing props and adding interactions so the prototype behaves like a working product rather than static mockups.
• Collaborative iteration between AI and manual edits: Use AI for initial structure and then switch to manual adjustments for detailed layout and interaction changes on the same components.

FAQ

• Does Forge generate UI as React code or only visual mockups? Forge generates UI using real React components and can export production-ready JSX from your selected component library.

• Can I use my own component library/design system? Yes. Forge supports connecting your own UI libraries/design system via Git, using the same components your team uses in production.

• What kinds of inputs can I provide to generate UI? You can use prompts and, for additional context, upload a screenshot (described as a rough wireframe or screenshot) to help Forge interpret the intended layout.

• How does refinement work after generation? You can manually edit the generated interface by adjusting layout, editing props, and adding interactions. You can also use follow-up prompts to modify the existing design in place.

• What can I do with the export? The product page states that you can export JSX, open it in CodeSandbox, or copy it to the clipboard.

Alternatives

• Figma with AI-assisted prototyping: Similar goal of generating UI from design intent, but typically produces design artifacts rather than exporting from your real React component libraries as production-ready JSX.
• General UI code generators (template-based): These tools may produce React/JSX output, but they may not be tightly coupled to your existing design system components and their props/variants/states.
• Component-first development in a design system toolchain: Teams can build UI directly by assembling components (and using Storybook-like workflows where applicable), trading AI speed for more manual control.
• Image-to-UI conversion tools: Some tools accept screenshots/wireframes to generate UI; they may focus more on layout reconstruction than ensuring the result is based on your exact React component library.