Onlook

Visually edit React websites with AI and sync changes back to code in real-time.

4.3 (4)

Értékelte Daniel Nikulshyn·Frissítve 2026. május

Visual Editor AI-Powered Collaboration Low-Code React Design-to-Code Developer Tools

Áttekintés

Onlook is an AI-powered visual editor for React applications that bridges the gap between design and development. It lets users manipulate components directly in a live preview, with edits written back to the underlying codebase as clean, structured changes. Aimed at designers, developers, and product teams, Onlook combines the immediacy of a design tool with the precision of working in real code. AI assistance helps generate components, refine layouts, and translate visual intent into production-ready React.

Fő funkciók

Visual editing of live React components
Two-way code and design synchronization
AI-powered component and style generation
In-browser preview of edits
Direct write-back to source files
Designer-developer collaboration workflow

Felhasználási esetek

Visually refine React UI in real time

Developers can tweak components in a live preview and have changes written directly back to source files, eliminating the need to manually adjust code for visual changes.

Bridge designer-developer handoff

Designers can edit React components visually while developers retain clean, structured code, reducing friction and miscommunication during handoff.

Generate components with AI

Product teams can use AI assistance to scaffold new React components and refine layouts, translating visual intent into production-ready code.

Iterate on layouts in-browser

Teams can experiment with styling and structure in a live in-browser preview, accelerating prototyping cycles without leaving the codebase.

Előnyök és hátrányok

Előnyök

Real-time sync between visual edits and code
Works directly with React projects
Reduces handoff friction between design and dev
AI assists with component generation and edits

Hátrányok

Limited to React-based stacks
May require setup to integrate with existing projects
Learning curve for teams new to visual code editors

Értékelések

4.3

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Grace Okafor

Compared a few options

Evaluated this against two competitors. Where it wins: aI-powered component and style generation and works directly with React projects. Where it lags: may require setup to integrate with existing projects. On balance the feature set — especially two-way code and design synchronization — justifies the 4 stars for our use case.

Fatima Zahra

Use it every day

Honestly didn't expect to like it this much. AI-powered component and style generation is exactly what I needed, and reduces handoff friction between design and dev. I do wish may require setup to integrate with existing projects, but I reach for it almost every day now and it just clicks.

Sanjay Gupta

Solid for our team

We rolled this out across the team last quarter and works directly with React projects. AI-powered component and style generation fits neatly into how we already work, and designer-developer collaboration workflow removed a step we used to do by hand. May require setup to integrate with existing projects, which is the main caveat, but it has held up under daily use.

Marcus Bell

Does the job

Pretty happy overall. AI-powered component and style generation just works and real-time sync between visual edits and code. May require setup to integrate with existing projects can be annoying, but no dealbreakers — I'd recommend it to a friend without hesitating.

Kérdések

Is there a learning curve, and who is Onlook best suited for?

Onlook targets designers, developers, and product teams collaborating on React apps. Teams new to visual code editors may face a learning curve, and integrating it with existing projects can require some setup before you're fully productive.

Which frameworks and projects does Onlook support?

Onlook is built specifically for React-based applications. It works directly with your React project, syncing visual edits back to the underlying source files. Non-React stacks (e.g., Vue, Svelte, Angular) are not supported.

How do visual edits get reflected in my codebase?

Onlook uses two-way synchronization: changes you make in the live preview are written back to your source files as clean, structured code edits. This eliminates the typical handoff step between design mockups and developer implementation.