Use Case · AI Design
Last reviewed: July 2026
Move the rendered Windsurf to Figma result into Figma. Windsurf and Cascade edit a local workspace. Run the project, verify the intended route and state, then use a shareable staging URL or package the built HTML, generated stylesheets, and assets for manual input. Use an accessible public preview URL, or supply a complete HTML document with its required CSS and assets. Choose Pixel for visual fidelity or Editable for supported native layers.
"Windsurf to Figma" is a code-to-design workflow for importing the tool's rendered interface into Figma. Windsurf and Cascade edit a local workspace. Run the project, verify the intended route and state, then use a shareable staging URL or package the built HTML, generated stylesheets, and assets for manual input. html2design can capture an accessible public preview or process a complete HTML/CSS document. Editable mode maps supported text, images, fills, borders, effects, vectors, and measured geometry to native Figma nodes. Treat the Windsurf workspace as source code, not as the visual artifact. Run the intended route, record the Cascade change set, create a production build, and verify responsive states before import. Include generated stylesheets and public assets in a local package, especially when the workspace uses Vite, Next.js, or runtime CSS injection.
Windsurf is great at "image and prompt → working UI in your repo." html2design closes the design loop: bring the running output into Figma so a team can refine, align to a design system, and review with the tools they already use.
Built on a browser-rendered DOM — exactly what the import approach reads.
Windsurf and Cascade edit a local workspace. Run the project, verify the intended route and state, then use a shareable staging URL or package the built HTML, generated stylesheets, and assets for manual input.
Pixel mode preserves the browser appearance as lossless raster tiles. Editable mode creates best-effort native layers for supported content.
Compatible SVG content can remain editable; complex or externally loaded graphics may be rasterized or require cleanup.
Fonts, browser-only media, effects, and responsive behavior can differ in Figma, so compare the result with the source before handoff.
Four steps, followed by review and cleanup.
Step 01
Windsurf and Cascade edit a local workspace. Run the project, verify the intended route and state, then use a shareable staging URL or package the built HTML, generated stylesheets, and assets for manual input. Load the intended interface state and let fonts, images, and application data finish rendering.
Step 02
Paste a remotely accessible preview URL. For local or private work, export a complete HTML document with its generated CSS and reachable assets; isolated outerHTML is not a self-contained visual export.
Step 03
In html2design, use Pixel mode for lossless visual reference or Editable mode for supported native Figma nodes.
Step 04
Compare the import with the browser source, then correct unavailable fonts, media, effects, and layout differences before relying on it.
Native Figma objects mirroring the rendered output — not a screenshot.
Supported text becomes editable Figma layers; unavailable fonts and metric differences may require cleanup.
Compatible backgrounds, borders, shadows, gradients, and opacity map to Figma properties.
Compatible inline SVG content can become editable Figma vectors; complex or external assets may need cleanup.
Supported layout, spacing, and sizing become measured Figma frames that should be compared with the browser source.
Use public URL capture when the Windsurf to Figma preview is remotely accessible. For local or private sources, export a complete HTML document with its required CSS and reachable assets, then use manual input. An element's outerHTML alone preserves markup and inline style attributes, not external or computed CSS.
Use public URL capture when the Windsurf to Figma preview is remotely accessible. For local or private sources, export a complete HTML document with its required CSS and reachable assets, then use manual input. An element's outerHTML alone preserves markup and inline style attributes, not external or computed CSS.
Use public URL capture when the Windsurf to Figma preview is remotely accessible. For local or private sources, export a complete HTML document with its required CSS and reachable assets, then use manual input. An element's outerHTML alone preserves markup and inline style attributes, not external or computed CSS.
Editable mode creates native Figma nodes for supported content. Fonts, media, effects, and layout can still require cleanup.
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