Windsurf to Figma — Turn Windsurf-Built UI Into Figma Layers

Windsurf to Figma —
Cascade Coded It, Figma Edits It

Cascade shipped your feature in minutes. Windsurf — Codeium's AI-native IDE — writes real frontend code into your project. Run it, and the browser resolves all of it to computed CSS. Copy the rendered HTML, paste into html2design, and get native, editable Figma layers in under two minutes.

What is "Windsurf to Figma"?

"Windsurf to Figma" is the workflow of taking UI you built with Windsurf — Codeium's AI-native IDE, including the Cascade agent — and importing it into Figma as editable design layers. Windsurf writes real frontend code into your local project; you run it like any app, and html2design reads the rendered DOM's computed styles. The framework Cascade chose is irrelevant.

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.

Why Windsurf output imports cleanly

Built on a browser-rendered DOM — exactly what the import approach reads.

Windsurf produces real code in a real project

Cascade edits files locally. Run the dev server and open the page; the browser computes every style — which is exactly what html2design reads.

Image-to-code in, design-to-figma out

Windsurf supports turning a screenshot prompt into code; html2design completes the loop the other way — code into Figma. The two pair naturally.

Framework-agnostic

React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, plain HTML — html2design reads the rendered output, not the source.

Works on localhost & auth-gated pages

You paste HTML, not a URL — works on localhost:3000, Storybook, or pages behind login.

The windsurf to figma workflow

Four steps, under two minutes.

Step 01

Run the project Windsurf built

Start the dev server (npm run dev or your project's command) and open the page. For a single component, use a route or Storybook.

Step 02

Copy the rendered HTML

Open DevTools (F12), Elements panel, right-click the root element, choose Copy > Copy outerHTML. Let fonts and images finish loading first.

Step 03

Paste into html2design

In Figma, run the HTML to Figma plugin, paste, click Generate. Each element's computed style becomes a native Figma object.

Step 04

Refine in Figma

You now have a pixel-accurate, editable frame of the UI Cascade coded. Refine, align to your design system, prep for review and handoff.

What you get in Figma

Native Figma objects mirroring the rendered output — not a screenshot.

Editable text layers

Copy becomes real Figma text layers with computed font, size, weight, line height, and color.

Exact colors & styling

Backgrounds, borders, shadows, gradients resolve to precise computed values as Figma fills, strokes, and effects.

SVG icons as vector paths

Inline SVG icons import as editable Figma vector paths, sharp at any scale.

Pixel-accurate frames

Layout, spacing, sizing recreated as measured Figma frames matching the browser render.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert UI built with Windsurf to Figma?

Run the project Windsurf built (e.g., npm run dev), open the page in a browser, open DevTools, right-click the root element, Copy > Copy outerHTML, and paste into the html2design Figma plugin. Windsurf's rendered output transfers as pixel-accurate, editable Figma layers.

Does it matter which framework Cascade generated?

No. html2design reads the rendered DOM and computed styles, not the source. Whatever Cascade picked imports the same way once it runs in a browser.

Can I go image → code → Figma using Windsurf and html2design?

Yes — this is a powerful round-trip. Windsurf takes an image/prompt and generates code; you run it and copy the rendered HTML; html2design rebuilds it as editable Figma layers ready for refinement.

Are the imported designs editable in Figma?

Yes — native editable text, vector paths, image fills, and measured frames. Not a screenshot.