Universal Design (beta)

About this plugin

UDML Exporter for Figma (beta)Transform your Figma designs into AI-ready UDML (Universal Design Markup Language) documents. UDML Exporter creates structured, semantic descriptions of your designs specifically optimized for AI interpretation and code generation.AI-First Design DocumentationUDML is built from the ground up to be understood by AI. Instead of trying to directly convert designs to code (which often produces messy, unmaintainable results), UDML provides AI agents with:Semantic Structure: Clear representation of layout hierarchies and relationshipsDesign Context: Comprehensive documentation of components and their usageStyle System: Organized design tokens and variablesAsset Catalog: Structured references to exported graphics and iconsRich Metadata: Layer names, descriptions, and relationships that AI can interpretWhy AI + UDML?Traditional Figma-to-code tools try to guess what components you meant to create. UDML takes a different approach:Let AI Do the Heavy Lifting: Instead of making assumptions, provide AI with rich contextSemantic Understanding: AI can interpret layer names and relationships to generate appropriate componentsDesign System Integration: AI can map your design tokens to existing system variablesFramework Flexibility: Generate code for any framework or libraryOpen and Extensible: No locked-in formats or proprietary solutionsHow It WorksDesign in Figma using Auto Layout and componentsExport to UDML (optimized for AI consumption)Provide the UDML to an AI agent (like Claude or Cursor)Get clean, semantic code that matches your design systemExample AI InterpretationJohn DoeSenior DesignerAI might interpret this as:{user.name}{user.title}Perfect ForDesigners who want AI to understand their workDevelopers who need intelligent code generationTeams building or maintaining design systemsAnyone looking for an alternative to traditional Figma-to-code toolsGetting StartedInstall the pluginDesign with AI interpretation in mindExport to UDMLLet AI generate your codeDesign for AITo get the best results:Use clear, descriptive layer namesLeverage Auto Layout for clear structureCreate consistent component patternsDocument your design system tokensJoin the AI-First Design MovementUDML is an open specification for AI-friendly design documentation. Help shape the future of AI-assisted design-to-code workflows.docs.universaldesign.ai