Anima was one of the first Figma plugins to generate code from designs. In 2020, that was remarkable. In 2026, the code quality hasn't kept pace with what developers actually need in production.
The core complaint from developers on Reddit, GitHub, and Twitter is consistent: Anima generates div soup. Absolute-positioned divs with hardcoded pixel values. Code that breaks on any screen size different from the Figma frame. Code that no developer wants to maintain.
We took a standard Button component from a Figma design and ran it through five tools. Here's what the output looks like:
| Tool | Code Type | Layout Method | Responsive | Maintainable | KMP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anima | HTML/React | Absolute position | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Locofy | React | Flex (with tagging) | Partial | Partial | ✗ |
| Builder.io | React/Vue/Angular | Custom schema | ✓ | Partial | ✗ |
| Figma Dev Mode | CSS only | N/A — not components | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| FigmaForge | React/Next.js/KMP | Flex + Grid + Tailwind | ✓ Full | ✓ | ✓ |
Semantic React/Next.js/KMP code. AI quality validation. KMP Web Emulator. 97% accuracy. The only tool with native Kotlin Multiplatform output.
Supports React, Vue, Angular, Svelte. Good for teams with diverse stacks. No KMP support.
Better code quality than Anima if you invest time tagging your Figma layers. Manual work upfront, cleaner output.
Widest framework support on paper. In practice, absolute-positioned output requires significant cleanup before production use.
| Feature | Anima | Locofy | Builder.io | FigmaForge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| React output | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Next.js output | Partial | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| KMP/Compose output | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ Only tool |
| Semantic HTML/Flex | ✗ | Partial | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI quality validation | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Live browser preview | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ KMP Emulator |
| Figma plugin required | ✓ Required | ✓ Required | ✓ Required | ✗ URL only |
FigmaForge approaches Figma-to-code differently from Anima and alternatives. Instead of rendering Figma's visual layout to absolute CSS, FigmaForge reads Figma's design intent — auto-layout direction, component hierarchy, constraint rules — and generates semantic code that matches that intent.
FigmaForge converts Figma designs to React, Next.js and Kotlin Multiplatform code automatically. Free 200 pts — no credit card.
For prototyping and client demos — possibly. For production code that developers will maintain — no. The absolute-positioning output creates too much cleanup work to be cost-effective.
No. FigmaForge works with any Figma account — free or paid. Private files require your Figma personal access token, which is free to generate.
Yes. If your designs are in Figma, FigmaForge can generate KMP Compose code from them regardless of what tool you used previously.