Does Locofy capture websites into Figma?

No — Locofy is Figma-to-code. It takes Figma designs and generates React, HTML, React Native, or Next.js code. If you're trying to capture a live website into Figma (web-to-Figma), Export to Figma is the dedicated tool for that direction. They solve opposite problems.

How is Locofy different from Anima and Builder.io Visual Copilot?

All three are Figma-to-code tools — same direction, different approaches. Locofy is known for its 'tag and generate' workflow where you label elements in Figma before generation. Anima bundles design-to-code with other design features. Visual Copilot is Builder.io's AI plugin tied to their CMS ecosystem. Choosing between them comes down to framework support, output quality on your design patterns, and pricing. None of them captures live websites — that's a separate category Export to Figma owns.

Can I use Locofy to capture an existing website into Figma?

Not really. Locofy's input is a Figma design, not a URL. If you need to get an existing live website into Figma first (to then iterate or hand off), Export to Figma is the first step. After that, if you want production code from the polished Figma, Locofy is one of the tools for the next step.

Why does this comparison page exist if Locofy and Export to Figma do different things?

Because the search query 'Locofy alternative' is ambiguous. People search it when they want any tool in the Figma-related space — sometimes they actually want Figma-to-code (this page won't help), sometimes they want web-to-Figma and ended up on Locofy by mistake. This page clarifies what each tool actually does.

Can Locofy and Export to Figma be used together in a workflow?

Yes — natural pairing. Capture a competitor's site or AI-generated app into Figma with Export to Figma. Iterate the design in Figma. Generate production code with Locofy. Three steps, two tools, end-to-end pipeline from live web to production code.

Does Locofy work with AI-generated apps from Lovable, Bolt, or v0?

Locofy generates code from Figma designs, so the question doesn't quite apply. If you have an AI-generated app and want to recreate it in Figma first (to polish before handoff), Export to Figma captures the running app into Figma. From there, you could hand off the polished Figma to Locofy if you wanted to generate code again — though if your AI builder already produced code, you usually just want to polish it design-side.

Locofy Alternative: Export to Figma (Free Chrome Extension)

TL;DR

Locofy is a Figma-to-code platform. Tag your Figma frames, hit generate, get production React / HTML / React Native code.

Export to Figma is a Chrome extension that does the opposite — captures live websites into Figma as editable layers.

These tools don't compete. The "Locofy alternative" search query is ambiguous: sometimes people want a different Figma-to-code tool (Anima, Builder.io Visual Copilot — this page won't help you compare those), sometimes they want web-to-Figma and ended up on Locofy by mistake. If you're in the second group, you want Export to Figma.

What each tool does

Locofy

Locofy turns Figma designs into shippable code. Their core workflow: open the Locofy plugin inside Figma, tag elements as buttons / inputs / lists / cards (this gives the AI semantic hints), then generate code in your target framework — React with Tailwind, plain HTML/CSS, React Native, Next.js, and more.

The "tag first" workflow is what makes Locofy distinctive in the design-to-code space. Anima and Visual Copilot also do this direction but with different approaches to AI inference. Each has a different sweet spot — which one fits depends on your framework, your design patterns, and how clean your Figma files are.

Locofy is a real product solving a real problem. If you have polished Figma designs and need to ship code from them, it's one of the better tools in its category.

Export to Figma

Export to Figma captures live websites into Figma. Open any URL in Chrome, click the extension, paste into Figma. The result is editable layers — typography, colors, spacing, layer hierarchy — not a flat image and not generated code. Just the design, in Figma, ready to iterate on.

The cases this exists for: redesigning a live site you don't have in Figma, auditing competitor UI, polishing AI-generated apps, building component libraries from real examples. Anything where the source of truth is a working website (or web app) and you want to design on top of it.

Quick comparison

	Export to Figma	Locofy
Direction	Web → Figma	Figma → code
Input	Any live URL (or logged-in page)	Tagged Figma frames
Output	Editable Figma layers	Production code (React, HTML, RN, etc.)
Where it runs	Chrome extension	Figma plugin / web app
Best for	Designers importing live UI	Designers shipping production code
Free tier	10 captures / mo, no card	Limited
Captures behind login		N/A (doesn't capture)
Works for AI app builders		N/A

A common workflow: web → Figma → code

If your team does both directions, the two tools chain naturally:

Capture a reference site or AI-generated app into Figma using Export to Figma. The output is editable Figma layers — typography, colors, layout, structure preserved.
Polish the design in Figma. Adjust spacing. Swap colors to match your brand. Build proper component variants. Hand it to a designer for a final pass.
Generate code from the polished Figma using Locofy. Tag elements semantically, choose your framework, get shippable code.
Ship it.

This pipeline is meaningfully faster than the alternatives:

Faster than rebuilding from scratch in Figma (capturing skips hours of manual layer construction).
Faster than shipping AI-generated app output unpolished (Figma iteration is where the design quality comes from).
Faster than designer → engineer handoff with no automation (Locofy compresses the last step).

If your team only does one of these directions, you only need one of these tools.

When you actually need Locofy (not Export to Figma)

You have polished Figma designs and need them as production code.
You're targeting React, Tailwind, React Native, or HTML/CSS.
Your team's design files are clean enough that AI generation produces usable output.
You want to compress designer → engineer handoff time.

For any of these, Export to Figma is the wrong tool. The real comparison is Locofy vs. Anima vs. Visual Copilot — three Figma-to-code platforms with different sweet spots. This page can't help you choose between those because Export to Figma doesn't operate in their category.

When you actually need Export to Figma (not Locofy)

You need a live website inside Figma to redesign on top of.
You're auditing competitor UIs at a structural level (not just visual reference).
You're polishing AI-generated apps before handoff.
You're capturing authenticated SaaS dashboards or admin views.
You need element-level capture — just a hero, just a pricing card, just a nav.

For any of these, Locofy doesn't apply. The real comparison is Export to Figma vs. html.to.design vs. Magicul vs. the various free Figma plugins.

Where the confusion comes from

"Locofy alternative" gets searched a lot. Some of that traffic is people genuinely looking for a different Figma-to-code tool. Some of it is people who:

Heard Locofy mentioned in a "design-to-Figma" context and assumed it captures websites.
Want to import a website into Figma and found Locofy in their first search but couldn't get it to work (because it doesn't do that).
Are comparing all tools that touch the Figma + AI space without yet distinguishing direction.

If you're in any of those camps, the disambiguation is: Locofy goes Figma → code; Export to Figma goes web → Figma. Pick based on which direction you actually need.

How to install Export to Figma

Install Export to Figma from the Chrome Web Store — free, 30 seconds.
Pin the extension to your Chrome toolbar.
Open any website you want in Figma. Click the extension. Paste.

Pricing

Export to Figma — Free: 10 captures per month, forever, no credit card.
Export to Figma — Pro: $1/month during the launch promo. Unlimited captures.
Locofy: Tiered subscription. Check their pricing page — the relevant question for you is whether you need Figma-to-code at all.