UI To Vue
Batch-convert UI design screenshots into Vue 3 Composition API component code.
When to Use
- The user provides a directory of design screenshots or design-export images.
- The target application is Vue 3.
- The user wants a first pass of page components, shared components, and router wiring.
- The user specifies Vant, Element Plus, or Ant Design Vue as the component library.
When Not to Use
- The user has only one screenshot and wants a bespoke component.
- The target project is not Vue.
- The design requires detailed interaction logic, data flow, or accessibility review.
- The screenshots contain private customer data that cannot be sent to an external model API.
Inputs
Use an input directory that groups screenshots by module and page state:
Supported cut-image directory names include assets, icons, sprites, cut, images, and cut-images.
Conversion Model
- Page grouping: combine related screenshots into one page component when they represent list, detail, form, loading, or empty states.
- UI library mapping: map native visual elements to Vant, Element Plus, or Ant Design Vue components where practical.
- Cut-image priority: prefer page-level assets, then module-level assets, then global shared assets.
- Component extraction: extract repeated UI regions into shared components when they appear more than once.
CLI Usage
Run the converter with npx so the documented command works without relying on a global binary:
For desktop UI libraries:
If the package is installed globally, the ui-to-vue binary can be used directly:
Options
API Key Handling
The converter can read DashScope credentials from a config file or from the environment. Prefer an environment variable in repositories:
If a local config file is required, keep it out of version control:
Security and Privacy
- Treat design screenshots as source material that may be sent to an external model API.
- Do not run this flow on private customer designs without permission.
- Pin the converter version in repeatable workflows instead of using
@latest. - Review generated Vue code before committing it.
- Do not commit
.ui-to-vue.config.json, API keys, generated secrets, or customer screenshots.
Output Review Checklist
- Page components were generated under
views/or the chosen output directory. - Repeated UI regions were extracted into
components/only when reuse is clear. - Router output is compatible with the target project's router style.
- Generated components use the requested UI library consistently.
- Generated CSS units match the design baseline.
- The code passes the project's formatter, linter, type checker, and build.
- Placeholder copy, mock data, and generated assets were reviewed before commit.
Troubleshooting
References
- npm package:
ui-to-vue-converter


