# OpenCoworkAI/open-codesign

Open-source Claude Design alternative. One-click import your Claude Code / Codex API key. Prompt → prototype / slides / PDF. Multi-model (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Kimi, GLM, Ollama). BYOK, local-first, MIT.

Repository: https://github.com/OpenCoworkAI/open-codesign
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/open-codesign
Homepage: https://opencoworkai.github.io/open-codesign/
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ai-design, anthropic, byok, claude-design, desktop-app, electron, local-first, multi-model, ollama, openai, claude, claude-design-alternative, claude-code, deepseek, design-to-code, figma-alternative, gemini, openrouter, typescript, ui-generator
Last push: 2026-08-04T08:08:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 85, longevity 9
- inputs: {"age_days": 137, "days_push": 29, "days_rel": 102, "gap_med": 1.0, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7842, forks 829 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:06.003491+00:00)

## What it is
Open CoDesign is an open-source, local-first desktop AI design tool that turns prompts into polished artifacts like UI prototypes, slide decks, and PDFs. It supports bring-your-own-key multi-model inference (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, local Ollama) and stores all sessions and generated files on your own machine.

## Use cases
- generate a landing page from a text prompt
- create slide decks and PDFs with AI
- prototype UI without writing code
- use my existing Claude Code or Codex API key for design work
- run an AI design tool fully locally with Ollama
- refine generated designs with AI-tuned sliders and element comments
- preview responsive designs in phone and tablet frames

## When to choose
- you want an open-source, BYOK alternative to Claude Design, v0, Lovable, or Bolt.new
- you prefer designs and prompts to stay local with no mandatory account or telemetry
- you already pay for an LLM provider and want to reuse those keys, including local Ollama models
- you need quick prompt-to-prototype, slides, or PDF generation on your desktop

## When to avoid
- you want a hosted, zero-setup SaaS design tool with managed inference
- you need full collaborative design-team workflows like traditional Figma
- you have no LLM API key, subscription, or local model available
- you need production-grade code export rather than prototypes and artifacts

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: llm-inference, ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, artificial-intelligence, large-language-models, frontend
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: byok, local-first, ai-design, design-to-code, ui-generator, prompt-to-prototype, multi-model, ollama, claude-design-alternative, slides, pdf-generation, desktop, macos, electron

## Member repositories
- OpenCoworkAI/open-codesign (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:06.003491+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:33:50.767012+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/OpenCoworkAI/open-codesign (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:06.003491+00:00, sha cdb33dbb1a09)
  - homepage: https://opencoworkai.github.io/open-codesign/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:30:46.411771+00:00, sha 97722b264b8d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.