designing the future — 2026

We’re building Paper because we love design and we want tools that are passionate, precise, and ready for today’s possibilities. Paper is currently in open alpha. We’re a small team with big ambitions. We ship to production nearly every day. We’re building in the open, gathering feedback, and genuinely excited to hear your ideas.

from Paper to production

Use your code components

No need to maintain two design systems. Compose new flows with one source of truth and the same code your users see

in progress

Native Tailwind CSS integration

We’re partnering with the Tailwind team to render Tailwind in real time and import and export idiomatic Tailwind code

in progress

Import Anything browser plugin

No more drawing on screenshots — copy sections of your live site and paste them into Paper, ready to edit and iterate

in progress

CSS Grid

Powerful layout options rendered with real CSS, so your design choices can truly make it all the way to production

planned

Components with slots

A component system reimagined for today’s needs, aligned with code concepts, including support for props and slots

coming soon

Themes and tokens

Based on real CSS, use calc, color-mix, blend modes, and more to build consistent, scalable, and production-ready systems

coming soon

an open, connected design tool

MCP server

Connect an IDE or CLI of your choice so your coding workflows can work with the design source of truth

coming soon

Script and prompt engine

Open the scripter pane and write Paper code or prompt new tools in real time to create entirely new ways of working

planned

Fetch live data

Wire up your designs with data connectors from APIs or Google Sheets to fetch live data and see the real thing

planned

Host assets from Paper

Every asset in Paper gets a direct link, ready to use as a CDN for prototyping or production

in progress

a mindful, canvas-aware LLM layer

Canvas-aware agent assistant

Reduce boilerplate work by asking agents to do the repetitive work, freeing you up to get more done and design with creativity

in progress

Right click → Remix

Find momentum on mood boards. Explore visual possibilities with fast variations, font pairings, and color scales

planned

Generate Videos

Generate or paste in videos so you can create any assets you need and see your videos in your designs

planned

Lottie/Rive/YouTube embeds

Paste your animations into designs or animated brand store assets in one place with the rest of your work

planned

everything you expect from a pro tool

Full sharing settings

All of the controls you need to grant permissions to your team or outside contractors

coming soon

Pen tool and vector editing

Bringing the best of every vector tool into Paper and preserving SVG details that existing tools lose

coming soon

Icon packs, shadcn, component kits

We’re partnering with Base UI to build a world-class component kit. The JS world at your fingertips, icon packs, shadcn, and more

coming soon

Incredible search & nested folders

Find files faster with LLM smart search, nested folders, and tags—so anyone on the team can actually find designs

planned

the most advanced design canvas

Particle system

Unlock your creativity and use particle systems to create stunning and unique visual designs

planned

Paper Shaders: more effects and textures

We are continually expanding Paper Shaders with more motion effects, image filters, and post-processing effects

in progress

Advanced Image Filters

No need to switch tools: professional-grade image filters including blur, sharpen, color adjustments, and filters

planned

Three.js islands

Embed islands of three.js inside your design files to really open up the creativity possibilities

planned

a snapshot worth keeping

thank you for being here one day, we’ll all want to remember capture this moment with us

click to capture

we are in open alpha, come join the chat

we want Paper to offer everything you expect from a professional design tool do you have any feedback or requests? join the chat on discord or slack with gratitude and excitement, the Paper team