We made a platform that allows you to build UI kits in days not months
Hey devs :) With 15+ years of UI kit building & design systems, my team is launching a platform that allows developers to build consistent & fully functional UI kits / web projects in days, instead of months. Giving you best practices with the most advanced system design/system design for reusing UI components, combined with access to 500+ open-source components that you can build anything with. Yes it’s open source tech with no vendor lock. Which means you can export any part of your UI kit / project at anytime. Our goal isn’t to enhance your tech stack, not to lock you in.…
We made a platform that allows you to build UI kits in days not months launched on July 19, 2024 with 20 votes, #1,061 of 5,184 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
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This platform enables developers to build UI kits and web projects in days rather than months using 500+ open-source components and system design best practices. It targets developers seeking to create consistent, reusable component libraries without vendor lock-in. Built on open-source technology, the platform allows users to export projects at any time, emphasizing flexibility over platform dependency.
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Build and scale perfect UI kits and web projects with Symbols.
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Hey devs :) With 15+ years of UI kit building & design systems, my team is launching a platform that allows developers to build consistent & fully functional UI kits / web projects in days, instead of months. Giving you best practices with the most advanced system design/system design for reusing UI…
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