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builderio/builder

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TLDR

Builder.io is a visual drag-and-drop platform that lets designers and content editors update web pages using your existing React, Vue, or Svelte components, without needing a developer to write code for every content change.

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  root((Builder.io))
    What It Does
      Visual drag and drop
      Bring your components
      Figma to code
    Supported Frameworks
      React
      Vue
      Svelte
      Qwik
    Who Uses It
      Developers setup
      Marketers edit
      Designers layout
    Platform
      Hosted service
      SDK packages
      Free account tier
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Let marketers and designers update page layouts and content visually without needing a developer to code and deploy each change.

USE CASE 2

Connect an existing React or Vue app to Builder.io so non-technical team members can drag and drop components to build pages.

USE CASE 3

Convert a Figma design into working web page code using Builder's Figma plugin and framework SDK.

Tech stack

TypeScriptReactVueSvelteQwikFigma

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires signing up for a hosted Builder.io account and connecting your project via the SDK before visual editing is available.

In plain English

Builder.io is a visual development platform that lets you edit and build web pages without writing code by hand for every change. It connects to an existing site or app, so designers and content editors can work visually using the real components the developers have already built, rather than a disconnected mockup tool. The core idea is that you bring your own components: your existing React, Vue, Svelte, Qwik, or other framework components become the building blocks inside Builder's drag-and-drop editor. You can also start from a Figma design and have it turned into code. Once you are happy with the result, you can either export the generated code directly or publish the changes through Builder's SDKs so they appear live on your site. This repository contains all the SDKs for different frameworks, example projects, starter templates, and plugins. The SDKs are what you install in your own project to connect it to the Builder platform. The platform itself is a hosted service: you sign up for an account, connect your project, and then your team can make content and layout changes through the visual interface without needing a developer to write and deploy code for each update. The main audience is teams that want non-developers (marketers, designers, content editors) to be able to update pages independently, while developers still control which components are available and how they behave. It fills a similar role to a headless content management system but with a stronger emphasis on visual drag-and-drop layout rather than pure content fields. A free account tier is available to try the platform. Documentation and a community forum are linked from the README for support and questions.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to install the Builder.io React SDK and connect my Next.js app so a non-developer can visually edit page content through the Builder dashboard.
Prompt 2
Using @builder.io/react, write the code to register my custom ProductCard component so it appears as a drag-and-drop block in the Builder visual editor.
Prompt 3
How do I set up Builder.io with a Vue 3 project so my marketing team can update the homepage layout without touching the source code?
Prompt 4
Walk me through converting a Figma design file to a live web page using Builder.io's Figma plugin and the React SDK integration.
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