Google made an AI coding tool specifically for UI design

Google is launching a new generative AI tool that helps developers swiftly turn rough UI ideas into functional, app-ready designs. The Gemini 2.5 Pro-powered “Stitch” experiment is available on Google Labs and can turn text prompts and reference images into “complex UI designs and frontend code in minutes,” according to the announcement during Google’s I/O event, sparing developers from manually creating design elements and then programming around them.

Stitch generates a visual interface based on selected themes and natural language descriptions, which are currently supported in English. Developers can provide details they would like to see in the final design, such as color palettes or the user experience. Visual references can also be uploaded to guide what Stitch generates, including wireframes, rough sketches, and screenshots of other UI designs.

Stitch allows users to generate “multiple variants” of an interface, according to Google, making it easier to experiment with different styles and layouts. The UI assets are generated alongside fully functional front-end code that can be added directly into apps or exported to Figma to refine the design elements, integrate with existing systems, and collaborate with designers.

The export option is unsurprising given that Figma is already a well-established platform for product design tasks, and would be more capable of facilitating changes to specific visual elements. The automatic coding aspect of Stitch encroaches on Figma’s Make UI building app, announced earlier this month, however. Google may be hoping that Stitch is the solution to prevent designers who were using Gemini’s Code Assist tool from jumping ship entirely.