Noya
Dev tools
design tool
SHOW HN2023
285points
75comments
#163of 3,109 in 2023
Top 6%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
10 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 10 critical, out of 42 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.
Idea: 6 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive demo and approach to wireframe-to-code
From 4 comments
This is so impressive. Reminds me of when I (a copywriter) would sit next to a great designer, saying "try this" and "what about that" and watching my nebulous feelings about the…
dhc02 on HNThis is so impressive. Reminds me of when I (a copywriter) would sit next to a great designer, saying "try this" and "what about that" and watching my nebulous feelings about the…
dhc02 on HNI have been waiting what feels like 10 years for a toolkit like this. Just signed up and will dig in more, but initially this is solving a lot of problems for me as an…
clay_the_ripper on HNWhoa!! I heard about Noya before, because we're in the same YC batch, but never seen a demo. Looks very cool what it can do. Great work!
vmatsiiako on HN
Fills a gap for small bootstrapped teams
From 1 comment
I have been waiting what feels like 10 years for a toolkit like this. Just signed up and will dig in more, but initially this is solving a lot of problems for me as an…
clay_the_ripper on HN
Objections
Code output not visible in the UI
From 2 comments
hey cool demo! i just watched the video, one thing that is missing is for me to be able to see the output code. if you showed the code output at the end and it looked good i'd be…
swyx on HNWatched the whole video, scrolled end to end up and down, searched high and low could not find any detail about what code it generates. Generates a bit of an orange flag to me…
zmmmmm on HN
Responsive layout relies on absolute positioning
From 1 comment
> At the css level, "top-level" components are absolute positioned I’m not the target for this kind of tool, so please take this as a soft critique if any at all: everything up…
eyelidlessness on HN
Coupled to a specific React UI framework
From 1 comment
My biggest complaint about these tools is they’re always React based, and in this case they made the choice of coupling to a specific React UI framework. Why not just generate…
no_wizard on HN
Constraints may block fine-tuning
From 1 comment
Honestly looks amazing but my greatest fear with these sort of tools is that what often happens is the moment you wanna fine tune here or cut an edge there you're completely…
jdthedisciple on HN
Performance and refresh issues
From 3 comments
Looks really really nice. But the page refreshed for me constantly after adding Click #dark. I'm on Windows 10, Firefox 109.0.1
FlashBlaze on HNFYI: Looking at the homepage and the video Firefox showed me a message that this website is slowing it down
ArloL on HNWorks great. I am getting odd refreshes when using it however
domlebo70 on HN
Requests
Show generated code in the UI
From 1 comment
Thanks for the feedback! - I think showing the code in the UI makes sense! - We definitely want to allow theme customization. I'm not sure exactly what that'll look like, but…
dabbott on HN
Demo gallery and example forms
From 2 comments
I love this idea! I'm going to try to have a demo gallery up by monday.
dabbott on HNSo I am extremally disappointed that I just had a very poor interaction with your project. So I wanted to see how radios looked at work, but I completely unable to understand…
cubano on HN
More design systems such as MUI
From 2 comments
Looks so promising, what's the timeline for something like MUI?
rurabe on HNThis is pretty cool! As a designer I can see the potential but the demo feels a bit simplistic — it might make a more compelling demo if you connected Noya to a higher fidelity…
ar_turnbull on HN
Theme customization
From 1 comment
Thanks for the feedback! - I think showing the code in the UI makes sense! - We definitely want to allow theme customization. I'm not sure exactly what that'll look like, but…
dabbott on HN
API to convert wireframes to React
From 1 comment
I would like an API I can feed wireframes (in json or something) to and get react back. Any plans?
anonzzzies on HN
Questions
What license applies and what is closed source
From 2 comments
> PS: Most of Noya is open source at https://github.com/noya-app/noya That's great to see. You're missing a LICENSE.md though, is it MIT licensed (as per package.json)? Also,…
esperent on HNSomeone created an issue about licensing: https://github.com/noya-app/noya/issues/372
kinow on HN
Whether the output is usable beyond a starting point
From 2 comments
No need for developers? Because this company is going to be the future haha
customaccount on HNWith everything happening in AI I don't know if any job is safe lol. But at least for now, the code Noya outputs is just a starting point. A dev will likely still need to clean…
dabbott on HN
Target user for the tool
From 1 comment
This is pretty cool! As a designer I can see the potential but the demo feels a bit simplistic — it might make a more compelling demo if you connected Noya to a higher fidelity…
ar_turnbull on HN
Alternatives named
Figma
From 1 comment
I have been waiting what feels like 10 years for a toolkit like this. Just signed up and will dig in more, but initially this is solving a lot of problems for me as an…
clay_the_ripper on HN
Framer
From 1 comment
If you are targeting code generation, try Framer.
wx196 on HN
Webflow
From 1 comment
As an experienced designer from the older generation, I have grown weary of the endless layering of software-as-a-service (SaaS) over SaaS, plugins, and extensions that has…
nbzso on HN
Balsamiq
From 1 comment
I have been waiting what feels like 10 years for a toolkit like this. Just signed up and will dig in more, but initially this is solving a lot of problems for me as an…
clay_the_ripper on HN