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onlook · v0.2.32 • auto-updates

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Open-source visual editor for React apps

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Trust Score 8/10
✓ Open source (Apache-2.0) +3
✓ Active development +2
✓ Licensed +1
✓ Auto-updates +1
✓ Not deprecated +1
✗ New (<1yr) +0
✗ Low installs +0

Review

Mar 11, 2026

Onlook is an open-source visual editor for React apps, offering AI-driven design capabilities. It allows users to build, style, and edit React applications visually, making it ideal for designers and developers looking to streamline their workflow.

Provides a visual interface for designing and editing React applications with AI assistance.

Maturity: The project is mature with active development, a large open-source community, and significant GitHub activity.

Community: Onlook has gained attention on Hacker News, particularly for its innovative approach to visual design in React development.

Pros

  • + Open-source and community-driven
  • + AI-driven design capabilities enhance productivity
  • + Visual interface simplifies React app development for designers

Cons

  • - High number of open issues may indicate areas needing refinement
  • - Still considered early-stage despite active development

GitHub

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Apache-2.0
License
TypeScriptLast commit: Feb 27, 2026

Community Mentions

hackernews
May 2025 Show HN: Onlook – Open-source, visual-first Cursor for designers
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Feb 2025 Onlookers freak out as 25-year-old set loose on Treasury computer system
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Aug 2022 Norway Kills Freya, a 1,300-Pound Walrus Who Delighted Onlookers
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Jan 2018 Paris man stabbed to death in metro as 'onlookers film, post on social media'
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Jan 2011 An Open Letter to the Erlang Beginner (or Onlooker)
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