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# Onlook

[App builders](/software-factories/category/app-builders.md) Open source

[Visit website ](https://www.onlook.com/)[View on GitHub](https://github.com/onlook-dev/onlook)

Open-source visual design tool that edits a real React and Next.js codebase through a canvas or AI chat.

## Overview

Onlook is an open-source visual design tool that edits a real React and Next.js codebase. Users change layouts on a canvas or ask an AI chat to change the code, and edits are written back to the codebase. It is aimed at product and design teams building prototypes and websites.

Code can be exported, pushed to GitHub or hosted at a link. The editor and AI chat are open source under Apache-2.0 and free to self-host, with self-hosters supplying their own OpenRouter key. The hosted cloud version, with SSO, audit logs, branching and templates, is in closed beta with custom team pricing.

**Who it is for:** Product and design teams.

## Features

* Edit layouts on a canvas, with changes written back to the code.
* AI chat builds from a prompt or an imported Next.js app.
* Writes React and Tailwind code.
* Export code, push to GitHub or host at a link.
* Offers its own MCP server to outside agents.

## Details

* Website

  [onlook.com](https://www.onlook.com/)

* Company

  Onlook

* Headquarters

  San Francisco, CA / remote

* Category

  [App builders](/software-factories/category/app-builders.md)

* Source

  Open source

* Repository

  * [github.com/onlook-dev/onlook](https://github.com/onlook-dev/onlook) · 26.9K stars

* License

  Apache-2.0

* Deployment

  Cloud, Self-hosted

* Commercial offering

  Yes, paid offering available

* Topics

  * [Prompt to app](/software-factories/?tag=prompt-to-app)
  * [Web apps](/software-factories/?tag=web-apps)
  * [MCP](/software-factories/?tag=mcp)

* Listed

  August 2026

* Last verified

  October 2026

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