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How to Instantly Create Reusable Components from a Live Website

Use the Magic Patterns Chrome Extension to skip the screenshot process and extract UI elements directly from any live website. The tool uses AI to convert raw HTML and CSS into clean, reusable React components in seconds.

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How to Instantly Create Reusable Components from a Live Website

Tools Used

Magic Patterns

AI-powered design tool for creating UI components

Step-by-Step Guide

1

Navigate and Activate the Extension

Go to any website that has UI elements you want to capture (e.g., your own product's site). Open the Magic Patterns Chrome Extension.

2

Select and Extract a UI Element

With the extension active, simply click on any UI element on the page, such as a button, card, or table. The extension will instantly capture its structure and styling.

3

Convert to a Reusable Component

Magic Patterns uses AI to take the extracted HTML and CSS and automatically regenerates it as a clean, reusable React component. This component can then be added to your library within the tool.

Pro Tip: This workflow is perfect for quickly building a design system from an existing product without needing access to the source code.
4

Focus on Improving the Primitives

Instead of tweaking the final AI-generated pages, focus your effort on ensuring these extracted base components are high-quality. Better building blocks lead to more reliable and accurate AI-assembled prototypes.

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