How to convert an image to HTML
- Pick the image. A screenshot at its natural size works best. Crop out browser bars and anything that is not part of the design; the model rebuilds everything it sees.
- Upload it and convert. The first version arrives in 10 to 30 seconds and opens in the editor, with a live preview of the page.
- Adjust by prompt or by hand. Ask for changes in plain words ("make the header sticky", "use a dark background") or edit the code directly, then switch the output to inline CSS, React, Vue or Angular if Tailwind is not what your project uses.
- Replace the placeholders. Photos, logos and brand icons come back as placeholders with a description of what was there. Swap in your own files and you are done.
What converts well, and what does not
Landing pages, dashboards, pricing tables, forms, blog layouts and app screens come out closest to the original, because they are made of text, boxes and icons that map directly to HTML. Charts become simple div or SVG shapes. Illustrations, photos and custom logos are never traced; they become placeholders. Very long pages are better split into sections of one or two screens each, converted separately.
The HTML is a starting point for a developer, not a finished site: expect to review spacing, swap images and wire up anything interactive. Compared with writing the same page from scratch, the typing of every heading, list item and button label is already done.
IMG2HTML and other image to code tools
The tools people compare most often for turning an image or a screenshot into code, and how they differ. Details of other tools are as published on their own sites; check them for current plans.
| Tool | What it is | Output | Price |
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| IMG2HTML | Hosted converter: web app, Chrome extension and API | HTML + Tailwind CSS; inline CSS, React, Vue or Angular from the editor | From $1.99/month for 3 conversions |
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| screenshot-to-code (abi) | Open-source project you run with your own OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini API key; a paid hosted version also exists | HTML + Tailwind, React, Vue and other stacks | Free code; you pay for the model API |
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| v0 by Vercel | AI app builder that starts from a prompt or an image | React and Next.js with Tailwind and shadcn/ui | Free tier and paid plans |
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| Fronty | Image to HTML/CSS service with a visual editor | HTML and CSS | See fronty.com |
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| Anima | Design to code plugin for Figma | React, HTML and Vue | See animaapp.com |
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Converting a specific kind of image
- Screenshot to code: rebuilding a page you can see in the browser, with the Upload-Post example in detail.
- Image to code: mobile and app mockups, with the habit tracker example.
- Figma to HTML: exporting a frame as PNG and converting it.
Already have HTML and want to check or tidy it? The free HTML viewer previews it at phone and desktop widths, and the HTML formatter re-indents it. Need exact brand colors from a design first? Use the image color picker.