WireDSL
WireDSL is a free, open-source language for building interactive wireframes with code.
What WireDSL is
WireDSL is a free, open-source language for building interactive wireframes with code. Its block-based format is designed for dashboards, forms, and design systems, with built-in accessibility practices and clickable prototypes. The documentation describes 30 interface components, covering items such as text, inputs, buttons, navigation, data, and media, plus five layout containers: Stack, Grid, Split, Panel, and Card. Wireframes can be rendered to SVG, PNG, or PDF. You can work in the browser editor, which offers live preview and real-time validation without installation, or use the CLI to validate and render .wire files. A VS Code extension adds syntax highlighting, error detection, autocomplete, formatting, and a live preview pane. AI tools are available through an MCP server, with support listed for Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, and Windsurf. The web editor is code-driven, its preview uses standard screen sizes, and wireframes with 100 or more components may slow the preview. The project lists community documentation, GitHub issues, and discussions for support.
Good
- Free, open-source software under the MIT license.
- Exports wireframes as SVG, PNG, and PDF.
- Browser editor includes live preview and validation.
- VS Code extension offers autocomplete and error detection.
- Supports clickable prototypes and custom components.
Watch out
- Web editor is code-driven.
- Preview is limited to standard screen sizes.
- Large wireframes may slow the preview.
- No free trial is listed.
Who it suits
WireDSL suits designers and developers who prefer a code-first approach to interactive wireframes, especially for dashboards, forms, or design systems. It can also suit teams that want version-control-friendly files and AI-assisted wireframe workflows.
Verdict
WireDSL combines a code-based wireframing workflow with browser, CLI, and VS Code tools. Its editor limitations are worth considering for users who need flexible preview sizes or especially large wireframes.
Plans and prices
From WireDSL's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Wire-DSL | Free | Open source · CLI, web editor, and VS Code extension |
The facts
Each one read from WireDSL's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- The project describes built-in accessibility best practices as a design feature.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Accessibility and AI
- The project describes built-in accessibility practices and syntax designed to support generating wireframes from natural-language prompts.checked 9 Oct 2026
- AI integration
- The MCP server supports Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, and Windsurf, with tools for documentation, validation, and rendering.checked 9 Oct 2026
- CLI
- The CLI can validate and render .wire files and is installable from npm as @wire-dsl/cli.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Components
- The documentation lists 30 built-in components covering text, inputs, buttons, navigation, data, media, and other interface elements.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Editor extension
- The site lists a VS Code extension with syntax highlighting and IntelliSense.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Editor limitation
- The web editor is code-driven, its preview is limited to standard screen sizes, and wireframes with 100 or more components may slow down preview.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Wire-DSL can render wireframes to SVG, PNG, and PDF.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Hosted MCP
- The public MCP server requires no installation or authentication, and the documentation also describes self-hosting it.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project describes GitHub version-control workflows and an MCP server at mcp.wire-dsl.org/mcp.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project presents dashboards, forms, and design systems as use cases and provides a code-first workflow for building wireframes.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Layouts
- The five documented layout containers are Stack, Grid, Split, Panel, and Card.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The official site says Wire-DSL is open source; its GitHub repository identifies the license as MIT.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Limit
- The web editor documentation says very large wireframes with 100 or more components may slow down the preview.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Wire-DSL is a declarative, block-based language for creating interactive wireframes with code.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site points users to documentation, GitHub issues, discussions, and a contributing guide for community support.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Version control
- The documentation describes the code-first workflow as version-control and diff friendly, and lists GitHub integration as version-control ready.checked 9 Oct 2026
- VS Code
- The project documents a VS Code extension with syntax highlighting, error detection, autocomplete, formatting, and a live preview pane.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Web editor
- The browser-based editor provides live preview, real-time validation, and SVG or PNG export without installation.checked 9 Oct 2026
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