Figma teams up with Anthropic to turn AI code into editable designs

What was announced

Figma has launched a new feature called "Code to Canvas" in partnership with Anthropic, the company behind the Claude model. The tool converts code generated by AI systems such as Claude Code into fully editable designs inside Figma’s platform.

The feature creates a direct bridge between AI-assisted coding tools and Figma’s visual workspace. Instead of rebuilding interfaces by hand, teams can bring a working UI from the browser into the canvas and continue from there.

How it works in practice

Developers working in Claude Code can type a command like “Send this to Figma” to push the rendered state of the interface into Figma. That state is translated into editable layers, preserving the visual structure and allowing detailed tweaks.

The process relies on Figma’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect the coding environment with the collaborative canvas. This lets teams iterate visually on interfaces built with prompts, without staying locked inside the code editor.

What Figma’s leadership is saying

Figma CEO Dylan Field frames this workflow as a response to a world where AI can build almost anything you can describe. In his view, the core job of teams shifts from building from scratch to choosing the best solutions in an almost infinite possibility space.

Field argues that the design canvas is better than simply prompting in an IDE when it comes to comparing options and fine-tuning details. Seeing different approaches side by side, he says, helps teams think more divergently and make better decisions.

Link to earlier AI integrations

This is not the first Figma–Anthropic collaboration. In January, the companies rolled out an integration that brought Claude into FigJam, enabling users to generate diagrams directly from text or files.

In that earlier workflow, diagrams moved from conversations into shared FigJam boards, keeping the focus on collaborative visual work. The new "Code to Canvas" extends the same idea to more production-like user interfaces.

Market backdrop

The launch arrives at a tricky moment for Figma on public markets. The company’s stock has fallen roughly 85% from its 52-week high of 142.92 dollars, reflecting a sharp reversal after the early post-IPO enthusiasm.

Figma went public in July 2025, with shares soaring 250% on their first trading day. Today, investors are worried that AI tools could disrupt traditional software business models, and Figma must now show it can stay relevant.

Earnings and analyst expectations

Figma is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2025 results on February 18. Analyst estimates point to around 293 million dollars in revenue, with earnings of 7 cents per share.

These figures land in the middle of what some traders call a "SaaSpocalypse", a broad software selloff that has wiped out nearly 1 trillion dollars in market value. How new products like "Code to Canvas" perform will be watched as a signal of Figma’s ability to adapt.

Industry implications

The partnership highlights a growing tension in software: if AI coding tools can generate working apps from text, what remains for traditional design tools to do. Figma’s position is that design becomes more, not less, important as building becomes easier.

Field maintains that the design canvas is still essential for navigating the flood of options produced by autonomous coding agents. Rather than replacing design, AI may push teams toward more visual, collaborative workflows focused on quickly comparing and refining alternatives.

Why it matters

• Shows how design and AI coding tools are starting to merge into a single, continuous workflow.
• Suggests that design work may shift from drawing from scratch to curating and refining AI-generated options.
• Illustrates how SaaS companies are answering AI pressure with new features instead of only cutting prices.
• Offers investors a view of how Figma is trying to defend its role in an industry questioning classic design tools.