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Quickstart Guide

Create your first design system from video in under 5 minutes.

Prerequisites

  • A Replay account (sign up at replay.build)
  • A screen recording (any format: MP4, WebM, MOV)
1

Record Your Screen

Use any screen recording tool (Loom, OBS, QuickTime, or the built-in recorder) to capture the UI you want to turn into a design system.

Tips for better results:

  • • Record at 1080p or higher resolution
  • • Show multiple components and their states
  • • Hover over elements to capture hover states
  • • Click buttons to show different variants
  • • Keep recordings under 60 seconds
2

Upload to Replay

Open replay.build and either drag & drop your video or click "Upload video".

Drop your video here

or record your screen directly

3

Generate UI

Click Reconstruct. AI will analyze your video and generate the initial UI code.

Generation takes 30-90 seconds

The AI processes each frame, extracts layouts, detects patterns, and generates responsive HTML/CSS code.

4

Extract Components

Go to the Library tab and click Extract Components. AI will detect reusable UI patterns and create a component library.

What you get:
  • • Component documentation with descriptions
  • • Interactive Controls (edit props in real-time)
  • • Accessibility checks
  • • Usage code snippets
5

Edit in Editor

Use the Editor tab to visually arrange and edit components with AI:

AI editing examples:
  • "Make the button red"
  • "Add an icon to the left"
  • "Make it bigger"
  • "Add a shadow effect"
6

Publish

Click Publish to deploy your design system to a live URL on replay.build.

Your project is live!

https://replay.build/p/your-project-slug