Google today announced a new innovative AI-powered tool called Stitch that is expected to disrupt the development process of mobile apps, Allo and Duo, at its annual Developer conference, I/O.
Stitch uses the power of Google’s state-of-the-art Gemini 2.5 Pro to create high-fidelity UI designs and associated frontend code from concise natural language descriptions or even visual imagery.
It’s designed to eliminate the typical gap between designers and developers and to make prototyping and iteration fast.
Users “compose” the UI of their dream app using simple, human-readable language – describe a layout, set a color, indicate that card swiping is preferred – basically, anything they want the user experience of the app to be like.
Stitch then quickly creates a visual design that fits your requirements. Moreover, it is capable of consuming visual inputs such as sketches, wireframes, or screenshots and converts them to digital interfaces.
“Stitch is making the magic of app creation for everyone,” said Kathy Korevec, Product Manager, Google, on the keynote stage. “We want to make it extraordinarily easy and approachable for people to take their design thinking to the next level.”
An important aspect of Stitch is that it is able to produce various designs from a single prompt, thus enabling to quickly explore a wide range of design aesthetics and functionalities.
It speeds up the design flow and enables designers to try out a variety of UI styles without committing a lot of time.
Acknowledging the significance of the current design ecosystems, Stitch is seamlessly integrated with Figma, a leading UI design tool.
Export the generated UI assets and code directly to Figma for further polishing and collaboration, and fit into existing design systems.
As a bonus, Stitch also outputs clean and functional frontend code in CSS and HTML so developers have a head-start when adding their applications’ functionality.
The debut of Stitch is evidence of Google’s continued effort around AI-driven software development. By simplifying the design-to-code journey, Google is hoping to enable experienced developers and first-time developers alike to make their app dreams a reality more quickly.
Stitch exists as an experimental tool via Google Labs, enabling developers and designers to discover, play around with, and share feedback on the tool.
Though it’s not yet a full replacement for robust design suites, Stitch is a major step toward a future where AI is a more active participant in the early phases of app development.