Fronty

Overview

Fronty turns prompts, screenshots, designs, URLs, templates or blank starts into HTML and CSS websites, then lets users edit, publish and export them. It suits freelancers, small teams and non-coders who need a visual route from concept to a hosted site. The broad workflow is useful for marketing and informational sites, but its limits around forms, dynamic content, publishing and exports matter for more demanding projects.

Key features

Generation can begin with a sentence, screenshot, uploaded design, existing URL, starter template or blank page. The AI editor then accepts natural-language instructions to change a real page, making it practical to refine an initial result without rebuilding sections manually. Figma import is not supported, so Figma-based teams must use another input route.

The browser visual editor supports click-to-edit page elements, canvas and layout controls, responsive preview, history and autosave. That keeps design iteration in one place and avoids installed software. Team roles for owners, admins, editors and viewers give shared projects clearer access boundaries.

Fronty adds structured website tables, dynamic content and item pages, plus form building with submissions delivered to a dashboard inbox. These capabilities can support modest content collections and contact flows, but forms and submissions are limited, and dynamic content is bounded. They should not be treated as a replacement for a full database-backed application or mature workflow system.

Publishing includes managed hosting, custom-domain connection on paid plans, automatic HTTPS certificates and backups. Users can also download standalone HTML and host it elsewhere. Export is limited to 200 non-deleted pages, uses English as the document language and may retain CDN dependencies, so portability is useful but not completely self-contained.

SEO-oriented controls include page titles, descriptions, clean URLs, an updating sitemap, semantic headings and labelled controls. Documented integrations cover business-email DNS checks, forms, maps, video, charts, calendars and checkout components. There is no general webhook, Zapier, Make or CRM connection path. Fronty uses HTML/CSS and supports responsive code and ZIP export.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing and publishes to a free fronty.live address with Fronty branding. Page and usage allowances vary by plan, so the free tier is best for trying the workflow, personal experiments or a small branded project rather than a polished client launch.

Paid plans provide custom-domain availability and remove the free-address constraint, while other allowances depend on the selected plan. Because forms, dynamic content and publishing are limited capabilities, buyers should confirm that the intended page, submission and publishing quotas fit before committing. The free tier gives up custom-domain presentation and carries branding.

Platforms

Fronty runs on the web and exposes an API. Sites use HTML and CSS, with responsive code and downloadable ZIP export. No installed desktop editor is required.

Who it's for

Fronty is a strong fit for non-technical founders, designers working from screenshots, freelancers producing brochure sites and teams that want role-based editing with managed hosting. It is less suitable for organizations needing extensive form processing, unrestricted dynamic catalogs, broad automation integrations, non-English export control or a fully independent hosting package.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Many starting points: prompts, screenshots, designs, URLs, templates and blank pages support different project stages.
• AI and visual editing together: natural-language revisions complement click-based layout work.
• Useful publishing options: managed hosting, custom domains, automatic HTTPS and backups reduce routine deployment work.
• Portable output: HTML/CSS and ZIP export allow hosting outside Fronty, within the 200-page and CDN-dependency constraints.
• Team controls: owner, admin, editor and viewer roles suit shared site production.

Cons

• Bounded data features: forms, submissions, dynamic content and item pages have limits.
• Limited automation: no general webhook, Zapier, Make or CRM route is documented.
• Export constraints: exports are capped at 200 non-deleted pages, use English and may depend on a CDN.
• Free-tier compromises: fronty.live publishing and Fronty branding are unsuitable for many client-facing launches.
• No Figma import: Figma-centered teams cannot bring designs in directly.

Alternatives

Choose Figma Make when a macOS or web workflow with daily and monthly AI-credit allowances fits better. Kombai is worth considering for extension or desktop coverage and a credit-based free tier. Pick Anima when Figma imports, website clones or plugin code generation are central. Builder.io suits teams wanting API, extension and web access with user, agent-credit and publishing caps. CoderUI is an option for credit-based paid plans spanning all frameworks. Codia AI offers a free plan with its specific limits unstated. Quest is a free extension and web option with one code download. v0 fits users who want Vercel deployment, design mode and GitHub sync, with a 7-message-per-day free tier.

See the AI Screenshot-to-Code Tools list when comparing Fronty with a broader set of screenshot-oriented builders.

Verdict

Choose Fronty if you want to turn visual references or plain-language ideas into editable, responsive HTML/CSS sites, publish them quickly and retain downloadable code. Look elsewhere when your project depends on extensive forms, complex dynamic content, broad third-party automation, unrestricted exports or a direct Figma pipeline.