Paper – design, share, ship

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design incredible

the connected canvas for

teams shipping with agents

Paper connects your teams, agents, code, and data on a single design space built on web standards, so nothing gets lost in translation

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Introducing
Paper Desktop

a fully connected canvas,
a whole new workflow

Paper desktop unlocks a new design workflow that easily connects your visual work with all your apps, agents, and repos, via MCP

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design to code and back

finally a continuous loop, from Paper to code and back

your agents can sync design tokens, styles, and components between your codebase and your canvas—one source of truth, always current

connect any agent to your canvas

Connect any IDE or CLI agent and start working in a shared layer that goes from code to design and back

design and code, one language

Paper's HTML/CSS canvas means your design exports as code. nothing gets lost in translation

good bye lorem ipsum

connected to real content, real data, from anywhere

bring content, databases, and context from any app on your computer or in the cloud—design with the real thing

prompt to get data from anywhere

Bring any agent to pull data from any tool or API. Paper connects your files, CMS, or database to your layers

update content from your canvas

Write and edit your copy on the canvas, iterate together, then ask your agent to send the copy back into your codebase

anti-slop

hand off boilerplate work, focus on the human touch

leverage agents to handle responsive layouts, style variations, and other repetitive tasks—so you can focus on the decisions only you can make

agents that see your canvas

Paper canvas lets agents read and write on the right foundations, helping you enhance your workflows in real time

stay in control

Focus on the creative call while agents deal with the tedious work like responsive variants, consistency checks, and more

close the gap

the full-circle,
anti-slop workflow for humans and agents

a new way to design, from canvas to code and back—connected, fluid, built on the foundations of the web

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what's new in Paper

Mar 5, 2026: Paper Desktop, Paper MCP, and eye dropper for shaders

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A real space to design in the age of agents