Jorge Reyna

Subframe has become my #1 design solution. (Sorry, Figma.) It enables me to create what I'm envisioning without having to worry about how much frontend dev work it's going to require. They've solved the handoff! I've been designing websites since we were all copying source HTML from Netscape and pasting it onto notepad to learn how to nest tables, and this is the first time I felt like a tool is actually built to address the technical aspects of web design.

There are a few quirks, like still needing to insert Tailwind CSS for gradient backgrounds, so if you're strictly a designer who doesn't know much frontend, that could be a challenge. But the founders are super engaged with the community, so they'll help you out pretty much right away.

Subframe makes the handoff from design to frontend dev so seamless that it's practically not a thing anymore in my workflow. Having lived through the pain of getting my designs translated into code incorrectly by plugins that would hurt more than help (or frontend devs who didn't see why using a 12px rounded corner vs an 8px rounded corner was such a big deal), Subframe is solving a legitimate pain point. I'm excited to tell people about it every chance I get. It's made it possible for me to iterate and test my designs on browsers with real people literally within hours.

Yes. It's worked so well for me, I don't even question it anymore.

Yes, there are only two layouts, mobile and desktop, and you can't go wider than 1280px on a design. You have to address those yourself in the code (or ask your favorite AI coding agent to do it).

I'd say it's definitely higher than Canva, but about the same as Figma. You have to unlearn a few bad habits because designing with code forces you to actually understand how websites are laid out on the browser. But once you understand that, you realize that this saves you a ton of time battling the actual browser to make your designs look how you want them to in the real world.