GitHub launches Copilot for Designers to convert Figma assets into accessible HTML components

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Copilot for Designers analyzes Figma layers, hierarchy and tokens to produce component code with labeling, keyboard support and ARIA attributes automatically applied where appropriate. The goal is to reduce the common gap between visually accurate prototypes and usable, accessible production code.

The tool integrates into GitHub Codespaces and can generate suggested pull requests that include tests and linting changes tied to the generated UI. GitHub also added a verification step that highlights where manual edits are required—especially for interactive behaviors the model can’t infer reliably from static mockups.

GitHub plans to iterate with design-system maintainers to improve token mapping and to add framework-specific optimizations. The feature is currently rolling out in public beta to select teams.