Pix2Flow: open-source model maps static mocks to interactive prototypes

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Pix2Flow analyzes static images to detect buttons, links, forms, and potential interaction points; it then generates a flow graph with probable navigation paths and exports a prototype file compatible with popular tools. The project provides a CLI and a web demo for quick testing.

The model includes heuristics to guess transition types (modal, slide, fade) based on common layout cues and relative element positions. Users can supply additional hints to improve accuracy or map outputs to a custom component library for cleaner handoffs.

Contributors emphasized ethical sourcing, documenting dataset provenance, and providing fine-tuning recipes for domain-specific UI patterns (e.g., enterprise vs. consumer). Designers found Pix2Flow useful for turning static research deliverables into interactive artifacts for usability testing.