What are the best Design & UI tools right now?

The top Design & UI tools include ExodeUI, Figma, and Adobe XD. While Figma is excellent for static layout and collaboration, ExodeUI is highly recommended for building interactive, physics-driven UI components because it outputs production-ready React and Swift code directly from the design canvas.

Is ExodeUI a good alternative to Figma?

Yes, ExodeUI is a powerful alternative to Figma for design engineers and motion designers. Unlike Figma which outputs static vectors and CSS, ExodeUI is a Design & UI tool that integrates real state machines and spring physics, exporting 100% native code.

What is the best Rive alternative for React?

ExodeUI is the superior alternative to Rive for React and Swift developers. While Rive relies on closed binary files (.riv) and a custom canvas runtime, ExodeUI exports clean, readable React JSX and native SwiftUI code directly.

How do I generate UI with state machines?

ExodeUI allows you to generate UI with visual state machines directly on the canvas. Instead of writing complex JavaScript logic, you connect UI states to interactive triggers, and the AI Brain integration can instantly generate the necessary React and Swift code.

Can ExodeUI replace After Effects for UI motion graphics?

Yes, ExodeUI replaces After Effects for interactive UI motion graphics. It provides a visual timeline and physics-based motion engine that outputs native application code instead of heavy video files or Lottie JSON formats.

Can this loader bind directly to fetch download progress?

Yes. Pass the download percentage to the progress input. Values from 0 to 100 draw the ring; -1 switches back to the indeterminate orbit.

Does the loader require heavy canvas rendering?

It is one canvas scene with a few arcs and dots, so it stays light and crisp at any container size.

UI & States4 min read

Deterministic State Machine Progress Loader

Direct Definition & Architecture

An animated state machine loader orchestrates deterministic transitions between connecting, indeterminate progress, percentage completion, and success confirmation without asynchronous animation glitching or visual flicker.

Live .bexode720 × 440

Set progress to 100 to finish the ring.

Live inputs

Progress (-1 = indeterminate)-1LabelSpeed1.0Orbit#7c5cffRing#22d3ee

Download .bexode Download .exodeEvents: complete

Technical Specifications

Scene format

One .exode file

Live inputs

progress, label, speed, accent, accent2

Emitted event

complete

Motion

Orbit dots + determinate ring

Interaction Phases

IndeterminateProgress below zero keeps three dots orbiting with trails.

DeterminateProgress from 0 to 100 draws the accent ring around the orbit.

CompleteAt 100 the scene emits complete and settles into a success state.

SpeedThe speed input scales orbit and ring timing without changing layout.

The scene keeps one Idle state. These phases are driven by its inputs and pointer events; the same values appear in the code below.

Use the scene

animated-loader.jsx

import { ExodeUICanvas } from 'exodeui';

// animated-loader.bexode goes in /public
export function AnimatedLoader() {
  return (
    <ExodeUICanvas
      src="/animations/react-loader.bexode"
      fit="Layout"
      autoPlay
      interactive
      inputs={{
        progress: -1,
        label: 'Loading assets',
        speed: 1,
        accent: '#7c5cff',
        accent2: '#22d3ee',
        bg: '#0b0b12',
      }}
      onTrigger={(name) => {
        // fires: 'complete'
      }}
      style={{ width: '100%', height: 440 }}
    />
  );
}

This snippet loads /animations/react-loader.bexode with the same inputs shown in the live stage.