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.

Does this header cause cumulative layout shift (CLS)?

No. The scene is absolutely positioned inside its container and only redraws pixels; it does not change the page height or flow.

Can I use it with scroll instead of the pointer?

Yes. The depth input is the same value the effect uses for offsets. Drive it from a scroll listener or a state-machine input if you want scroll-linked parallax.

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Pointer-Driven Depth Parallax Header

Direct Definition & Architecture

A depth parallax header separates a scene into layers that move by different fractions of the pointer position. Nearby layers shift more than distant ones, which reads as depth without moving the page layout.

Live .bexode900 × 500

Move the cursor across the scene; it also drifts when idle.

Live inputs

HeadlineDepth1.0Sun#ffb86bRidges#5b4bd6

Download .bexode Download .exode

Technical Specifications

Scene format

One .exode file

Live inputs

depth, headline, accent, accent2

Motion

Five depth layers + pointer drift

Use case

Hero header or section background

Interaction Phases

Idle driftWithout a pointer the layers follow a slow sine drift.

PointerEach ridge offsets by its own depth fraction of the cursor position.

DepthThe depth input scales every layer offset from flat to exaggerated.

HeaderThe headline and sun stay anchored while the ridges move behind them.

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

parallax-header.jsx

import { ExodeUICanvas } from 'exodeui';

// parallax-header.bexode goes in /public
export function ParallaxHeader() {
  return (
    <ExodeUICanvas
      src="/animations/react-parallax.bexode"
      fit="Layout"
      autoPlay
      interactive
      inputs={{
        depth: 1,
        headline: 'Built in layers',
        accent: '#ffb86b',
        accent2: '#5b4bd6',
        bg: '#120f2a',
      }}
      style={{ width: '100%', height: 500 }}
    />
  );
}

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