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- A more affordable Design Plan with API access
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What's New in OpenDesign
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Latest release
v0.25.0OpenDesign Motion
Create editable animations and MP4 videos with OpenDesign Motion. Five bundled examples help you start, with smoother editing, previews, and work across devices.
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Introducing OpenDesign Motion
Start Motion Design from Home or Community with five bundled examples: Motion Future, Product Promo, Showreel, UI Morph, and Visual Lesson. Motion skills are available in the @ picker. Video requests produce editable source and a playable MP4; interactive animations remain runnable HTML. Failed exports preserve the source, and audio stops when you leave the active preview.
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Continue from a design plan into production
Ordinary written plans can lead into design production without missing-marker failures; plan-only requests remain plan-only. Older conversations retain the original request, attachments, and relevant history, and unfinished tasks remain available to continue. Model-provided follow-up suggestions return after production; selecting one fills the composer without sending it.
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Confirm cloud updates before replacing local work
Review another device's project changes before applying them locally. Choosing Not now with the 24-hour reminder option pauses reminders for that project on that device; the update remains available for later confirmation. Silencing reminders does not authorize an overwrite.
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Discover new files and preserve preview selections
Completed tasks refresh the file list so new images and other outputs can open. Manual preview choices and newer local Design Files selections survive project restore. Same-name files in one upload batch receive suffixes in submission order, preserving existing files and matching filenames to their contents.
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Preserve drafts when credit checks block sending
A Home send blocked by insufficient funds waits for confirmed available balance or plan allowance. Failed checks keep you on Home, and dismissing the dialog preserves the draft. A zero wallet balance still permits work when usable Coding Plan quota is available.
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Recover from removed models and large attachment histories
When AMR rejects a removed model, try the catalog default once and show which model was substituted. Long conversations limit repeated image and PDF attachments to reduce request-size failures; older attachments remain readable when needed. Hover reveals full model names, while plan-locked models retain their upgrade explanation.
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OpenDesign Hosted opens after sign-in
The welcome flow opens OpenDesign Hosted after sign-in, while Local AI and API Key remain available. Sign-in controls show progress, support cancellation, and let you reopen the browser sign-in page.
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Group repeated diagnostics and preserve consent boundaries
Repeated instances of the same API failure are grouped instead of repeatedly uploading evidence. AMR failure evidence includes records from the affected run. Collection remains subject to diagnostic consent, including after Windows log rotation.
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Aster Atelier architecture-studio template
An editable local website example includes chapter navigation, services, FAQs, and a contact-form demonstration, with English and Chinese example prompts. The demo form does not send real contact requests.
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Preserve drafts and conversation state
Sending clears the composer immediately; blocked sends restore text, attachments, context, and quotes without replacing a newer draft. History loading preserves Live Thinking, late memory cards stay in their original conversation, and clarification replies retain the previous task's completed status, duration, and collapsed steps.
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More reliable project loading and Home navigation
Empty project lists finish loading; failed reads show an error and Retry. Workspace changes stop the previous list's status requests. Short windows keep Home scrollable, and shortened workspace names reveal correctly in right-to-left languages. Cached campaigns survive brief offline periods only while authorized; withdrawn or expired campaigns stay hidden.
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More reliable model and local-agent connections
Concurrent credential refreshes use safe retries. On Windows, Antigravity handles long prompts, completed AMR answers are not marked failed on process cleanup, and systems older than Windows 10 1809 are prompted to update. OpenCode skills can read their supporting files; Pi retains custom settings directories. Vela CLI 0.1.6 enables history-attachment limits.
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Improve desktop startup and network recovery
Long macOS temporary-directory paths no longer prevent local services from starting. When the operating system runs out of network buffers, the desktop app stops repeated internal request retries instead of prolonging the hang.
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Clearer messages across 19 client languages
Export, sign-in, update, storage, credit, and stopped-task messages explain what happened across all 19 supported client languages. Export failures no longer expose raw technical error text.
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A more affordable Design Plan with API access
Use a monthly model allowance across OpenDesign and external agents, with API access on every personal subscription tier.
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Conversations keep their thread
Reload, follow up, or recover a task without losing its planning answer, blocked decision, or delivered output.
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Your chosen preview stays put
Real pages no longer become blank snapshots, and a delayed file read cannot replace the preview you are inspecting.
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Rich answers render as cards
Structured answers render as readable cards, while malformed cards are dropped instead of exposing raw markup.
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Fresh Windows installs connect first time
The packaged app completes its local-engine handoff on first launch instead of mistaking the initial payload for a failure.
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Novita AI joins the BYOK picker
Bring a Novita AI key and choose from DeepSeek, MiniMax, Qwen, GLM, Kimi, and GPT-OSS without building the provider setup by hand.
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Home, rebuilt
Start new work, return to recent projects, follow run status, and continue conversations from one clearer place.
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Desktop updates restart more reliably
The new app waits for the old instance to close, and longer cleanup no longer looks like a failed restart.
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Supported design tasks start with OD Next
Prototypes, slide decks, marketing designs, and Hyperframes videos use OD Next by default on supported agents.
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Failed runs keep a useful next step
Failure cards, authentication guidance, and unsent clarification answers stay specific and recoverable.
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OpenDesign Arena compares quality and cost
Explore Harness evaluations across more than a dozen models to choose for design quality, speed, and budget.
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Runs keep their evidence and recovery
Files, covers, references, output, steering, and failure causes stay attached to the conversation that produced them.
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Previews keep their place
HTML-rich designs, deck covers, thumbnail navigation, and edit handoffs retain the structure and state you were using.
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Start creating without a Cloud login
Choose a local CLI or BYOK provider directly from Home; OpenDesign Cloud remains optional.
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Creation gets more reliable from agent launch to preview
Multi-file previews keep their assets and state, agent discovery gets past broken shims, and stale desktop engines recover on relaunch.
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Production exports stop waiting on missing assets
A font or image that never returns no longer holds an image or PDF export for ten minutes.
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Go Plan launches across Pricing and the app
The historical Go tier arrives with included model entitlements, direct upgrade paths, and consistent plan language.
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Long runs, exports, and workspace state get steadier
Durable streamed conversations, editable deck export, and safer workspace authority move completed work closer to dependable delivery.
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Install DeepSeek Harness with one command
Bootstrap a compatible Harness toolchain, connect it safely across platforms, and export a self-contained HTML file.
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Design with the DeepSeek Harness
Bring your official DeepSeek Harness into OpenDesign, with structured streaming and session resume on later turns.
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Faster path from Home to an active project
Home gets you into a project sooner, with a clearer creation-type row and fewer checks standing in the way.
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Cloudflare Kumo joins the design-system catalog
Start generated interfaces from Cloudflare's Kumo design system.
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Install MCP into Claude Desktop
od mcp install claude-desktop configures OpenDesign for Claude Desktop on macOS and Windows.
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Image generation arrives inside OpenDesign Cloud
Generate and edit images with Seedream 5.0 Pro, GPT Image 2.0, and Nano Banana 2.0 from the same design workflow.
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Large project grids speed up and BYOK models return
Visible files render first, thumbnails load on demand, and configured provider models are selectable again.
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Team workspace arrives
Your team gets a shared home for projects, design systems, plugins, and skills.
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A home worth coming home to
The workspace redesign lands across the home hero, rail, tabs, and template detail surfaces.
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Codex no longer loses OpenDesign
External MCP hosts reconnect on their own when the local service returns on a different port.
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OpenDesign Plugin for Codex
Call @open-design from a Codex conversation and get a real, editable design artifact back.
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Finish with your hands, not another prompt
Manual Edit becomes a complete finishing workflow: select, move, resize, edit text, change color, and replace images.
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Codex Slides joins the family
A complete prompt-to-deck workflow: scenario and style selection, outline shaping, editing, and export.
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Run status moves off the preview canvas
Building, completion, and delivery-recovery status stays in Chat instead of covering generated work.
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Visual direction expands beyond decks and prototypes
Documents, posters, images, video, Web Clone, wireframes, mobile work, and Hyperframes gain format-aware visual choices.
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The built-in agent gains sharper vision and longer flow
Multimodal models receive finer image detail while leaner context handling keeps extended sessions coherent.
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Website Clone and a fuller deck workspace arrive
Start a site recreation from a URL, navigate and present multi-page decks, and export the exact file version that was approved.
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First-run guidance leads into a richer preview
Home recommends a starting point, carries it into Studio, and can render worker-, WASM-, and WebGL-heavy artifacts.
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Plan mode and HTML version history make iteration safer
Turn rough ideas into visible plans, inspect the context behind an answer, and recover earlier HTML versions.
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Agent sessions resume across turns
Codex, OpenCode, Pi, and OpenDesign Cloud can continue the same live thread instead of rebuilding context after each interruption.
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Import a brand as a reusable design system
Turn a URL, DESIGN.md, local Figma file, or captured page into a reusable design system with assets and export paths.
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More agents join a living plugin gallery
Add Amp and Codebuddy Code, preview plugin output as live clips, and browse a larger deck and video-template catalog.
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Prompts get leaner and tool pauses stop looking complete
Remove redundant prompt and transcript payload while keeping Claude runs alive through tool-use boundaries.
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OpenDesign becomes an all-in-one agentic workspace
Editing, providers, sandboxed agents, projects, diagnostics, deployment, and delivery converge in one workspace.
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OpenDesign Cloud removes the initial setup tax
Sign in, pick a model, and start without installing a separate CLI or pasting an API key first.
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A rebuilt plugin engine makes design workflows portable
Run the same small engine from desktop, coding agents, and chat bots, then install or publish the workflows around it as plugins.
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Memory and comments move closer to the artifact
Remember brand context across runs, leave feedback on the preview, and manage interactive and media work from clearer surfaces.
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External MCP and direct artifact deployment arrive
Consume external MCP servers through managed OAuth and publish generated artifacts to Cloudflare Pages with custom domains.
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Inspect mode and headless Linux widen the workspace
Tune computed styles directly in Preview, export a project transcript, and run OpenDesign on servers or CI without a desktop session.
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Manual Edit arrives after the 0.4.0 startup fix
Recover the packaged app startup path, prove candidates can boot, and directly edit an artifact without another prompt.
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v0.4.0 is preserved as a withdrawn release
The historical release introduced live artifacts, MCP access, Critique Theater, and live-reload previews, but its official title says DO NOT USE.
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Agent coverage and export options expand
Add Devin and Mistral Vibe, browse richer design-system previews, and download PPTX, Markdown, or a real ZIP project tree.
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Comments, media generation, and dark mode move into the workspace
Comment directly on HTML, generate image, video, and audio with xAI, and work across the interface in dark mode.
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OpenDesign launches with agents, systems, and live previews
Use the coding agent you already have, start from a reusable design catalog, and inspect the result beside the conversation.
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The timeline covers every official release from v0.1.0 through v0.25.0. Read the complete engineering notes on GitHub Releases.