> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.replit.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Replit Design components

> Meet the building blocks of Replit Design: Canvas, frames, elements, chat, ambient intelligence, the toolbar, and the library panel, and how they fit together.

At its core, Replit Design is an infinite canvas that displays frames. Everything else on this page is how you act on those frames:

* Generate and arrange design frames on an infinite board
* Iterate on each frame with chat, suggestions, and the toolbar
* Target any piece of a frame and change just that piece
* Pull in templates and real-product inspiration without leaving the board

## The board at a glance

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/replit/OIImiKPshhawqFXK/images/replitai/canvas-anatomy.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=OIImiKPshhawqFXK&q=85&s=ab44fbb9de376c3f43a0395f304f911a" alt="Canvas with labeled regions: three Frames (a Website, a Design System, and a Design mockup of the APEX X1 supercar), an Element highlighted inside the Website frame, the Chat panel, Ambient intelligence proposing suggested next steps, the Toolbar at the bottom, and the Library panel open on the Inspiration tab" width="2000" height="1255" data-path="images/replitai/canvas-anatomy.png" />
</Frame>

Seven components make up the Replit Design workspace:

* **[Canvas](/design/canvas)**: the design view of the Project Editor, an infinite pan-and-zoom board that holds every frame, shape, and note.
* **[Frames](/design/frames)**: every tile on Canvas. Frames can be live artifacts (websites, slides), design mockups, images, videos, or vector graphics.
* **[Elements](/design/elements)**: the individual pieces inside a frame, such as headings, buttons, images, and form fields.
* **[Chat](/design/chat-about-your-design)**: the Agent chat docked on the canvas. Describe what you want to make, or select a frame and ask for small or larger edits; minimize it for a full canvas.
* **[Ambient intelligence](/design/explore-suggestions)**: suggested next steps that appear beside a selected frame, each one click from generating a new direction. See [Explore suggestions](/design/explore-suggestions) for how it works.
* **[Toolbar](/design/toolbar)**: the floating bar at the bottom of Canvas with the Interact, Pan, Chat, Draw, Edit, and Generate tools.
* **[Library panel](/design/library-panel)**: starter templates, Mobbin-curated inspiration, and your own past creations, ready to drop onto the canvas.

## How they fit together

Each component picks up where the previous one leaves off, from a blank board to a design you can build.

### 1. Put frames on the canvas

Generate frames from a chat prompt or the toolbar's **Generate** menu. A frame can be a design mockup, a web app, a mobile app, slides, an image, a video, or a vector graphic.

### 2. Iterate on a frame

Select any frame to work on it individually. Chat about it in your own words, follow a [suggestion](/design/explore-suggestions) to branch a new direction, or **Focus** it to work up close. When it's right, **Build** it into a live app.

<Frame caption="A selected frame with its action bar: Build, Focus, and more options.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/replit/OIImiKPshhawqFXK/images/replitai/canvas-frame-action-bar.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=OIImiKPshhawqFXK&q=85&s=c767372a08966097abccb48bf11591c7" alt="Canvas with an APEX X1 Design frame selected, showing the per-frame action bar across the top with the kind label and the Build, Focus, and more-options actions, the frame attached as a chip in the chat prompt box" width="2000" height="1290" data-path="images/replitai/canvas-frame-action-bar.png" />
</Frame>

### 3. Edit, annotate, or generate with the toolbar

The toolbar covers three jobs: **Edit** selects a single element inside a frame and opens the Visual Editor, **Draw** annotates the board with sketches, arrows, and sticky notes that Agent reads, and **Generate** creates the images, videos, and vector graphics your design needs.

<Frame caption="An element selected with the Edit tool, with the Visual Editor open on the right.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/replit/OIImiKPshhawqFXK/images/replitai/canvas-edit.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=OIImiKPshhawqFXK&q=85&s=94149292dc20f5bd7dbd4a754ef57099" alt="The Edit tool active on a supercar rental website with a div element selected, and the Visual Editor panel showing Text, Layout, Color, and Border controls plus Discard and Save edits buttons" width="2000" height="1269" data-path="images/replitai/canvas-edit.png" />
</Frame>

### 4. Pull inspiration from the library panel

For inspiration and starting points, open the library panel. Templates land on the canvas as live, editable frames; Mobbin-curated inspiration lands as a static reference image to steer your next generation.

<Frame caption="The library panel's Templates tab: searchable starter frames, grouped by kind.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/replit/9Q_lVrxG2Dh35jz1/images/design/replit-design/library-templates.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=9Q_lVrxG2Dh35jz1&q=85&s=1e02d8d303bf6a33006e116feba2ae22" alt="The library panel's Templates tab with a search box, category filters, and template cards including a poster and two landing pages" width="665" height="583" data-path="images/design/replit-design/library-templates.png" />
</Frame>

## Explore each component

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Canvas" icon="object-group" href="/design/canvas">
    The infinite board where you generate, arrange, and iterate on frames.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Frames" icon="square-dashed" href="/design/frames">
    Frame kinds, the per-frame action bar, Build, and Focus.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Elements" icon="object-ungroup" href="/design/elements">
    Select and edit the individual pieces inside a frame.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Chat" icon="comments" href="/design/chat-about-your-design">
    Brief Agent about the board, a frame, or a single element.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Ambient intelligence" icon="lightbulb" href="/design/explore-suggestions">
    One-click suggested next steps beside your selected frame.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Toolbar" icon="toolbox" href="/design/toolbar">
    The full tool catalog, keyboard shortcuts, and board gestures.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Library panel" icon="images" href="/design/library-panel">
    Templates, Mobbin-curated inspiration, and your own creations.
  </Card>
</Columns>

## Next steps

* [Design your first screen](/design/design-your-first-screen): generate your first frames from a prompt.
* [What is Replit Design](/design/what-is-replit-design): the full journey from prompt to on-brand app.
