Principle

Principle is a software solution designed to facilitate the creation of animated and interactive user interfaces. According to the vendor, it is tailored for companies of various sizes in professions and industries such as UX/UI Designers, Product Designers, Interaction Designers, App Developers, and Digital Agencies. With its intuitive features and user-friendly interface, Principle aims to empower designers to bring their ideas to life and explore different user experiences.

Key Features

Animation: According to the vendor, users can create smooth and dynamic animations with ease using Principle's intuitive timeline interface. The timeline feature provides precise control over the timing and duration of animations.

Interaction: According to the vendor, Principle allows designers to design and experiment with new interactions without being limited to pre-defined transitions. Custom interactions can be created to explore different user experiences.

Multiple Screens: Principle enables users to seamlessly create and connect multiple screens to visualize the complete user experience. The software provides a bird's-eye view of all the screens, allowing designers to have a holistic view of their app's structure.

Totally New, Yet Immediately Familiar: According to the vendor, Principle's interface, including artboards, magic animations, and a timeline, feels familiar to users who have experience with design tools. Users can quickly adapt and start creating without a steep learning curve.

Pick Up Where You Left Off: Principle allows users to import designs from Figma or Sketch and continue working seamlessly. Changes made in the original design software can be intelligently merged with the existing work in Principle, streamlining the design workflow.

Design For Mobile, Web, and Desktop: According to the vendor, Principle offers device presets and custom artboard sizes, enabling designers to design for various platforms, including mobile, web, and desktop. Hover events and mouse wheel scrolling make it easy to create web and desktop prototypes that closely resemble the real user experience.

Share Your Designs: With a single click, users can share their designs to the web, allowing others to interact with the design directly in their browser. The shared designs can be viewed on multiple devices without requiring any installation, facilitating collaboration and feedback.

Lights. Camera. Interaction.: Principle's record feature enables users to export their designs as videos or animated GIFs. According to the vendor, the exported videos and GIFs can be easily shared on platforms like Dribbble and Twitter to showcase design interactions.

Built for macOS: Principle is a native macOS app, providing a smooth and optimized experience for users on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. The software includes Mac features such as full-screen mode, a Retina interface, and Auto Save, according to the vendor, ensuring a seamless workflow.