AI Express Mode vs Classic Mode
Compare AI Express Mode and Classic Mode to decide which conversion approach fits your project.
UiChemy gives you two ways to convert a Figma design. This page helps you pick the right one.
Quick answer:
- Want the conversion finished for you, including styling and motion? Use AI Express Mode.
- Want to map every layer yourself for maximum control? Use Classic Mode.
Both work best on optimized, auto-layout designs, and both draw from the same Credits balance.
AI Express Mode
You don't tag layers. AI Express reads and maps every layer for you, and finishes styling, motion, responsive layout, and the header and footer during the conversion. Results are close, though not always perfect on complex layouts, so everything lands as editable output you can adjust.
Best when you want a finished page quickly and are happy to fine-tune the result.
Classic Mode
You tag your Figma layers yourself to map each one to the widget you want, then finish styling, states, and motion by hand. Because it runs on a fixed algorithm against an optimized design, the output is more predictable, and manual tagging gives you pixel-level control.
Best when you want full, predictable control over every element.
Side by side
| Classic Mode | AI Express Mode | |
|---|---|---|
| Layer tagging | Manual, gives pixel-level control | None, layers are read and mapped for you |
| Styling, states, motion | By hand after export | Applied during conversion |
| Responsive layout | Responsive manager | Responsive on your builder's breakpoints |
| Header and footer | Separated and uploaded by hand | Handled during conversion |
| Globals | Synced | Synced as reusable classes |
| Output | Native widgets | Native, editable Proton Widget |
| Predictability | Predictable | Close, depends on the design |
Screenshot: the plugin's "How would you like to convert?" screen, showing AI Express Mode and Classic Mode side by side.
Common questions
- Can I switch between them? Yes, you choose the mode each time you convert.
- Do they cost from the same Credits? Yes, one shared balance. See Understanding Credits.
- Do I need Elementor Pro? Not to run a conversion. It's only needed to save your header and footer as templates in a Full Setup import (Elementor Pro first, or the Nexter theme with its free extension). Without either, Full Setup is disabled and you use Page Only.