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How to Clone Any Website to Figma (2026 Guide)

May 14, 2026·Pluck Team·4 min read
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Designers waste hours trying to recreate a webpage in Figma — eyedropping colors, eyeballing spacing, retyping copy. There's a faster way. This guide shows you how to clone any website to Figma with editable, layered output, in under a minute.

Why clone a website to Figma?

There are a few common reasons:

  • Redesign work. You're refreshing a site and want the current version as a starting Figma file.
  • Inspiration. You found a layout you love and want to fork it inside your own design system.
  • Client handoff. A client sent a "make it like this site" link and you need editable layers, not a screenshot.
  • Component libraries. You're building a UI library and want to pull a real-world button, card, or hero into Figma to study.

Whatever the reason, the goal is the same: get a website into Figma as editable design layers, not a flat image.

The three ways to clone a website to Figma

There are three common approaches, and they're not equal.

1. Manual rebuild (slow, but pixel-perfect)

You open the site, open Figma, and rebuild every element by hand. Pros: full control. Cons: it can take days, and you'll miss small details — exact line heights, letter spacing, shadow blur radii.

2. Screenshot-to-Figma plugins (fast, but low fidelity)

A handful of Figma plugins take a screenshot of a webpage and convert it to vector layers using image recognition. The output looks right at a glance, but it's usually flat: text isn't real text, spacing is approximate, and complex layouts (overlapping elements, fixed headers, responsive grids) get mangled.

3. DOM-to-Figma via browser extension (fast and accurate)

The best approach uses the actual DOM and computed CSS of the live page. A browser extension reads the real structure of the webpage — including fonts, colors, spacing, and layout — and translates it directly into Figma frames, auto-layout containers, and text layers. Output is fully editable because it's built from the real data, not a screenshot.

This is what Pluck does, and it's the workflow we'll walk through below.

Step-by-step: clone a website to Figma with Pluck

Here's the fastest path from "I found a webpage I like" to "it's editable in Figma."

Step 1: Install the Pluck extension

Add the Pluck Chrome extension to your browser. It takes about 10 seconds. You'll see the Pluck icon appear in your toolbar.

Step 2: Open the page you want to clone

Navigate to any live site — a competitor's landing page, a Dribbble shot embedded as a real site, a SaaS pricing page, anything. Pluck works on every public webpage.

Step 3: Select the section you want

Click the Pluck icon. Hover over the page, and you'll see element outlines as you move your cursor. You can grab:

  • A single component (a button, an input, a card)
  • A whole section (a hero, a pricing table, a footer)
  • The entire page

Click to select it.

Step 4: Choose "Copy as Figma"

In the Pluck popup, switch the copy mode to Figma. Click copy. Pluck packages everything — layout, typography, colors, spacing, images, shadows — into a Figma-compatible format.

Step 5: Paste into Figma

Open Figma. Paste (Cmd+V / Ctrl+V) onto your canvas. The component appears as native Figma layers: auto-layout frames, real text, real fills, real strokes. No image. No flattened SVG. Just editable design.

That's it. You've gone from a live webpage to an editable Figma file in about 30 seconds.

Tips for clean, editable Figma output

A few practices to get the best results:

  • Pluck the largest container that makes sense. Selecting an entire hero section often gives cleaner auto-layout than picking individual elements.
  • Match fonts in your Figma library. If the page uses a custom or licensed font, install it locally so Figma renders it correctly after paste.
  • Re-link images to your own assets. Pluck captures image references, but for production work you'll usually want to swap in your own assets afterward.
  • Use it as a starting point. Even a near-perfect clone is a draft. Pluck gets you 80% of the way there — apply your own design system, then iterate.

Common questions

Is it legal to clone a website to Figma?

Cloning a webpage for personal study, inspiration, or as a starting point for your own original design is fine. Cloning a site and shipping a copy under your own brand is trademark and copyright infringement. Use cloned references the way you'd use a Dribbble shot: study it, learn from it, then build something different.

Does this work on responsive sites?

Yes. Pluck captures the rendered DOM at whatever viewport size your browser is at. If you want the mobile layout, resize your browser to mobile width before plucking.

Does it work on sites with login walls or JavaScript-heavy apps?

Yes. As long as the page renders in your browser, Pluck can clone it. That includes apps behind login, single-page apps, and dynamic content.

Can I clone a whole website (multiple pages)?

Pluck works page by page. For a full multi-page clone, repeat the workflow on each page you need. Most designers find they only need 2–3 reference pages anyway.

How does Pluck compare to other website-to-Figma tools?

Tools like html.to.design, Figma-to-HTML plugins, and screenshot-based converters all exist. The main differences with Pluck:

  • Source fidelity. Pluck reads the live DOM and computed CSS, so the output matches what you actually see on the page.
  • Speed. One click, one paste. No upload, no waiting for processing.
  • Flexibility. The same workflow also produces LLM prompts for Cursor, Claude, and Lovable — so the same plucked component can be sent to your AI coding tool too.

Wrapping up

Cloning a website to Figma used to mean a slow manual rebuild or a low-fidelity screenshot conversion. With a DOM-based extension, it's now a single click. If you do design reference work weekly, Pluck pays for itself in the first afternoon.

Try Pluck free — 50 plucks a month on the free plan, unlimited for $10/month.