Avocode was a Sketch, Photoshop, and Figma design handoff tool. Learn its history, features, and why it was discontinued by parent company Ceros in 2023.
Avocode was a design handoff tool that let developers open design files created in Sketch, Photoshop, Adobe XD, and Figma directly in a browser, without needing the original design application, to extract exact measurements, colors, fonts, and CSS or code snippets for implementation.
It was founded in 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic by Vu Hoang Anh, Petr Brzek, and Martin Duris, a team that had previously built the well-known CSS Hat Photoshop plugin. Avocode raised approximately 1 million dollars in seed funding in 2016 and became a recognized name in the design-to-development handoff category alongside tools like Zeplin.
Important status update: Avocode is no longer an active product. It was acquired by Ceros in October 2021, and Ceros officially sunset (discontinued) Avocode on October 1, 2023, redirecting users to other Ceros tools. This enrichment is written to reflect that historical, discontinued status accurately rather than presenting Avocode as a currently purchasable product.
While active, Avocode allowed teams to upload design files from Sketch, Photoshop, Adobe XD, and Figma and inspect them in a shared browser workspace, generating CSS, iOS, and Android code snippets for individual layers and components.
It supported pixel-precise measurement tools, color and font extraction, asset export in multiple formats and resolutions, and version history so developers could compare design iterations. Commenting and collaboration features let designers and developers discuss specific elements directly on the design file.
Avocode also offered integrations intended to fit into existing development workflows, positioning itself as a bridge between design tools that did not natively support developer handoff at the time (this was before Figma built native Dev Mode inspection into its own product).
Avocode is not currently available for purchase. It was sunset by parent company Ceros on October 1, 2023, and the former avocode.com marketing site now informs visitors that the product has been retired in favor of other Ceros tools such as Studio and MarkUp.
Historical pricing (from before the shutdown) is not reliably verifiable from current public sources and is not reported here to avoid presenting outdated numbers as current. Anyone evaluating design handoff tools today should look at active alternatives rather than Avocode.
No. Avocode was sunset by its parent company Ceros on October 1, 2023, and is no longer sold, updated, or supported.
Avocode was acquired by design-to-code platform Ceros in October 2021. Roughly two years later, Ceros discontinued Avocode to focus on other products such as Studio and MarkUp.
No. Avocode and UXPin were separate companies. UXPin was acquired by private equity firm Xenon Partners in 2020 and remains active; Avocode was acquired by Ceros in 2021 and was later discontinued.
Avocode was founded in 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic by Vu Hoang Anh, Petr Brzek, and Martin Duris, the team behind the earlier CSS Hat Photoshop plugin.
Avocode let developers inspect design files from Sketch, Photoshop, Adobe XD, and Figma in a browser, extracting measurements, colors, fonts, assets, and code snippets for implementation.
Common alternatives for design handoff today include Figma's native Dev Mode, Zeplin, and UXPin, though none are official successors to Avocode.
Public information indicates Avocode was fully sunset in October 2023; former users should check directly with Ceros for any data export or migration options, as this is not detailed on current public pages.