Transforming ideas from UI designs to full functional code can be an extensive and time-consuming task. However, a chatbot and coding assistant like BlackBox AI was designed with the promise of AI code generation and a faster software development cycle.
In this review, we will explore this tool’s features and take a look at its abilities to be a chatbot and a coder.
Main Features
1. Conversational Chat
This tool has a chatbot similar to ChatGPT. However, it is more focused on helping with technical and practical tasks. Basically, you type a message and it responds in plain, easy-to-understand language.
You can ask general or technical questions, like “What does a 500 error mean?”
Or “Explain recursion like I’m five.”
2. Deep Research
There’s a deep research feature that can handle complex questions, in-depth analysis, and long conversations with ease. When activated, it searches through online information (blogs, reports, documentation, and research articles). Then, it separates out relevant information from fluffy content and produces key points.
It also adds structure to its output. It segregates the information into a clear summary, a step-by-step plan, or a full analysis. This feature effectively takes out the need to spend hours sifting through information and endless tabs.
3. Image to App
This tool can effectively take a screenshot or design image and turn it into a functional application without extensive coding on your part. It works like this: the user uploads a UI image into BlackBox AI. Then, the AI scans its elements to understand what each part does and how each feature fits together.
It looks at buttons, text fields, menus, and layouts. Based on the scanning process, it generates clean, working code that matches the design. The Image to app feature is very useful in building prototypes for a faster development cycle. Typically, this AI tool generates code in React, HTML/CSS, or TailwindCSS, depending on the task.
4. Figma to Code
Instead of manually translating each element of a design into code, developers can transform Figma designs into functional code. BlackBox AI reads the design exactly as it was built in Figma to avoid errors in the design-to-development handoff.
More importantly, it helps skip the repetitive tasks that come with turning design mockups into usable code. After the initial code is generated, tweaks can be made.
5. AI Coding Agent
This tool AI functions as an AI coding agent that runs directly on powerful GPUs used for training AI models. These include A100, H100, V100, and more. This makes the tool very fast and efficient, especially when handling complex coding tasks.
