UIGen
UI code generator in Developer tools
Open-source tool that generates production UI from any API spec with full override control, speeding up development. Commenters praise its clean, well-structured code.
Open-source tool that generates production UI from any API spec with full override control, speeding up development. Commenters praise its clean, well-structured code.
22 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 22
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 22 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Clean, readable, well-structured code
“This code is seriously impressive — clean, efficient, and very well structured.”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: UIGen – Production UI from any API spec with full override control” “The code looks clean and well structured, thanks for sharing this project!”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: UIGen – Production UI from any API spec with full override control” “I really appreciate how readable and self-explanatory this code is.”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: UIGen – Production UI from any API spec with full override control” - Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: UIGen – Production UI from any API spec with full override control”
- Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: UIGen – Production UI from any API spec with full override control”
- Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: UIGen – Production UI from any API spec with full override control”
- Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: UIGen – Production UI from any API spec with full override control”
Impressive code and architecture
“You can tell a lot of care went into both the architecture and developer experience.”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: UIGen – Production UI from any API spec with full override control” “this is actually pretty impressive coding”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: UIGen – Production UI from any API spec with full override control” “Thank you so much for the impressive code”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: UIGen – Production UI from any API spec with full override control” - Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: UIGen – Production UI from any API spec with full override control”
Speeds up production UI development
“being able to generate production UI from any API spec with full override control makes development so much faster”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: UIGen – Production UI from any API spec with full override control” “will definitely make the development process much easier”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: UIGen – Production UI from any API spec with full override control” Works as expected for users
“the code really worked for me as expected”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: UIGen – Production UI from any API spec with full override control” “The code worked for me as expected”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: UIGen – Production UI from any API spec with full override control”
What people said
All 23 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Great job! This could certainly turn out to be a large opportunity for the 1000's of companies out there”
“the code really worked for me as expected”
“The code worked for me as expected”
“Thanks for the code, very clean!”
“It looks clean, practical, and easy to understand.”
“I'm thankful for this code”
“I'm really thankful for this code”
“its very good code thanks for sharing”
“It’s clean, well-structured, and easy to follow.”
“Thank you so much for the impressive code”
“tiene una gran estructura, es excelente y me ha servido muy Bien”
“This code is seriously impressive — clean, efficient, and very well structured.”
“will definitely make the development process much easier”
“This code is incredibly clean and well-structured.”
“The code looks clean and well structured, thanks for sharing this project!”
“Thanks for open-sourcing this and sharing it with the community!”
“I really appreciate how readable and self-explanatory this code is.”
“Do use it and provide feedback, Or feature requests”
“being able to generate production UI from any API spec with full override control makes development so much faster”
“This open sourec will help developer to create SaaS applications using their API.”
“this is actually pretty impressive coding”
“You can tell a lot of care went into both the architecture and developer experience.”
“this is pretty good coding”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.