Relume for Designers: AI-Powered Sitemaps and Wireframes

Relume is an AI tool that generates sitemaps and wireframes from text descriptions. You type what kind of website you need, and it creates a structured sitemap with page layouts using a library of pre-built components. It’s designed to speed up the early stages of website projects, particularly for designers working in Figma or Webflow.

Key Specs

How Designers Use Relume

Relume fits into the planning phase of web projects. Here’s how designers apply it to different workflows.

For Client Presentations

Generate a sitemap and wireframes based on a client brief, then export to Figma to refine. This gives clients a visual starting point in the first meeting rather than blank artboards. The AI-generated structure often surfaces pages or sections clients hadn’t considered, which helps scope the project more accurately.

For Website Architecture

Use the sitemap generator to map out site structure before designing. Input a business description and Relume suggests pages, navigation hierarchy, and content sections based on common web patterns. You can edit the sitemap directly in the tool, adding or removing pages, then generate wireframes for each page.

For Rapid Wireframing

Skip the blank canvas problem by generating wireframes from prompts like “SaaS landing page with pricing tiers” or “portfolio site for photographer.” Relume uses its component library to build layouts that follow web conventions. You export to Figma and customize from there, which is faster than starting from scratch.

For Webflow Development

Export wireframes directly to Webflow as functioning code with responsive behavior. This works best for landing pages and marketing sites with standard layouts. You still need to add styling and content, but the structure and interactions are done. This is where Relume saves the most time for designers who code Webflow sites regularly.

Relume vs. AI Design Alternatives

How does Relume compare to other AI tools generating website designs? Here’s what sets them apart.

Choose Relume if: You need structured wireframes with a proven component system, or you’re building Webflow sites and want to skip manual layout coding.

Choose v0 if: You’re a developer building with React and want AI-generated shadcn components you can drop into Next.js projects.

Choose Musho if: You want styled design inspiration in Figma rather than just wireframes, and you’re comfortable heavily editing AI outputs.

Choose Galileo if: You need high-fidelity mockups from text prompts and don’t need code export.

Getting Started with Relume

A 20-minute quick start to generate your first wireframes:

Step 1: Generate a sitemap

Sign up for a trial at relume.io. Click “New Sitemap” and describe your project in plain language: “Website for a freelance copywriter offering brand messaging, web copy, and email sequences.” Relume generates a sitemap with suggested pages. Edit the structure by dragging pages, adding new ones, or removing what you don’t need.

Step 2: Build wireframes from the sitemap

Click a page in your sitemap and select “Generate Wireframe.” Write a prompt describing what the page should include: “Homepage with hero section, services overview, client testimonials, and contact form.” Relume builds a wireframe using components from its library. You can swap components, rearrange sections, or regenerate parts that don’t fit.

Step 3: Export to Figma or Webflow

Once the wireframe matches your structure, export it. For Figma, click “Export to Figma” and it opens a new file with linked Relume components. For Webflow (Professional plan only), click “Export to Webflow” and it generates HTML/CSS you can paste into Webflow’s designer. From here, you add your brand styling and real content.

Relume in Your Design Workflow

Relume sits early in the process, before visual design. Here’s how it connects to the tools designers use at different stages.

• Before Relume: Requirements gathering in Notion, mood boards in Pinterest or Figma, content strategy in Google Docs
• During Relume: AI generates structure and wireframes, you refine in the Relume interface
• After Relume: Export to Figma for visual design, or to Webflow for development, then handoff to stakeholders

Common tool pairings:

• Relume + Figma for turning AI wireframes into polished mockups with your design system
• Relume + Webflow for developers who want responsive layouts without manual CSS
• Relume + Notion for documenting site structure and content requirements alongside wireframes
• Relume + Maze for testing wireframe flows before investing in visual design

Common Problems (and How to Fix Them)

These issues come up when designers start using Relume. Here’s how to handle them.

“The AI generates generic layouts that all look the same”

Relume’s strength is structure, not visual creativity. The AI pulls from a fixed component library, so outputs follow common web patterns. This is useful for getting started quickly, but you need to customize in Figma or Webflow to make it match your brand. Think of Relume as scaffolding, not the finished building.

“The copy is useless placeholder text”

True. Relume generates contextually relevant but generic marketing copy. It’s better than lorem ipsum because it shows the tone and length of copy you’ll need, but it’s not final content. Use it to validate information architecture, then replace it with actual messaging.

“Exporting to Webflow doesn’t match my Relume preview”

Webflow export gives you structure and interactions, but not all visual styling transfers perfectly. You still need to add your brand colors, fonts, spacing adjustments, and final content. Relume handles the responsive framework; you handle the design details.

“The component library feels limiting”

Relume components are built for common website patterns: landing pages, product pages, portfolios, blogs. If your project needs custom layouts or unconventional interactions, you’ll hit the limits of the library quickly. For experimental work, start in Figma without Relume. For standard web projects, Relume saves time.

“I don’t know if I need the Professional plan”

The Starter plan ($38/month) is enough if you only need wireframes for Figma. Upgrade to Professional ($76/month) only if you regularly export to Webflow or need team collaboration features. Most solo designers working in Figma don’t need Pro. If you’re a Webflow developer shipping client sites, Pro pays for itself in time saved.