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Principle is a macOS app for designing animated and interactive user interfaces. It enables users to create prototypes for mobile, web, and desktop with features like timeline animation, multi-screen flow design, and one-click web sharing.
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Figma is the brand AI weighs against Principle most.
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help.figma.com shapes more of what AI says about Principle than any other source, at 33% of its citations.
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Principle uses a dedicated timeline and node-based approach that makes looping animations, drag physics, and complex state changes incredibly fast to sketch out and refine.

Principle : Best for timeline-based, video-like interface animations on macOS.