Prototyping: How Now Prototype It works

Now Prototype It is designed to be easy, approachable, and fully customisable. Here’s a quick tour of the prototyping process!

Create your prototype

• No complicated setup: Install NPI and create a new prototype with a single command.
• Custom starting configurations: Create and use pre-configured custom startup packages for even faster setup.

Configure your prototype

• Use your existing design system: Import your team’s design components, CSS styles, page templates and more with our plugin framework.
• Configure once, use forever: Build plugins and configurations that the whole team can install and use every time, rather than starting from scratch.
• Fully customisable: The prototype kit is fully open source under an MIT License. Anyone can create a plugin or configuration to meet their needs.

Initial plugin and setup configuration requires familiarity with JSON. Alternatively, we can do it for you! See Support Services for more information.

Build and edit your prototype

• Use the tools you’ve got: Build and manage prototypes directly in your browser, or use your preferred tooling.
• Low-code designing: Everything happens in HTML and Nunjucks templates, so once it’s configured, you can work without writing extra code.
• Fast iteration: See your changes instantly via an in-browser preview, so you can test as you work.

Share your prototype

• Secure sharing platform: Share your prototype via our dedicated sharing platform with a single URL, for quick team collaboration.
• Cost-efficient, eco-friendly: Our sharing platform safely shuts down prototypes when not in use, and starts them up within 1.5 seconds when you need them.
• Research-ready prototypes: Run and test shared prototypes instantly, with no extra setup, for super-fast UX research cycles.
• Hosting support: If you’d rather host your prototype on your own servers, we can help you set it up.

Now Prototype It demo

For a quick demo of the NPI workflow, see Natalie’s video below.

Book a personalised demo

We can offer custom demos tailored to your organisation, to show how you and the team could get the most out of NPI. To enquire, email us: support@nowprototype.it.