Calicat AI: A Smart Product Design Workspace That "Understands You" 205

Calicat ai is built by the same team behind ProcessOn. It's a collaboration platform made for product managers, designers, and developers. It uses a bunch of AI techniques to put drawing prototypes, writing requirements, and assigning tasks all in one place, so you don't have to keep switching back and forth—work gets done faster.

Put simply, it's a pretty smart product design workbench.

What Calicat AI Can Do

AI Prototype Drawing

• Speak to get a design: Just type what you want—for example, "make an e-commerce homepage"—and it quickly spits out a pretty decent first draft, whether it's a single page or an entire set.

• Turn sketches into prototypes: Snap a photo of a hand-drawn sketch or a simple wireframe and upload it. It can recognize where things go and how they're laid out, then turn it into a polished digital prototype.

• Capture web page designs: Install a browser extension. See a webpage you like? One click and it grabs the design, so you can tweak it and make it your own.

• Iterate endlessly: Once the first draft is out, you can keep asking it to make changes. Say "add a button" or "switch the color," and it keeps going in the same style—like having an assistant work alongside you.

AI Requirements & Task Management

• Auto-generate documents: No more struggling with formatting yourself. Give it a rough idea of what you need, and it can put together a fairly complete requirements document so you don't keep forgetting things.

• Link requirements with prototypes: Documents and drawings can be connected. When you look at a design, you can also see the requirements right there—the two sides stay aligned, and mistakes are less likely.

• Track task progress: Once requirements are set, they can be turned directly into tasks. Who's responsible and how urgent it is—you can see it at a glance, and project progress is easy to track.

Working Together

• All in one place: No need to open seven or eight different apps—prototypes, docs, and tasks are all right here.

• Edit at the same time: Multiple people can edit the same file simultaneously. Whether you're drawing a prototype or reviewing specs, everyone sees the same thing, making communication much easier.

Who Is Calicat AI For

• Product managers: Turn the messy ideas in your head into visible diagrams and documents quickly, making it easier to explain requirements to the team.

• Designers: Hand off the repetitive work to AI and focus on creativity and details.

• Developers: See the requirements spec right alongside the prototype—fewer questions asked, and the logic is easier to understand.

• Solo developers / entrepreneurs: Even working alone, you can quickly turn an idea into a sample—spend less to do more, and test the waters first.

How to Use Calicat AI

It's online-based, no download needed. Just open the webpage and you're good to go. The general idea is: start with a sentence, then refine from there.

Step by step:

Preparation

• Go to the Calicat AI official site and sign in with your ProcessOn account. If you don't have one, register a new account.

Get Started

• Create a project: After signing in, click "New Project," give it a name, and choose whether you're building a website or an app.

• Let AI generate the design: This is the key step. In the dialog box on the right, just type out what you want.

  For example: "Help me put together the login page and homepage for an e-commerce backend."

  Or be more specific: "You're a seasoned product manager. Design me a set of inventory management prototypes—including a product list, add-product page, and a data dashboard—keep the style clean and modern."

• Once AI finishes analyzing, the design appears on the canvas.

Edit and Tweak

If you're not happy with it, here's what you can do:

• Keep typing to refine: For example, "make the top navigation bar black" or "put a data card in the middle"—it updates immediately.

• Upload sketches: Draw something by hand and upload it, and it'll turn it into a digital version.

• Use ready-made components: There are plenty of pre-made buttons and tables on the left tool panel—just drag them over. It also comes with built-in styles like TDesign and WeUI that auto-arrange everything, so you don't have to align things manually.

• Capture webpages: Spot a competitor's page you like? Use the extension to grab it and tweak it.

Generate Docs and Collaborate

• Generate docs: Select the pages and let AI write the requirements document based on the design, or have it explain how a particular feature works.

• Link them up: Drag the document onto the design and connect it with the relevant section.

• Invite others to join: Click "Share" in the top-right corner and send the link to your teammates. Everyone can view, edit, and comment together.

Tips

If what AI generates isn't quite right, don't delete it and redo it. Just point out the issue. For example: "The style is off—go with the Ant Design look," or "It's missing a search box, add one."

Make the most of "auto layout"—it saves a ton of time on manually adjusting spacing and alignment.

That's it. In just a few steps, that fuzzy idea in your head can quickly turn into a proper-looking prototype with matching documentation.