So you want to migrate an existing website to Webflow, and keep the design nearly identical to the original?
The truth is, you'll probably have to rebuild it from scratch. Even at the page-layout level, you'll need to open up the designer, and build each piece by hand to match your original.
- Webflow does not have an import site feature
- Webflow's CSS class design is unique and Webflow-specific
- Many HTML structures for things like sliders, rich text areas, and tab elements... do not match Webflow's own HTML structures for these elements.
And this is probably the right approach anyway, because even beyond the page layout there are too many other differences in areas like the CMS, Memberships, Forms support, and ECommerce.
But! There might be a way...
If you’re a toolmonkey, you might be able to setup a rough conversion path from HTML to Webflow through Figma.
It’s likely to be as much fun as running through a raspberry field blindfolded... but it just might work.
If you decide to try this, think of it as two separate parts;
HTML to Figma-
https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1159123024924461424/html.to.design
Figma to Webflow-
https://webflow.com/figma-to-webflow
HTFlow
https://www.htflow.com/
MarkFlow
Copy specific elements
https://markflow.app/
PageRip (HTML + CSS Extract)
PageRip is a powerful tool that lets you extract HTML and CSS snippets from any element on a web page using an element selector. It's also capable of converting full web pages into single-file HTML and JSX, allowing you to create components directly from websites.
With PageRip, you can choose to target a single element with an element picker or extract the entire page's HTML source code. The output can be generated in various formats - HTML with inline styles, CSS classes, or JSX - to suit your specific needs. This makes it incredibly easy to copy and paste the code directly into your project.
Additionally, PageRip offers live editing capabilities. This means you can make changes and see them reflected in real-time, making it an invaluable tool for web development.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pagerip-html-%20-css-extrac/bkahkocegdkgicmmfpkoeipjmjaeohfn
Using AI to translate
A lot of cool things in the AI pipeline, but HTML to Webflow seems like a very real possibility soon.
That could even relate to translation to Webflow designer's clipboard format, it should be possible for AI to "learn" it and make a decent translation from HTML to a pasteable Webflow element structure.
