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Thanks for the new link vlisivka.


Thanks infocaptor! Do you know the name of the Eclipse plugin by any chance, I'd be very interested in having a look?

For a less busy example, try www.apple.com :)


I think it is wireframesketcher, I haven't tried it but I believe it can scan GUI objects and convert to wireframe. Not sure if it does web sites


Yes indeed, and Wirify doesn't really help you there :) However here's some of the situations where it might be useful: http://www.volkside.com/2010/12/introducing-wirify-the-web-a...


Very interesting, thanks for posting! Do you have author or other details for the original source?


The Wirify terms of use are outlined here: http://www.volkside.com/tools/wirify/#terms-of-use

As for guarantees on being around, there certainly aren't any, but hey it's the internet right :)


Fair points seancron. Wirify is already skipping quite a few HTML elements in its processing, however it certainly works better on some sites than others. I've found that proper 'semantic markup' also gives better results than old school table-based layouts for instance.

One of the earlier prototypes let you control the 'level of detail' in the wireframe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuKJVZRDjRo We've decided to ditch this idea for the time being though due to the extra complexity.


Good points prawn.

Certainly if someone was to 'rip' an existing website design wouldn't they just grab the HTML+CSS directly? Wirify is definitely not intended, nor useful, for that.


In some cases. In others, you might be starting with a simplified wireframe (and these remove identifying brands, colours, etc) or you would screen capture and use it as a layout base in PhotoShop.


Spot on keyle, website redesign is one of the key uses we're pitching Wirify for.


Hi zachallaun, please see my response to mcantor below - hope that clarifies a bit.


I can see how someone could use it, then! Cheers on the release.


Mcantor, that's a fair question, please see "Why would anyone want to do that?" in my original introduction: http://www.volkside.com/2010/12/introducing-wirify-the-web-a...

Matt1, jMockups sounds cool, I'll have to have another look. We are currently working on OmniGraffle export for Wirify, here's a preview: http://www.volkside.com/2011/01/preview-exporting-wirify-wir...

Thanks everyone for having a look at Wirify, much appreciated! Give me a shout on Twitter if you like: @jopas


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