DIRA - Design Research Insight Assistant

Turn the web into your pattern library. DIRA (Design Research Insight Assistant) is the ultimate side-panel utility for UI/UX Designers, Product Managers, and Frontend Developers. Stop inspecting elements one by one—DIRA deconstructs the design DNA of any website in a single click. CORE FEATURES: 🎨 1. Instant Design Audit Open the side panel to instantly visualize the site's design system: • Typography: Detect font families, hierarchies (H1 vs Body), and computed sizes. • Color Palette: Extract dominant colors, backgrounds, and text shades (click to copy Hex). • Spacing System: Reveal the underlying grid by analyzing most frequent margins and padding. • Layout Signals: Identify Hero sections, Navigation patterns, Cards, and Grids. 🎨 2. Tech Stack Detection Know what powers the design. DIRA automatically detects: • Frameworks (React, Vue, Svelte, Next.js) • CSS Libraries (Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, Material UI) • Site Builders (Webflow, Framer, Shopify, WordPress) 🎨 3. The Comparison Engine (Flagship Feature) Benchmark competitors side-by-side. Select two saved sites to generate a comparative audit: • Does Competitor A use a darker theme than Competitor B? • How do their primary button colors contrast? • Compare font pairings and body copy sizes directly. 🎨 4. Inspiration Collection • Save Snapshots: Save any analysis as a "Card" in your local collection. • Smart Tagging: Organize by intent (e.g., #onboarding, #saas, #darkmode). • Add Notes: Attach your research thoughts to specific saves. 🎨 5. Accessibility & Health • Contrast Sampling: Automatically checks text contrast against backgrounds (WCAG AA/AAA signals). • Element Hygiene: Detects missing alt tags, form labels, and empty buttons. 🔒 PRIVACY & SECURITY • Local First: All analysis data and saved collections are stored locally in your browser (Chrome Storage). • No Tracking: DIRA does not send your browsing history or analyzed data to external servers. • Safe: Runs strictly as a passive analyzer. Perfect for: • Building Moodboards & Style Scapes. • Competitive Analysis & Benchmarking. • QAing your own frontend implementation. • Learning how top-tier sites are built. Download DIRA today and start collecting Design DNA.