Orvain UI
Learn

What is a Vue design system, and how do you choose one?

A Vue design system is a set of reusable Vue components, design tokens and usage rules that keep a product's interface consistent. Orvain UI supports Vue from the same design tokens and the same Figma source as React, and every one of its 212 blocks ships with Vue code beside the React code.

By the Orvain team. Orvain UI is made by Oussema Ajmi, founder. Published October 4, 2026, updated October 4, 2026.

Orvain's Figma library is finished and available. The React and Vue code library and the MCP server are still being built, so anything below about generated code or the MCP server describes what is being shipped, not something you can install today.

What is a Vue design system?#

It is the same idea as in any framework: components, tokens, patterns and documentation that make interfaces consistent. What differs is the ecosystem. Many popular design systems are React-first, and the Vue version, where one exists, trails it. For a team that ships Vue, the question is whether Vue is a first-class target or a port.

What should you look for in a Vue design system?#

  • Parity with React if you also ship React, so one design file serves both.
  • Tokens you can set in one place and that carry through every component.
  • Accessibility documented per component, not claimed in general.
  • Code you can read: examples in Vue, not React translated by eye.
  • A design file that matches the code.

How does Orvain UI support Vue?#

Vue and React share one component contract: the same props, variants and token names, and the same Figma library. Block pages show the Vue code beside the React code, so you copy the one you ship. A team that uses both frameworks keeps one design system instead of two.

Can designers hand Figma to a Vue team?#

Yes. The Figma library uses the names the code uses, so a designer's variant maps to a Vue prop without translation. That is the point of sharing the contract.

Questions#

Is Vue support as complete as React support?

Both draw from the same contract, and every block has both. The code library is still being built, so check the pricing and docs pages for what is available now.

Can I use Orvain UI with Nuxt?

Nuxt is a Vue framework, so Vue components apply. This page does not make a claim about Nuxt-specific features; the component documentation lists what each component supports.

Related#