# Tencent Design Ardot An AI-assisted design tool for creating interfaces and delivering design work to development teams. - Findings24: - Website: - Pricing: Free - Categories: AI Design Assistant, Design Tools ## What is Tencent Design Ardot? Ardot is Tencent's AI-assisted design tool for creating and refining user interfaces, organizing reusable design systems, and handing design work to developers. Its workflow combines text- and image-based interface creation with vector editing, responsive layout controls, shared assets, and developer-facing inspection and code snippets. The product offers individual and team plans, with higher tiers adding shared libraries, collaboration workflows, and organization-level administration. AI drafts and copied code snippets are starting points: review design details, behavior, and implementation before delivery. Plan-specific collaboration and administration differ, and AI usage is metered through Credits. ## What can Tencent Design Ardot do? ### Text- and image-based UI creation Generate interface concepts from written descriptions and turn images into design drafts, giving designers a starting point for visual exploration. ### Vector and shape editing Work with vector paths and shape tools, including skew and 3D rotation controls, for detailed interface graphics. ### Responsive layout controls Use grid layouts, percentage positioning, and locked aspect ratios to define how designs adapt across screen sizes. ### Reusable design systems Create and reuse components, colors, and text styles, with global synchronization. Team plans add shared libraries for components, styles, and variables. ### Developer handoff Inspect dimensions, spacing, and styles; review component variants; and copy code snippets for CSS, iOS, and Android. ### Team and enterprise administration Team adds shared libraries, developer collaboration, design reviews, and AI wallet management. Enterprise adds organization administration, SSO/SCIM, personnel and document-link access controls, and asset recovery when staff leave. ## Use Cases ### Explore interface concepts Designers and product managers can describe a screen in text or use an image as a reference to create an initial UI draft, then refine it in the editor. ### Build adaptable screen layouts Create screens for different display sizes using grid, percentage positioning, and aspect-ratio controls before coordinating implementation. ### Maintain a shared visual language Teams can publish and update shared components, styles, and variables so designers can reuse consistent assets across projects. ### Prepare designs for implementation Developers can inspect measurements and styles, examine component options, and copy platform-relevant code snippets during handoff. ### Manage design access and assets Enterprise administrators can use personnel and document-link access controls, SSO/SCIM, and departing-staff asset recovery to coordinate organization changes. These governance features are separate from Team collaboration. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can I use Ardot for free? The Starter individual plan is free and includes one design seat, up to three pages per file, 30 days of version history, and 1,000 AI Credits for the first month. Pro and Team are listed as temporarily free; Enterprise offers demo and proof-of-concept trials by request. ### What are AI Credits used for? AI Credits meter capabilities such as image generation, style transfer, intelligent editing, and UI previews. Allowances vary by plan and seat type. The current limited-time signup offer grants new users 1,000 credits; Starter’s stated allowance is for the first month, rather than a promise of unlimited recurring AI usage. ### How do design and development seats differ? Design seats provide editing, component, and AI creation capabilities. Development seats provide developer-mode access for viewing, annotations, asset export, token synchronization, and code generation. Team and Enterprise support both seat types. ### What does Ardot provide for developer handoff? Developers can inspect sizes, spacing, and styles, review available component variants, and copy code snippets for CSS, iOS, and Android. ### Which plan is intended for a team? Team is intended for small and medium-sized teams. It supports multiple design seats, shared libraries, developer collaboration, design reviews, and AI wallet management. Enterprise separately adds organization administration, SSO/SCIM, access controls, and departing-staff asset recovery. ## Quick Facts - **Product**: Tencent design tool - **Category**: AI-assisted UI and interface design - **Platforms**: Web and macOS client - **Primary users**: Designers, product managers, and developers - **Development handoff**: Inspection, component variants, and CSS, iOS, and Android code snippets - **Plans**: Starter, Pro, Team, and Enterprise