DIRA - Design Research Insight Assistant

About

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.