ToolCraft conventionFoundational
Style Dictionary
Open-source build tool that transforms one token source into every platform format.
Definition
A token transformation pipeline: define tokens once and generate CSS custom properties, iOS, Android, JSON and other outputs, with transforms per platform.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
Good for
- Multi-platform token delivery
- Keeping one source of truth
- Custom token pipelines
Watch out for
It is a build tool, not a product. It needs engineering ownership.
Continue from here
Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Often used with
These usually appear in the same screen or the same decision.
- Design TokensDesign system
- ThemingDesign system
- Color SystemsUI foundation
Nearby in the Atlas
Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.