Framer Studio Review

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Framer Studio is a prototyping app for OS X, built on FramerJs, an open source JavaScript framework used for rapid prototyping.

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Pros

Pro
CoffeeScript integration to define animations

Framer uses coffeescript for defining animations. CoffeeScript has a low learning curve and as such it can be learned easily even by non-programmers.

Pro
Multiple device support

Framer supports animation and interaction prototyping for multiple devices, ranging from desktop apps to web apps and mobile platforms. There are already 8 pre-installed devices to choose from, or developers can create their own setup quickly.

Pro
Photoshop & Sketch integration

Framer is integrated with Framer Generator, which allows developers to import layers directly from Adobe Photoshop and/or Sketch.

Pro
Instant visual feedback

Framer Studio offers and instant preview of the animation that is currently being made.

Cons

Con
Coding required

Framer Studio uses CoffeeScript for prototyping the UI of an app. This can be a problem for designers who don't know CoffeeScript since they would be forced to learn a new programming language in order to use Framer.