Balsamiq is a graphical user interface wireframing software. It allows the designer to arrange pre-built widgets (GUI controls) using a drag-and-drop WYSIWYG editor.
You can also test it online.
Before starting your design, delete all the wireframes on the left sidebar if there are any (Right click on the wireframe > Move to trash).
In order to create a UI you should first create a container. A container is a widget that can contain other widgets. You must provide one container per wireframe. Here's a list of the containers supported by Yotako:
Widgets should be dropped into the container screen area of your containers. If you put widgets fullly or partially outside, they will not be treated as part of the page by Yotako.
You can find a list with all the supported widgets in the Widgets reference section below.
Groups and symbols are advanced features in Balsamiq that allow you to group multilple widgets together. Cropping of such groups is not supported yet by Yotako (as well as images cropping).
At some point you need to get your BMPR file before importing it into Yotako. If you are using Balsamiq 3 for Desktop version you can simply save your project (Project > Save Project).
If you are using Balsamiq Cloud version, you can use the option Project > Export > Download Project BMPR... also available in the Project menu.
You are now ready to import your Balsamiq BMPR design into Yotako.
The next section lists all the widgets currently supported by Yotako. This documentation is updated frequently with new supported widgets but if you have special needs please contact us here.
In the meantime and if you are using widgets that are not listed in the next section, Yotako will provide you with a nice red cross instead that you can easily replace later in your code. This way, Yotako will ensure that everything is computed as if your widget was already there (including layout, responsiveness, etc.).
This section references all the Balsamiq widgets currently supported by Yotako. You should use these to design your apps. Note that new widgets are being added on a daily basis. If you use widgets that are not supported, you can still use your BMPR design with Yotako but such widgets will be ignored.
Image cropping is not supported yet.
Available shapes are shown below. Other shapes are not available yet.