See Your UI Through Your Users' Eyes
Heatmap Predictor
Upload a UI mockup (JPG or PNG).
Your predictive heatmap will be generated here.
Before you write a single line of code, understand how users will visually interact with your design. Our Free AI UI Heatmap Predictor simulates user attention, analyzing your mockup to generate an instant heatmap. Identify what grabs attention, what gets ignored, and optimize your layout for a better user experience.
What is the Heatmap Predictor?
This tool is an AI-powered substitute for expensive eye-tracking studies. You upload an image of your user interface (a screenshot or a Figma export), and our tool uses Google's multi-modal Gemini model to predict where a user's gaze will most likely fall in the first 5-10 seconds. The result is a visual overlay—a heatmap—showing the "hot" and "cold" zones of your design.
How It Works: The Power of Vision AI
This tool leverages the incredible capabilities of multi-modal AI, specifically the `gemini-2.5-flash-image` model. Here's the process:
- Image Analysis: You upload your UI image. We send this image to the Gemini model.
- Visual Hierarchy Recognition: The AI doesn't just see pixels; it understands design principles. It identifies elements with high visual weight, such as large headlines, bright buttons (CTAs), faces in images, and areas of high contrast.
- Coordinate Extraction: We ask the AI to identify the top 3-5 "attentional hotspots" and return their approximate X/Y coordinates as percentages of the image dimensions.
- Heatmap Generation: Our client-side JavaScript then takes these coordinates and draws a heatmap on a canvas element overlaid on your image. Each "hotspot" is rendered as a radial gradient, with red indicating the highest predicted attention and fading out to blue and transparent.
This provides a powerful, instantaneous simulation of user attention without needing to recruit and test with real users.
Who Is This For?
For UI/UX Designers
Quickly validate your design hierarchy. Does your primary call-to-action stand out? Is a distracting decorative element pulling attention away from the main content? Get instant feedback to refine your layouts in Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD before handoff.
For Product Managers & Founders
Make more informed design decisions. Use the heatmap to facilitate discussions with your design team and ensure the UI is optimized to guide users toward key actions, like signing up or making a purchase.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a UI heatmap and how does it help?
A UI heatmap visualizes where users click, scroll, and focus their attention on your website. It helps identify popular areas, dead zones, and optimization opportunities for better user experience and conversions.
How accurate are heatmap predictions?
Our AI predictions are based on established UX principles and user behavior patterns. While highly useful for initial optimization, we recommend validating predictions with actual user testing and analytics data.
What elements should I focus on in heatmap analysis?
Pay attention to call-to-action buttons, navigation menus, headlines, images, forms, and key content areas. Look for unexpected hot spots and cold zones that might indicate design issues.
How can I improve areas with low predicted engagement?
Consider repositioning important elements, improving visual hierarchy, adding contrast, using directional cues, or simplifying the layout to guide user attention to key areas.
Should I redesign based on heatmap predictions?
Use predictions as a starting point for optimization hypotheses. Test changes incrementally and measure results. Combine heatmap insights with user feedback and conversion data for best results.
What's the difference between click and attention heatmaps?
Click heatmaps show where users actually interact, while attention heatmaps predict where users look first. Both are valuable for understanding user behavior and optimizing design effectiveness.