How to Clone Any Website with AI in Under 2 Minutes

See a website you love? Give Sitelas the URL and it will analyze the design, layout, and content — then rebuild it as a fully editable site you can customize and publish under your own domain.

How It Works

In the AI chat panel, type something like:

Clone https://linear.app

Sitelas will:

1. Capture a screenshot of the original site
2. Extract the DOM structure — headings, sections, layout, colors, fonts
3. Generate a blueprint — an AI plan for recreating the design
4. Build the pages — section by section, matching the original layout
5. Compare and refine — the AI sees both the original and the clone, then fixes differences

The whole process takes 30–90 seconds depending on the complexity of the original site.

What Gets Cloned

• ✅ Layout structure (headers, hero sections, grids, footers)
• ✅ Color palette and typography
• ✅ Content hierarchy (headings, body text, CTAs)
• ✅ Navigation structure
• ✅ Responsive design patterns

What Doesn't Get Cloned

• ❌ Proprietary images (replaced with similar stock photos)
• ❌ Custom animations and JavaScript interactions
• ❌ Backend functionality (forms, databases, auth)
• ❌ Exact pixel-perfect reproduction (it's a recreation, not a copy)

When to Use Cloning

Cloning works best as a starting point, not a final product:

• "I want something like this" — clone a site you admire, then customize it with your own content and branding
• Competitive research — quickly recreate a competitor's layout to understand their design decisions
• Design inspiration — clone 3 sites you like, then mix and match sections from each
• Speed — instead of describing a layout from scratch, show the AI what you want

Pro Tips for Better Clones

• Clone simple, well-structured sites — landing pages and portfolios clone better than complex web apps
• Refine after cloning — use the chat to fix specific sections: "Make the hero taller" or "Change the nav to a dark theme"
• Replace placeholder content immediately — the AI copies text from the original, which you should replace with your own
• Try cloning the same site twice — AI output varies, and sometimes the second attempt captures details the first missed

Legal Note

Cloning creates a structural recreation, not a copy. You're using the original as design inspiration, similar to how a designer might reference a mood board. Always replace the original site's content, images, and branding with your own before publishing.