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How to automatically create specifications in Figma?

Romina Kavcic

Adding specifications, or redlines, in Figma is crucial for designer-developer handoffs. You can automate this to save time and ensure accuracy. Discover the best (Figma) plugins to create redlines in Figma and improve your workflow.

EightShapes Specs Figma plugin

Automate production of page and component design specifications (“specs”) of selected components, instances and frames. The output is useful for design-dev handoff, auditing in progress design work, and critiquing with teammates.

Features available for free without payment include:

  • Anatomy with marked layers and annotated dependencies, instance props and other unvarying attributes

  • Props that compare attributes across variants to highlight differences and boolean prop layer visibility

  • Layout and spacing of layers with autolayout, describing attributes and annotating artwork

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I'm Romina Kavcic. I coach design teams on implementing design systems, optimizing design processes, and developing design strategy.

I'm Romina Kavcic. I coach design teams on implementing design systems, optimizing design processes, and developing design strategy.