To authenticate the request for reading comments in your Figma file, you will need to manually add a personal Figma access token by following the steps in the Generating your Figma personal access token section above.
You will need to manually add your Figma page URL by clicking on the Share button in the Figma header, then clicking Copy link in the pop-up window, and finally pasting the copied URL into the Figma Page URL (Required) input field in the CopyDoc plugin settings.
Enabling the Include Design References option will include .png images (containing numbered/positioned pins per comment thread) for each frame that contains at least one comment. These can be used as a visual reference alongside the text comments exported to .csv and .json files.
Once you've added your valid Figma Page URL and Figma Personal Access Token, you can click the Export Comments to CSV/JSON button, which will scan your Figma file for any comments and generate a CSV and JSON file (along with image references, if the Include Design References option was enabled).
After CopyDoc has finished exporting your comments, you'll be shown a confirmation message; you can download your .zip file containing your exported comments by clicking the Download Comments button.
After you've downloaded your .zip file from Figma to your computer, you can open your file explorer to the directory where it was saved. Double clicking on the exported .zip file will unzip the contents and let you use your comments however you like.
Generating your Figma personal access token
To be able to export comments from the CopyDoc plugin, you'll need to generate a personal access token in your Figma account:
Exporting your Figma comments from the CopyDoc plugin
To get started with this feature, click on the Export Figma Comments button in the main CopyDoc plugin screen, then follow the steps below:
Adding your Figma personal token
To authenticate the request for reading comments in your Figma file, you will need to manually add a personal Figma access token by following the steps in the Generating your Figma personal access token section above.
Adding your Figma file URL
You will need to manually add your Figma page URL by clicking on the Share button in the Figma header, then clicking Copy link in the pop-up window, and finally pasting the copied URL into the Figma Page URL (Required) input field in the CopyDoc plugin settings.
Toggling design references option
Enabling the Include Design References option will include
.pngimages (containing numbered/positioned pins per comment thread) for each frame that contains at least one comment. These can be used as a visual reference alongside the text comments exported to.csvand.jsonfiles.Fetching and exporting comments
Once you've added your valid Figma Page URL and Figma Personal Access Token, you can click the Export Comments to CSV/JSON button, which will scan your Figma file for any comments and generate a CSV and JSON file (along with image references, if the Include Design References option was enabled).
After CopyDoc has finished exporting your comments, you'll be shown a confirmation message; you can download your
.zipfile containing your exported comments by clicking the Download Comments button.Opening .zip file
After you've downloaded your
.zipfile from Figma to your computer, you can open your file explorer to the directory where it was saved. Double clicking on the exported.zipfile will unzip the contents and let you use your comments however you like.