Design System Documentation

About this plugin

The Design System Documentation plugin by David Vera helps you create and maintain detailed documentation of your library styles, components and layout specs directly in Figma.

This plugin is perfect for design system teams, developers, and anyone needing to maintain detailed design system documentation.

Key Features:

1. 100% FREE
2. One-click documentation generation for all components
3. Detailed specifications for colors, typography, effects, and layout grids in your file
4. Professional spec sheets for your entire component library with just one click.
5. Automatically capture and document exact dimensions for each component.
6. Break down complex components into their constituent parts, providing clear insights into structure and hierarchy.
7. Clearly display and compare different states and variants of your components side by side.
8. Automatically extract and document color values and other design tokens used in your components.

How to Use

Click "Generate Documentation" to generate a complete documentation page of your current file.

Use the toggles in the Settings tab if you want to include detailed component specs and/or include only components marked as "Ready for Dev".

Alternatively, select any master component and click "Generate Spec Sheet" to create detailed specifications for that specific component

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Whether you're documenting a new component library or updating existing specs, Design System Documentation provides the tools you need to create documentation

David Vera is a Design System Lead based in Toronto

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