[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":191},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog:design-mirror-for-figma:en":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"cover":174,"description":175,"draft":176,"extension":177,"locale":178,"meta":179,"navigation":180,"path":181,"publishedAt":182,"seo":183,"stem":184,"tags":185,"__hash__":190},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fdesign-mirror-for-figma.md","Achieve Pixel-Perfect Implementation with Design Mirror for Figma",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":162},"minimark",[9,13,16,19,24,27,30,34,42,45,49,84,87,91,94,121,125,128,132,135,139,153],[10,11,12],"p",{},"I've lost count of how many times I've done this dance: write some CSS, refresh the browser, take a screenshot, paste it into Figma, overlay it on the design, spot the differences, go back to VS Code, adjust, repeat.",[10,14,15],{},"It's tedious. It's slow. And despite the effort, I'd still miss things—a padding that's 12px instead of 16px, a font weight that's slightly off.",[10,17,18],{},"I needed a better way.",[20,21,23],"h2",{"id":22},"the-workflow-problem","The Workflow Problem",[10,25,26],{},"When you're implementing a design, you're constantly context-switching. Figma in one window, your code editor in another, browser somewhere else. You're trying to hold the design in your head while you code, then visually comparing afterwards.",[10,28,29],{},"The mental overhead adds up. And the pixel-level details? They slip through.",[20,31,33],{"id":32},"what-if-the-design-could-float-on-top","What If the Design Could Float on Top?",[10,35,36,37,41],{},"The idea was simple: what if I could see the Figma design ",[38,39,40],"em",{},"directly on top"," of my implementation? A transparent overlay that I could position over my browser, letting me see exactly where things don't match.",[10,43,44],{},"That's Design Mirror for Figma.",[20,46,48],{"id":47},"how-it-works","How It Works",[50,51,52,60,66,72,78],"ol",{},[53,54,55,59],"li",{},[56,57,58],"strong",{},"Connect to Figma"," via secure OAuth—your actual Figma files, not screenshots",[53,61,62,65],{},[56,63,64],{},"Select any frame"," from your projects",[53,67,68,71],{},[56,69,70],{},"Position the overlay"," over your browser window",[53,73,74,77],{},[56,75,76],{},"Adjust opacity and scale"," to see both the design and your implementation",[53,79,80,83],{},[56,81,82],{},"Code with precision"," — differences become immediately obvious",[10,85,86],{},"No more switching between windows. No more \"does this look right?\" Just direct visual comparison.",[20,88,90],{"id":89},"features-born-from-real-development","Features Born from Real Development",[10,92,93],{},"Every feature came from my own front-end workflow:",[95,96,97,103,109,115],"ul",{},[53,98,99,102],{},[56,100,101],{},"Multi-display support"," because I code on one screen and preview in the browser on another",[53,104,105,108],{},[56,106,107],{},"Keyboard shortcuts"," because constantly reaching for the mouse breaks flow",[53,110,111,114],{},[56,112,113],{},"Precision controls"," because sometimes you need to nudge the overlay 1px at a time",[53,116,117,120],{},[56,118,119],{},"Auto-sizing"," — the overlay matches the exact dimensions of your Figma frame, so your browser preview is always the right size",[20,122,124],{"id":123},"privacy-respected","Privacy Respected",[10,126,127],{},"The app only accesses Figma files you explicitly select. No tracking, no analytics. Settings are stored locally and in your iCloud. I built this for my own design work—I'm not interested in knowing anything about yours.",[20,129,131],{"id":130},"the-result","The Result",[10,133,134],{},"I ship more polished websites now. Those subtle details that used to slip through—the margins, the spacing, the alignment—they're caught before I commit. The tool paid for itself the first time I caught a misaligned element before a client review.",[20,136,138],{"id":137},"requirements","Requirements",[95,140,141,144,147,150],{},[53,142,143],{},"macOS 15.5 or later",[53,145,146],{},"Figma account",[53,148,149],{},"Internet connection for Figma integration",[53,151,152],{},"Honestly, just an export of the design works too",[10,154,155],{},[156,157,161],"a",{"href":158,"rel":159},"https:\u002F\u002Flostendfound.com\u002Fdesign-mirror-for-figma",[160],"nofollow","Download on the Mac App Store →",{"title":163,"searchDepth":164,"depth":164,"links":165},"",3,[166,168,169,170,171,172,173],{"id":22,"depth":167,"text":23},2,{"id":32,"depth":167,"text":33},{"id":47,"depth":167,"text":48},{"id":89,"depth":167,"text":90},{"id":123,"depth":167,"text":124},{"id":130,"depth":167,"text":131},{"id":137,"depth":167,"text":138},null,"I've lost count of how many times I've done this dance: write some CSS, refresh the browser, take a screenshot, paste it into Figma. 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