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[PERSON_NAME] – Bookmarklet Copies Webpages to Figma as Editable Layers

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[PERSON_NAME] has released figmimic, a bookmarklet that lets users copy any webpage directly into Figma as fully editable layers. The tool captures the live DOM structure, styles, and assets of a page and reconstructs them inside a Figma file, preserving hierarchy and visual fidelity. This enables designers to quickly reference, remix, or audit real-world interfaces without manual recreation.

The project is hosted at marcua.net/minitools/figmimic/ and was submitted to Hacker News, where it earned 19 points with 0 comments as of the latest snapshot. The zero-comment count suggests early-stage visibility or a niche audience.

Because it runs as a bookmarklet, figmimic requires no installation — just drag the link to the browser toolbar. On activation, it serializes the current page and pushes the data into Figma via the plugin API, generating frames, components, and text nodes that remain fully editable.

This approach bridges the gap between browser inspection and design workflows, offering a practical shortcut for design systems, competitive analysis, and rapid prototyping.