Codigma: Figma Plugin for Better & Faster Development
This post is written entirely by me, not by AI. I promise(I use Grammarly for fixing typos or grammatical issues). But the product I’m about to share is all about generating high-quality, developer-friendly code with AI assistance.
We just launched the first version of Codigma, now available for free on the Figma Marketplace. In this post, I’ll walk you through how Codigma helps eliminate repetitive development tasks and accelerates your workflow.
Why We Built Codigma(A.K.A. The Same Struggle Every Developer Faces)
Every time we start a new project at Rast Mobile, we follow the same chore-like process:
✔️ Setting up the project base
✔️ Creating layouts
✔️ Building a design system (Atomic Design)
✔️ Ensuring responsive UI before implementation
✔️ Preparing UI components for React, Angular, and other frameworks
The problem? These steps take time and require manual effort.
That’s when I started digging deeper into Figma’s API. I discovered that all Figma designs are structured in JSON format, much like a DOM tree. This means that, in theory, we could extract structured design data and convert it into code.
But there was a challenge:
⚠️ Figma’s raw JSON data is messy and lacks structure.
While there are existing code generation plugins, they mostly use basic mapping techniques — which means they don’t produce developer-ready code. These solutions lacked best practices, scalability, and readability.
So we built Codigma to solve this.
How Codigma Works(In Human Terms)
Codigma isn’t just another code generator — it’s an AI-powered development tool designed to bridge the gap between design and code. Here’s how it works:
1️⃣ Reads your Figma data (because yes, your design is actually just structured JSON).
2️⃣ Cleans it up, organizes it, and refactors it with AI (but in a way that makes sense to real devs).
3️⃣ Generates clean, maintainable code — so you can actually work with it instead of rewriting half of it.
4️⃣ Supports multiple frameworks: React, Angular, HTML, CSS, Flutter, Kotlin, Tailwind, and more.
Basically, it does the grunt work so you don’t have to.
💡 Think of it as an AI-assisted developer that prepares your UI code — ready for production.
🔥 Why Codigma?(A.K.A. Why Should You Care?)
✅ No More Manual Hand-offs — Click a button, get real code, keep moving.
✅ Actually Usable Code — No more rigid, AI-spewed nonsense. Codigma follows best practices.
✅ Smart & Structured Output — Auto-layout, components, constraints — Codigma understands it all and translates it into scalable code.
✅ For Developers, By Developers — This wasn’t built by some AI prompt engineer. We made this because we needed it.
🎯 How to Get the Best Results with Codigma?
🔹 Use Figma Auto-Layout & Constraints to define responsive behaviors.
🔹 Keep designs structured & consistent (organized layers, text styles, and components).
🔹 Use real or structured sample data for meaningful, dynamic code output.
🚀 Say goodbye to time-consuming manual conversions!
Now, duplicate the demo project and explore how Codigma works:
🔗 Codigma Demo Project
💡 Install Codigma today and supercharge your development workflow!
