URL to Figma: paste a link, get editable layers

Pasting a link looks instant, but the capture service does several things to make the result match what a visitor sees.

1. Isolated load. The page opens in a sandboxed Chromium browser running in its own container with seccomp restrictions. Every request passes SSRF protection, so a URL cannot be used to reach internal addresses.
2. Clean-up. With Hide cookie banners & popups on, consent banners and overlays are removed before capture.
3. Lazy content. The page is scrolled so images and sections that load on scroll are present when the capture runs.
4. Stillness. Animations are frozen, and WebGL is frozen after a few frames, so nothing is captured mid-transition.
5. Measurement. The real design width is measured: 1920 for full-bleed designs, the box width for boxed sites, 1440 for fluid ones.
6. Delivery. The captured structure is delivered to your plugin once, then deleted from memory.

Images are processed by a separate decoder container with no internet access. The plugin then builds the layers locally in Figma and applies verified Auto Layout. For pages in other languages, the Page language option lets you choose one of 15 languages on multilingual sites. The docs explain each option.

Most of the time a URL import needs nothing but the default options. When you want to tune it, a few settings make the biggest difference:

Screens

Each extra screen is another capture. Screens of one page run in parallel, and a full responsive set still counts as a single import. Free captures one screen per import; Pro and Team allow up to four.

Full page

Capturing the whole scrolling page gives you the complete design. Turn it off when you only need the top of the page.

Images

Leave images on for a finished look, or turn them off when you only care about layout and type.

Extra wait (Pro)

Some pages keep loading content after they appear ready. Extra wait gives them more time so late sections are included.

Detailed layers (Pro)

An option for when you want a more detailed layer tree to inspect, rather than the default structure.

If a page is cut by a plan limit, the result shows a visible purple Capture limit strip, so you always know whether you are looking at the whole page. For details on how plans differ, see pricing.

Pasting a URL means our capture service visits that page on your behalf, so it is fair to ask what happens to the data.

• Rendering happens in an isolated, sandboxed browser.
• The result is delivered to your plugin once, then deleted from memory. It is never written to disk.
• The job record is forgotten after 15 minutes.
• Logs are limited: the import log is kept for 180 days with the IP address removed after 30 days, and the security log for 90 days.
• No tracking: there are no cookies, analytics or tracking pixels in the plugin, the extension or the website, and data is never sold.

Your identity stays minimal too. The account identifier is derived from your Figma user id, and we never receive your name or email from Figma. The plugin does not read the content of your Figma file. It writes new layers and reads only the metadata of its own frames, such as source URL and width.

A URL import only works for pages the capture service can reach as an anonymous visitor. For anything behind a login, the Chrome extension captures in your own browser instead. Full details are on the security page.