Figma comments are great internally, but they can overwhelm stakeholders who just need direction on what to review. Commentful doubles as an annotation plugin—I can add guidance, context, or open questions alongside each frame and share it with clients in a clean interface.
Layered annotations
Add callouts, highlight interaction details, or attach video walkthroughs before publishing. Commentful keeps those annotations synced with the specific frame, so reviewers always understand why something behaves a certain way.
Control the narrative
Because you choose which frames and notes go live, you can guide clients through the experience intentionally. No unfinished explorations, no half-baked experiments. Commentful keeps everything curated.
Annotation workflow
- Mark up the frames in Figma with any supporting graphics or text.
- Publish them to Commentful and add clarifying notes for stakeholders.
- Share the secure link so reviewers can see both the design and the annotations in one place.
The result is a calm review environment that still gives stakeholders the context they crave.
Share knowledge with future teammates
Commentful boards become living documentation. When someone new joins mid-project, they can browse past annotations to understand why certain decisions were made. That institutional memory prevents rehashing conversations and keeps projects moving even when team members rotate off.
Tips for better annotations
- Use screenshots or short Loom clips embedded inside cards to explain complex motion or edge cases.
- Add “Next steps” sections on each board so reviewers know what will happen after they approve.
- Archive older annotations once they’re baked into the design to keep the experience uncluttered.
Commentful turns annotations into a dialogue rather than a static layer of comments. That difference matters when you need clarity at scale.
