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Automated converter for convert among Figma, Xd and Sketch

Hello everyone, There are three main desing platforms figma, xd and sketch for ui/ux designers. I will be glad to know if anyone feels the need of a automatedd converter that can convert a design a...

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There’s Avocode which already does this. 2 points

What tools would you recommend to build a no-code website and app for my product?

I want to build a no-code website and app for my product. Frontend - I need an editor so that I can edit templates. Sign up - Managing database. Users profile - Connecting tools to send informati...

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I definitely suggest trying Webflow, great product, easy integration. Learning the design take so... 4 points

When I first got into the NoCode game two years ago, I was all about Zapier. It's great, it opens... 4 points

Data → Logic → Interface Data Airtable. You can build a relational database here and you can i... 3 points

What desktop software do you use that still doesn't have a collaborative, web app, SaaS alternative?

There's Figma as an Illustrator or Sketch competitor ... and that's one of the few creative programs built as a collaborative web app. While CRMs, project management, email tools, database builders...

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The Adobe Creative Suite, Techsmith Camtasia (product videos), and Microsoft Office (50% desktop/... 4 points

Mimestream - still in public beta, but already the best desktop email client I've used in a while... 2 points

Writing software has always been a big one for me. Even though there are web apps for writing—eve... 0 points

New Figma features announced at Config EU

Dylan Field’s keynote talks about some game changing features coming to Figma now and the next few months. Instance swap fix (available now), Variants, Interactive components. See the video: https...

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Very cool, thanks for sharing! The new instance menu can also be navigated by keyboard, to find ... 2 points

Figma solved the instance swap menu problem that Sketch also suffers from, and variants finally g... 1 points

Is someone using Maze?

If yes, what is your experience with this product?

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I’ve been using it for several months since the start of this year. Overall, I find it super use... 5 points

Meet the Capiche Community, July 2020.

Just joined Capiche, or finally jumping into the conversations after watching from the sidelines for a while? We’re glad you’re here! And we'd love to learn a bit more about you. What are you wor...

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Hey Capiche people, as a design professional, i started leading the digital experience team in a ... 5 points

Hi I'm Sari. I invest in early stage startups. Love this community and happy to be here. 3 points

Hi, I'm Paul and I love software stacks. I feel this is such an underestimated part of running a ... 2 points

How many SaaS tools do you collaborate across on a daily basis?

When I used to work at a large company I remember my work being spread across GitHub, Google Drive, Slack, Datadog, Figma and Dropbox, in that order. I pay close attention to my workflows and I not...

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Far too many, probably. On a daily basis: Wiki/project management: Notion Project management: A... 6 points

At Esports One we actively use 8-10 tools, with the focus being around knowledge sharing and proj... 6 points

At Capiche now, with a 4 person team, we’re using 8 apps for collaboration including: Slack for... 5 points

How did you become proficient with Figma?

Clicking around? Deconstructing built-in examples? Guided tour from a colleague? How long did it take?

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For me, using Figma was the best way to learn Figma. To force myself to learn, I ran through dail... 2 points

For context, I've never done any real design work apart from wireframe scribbles on paper. For ... 2 points

Figma's Guides & Best Practices Resources have a ton of guides to help learn how to use Figma... 1 points

What's the best way to get feedback about a design or product?

Do you have a favorite survey or poll tool to get feedback, or a unique process to get actionable insights from your users about your design, product features, pricing, and more? There was an inte...

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I might be a bit biased here, but in my opinion, the best way to get feedback is a discussion wit... 11 points

In a B2B SaaS product setting, I get user feedback from: 1. In-app feedback system like Delighted... 6 points

I think @tmvst has made a great point about actually talking with your customers, but it's time-c... 5 points

What are your best Figma tips for a team moving from Sketch?

https://twitter.com/JohnONolan/status/1247494535791304704

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Figma is both a design tool and tool for organizing work. Set up your Teams and Projects well, s... 7 points

Resizing not as expected? Hold CMD while dragging. One of the most common things I find I tell ... 3 points

What software has the best price transparency?

Plenty of software has terribly confusing pricing—but then some software is fairly priced with clear plans that are easy to figure out. What software has done the best job at building fair, clear ...

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I'm not an SAP customer but I love their move to open up pricing to Google and help buyers find t... 6 points

I’m a huge fan of Airtable and how they handle pricing, trials, etc. We found we weren’t using th... 5 points

Basecamp offers perhaps the most clear pricing in the industry, at least aside from consumer soft... 3 points

How much do you pay for Abstract for Sketch?

We have 25 seats. They initially asked for more money per seat than Sketch did, and we talked them down to $15/person/month.

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Also, which plan did you get for that price? Curious because Abstract's pricing page lists its St... 1 points

Figma vs Sketch: Which is the better design tool?

Is Sketch how you design on Mac? Or did Figma get you to switch? Or is InDesign, XD, Affinity Designer, or another design tool your favorite?

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I'll caveat this with the disclaimer that I'm not a designer - I'm a developer that often does li... 6 points

At my studio, we try to use the tools that fit best with the requirements of the project and the ... 3 points

I know a lot of teams (including us) that have moved from Sketch to Figma. I haven't heard of an... 3 points

What are your favorite tools to build an MVP?

I've used Airtable extensively to build simple internal apps as minimal viable products, but would love to build something bigger without coding. What are your favorite tools to build MVPs?

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Different concepts require different tools and hence the answer to this is very wide. Sketch + ... 7 points

I use webflow over squarespace or wix just cause it lends me more control and basically takes sam... 6 points

Coda/Retool + Integromat for Internal apps. Bubble/Thukable + Integromat for external apps. We re... 5 points

What is the best tool for software design in 2019?

Figma? Sketch? Illustrator? Other?

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https://twitter.com/hemeon/status/1151906129867235328 https://twitter.com/hemeon/status/115190613... 11 points

As a product designer, I personally favor Sketch and have used it daily for the past several year... 6 points

We've just moved from @sketch to @figmadesign at @Smarkup because of collaboration and scalabili... 6 points

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