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rbarvapalli
January 23, 2021

Create one prototype across the pages in a file

  • January 23, 2021
  • 396 replies
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I would love to be able to create one prototype across the pages in a file that resembles an actual website. This would be ideal for bigger projects and would be easier to maintain as well. We can connect the component libraries across all the pages anyways. A way to connect the prototype would be great in my opinion and that will give Figma a big leg up on other platforms.

What do you guys think?

396 replies

leonrs
New Member
January 16, 2025

+1, still waiting..

synoptek-suresh
New Member
January 17, 2025

+1,

the problem with current 1page-1protype method is - it loads too slow when you have hundreds of complex screens(pages) linked in 1 prototype inside 1 page. and also it takes minutes to make 1 tiny change.

Alexander_Black
New Member
January 30, 2025

How… was this not done years ago?

Dieter Desmet
New Member
February 13, 2025

Requested this feature years ago.
This keeps being such a time consuming and frankly frustrating issue.

BUT, i did notice something:
If you link a master component to a frame on a page
and you then move the master component to a different page, the link will still be there,
even if the frame you are linking to is on a different page. 🤯

Not ideal as you can’t change anything, but it looks like someone is at least playing with the possibility of prototyping between pages?

Jerry Han
New Member
February 13, 2025

Still waiting..

Lenny21
New Member
February 24, 2025

+1 vote, it would greatly help me as I have a LOT of versions for the app we’re doing, it would be great to put them all up to date with an easy interaction without navigating each 20ish pages one by one

Geoff-Colbath
New Participant
February 28, 2025

This would be huge, and it’s been discussed for 4 years now… ​@Figma_Product – is this on your radar?

Monike Dias
New Member
March 6, 2025

 

Bruno11
New Member
March 7, 2025

This lack of functionality forces our team to create two separate files—one master and one for the prototype—breaking the best practice of maintaining a single “source of truth.”

Mrsooduraske
New Participant
March 24, 2025

I would love to be able to create one prototype across the pages in a file that resembles an actual website. This would be ideal for bigger projects and would be easier to maintain as well. We can connect the component libraries across all the pages anyways. A way to connect the prototype would be great in my opinion and that will give Figma a big leg up on other platforms.

What do you guys think?

For example, creating a seamless navigation experience, as discussed in this https://www.cogniteq.com/blog/navigation-app-development-step-step-guide could benefit greatly from having a unified prototype. It could allow designers to visualize and test the user journey from one screen to another, ensuring that all transitions and interactions are smooth and intuitive, which is crucial for navigation apps.

I’ve worked on a few projects where having a connected prototype across pages would have saved so much time, especially when trying to tweak designs and keep everything aligned across screens. If Figma added a feature that allows you to connect the components and interactions seamlessly across pages, it would really set them apart from other platforms. The flexibility to work on a cohesive, interactive prototype that mirrors an actual website would be so useful! Plus, it would be great to be able to see how components interact from one page to another without having to jump between separate files. This would help avoid those annoying inconsistencies and make collaboration much smoother. I’m definitely on board with the idea!