Enable/Disable comments

Agree, branching is excellent in theory, but cumbersome in practice given that it creates a management aspect of file version control. Locking/unlocking comments (not hiding) would be a huge benefit to my group because it’s about the state of the work itself, not the version of the file. Locked = not ready for feedback; Unlocked = ready for your valuable insights.

Maybe we should just create a Review mode? There’s one for Dev, why not one for external feedback and signoff? Use branching capabilities under the covers, but just call it “Review” and make only one branch at a time. Open review, Close review (which is essentially to review changed from the branch and check them in).

Yes please! I am often receiving comments on a Figma design after the design is considered complete. (Such as an email that has already gone to Development and been built in HTML).
Need a way of locking comments in a Figma file after the design phase is considered complete!

yes absolutely need this

another feature I wish figma has is a way to differentiate team feedback vs client feedback. When sharing a link with clients or leadership, internal team comments should be hidden. Not having any ability to disable or restrict commenting access only forces the whole team to not use the figma commenting feature ever.

+1. comments also tricky to manage with autolayout. clients slapping comments all over the place which then don’t move with the elements.

Yes, please! This would be great to help manage client relationships.

Oh yes, please. I have built and now maintain component libraries, and despite my instructions on reporting issues, the designers place comments everywhere. It’s driving me insane. I would love to switch off comments for my library files!

Yes, comments are a terrible way to review designs and disrupt work. There should really be a way to disable comments.

Keeping this topic alive, to keep the dream alive.

You should Absolutely Never work on a live Figma file that your client can see.
Make a 2nd page called Creative Round 2 that the client cant see where you will make updates from Round 1.
Share that new one when their comments are updated. Continue this process & you will be able to go back and view versions & progress.
The problem in this thread is self afflicted.