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I really like Figma’s effort to build a mass-production system with Buzz, but I still prefer the Table to Figma plugin for five main reasons:

  1. Direct connection to Google Sheets
    Build your spreadsheet in Google Sheets and link it straight to Table to Figma—no manual export/import required.

  2. Layer visibility toggles
    A Boolean column (TRUE / FALSE) lets you show or hide layers. One simple exemple : This is essential when you need to display a dollar sign before prices for the English market but hide it for the French market.

  3. Bulk updates through components
    Turn elements into components and push global changes without re-importing the spreadsheet every time.

  4. Images handled via URLs instead of in-cell uploads
    Embedding images directly makes the sheet heavy and unwieldy—especially when I have to deliver 200-plus variants. Table to Figma lets me reference images with URLs, keeping the file light and the workflow fast.

  5. Variants and layouts driven from the sheet
    With “Variant” or “Layout” columns, each row can automatically pick the right component variant (e.g., “CTA right”, “Two-line headline”, “Promo version”) and instantly apply the correct text or element arrangement. Change a value in the sheet, and every asset updates—no manual tweaks needed.

If Figma adds these capabilities (layer visibility, component-based updates, URL image import, and variant selection from the sheet), Buzz will become a truly powerful—and maybe indispensable—tool for anyone producing assets at scale.

This list summarises exactly what I’d like to see with Figma Buzz. Hope we get at least some of these features in an update soon. 

Even a small win would be the ‘auto-linking’ of named columns to named layers within a buzz template.
 

For example, if I have a column named ‘Price text’ and a layer named exactly the same across 4 sizes of the same asset, the spreadsheet could pick up that I want to change the price across all assets in the buzz file. At the moment you have to manually link each time you add a new asset or spreadsheet.


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