Host a Figma Make prototype outside Figma

Make turns a design into a working app. Publish the build so people can use it without a Figma account or a viewer link.

You can host:

Free to use, live at your-name.99helpers.site in about ten seconds.

Why you might not want to leave it there

Figma Make closes the gap between a design and something you can click. The result is a real app, which makes the sharing story a bit odd — you've built something functional and you're still sending people a Figma link. For user testing, a client review, or anything you want someone to try on their phone without installing a thing, a plain web address does the job better.

What Figma Make gives you

  • A working prototype built from your design
  • React code you can export from the project
  • Assets and styles already wired together

Figma links feel like design reviews

Send someone a Figma URL and they arrive expecting to comment on a mockup, not to use a product.

Viewers need an account

Even a view-only link tends to ask for a login, which is enough friction to lose a test participant.

Prototypes are tied to the file

Move, archive or restructure the file and the link you shared goes with it.

Putting Figma Make output online

  1. 1

    Export the code

    Take the project's code out of Make and into a local folder — a small Vite setup is enough to build it.

  2. 2

    Build it

    Run the build and find the output folder, normally dist, containing index.html.

  3. 3

    Drop it in and publish

    Drag that folder into the box above, choose an address, and hand out the link.

Worth knowing

  • Test the built version on a phone before sharing — prototypes often assume a desktop viewport.
  • Publish to a memorable address if you're recruiting testers; people mistype long URLs.
  • Set the base path to / before building so assets load from the site root.
  • Password-protect client-facing prototypes ahead of the presentation, then lift it on the day.
  • Publish each round of changes to the same address so feedback always lands on the current build.

Questions

Do testers need Figma?
No. The published prototype is a normal web page that opens on any device.
Can I publish straight from Figma?
You need the built files first. Export the code, build it locally, and publish the output folder.
Will it work on mobile?
As well as the prototype itself does — hosting doesn't change the layout, so test it before sharing.
Can I collect feedback?
Not directly, but a prototype that posts to an external form service works, since that request comes from the visitor's browser.
Can I take it down afterwards?
Yes, deleting an address stops it working immediately.

Try it with what Figma Make just made you

Drop it in at the top of this page and see the link for yourself. You only make an account once it's ready to go live.

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