Guide

Extract design tokens from any website, ready for Figma

Designers and developers often need the same values in two places. Borrowstyle reads a live website once and gives you tokens.json and figma-variables.json with the same colours, type, spacing, corners and shadows your code files use.

Tokens, not layers

Some tools copy a page into Figma as frames and layers. Borrowstyle does something different: it gives you the system underneath, as variables you can reuse in your own designs. If you want layers, a page-to-Figma converter is the better tool; if you want a consistent palette and type scale, tokens are.

Borrowstyle developer pack: tokens.json, tailwind.config.js, variables.css, Figma variables and a shadcn theme

What's in the tokens

  • Colours by role (primary, surface, text, border, accent).
  • Type styles: family, size, weight, line height.
  • Spacing steps, corner radius, shadows.

One source for design and code

The same read also produces tailwind.config.js, variables.css and a shadcn theme (Tailwind config) and a DESIGN.md for AI tools (DESIGN.md for Claude Code). Designer and developer start from identical numbers.

How to

How to get Figma variables from a website

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Open the website.

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Click the icon to read the design.

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In Take, download figma-variables.json (or tokens.json).

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Import it into Figma with your variables import plugin of choice.

FAQ

Questions

Do I need a Figma plugin from Borrowstyle?

No. Borrowstyle is a browser extension; the JSON file is what you bring into Figma.

Is it free?

Reading the design is free. The full developer pack is Pro, $5 a month or $39 once.

Can I change the colours before exporting?

Yes, with Make it yours (Pro).

Keep reading

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