As a product manager, what software on your computer do you love or hate?
I believe 90% of the answer is Axure!
Axure’s dynamic panels, Repeaters, and other features are quite powerful, but materials are a bit of a problem.
Every product manager who uses Axure has had to “beg” for a component library in the product cluster. Running someone else’s component library can cause the software to crash.
Ctrl+S is now a muscle memory…
What really frustrated me about Axure was when I was loading the new “component library” the other day, and can you believe it, it crashed eight times in an hour!
Until lunch, I heard a little sister at the next table discussing an online prototype tool of “Copy guest RP”. After writing down the name silently, I began to search online.
After entering the official website, the “template example” on the home page let me see.
After a brief trial run, I’ve decided to ditch Axure because the template examples for copying RP are so good!
It comes with a lot of prototype template resources, background, e-commerce, tourism, consulting, social… In short, it has all kinds of templates! In addition, it has a lot of common components and ICONS on the Web side and App side, just need to clone into their own projects with one click, can quickly reuse. (Inner OS: I don’t have to go around begging for component libraries anymore!!)
Also, because the template library is full of mature and popular cases, you only need to modify it according to the needs of your project, using the template, a complete set of prototypes can be completed in no time.
After a week of intensive use, there are several aspects that are very attractive to me. Here is a simple evaluation for you:
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Powerful interaction, second to high fidelity
As a veteran Axure user, I can’t help but marvel at the ease of copying RP!
There is no need to download a component library, because the tool has a wealth of components and 3000+ ICONS built into it. Just drag and drop or double click components to start prototyping, which is pretty easy.
In addition, the components and artboards in the page support various types of interaction design, and interactive effects such as pop-ups or rotations can be quickly presented through the combination of main and auxiliary artboards and trigger modes.
And there are anchor positioning, circular action, fine transition Settings, the operation is very simple, the effect is also very smooth!
2. Prototype +PRD, integration
What I like most about copywriter RP is the ability to add comments to pages and each component in the properties pane on the right, a feature I mostly use for writing PRD documents.
After all, a prototype alone is not enough to make the designer and the front end clearly understand the product logic, so I always implement the delivery method is to embed PRD in the prototype to intuitively explain the requirements and describe the function points.
Note information is also displayed when the prototype is previewed on the Web.
In Copyrighter RP, project members only need to be on the same team to achieve the scenario of multiple people editing pages at the same time.
The ability for team members to draw, modify, and update in real time, without having to send files back and forth, allows them to tap into the project to see the latest design progress, which is a huge productivity boost.
4. Tutorial + Community, easy to get started
Copy guest’s official website has detailed picture and text and video tutorial, in the process of my use, once stuck, a search tutorial, can tell me clearly!
And, if you still don’t understand according to the tutorial, you can directly add their official community. There are not only official technical personnel in the group, but also many industry leaders. Whether asking questions or chatting in the group, the communication in the group is quite convenient!
5. Quick sharing and easy preview
When you need to share your project with one click, just send a public demo link. Even if you modify the prototype later, the content in the link will update automatically.
If you need to perform an offline demonstration in a non-network environment or in some special occasions, Copycat RP also supports downloading an offline demo package, generating a compressed file, and opening the index. HTML file to preview the prototype offline.
Well, the above functions I share are just the tip of the iceberg of copy RP, you can try it yourself!