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Octopus.do

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Octopus.do is becoming the planning stage that feeds Figma, AI site builders and docs.

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◆Current state
Octopus.do is repositioning from a standalone visual sitemap tool into the front of a production pipeline. Recent releases rebuilt its core editor on a modern foundation (adding columns, tables and alignment), shipped a Figma plugin that turns an Octopus project into a high-fidelity, variable-driven prototype, and added export paths — Word, an Octopus XML import/export format, and an AI-prompt export for website generators. The common thread is moving structured plans out of Octopus into wherever the work continues.
◆Where it's heading
The direction is to own the planning and content-structuring stage and then hand off cleanly to every downstream tool. The Figma prototype generation is the most ambitious of these bridges, collapsing the usual gap between sitemap and design. The AI-prompt export and XML format hedge across the other paths teams take — AI site builders and external tools — so Octopus stays upstream regardless of what users build with next.
◆Prediction
Expect deeper AI-assisted handoff (richer Figma and prompt generation) and continued editor capability buildout now that the rewrite gives Octopus a faster foundation to ship on.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1mo ago

    A major update to Octopus editor

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    Octopus replaced its most-used feature — the content editor, with 56k monthly activations — on a modern foundation, immediately adding columns, tables and text alignment. Beyond the new features, the rewrite is a deliberate move to ship editor improvements faster going forward.

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  2. 1mo ago

    Octopus to Figma Plugin Update

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    The updated Figma plugin generates a full high-fidelity prototype from an Octopus project, with every component built on variables for instant file-wide changes. It extends Octopus from planning into design handoff, the stage where work usually leaves the tool.

  3. 3mo ago

    Project import - Introducing Octopus XML

    Octopus XML defines a structured import/export format covering titles, sections, pages, blocks, wireframes and SEO data, with an AI prompt to help transform external data into it. A portability play that lets projects move in and out of Octopus.

  4. 3mo ago

    Project import - Introducing Octopus XML

    A re-publish of the Octopus XML project-import release, covering the same structured format for moving projects in and out of the tool. Same capability, restated.

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  5. 3mo ago

    Export to Word (.docx)

    Export to Word (.docx) — the second-most-requested feature — produces a structured document with page and block titles and styled content. Another handoff path out of Octopus, this time toward documentation workflows.

  6. 3mo ago

    Export to Word (.docx)

    A re-publish of the Word (.docx) export release, covering the same structured-document output. Same feature, restated in the changelog.

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