Specfox

What Specfox is

Specfox is a web-based SaaS platform for preparing specification documents that carry project details from design into development. Users can annotate project screens with notes about design elements and explain their intended behavior, helping teams keep important details visible as work moves between disciplines. Completed specifications can be exported as PDF files or shared with project stakeholders in one click. The service automatically saves specifications to its servers, and its plans page lists project teams as a way for coworkers to create specifications together. Specfox is intended for sharing with developers, designers, project managers, and clients. It offers a Free plan at no cost, with no further limits stated. The plans page labels webpage snapshots and document linking with hotspots as coming soon. Specfox says exchanges between its site and users use an SSL-secured channel and are encrypted. Its privacy policy says it collects account details and user content, including web designs and design descriptions. The company is based in York, United Kingdom; LinkedIn lists it as founded in 2016.

Who it suits

Specfox suits design and development teams that need to record details about project screens and explain how design elements should work. Its stated audience for shared specifications includes developers, designers, project managers, and clients.

Getting started

1. Open the Specfox website.
2. Choose the Free plan at no cost.
3. Create specifications by adding notes to project screens.
4. Invite coworkers through project teams if you want to create specifications together.
5. Share a specification with stakeholders or download it as a PDF.

Verdict

Choose Specfox if your team needs to document screen-level design details and share specifications with project stakeholders. Look elsewhere if you need webpage snapshots or hotspot-based document links now, since those features are marked as coming soon.