Comments
Comments let you leave feedback directly on the specific elements you're talking about. Just click the element, add your comment, and your teammates know exactly what you mean.
Key Benefits
Leave feedback directly on the element it's about — no more "the button under the hero, second row."
Approve a comment to send it straight to Maker as a chat prompt, with the element context already attached.
Loop teammates in with @mentions, threaded replies, emoji reactions, and image or file attachments.
Every notification — mentions, replies, comments on your projects, approvals, archives — lands in the bell and your inbox.
Steps
Open a project and look for the chat bubble icon in the preview toolbar.
Click it and choose "Add comment."
Click any element in the preview to anchor the comment to it.
Type your comment in the pop-up. Use @ to mention a teammate, drag images or .zip files in, or click "Add files and photos" to pick from the asset library.
Click "Comment."
A pin appears on the element in the preview, and the comment lands in the sidebar.
How It Works
Comments live in a panel that slides in from the right of the editor. Each comment is anchored to a specific element in the preview, so anyone opening the panel can click a row and jump straight to the element it's about. The same anchor stays put across desktop and mobile viewports, and across variants if you've split your project into variants.
The Comments panel has two sections: Active and Archive. Active is the work-in-progress queue. Archive is the history of everything that's already been approved or rejected.
What's on Every Comment Row
The element's display name (like "Hero headline") and the viewport (Desktop or Mobile) on which it was made.
If the project uses variants, a tag showing which variant the comment is scoped to.
The comment body with @mentions highlighted and links clickable.
Author first name, time ago, and any image or file attachments.
A row of emoji reactions: 👍 ❤️ 🎉 👀 🚀. Click to toggle yours; hover to see who else reacted.
Reply, Approve, and Reject buttons.
Approving a Comment
Clicking Approve sends the comment to Maker as a chat prompt, with the element you commented on already attached as context (and any image or file attachments forwarded into the prompt). It's the same as if you'd selected the element by hand and typed the comment into the chat — Maker just acts on it. The comment moves to the Archive section and is marked Approved.
Rejecting a Comment
Clicking Reject archives the comment without sending it to Maker. It moves to the Archive section marked Rejected.
Either way, the comment author gets an email letting them know what happened. Approved and Rejected comments can still be Unarchived from the Archive section if you change your mind.
Replies
Use Reply under any comment to add to the thread. Replies appear nested under the root comment. You can @mention, attach images, and attach files inside replies too. Threads are flat — one level deep — so replies stay easy to scan.
Filtering and the Archive
The Comments panel has filter chips at the top:
All — every active comment in the project.
Mentions — only threads where you're mentioned (in the root comment or any reply).
Variant dropdown (only shown when your project has variants) — narrow to a specific variant, or show all.
Archived comments live in their own collapsible section at the bottom of the panel — both Approved and Rejected. Each row has an Unarchive button that puts the comment back into Active.
Toggling Pins On and Off
At the top of the panel there's a Show comments in preview checkbox. Uncheck it to hide the pins (the comments themselves stay in the panel).
Notifications and Emails
Whenever a comment involves you, you'll know about it in two places.
In the App — The Bell Icon
The bell in the left sidebar shows a red badge with your unread count. Open it to see the latest:
Mentions — when someone @-mentions you.
Comments on your projects — when a teammate leaves a root comment on a project you created (and you weren't already mentioned).
Thread replies — when someone replies in a thread you're part of.
Approvals and archives — when someone approves or archives a comment you wrote.
Unread rows have a blue accent on the left. Clicking a row opens the project and focuses the comment.
At the bottom of the bell dropdown, View comments opens an org-wide sidebar listing the latest comments across every project in your organization — handy for catching up on what the team is leaving feedback on.
By Email
Maker also emails you the same events:
"{Name} mentioned you in Maker" — you were @-mentioned.
"{Name} replied to a comment in Maker" — a new reply landed in a thread you're in.
"{Name} commented on your project in Maker" — someone left a comment on a project you own (sent only when you weren't already covered by a mention or reply email).
"{Name} approved your comment in Maker" — your comment was approved and sent to Maker.
"{Name} archived your comment in Maker" — your comment was rejected.
Tips
You can leave a comment without typing any text — an attached image or file on its own is a valid comment.
If your project has variants, a comment is scoped to the variant you were viewing when you created it. Tick Show on all variants in the popup to make it global instead.
The chat bubble icon shows a red badge with your unread mention count for the current project.
Click a row in the Comments panel and Maker focuses that comment in the preview (and switches the variant or viewport if needed).
Anyone can be invited as a Viewer. Viewers can read, comment, reply, and react — they can't approve, reject, or unarchive. Great for stakeholders who should give feedback but not push changes.
FAQ
What happens when I approve a comment?
The comment is sent to Maker as a chat prompt, with the element you commented on attached as context and any image or file attachments forwarded along. Maker starts working on it as if you'd typed the message yourself. The comment moves to the Archive section marked Approved.
What happens when I reject a comment?
The comment is archived without being sent to Maker. It stays in the Archive section marked Rejected, and the comment author gets an email letting them know. You can Unarchive it anytime to put it back into Active.
Can I attach files to a comment?
Yes. You can drag in images or .zip files directly, or click Add files and photos to pick from the assets library. Attachments show up on the comment in the panel and are forwarded to Maker when the comment is approved.
How do @mentions work?
Type @ in the comment body and a picker pops up with your organization's members. Pick one and their first name lands in the comment as a mention. They'll get an email and a bell notification. If two teammates share a first name, both are notified.
Can I see all comments across my whole organization?
Yes. Open the bell in the left sidebar and click View comments at the bottom. A sidebar slides in with the latest comments across every project in your org. Click any row to jump to that comment in the project.
Where do archived comments go?
They stay in the same Comments panel, in the Archive section at the bottom (under Active). Both Approved and Rejected comments live there. Each row has an Unarchive button to put it back into Active.
What if my project has variants?
By default, a comment is scoped to the variant you were viewing when you created it — it only shows up in the preview and panel when that variant is active. Tick Show on all variants in the create popup to make the comment global instead. The Comments panel also has a variant dropdown so you can narrow the list to a single variant.
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