u/DevFlow11

I've been coding for a decade now. And somehow all of that time went into building stuff for other people - shipping their features, solving their problems. None of it was ever mine.

It's not like I couldn't build something. I just never did. Either the idea wasn't big enough, the timing wasn't right or someone else already made it - you know how it goes.

A few weeks ago I was debugging an issue in Framer and wasted a good 20 minutes trying to find one z-index value. Stupid small problem. But this time instead of just moving on I thought, why don't I build this?

So I finally did! It's a plugin that scans your whole Framer project and gives you every z-index value in one sorted list. Click a row to jump to the layer. That's it. (Link in the comments)

It's honestly a tiny tool. But shipping something that's actually mine felt way bigger than the thing itself.

If you've been overthinking what to build, just pick the smallest, dumbest problem you have. That's the one!

Edit: My link comment got buried. Here's the plugin link for those interested. Would love to know what you think!

After spending way too long trying to find z-index values buried across pages, I finally snapped and built a solution.

The problem:

My project had z-index values all over the place. Scattered across pages, buried inside nested frames. Finding one meant clicking through layers one by one hoping to spot it. Miss one? Overlapping elements you can't explain. Try to fix it? Break something else.

My solution:

I created a "Z-Index Inspector" plugin that scans your entire project and instantly shows you every z-index value in one sorted list.

What it does:

• Scans all pages and finds every layer with a z-index value set
• Sorts them highest to lowest so you can see the full stacking order
• Shows the full path so you know exactly where each one lives
• Click any row to jump straight to that layer, even across pages
• Flags hidden/locked/replica layers so you're not chasing ghosts

Sharing the link in the comments - Let me know what you think or if there's other layer stuff that drives you crazy!