Each version of the components you export to Zeplin will be individually saved along with their commit messages, categorized by colors and timestamps.
You can see the version history of a component in its detail view. To open a component's detail view while on a screen, you can select the component and click the "See versions" button in the component box on the right panel. You can also click on the component tag that is revealed when you select a component on a screen.
When you’re on the detail view, you can see the Version History section on the left panel. To check out an earlier version, you can click on it or use the "Up/Down" arrow keys to navigate through versions, and you can compare changes between different versions by enabling the “Show differences” option.
☝️ On the Free plan, you can only see the versions exported in the last 30 days.
You can also access the Version History through a styleguide by double-clicking on a component from the Components section under a styleguide or selecting the component and clicking on the "Go to Component Detail" button on the right panel.
To learn more about how to compare changes between versions, you can check out this article: Spotting changes in components with Version Diff
Commit messages
To inform your teammates about what has changed in a component, you can set commit messages to the versions. To do that, click on "Write commit message…" and save it.
You can also add commit messages while exporting a component from your design tool. To do this, type your message into the Add commit message field in the plugin or project selection window and click the “Done/Export” button.
You can learn how to export components from the articles below:
Version links
Every component version has a link you can share with your team. You can hover over a version, click the "..." options button, and select "Copy version link".
To dig deeper into this or any other topics related to Zeplin, reach out to our Customer Success crew at success@zeplin.io to schedule a 30-minute call.