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40 Figma Plugins You Should Know About For Your

This document provides summaries for 43 Figma plugins. Each summary includes the plugin name, a brief description of what the plugin does, and why it would be useful. The summaries are formatted consistently with the plugin name followed by "What:", a one sentence description, "Why:", a one sentence explanation, and "Where:", a link to the plugin page.

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40 Figma Plugins You Should Know About For Your

This document provides summaries for 43 Figma plugins. Each summary includes the plugin name, a brief description of what the plugin does, and why it would be useful. The summaries are formatted consistently with the plugin name followed by "What:", a one sentence description, "Why:", a one sentence explanation, and "Where:", a link to the plugin page.

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Plugins for Figma help you work more efficiently so you can concentrate on more
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Here are a few that I’ve discovered over the years and frequently use in all of my
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What: Quickly resize images/shapes into specific aspect ratios.
Why: Consistency to make it easier to manage content-wise when built.
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/739222456238688882
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What: Quickly draw custom flows.
Why: Building sitemaps, user flows, diagrams and more.
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/733902567457592893
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What: Change multiple text and colour styles at once.
Why: Quickly amend your designs.
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/818203235789864127

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What: Quickly generate shadows.
Why: Visual example without having to play with X, Y & Blur values.
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/1068595505353552645
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What: Responsive layouts in Figma
Why: Take care of your designs for multiple break points
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/824289601590456356
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What: Quickly generate button states and styles
Why: Spend less time manually creating the same states for every project
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/891833918736503296

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What: Type on a circular path
Why: Be creative with your typography
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What: Quickly clean up your figma file
Why: Keep your file organised for collaboration or handover
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/767379019764649932
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What: Import realistic content in your designs
Why: Show what your designs will look like in real life when built
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/731627216655469013

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What: Provide estimates straight from Figma.
Why: Keep estimates and designs all in one place.
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/855655237472027323
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What: Compress image sizes in Fima
Why: Reduce file size and load time
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/869495400795251845
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What: Draw custom lines between frames.
Why: Design sitemaps, user flows, diagrams, experience maps. and more.
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/988836825341227586

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What: Icon library
Why: Quickly place SVG icons on your designs
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/744047966581015514
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What: Turn vector shapes into 3D objects
Why: Be creative with your assets in your design
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/946020080871644950
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What: Emoji library
Why: Make Figma more fun!
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/736612173445813953

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What: Find layers
Why: Find and select specific items in your file automatically
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/949983833489656822
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What: Generate colour palettes
Why: Palettes/shades based on Material, Atlassian, Orbit and Ant Design.
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/1024452006068794933
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What: Scale icons
Why: Set sizes and rules for icons in your design system for consistency
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/1080268938349341224

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What: Add tags to your frames
Why: Keep frames organised or leave a status report on each page
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/768262762486932527
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What: Generate layout grids
Why: Calculate your grids with a visual reference
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/841313026689642442
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What: Library of editable handy components
Why: Drop useful pre-set components and states in your design system
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/944200797696370948

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What: Convert any website into an editable figma file
Why: Research, inspiration, learning, reference
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/1159123024924461424
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What: Generate colours from images.
Why: Introduce new colours, or create new palettes for a brand.
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/731841207668879837
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What: Create flat vector shapes from images
Why: Convert logos/icons to vector format within Figma
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/735707089415755407

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What: Draw layout grids
Why: Referencing layout grids for documentation
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/831003768229656707
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What: Import Lorem Ipsum into your design
Why: Get a feel for placeholder content within your design or wireframes
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/736000994034548392
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What: Custom maps
Why: Generate a custom map right from within Figma
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/731312569747199418

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What: Google Icon Library (Free)
Why: Quickly import icons to your designs or wireframes
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/740272380439725040
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What: Show measurements
Why: Display sizes for documentation such as design systems/guides.
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/739918456607459153
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What: Format layer names
Why: Prepare for handoff to development. Good practice.
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/739106292828562948

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What: Generate noise texture.
Why: Add depth to your design with a patterned texture.
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What: Remove image backgrounds with AI
Why: Stay in Figma without having to use Photoshop
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/990188175789012011
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What: Sort your layers by name
Why: Organise your file
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/731324768889901500

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What: Check spelling of selected text layers
Why: Make sure your designs are of high standard.
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/738839069237725273
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What: Sticky notes inside of Figma
Why: Make notes in workshops and work collaboratively. Remote working.
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/901482830211374036

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What: Create auto-layout responsive tablets in one click
Why: Save time from creating manually.
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/885838970710285271
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What: Create header styles.
Why: Quickly scale your typography in one.
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/739825414752646970
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What: Import faces to your UI Design
Why: Get a feel of your design with realistic content.
Where: figma.com/community/plugin/769664006254845172

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What: Image library
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I hope this helps!

If you have any more to recommend, please drop me a comment, or reach out to me
on the below profiles…

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonfairhurst/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/siimonfairhurst

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