40 Must-Have Figma Plugins for 2024

40 Must-Have Figma Plugins for 2024

We've sourced the most loved Figma plugins from our design community. Everything from animation to wireframes - find the missing tool to elevate your design process.

Uma Patel
Uma Patel
Entrepreneur in Residence
TL;DR

Figma is a game-changer for graphic designers, thanks to its unique features and a bunch of handy plugins created by its community. These plugins can do everything from automating boring tasks to beefing up Figma's capabilities, making it way easier to turn your designs into something special like animated or interactive prototypes. The article breaks down the 40 must-have Figma plugins for 2024, including things like Icons8 Background Remover, Print for Figma, and html.to.design, giving you the rundown on what they do and how much they'll cost.

Figma has rapidly become a global standard for graphic designers, thanks to its robust features and the extensive possibilities offered by plugins. These plugins, created by the Figma community, serve as powerful add-ons that can significantly boost your design workflows and outcomes.

Looking for ways to supercharge your design process? Figma plugins are your best bet. They can automate tasks, extend Figma's capabilities, and provide new ways of working. From time-saving utilities that automate routine tasks to advanced tools that turn your designs into animated or interactive prototypes, the right plugin can be a game-changer. In this article, we'll dive into the 40 best Figma plugins for 2024 that every designer should have in their toolkit. Get ready to explore a world of possibilities and take your Figma game to the next level.

1. Mini Magic Moodboard Generator - Create vector-graphic mood boards

The Mini Magic Moodboard and Art Generator is a versatile Figma plugin developed by Taylor Osborn. It leverages AI to help designers and creatives quickly create stunning vector-graphic mood-boards and background art. Users can easily experiment with different color palettes, details, and design elements, making it an excellent tool for gathering inspiration and conceptualizing design projects.
Pricing:
Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1231006635261421541/mini-magic-moodboard-and-art-generator

2. Lottie Files - Create animations with ease

The LottieFiles plugin allows designers to easily convert Figma designs into Lottie animations. Lottie animations are known for their small file size and high quality, making them ideal for web and mobile applications. This plugin simplifies the creation and export of animations directly within Figma, enhancing efficiency for producing interactive designs.

Pricing: Freemium

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/809860933081065308/lottiefiles-create-animations-export-from-figma-to-lottie

3. Mesh Gradient - Gradient image with 2d mesh technique

The Mesh Gradient plugin for Figma allows designers to create complex, visually appealing mesh gradients within their designs. This tool offers the capability to edit vertices and edges of a 2D mesh underlying the gradient, enabling users to achieve precise, custom gradient effects that are not possible with standard gradient types. It features a live preview function, enhancing usability and efficiency in achieving the desired gradient look directly within Figma.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/958202093377483021/mesh-gradient

4. html.to.design - Converts any website into a fully editable Figma design

This plugin converts HTML code directly into Figma design elements, streamlining the process of turning web pages into design files. It helps designers rapidly prototype and tweak designs based on existing HTML structures, making it ideal for web developers and designers working closely with web technologies.

Pricing: Freemium ($18/month subscription)

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1159123024924461424/html-to-design

5. Tokens Studio - Design Tokens in Figma

This tool allows designers to create, manage, and apply design tokens directly within Figma, enhancing design consistency across projects. It supports themes and allows easy sharing and updating of design systems, which is crucial for maintaining brand consistency in large teams or complex projects.

Pricing: Freemium

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/843461159747178978/tokens-studio-for-figma-figma-tokens

6. ColorWell - Easily mix colors in your designs

ColorWell provides a sophisticated color mixing tool within Figma, using the Kubelka & Munk theory to predict realistic color outcomes. It's akin to a digital painter’s palette, making it easier for designers to create and save custom colors and blends directly in their design workflow.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1201227664694727583/colorwell

7. Print for Figma - Create Print-Ready Documents in Seconds

This plugin enhances Figma’s printing capabilities by allowing users to set up print-ready files with CMYK color profiles, bleed settings, crop marks, and proper DPI settings. It's essential for designers who need to prepare their digital projects for high-quality printing.

Pricing: Freemium ($12/month subscription)

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/874441781480244375/print-for-figma-cmyk-bleed-crop-marks-dpi

8. Mockuuups Studio - Mockups in Figma

Mockuuups Studio offers a quick and easy way to create and insert product mockups directly in Figma. It provides a vast library of device mockups, enabling designers to showcase their projects in realistic environments without leaving Figma.

Pricing: Freemium

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/786250770157843670/mockuuups-studio

9. Better Font Picker - Select the right fonts with ease

This plugin improves the font selection process in Figma by offering an enhanced interface that allows designers to preview and compare fonts more effectively. It helps streamline the typography design process and enhances the overall user experience.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/739922281164562258/better-font-picker

10. Brandfetch - Import Brand Logos into Figma

Brandfetch brings a powerful branding tool to Figma, allowing users to automatically import brand assets like logos, color schemes, and typography by entering a company’s URL. It's ideal for designers who need to quickly incorporate real brand elements into their designs.

Pricing: Freemium

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/733590967040604714/brandfetch

11. Icons8 Background Remover - Remove background from any image

This plugin allows users to quickly remove backgrounds from images directly within Figma, facilitating the design of clean and focused visual elements. It's ideal for designers needing to isolate subjects from images for use in various graphic projects. The tool simplifies workflows by providing an automated process to achieve transparent backgrounds without leaving the Figma interface.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/997643096679511216/icons8-background-remover

12. Blobs - Organic blob shapes

The Blobs plugin helps users generate unique, organic blob shapes in Figma with simple controls for customization. Each blob generated is unique, offering designers a way to add fluid, organic elements to their designs. This plugin is great for creating dynamic backgrounds or decorative elements that require a more natural, fluid look.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/739208439270091369/blobs

13. Remove BG - Remove the background of images automatically

Similar to the Icons8 Background Remover, this plugin provides tools to automatically remove backgrounds from images within Figma. It enhances the efficiency of preparing images for compositions where only the subject matter is needed. The plugin is especially useful for marketing and UI design, where clean image integration is crucial.

Pricing: Paid

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/738992712906748191/remove-bg

14. Image Tracer - Convert images into vector layers

This plugin converts raster images into vector graphics within Figma, making it possible to scale and edit images without loss of quality. It is perfect for designers who need to convert logos, icons, and illustrations from bitmap to vector format. The tool streamlines the process of vectorization, saving time and improving workflow efficiency.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/735707089415755407/image-tracer

15. Feather Icons - Access a large icon library

Feather Icons is a collection of simply beautiful open-source icons that designers can easily incorporate into their projects. Each icon is designed on a precise grid system for consistency and readability. This plugin is essential for designers looking for high-quality, minimalistic icons for UI design.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/744047966581015514/feather-icons

16. WireFrame - Quickest way to create wireframes

The Wireframe plugin provides a set of tools and components for quickly creating wireframes within Figma. It helps designers sketch out layouts and user interfaces rapidly before moving to high-fidelity designs. This tool is essential for structuring the foundational layout of web and mobile applications.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/742764242781786818/wireframe

17. Anima - Get code, based on your design

Anima allows designers to convert their Figma designs into code, supporting various frameworks like React, HTML, Vue, and CSS with Tailwind. This plugin bridges the gap between design and development, making it easier to transition from prototyping to production. It's invaluable for teams looking to streamline their workflow from design to deployment.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/857346721138427857/anima-figma-to-code-react-html-vue-css-tailwind

18. Table Creator - Create custom-styled tables

Table Creator enables designers to generate customizable tables directly within their Figma files. This tool is helpful for UI designers needing to incorporate data-heavy designs into their projects efficiently. It offers options for adjusting rows, columns, and styling to fit the design requirements.

Pricing: Freemium

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/885838970710285271/table-creator

19.  Beautiful Shadows - Create smooth and beautiful shadows

Beautiful Shadows provides a collection of preset shadows that designers can apply to objects in Figma. These carefully crafted shadow styles add depth and realism to elements, enhancing the overall aesthetic of the design. The plugin is perfect for designers who want to elevate their visuals with sophisticated shadow effects.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1068595505353552645/beautiful-shadows

20. Spell - Spell Checking for Figma

Spelll enhances text accuracy in Figma and FigJam by checking spelling and grammar. It ensures that all textual content in designs is correct and professional, reducing errors in user interfaces and presentations. This tool is crucial for maintaining high-quality communication in design prototypes and documents.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/754026612866636376/spelll-spelling-grammar-checking-for-figma-figjam

21. UIHUT - Find design resources

UIHUT offers a vast array of over 20,000 design resources like UI kits, illustrations, and icons to enhance the workflow of designers by integrating directly into Figma for seamless access and use.

Pricing: Free access to basic resources, subscription required for full access

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1162429535586149534

22. Unsplash - Insert beautiful images from Unsplash into your designs

This plugin provides Figma users direct access to Unsplash's extensive library of high-quality, royalty-free photographs, enabling them to easily find and incorporate inspiring images into their designs without leaving the Figma environment.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/738454987945972471/unsplash

23. Get Waves - Free SVG wave generator

Get Waves is a free SVG wave generator to make unique SVG waves for your next design. Choose a curve, adjust the complexity, randomize!

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/745619465174154496

24. Figmoji - Add emojis to your design

We love Emojis in our designs and with “Figmoji” have finally found a plugin that helps us easily add emojis to our designs.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/736612173445813953

25. Isometric - Easily create isometric layers

The Isometric plugin for Figma allows designers to transform flat shapes into isometric projections easily. This tool is ideal for creating 3D-like visual effects in UI design and illustrations without needing complex graphic design software.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/741184519069077841/isometric

26. Autoflow - Easy way to create user flows

.Autoflow helps Figma users quickly create flow diagrams by automatically drawing arrows between selected objects. This tool is particularly useful for UX designers who need to map out user flows and processes efficiently

Pricing: Freemium ($29 one time payment)

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/733902567457592893/autoflo

27. Image Palette - Extract a color palette

The Image Palette plugin generates color palettes from any image within Figma, allowing designers to easily extract and apply color schemes directly from their visual inspirations.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/731841207668879837/image-palette

28. Deck - Convert Figma designs to editable PowerPoint presentations

The Deck plugin transforms Figma frames into presentation slides, enabling designers to create slide decks directly within Figma. This tool simplifies the process of preparing presentations and allows for seamless design-to-presentation workflows.

Pricing: Freemium

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1140054344941215008/deck

29. Shader Gradient - Create beautiful moving gradients

ShaderGradient allows designers to create complex, multi-layered gradients using a visual editor within Figma. It supports customizable gradient effects that enhance the visual appeal of digital designs with vibrant color transitions.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1203016883447870818/shadergradient

30. Memojis - Add Memojis to your designs

The Memoji plugin for Figma allows users to integrate Apple's Memoji stickers directly into their designs, adding a playful and personalized element to projects. This plugin is ideal for adding expressive, cartoon-style human figures to user interfaces, making interactions more engaging and relatable.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1090391796325905912/memojis

31. Rename It - Keep your Figma files organized, batch rename layers and frames

Rename It helps streamline the organization of Figma projects by allowing users to quickly rename multiple layers and objects with powerful naming conventions. This plugin supports sequence renaming, batch operations, and advanced pattern matching, which is especially useful for large projects with many layers.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/731271836271143349

32. Iconbuddy - Search and use over 180,000 open source icons

This plugin integrates seamlessly into Figma, offering users an expansive library of customizable icons. It simplifies the process of finding and applying icons, making it easier to enhance user interfaces with visually coherent iconography.

Pricing: Freemium

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1273969678979729204/iconbuddy

33. Pitch Deck Presentation Studio - Turn your Figma designs into an animated presentable slide deck

This plugin assists in creating professional presentations directly within Figma. It provides templates and tools to efficiently design, iterate, and present ideas, ideal for pitching concepts or showcasing designs.

Pricing: Freemium

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/838925615018625519/pitchdeck-presentation-studio

34. ProtoPie - Turn Figma designs into high-fidelity prototypes

ProtoPie for Figma enables interactive prototyping that bridges the gap between static design and dynamic interaction. This integration facilitates the creation of high-fidelity prototypes that mimic real app behavior, which can be tested and refined directly within the Figma platform.Pricing: Free trial, paid plans available

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.protopie.io/figma

35. Chart - Create charts in Figma

The Chart plugin allows users to create various types of data-driven charts within Figma. It supports data import from multiple sources like Excel, Google Sheets, and local files, making it easy to visualize complex data directly within design mockups.

Pricing: Freemium

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/734590934750866002/chart

36. User Profile / Avatar - Display beautiful generated avatars in your designs

This plugin provides Figma designers with tools to create and customize user profile avatars. It offers a range of customization options, including different hairstyles, facial features, and accessories, enabling the design of diverse and representative user avatars.

Pricing: Freemium

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/749945157855564842/user-profile-avatar

37. Figmotion - Ease Animation hand-off to developers

Figmotion is an animation tool within Figma that allows designers to animate and export their designs as video or GIFs. It's particularly useful for UI/UX designers looking to add motion to demonstrate interactions or transitions in their designs.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool
https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/733025261168520714/figmotion

38. Lorem Ipsum - Fill your designs with placeholders

The Lorem Ipsum plugin generates placeholder text directly within Figma designs. This helps designers quickly fill text blocks with dummy text to better visualize and layout web pages or apps during the design process.

Pricing: Free

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/736000994034548392/lorem-ipsum

39. Tiny Image Compressor - Export compressed images

This plugin compresses images within Figma files, reducing file size without sacrificing quality. It's essential for designers looking to optimize their designs for faster load times and improved performance in web and mobile applications.

Pricing: Freemium

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/789009980664807964/tinyimage-compressor

40. Blush - Create and customize illustrations

Blush brings customizable illustrations into Figma, allowing designers to personalize artwork to fit their project's aesthetic. It offers a wide range of styles and compositions, making it easy to integrate unique, artistic elements into designs.

Pricing: Free basic plan, premium options available

👉🏽 Link to the tool

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/838959511417581040/blush

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Uma Patel
Uma Patel
Entrepreneur in Residence
Uma Patel is the Entrepreneur in Residence at Design Jobs. She's passionate about creating content and resources to help elevate design careers for everyone - regardless of their expertise.

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