10 Figma Plugins every designer must try in 2023
In this article, we’ve compiled a list of the top trendy and necessary Figma plugins that every designer should have in their toolkit. These plugins will help you take your Figma skills to the next level. So whether you’re a beginner or an experienced pro, be sure to check out these essential Figma plugins and see how they can enhance your design process.
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1. UIHUT
Experience the convenience of accessing over 20,000 design resources with this exceptional plugin in the Figma community. Simply browse and copy the desired designs into Figma to receive a fully editable UI kit within a matter of minutes. You won’t believe the efficiency and usefulness of this plugin until you try it for yourself.
Features:
- 3000+ Web Templates
- 3000+ Illustrations
- 3000+ Mobile App Kit
- 2000+ Web Application Kit
- 500+ 3D Assets
- 9000+ Icon
Plugin link: Install UIHUT
2. Locofy
Are you a designer looking for a low-code or no-code tool to bring your designs to life without the need for front-end programming knowledge? Look no further than Locofy. This ultimate tool is specifically designed for designers who want to avoid coding, yet still have a live and responsive prototype running on code.
With Locofy Builder, you can create reusable components, customize props for dynamic content, and configure various elements such as custom scripts, meta tags, and favicons for use with web frameworks like React, HTML-CSS, Next.js, and Gatsby, as well as mobile apps like React Native. And with Locofy.ai, you can even have production-ready front-end code written for you in React, React Native, HTML/CSS, Next.js, and Gatsby, saving you 50–60% of your time to focus on more complex tasks.
Plugin link: Install Locofy
3. Stark
As a designer, you should consider incorporating Stark into your workflow as it is an all-in-one plugin that streamlines accessibility efforts. This plugin offers a range of tools, including a contrast checker, focus order tool, alt-text annotations, vision simulator, and more, all in one convenient location. With Stark, you can easily identify accessibility issues in your design before it goes into production or efficiently analyze and resolve any issues that may already be in progress.
Features:
- Contrast Checker with Color Suggestions
- Vision Simulator
- Vision Generator
- Landmarks and Focus Order
- Alt-Text Annotations
- Typography Analysis
- Touch Targets
Plugin link: Install Stark
4. Storyset(by Freepik)
As a designer, you have likely utilized illustrations and other graphic templates from Freepik at some point. Storyset offers a vast library of high-quality illustrations that are fully editable within the plugin, including the ability to animate them using online editors. With the Storyset plugin, you can easily search for and insert illustrations into your project, selecting the style, global color, and desired background with just a few clicks. This plugin is a must-have for any designer looking to incorporate professional illustrations into their work.
Plugin Link: Install Storyset
5. Color Blind
As a designer, it’s important to consider how your designs will appear to individuals with color vision deficiencies. If you want to view your designs through the perspective of someone with a color vision deficiency, Color Blind is the plugin for you.
Simply make a selection and the plugin will clone it and create versions with colors adjusted to mimic the appearance for each of the 8 different types of color blindness. Each modified version will be contained in a group labeled with the corresponding color blindness type for easy reference.
Plugin link: Install Color Blind
6. Autoname
Are you tired of spending a significant amount of time manually renaming all the layers in your design file? Well, now you don’t have to worry about that tedious task any longer. We got a plugin that utilizes AI to automatically name all your layers in just one click. No more tedious manual work for you! Simply use this plugin to efficiently and accurately name all your layers with minimal effort.
Plugin link: Install Autoname
7. Image Tracer
Do you want a plugin that can convert all the raster images to vectors? Image tracer is a plugin that converts all the images into vectors within no time, It is time-saving and very quick. When you run Image tracer; it will take whatever layers you have selected and combine them together into one image (regardless of if they’re already a vector or not) — then it will attempt to trace it into a new vector layer.
Features:
- Make infinitely scalable images
- Convert to colored vector layers
- Quickly trace it as a mask
- Restyle your images
- Many more…
Plugin link: Install Image Tracer
8. Mockup
Quickly apply mockups to your screens with this easy-to-use plugin. Simply select a device and frame, and watch as your design is displayed on the screen. This is the easiest way to create mockups!
Features:
- Mockup library: The fastest way to use a mockup for your project. Big collection of the highest quality and most popular mockups
- Distort (Perspective) transformation: If you already have a mockup, then with this plugin you can change it and insert the design into your mockup.
Plugin link: Install Mockup
9. To Path
You can clone the shapes very easily through this plugin.
Features:
- Clone shapes to repeat along any path (eg circles).
- Put text along any shape including circles and arbitrary paths.
- Edit the original shape (or text) and changes will be reflected in real-time (while the plugin is open).
- Edit the curve afterward and watch the changes live (while the plugin is open).
Plugin Link: Install To Path
10. Deck 2.0
Are you tired of spending hours recreating your Figma designs in PowerPoint? Look no further! With Deck, you can easily convert your Figma slides into an editable PowerPoint presentation with just a few clicks. Simply install the Deck plugin, select your Figma frames, and let Deck do the rest. Deck supports text and basic shapes, and any non-supported layers will be converted to images. Say goodbye to tedious manual conversion and hello to more time spent perfecting your presentation. Try Deck today and see the difference for yourself!
Plugin link: Install Deck 2.0
I hope this article helped you, I have written a similar article on Figma plugins(20 plugins every designer must have) You can check out that too.
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