Figma is an excellent tool for designing interfaces, and the one of the best things about it is the enormous community behind it, providing a continuous flow of great resources such as templates, icons, tools and plugins that make your design workflow faster and easier.
Figma has a lot of advantages compared to Adobe XD or Sketch. It's a browser-based interface design tool that is cross-platform and works in any browser and OS, providing the ideal environment for real-time collaboration with other designers and team members. Apart from its collaborative functionalities and its capacity to create interactive prototypes, export code, graphics and complete layouts, with the help of plugins, Figma can extend its features further - such as the automation of time-consuming tasks.
New Figma resources are uploaded daily to the Figma Community and to save you time, we've made a useful list of the best plugins and tools to speed up your design workflow, based on our first-hand experience.
A list of 20 must-have Figma Plugins and Tools
To install a Figma plugin, simply explore the wide range of resources on the Community page and click "install" to add the plugin to your user account. Don’t forget to check in with our collection Handy Tools and Apps for Designers on a regular basis, where you can find new apps with great ideas to help your creative process.
ANIMA
Create high-fidelity prototypes inside Sketch, Adobe XD, and Figma and export HTML & CSS in a single click.
Create useful charts using real or random data by copy-pasting files from editors like Excel, Numbers, and live Google Sheets. Chart supports remote JSON (REST API), local CSV and JSON files.
A library containing 1000s of free Lottie animations. Drag and drop your dotLottie (.lottie) and Lottie JSON (.json) files, insert Lotties as GIF animations, and insert animation frames as high quality SVGs.
Easily connect data files (e.g excel files) with open projects in Figma, allowing the data to be automatically imported to the Figma file and preparing as many layers as needed.
A preview for responsive design layouts inside a Figma frame, it’s suitable for Web, Android, iOS/iPadOS, and can be used without even opening the plugin window.
Design with data from docs and apps such as Spotify, Wikipedia, Intercom etc. Create a table in Coda, connect your design to the table and watch it fill up with real data.
Contains over 100 useful wireframing components including: buttons, text fields, tabs, images, and multiple variations, making it super fast to improve your design.
Want to learn more about Figma? Check out the latest courses here on Awwwards Academy, alongside other tools to help you advance in your design career, such as Sketch, Cinema 4D, WebGL, Animation, UI Design, Art Direction, and much more.