Extending Figma with the plugin API
Extending Figma with the plugin API
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Creating Figma plugins isn’t scary
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Plugins like whoa: Craft secrets behind rad plugins
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Creating Figma plugins isn’t scary
Many things in life are scary. Flying in a big metal tube from London that just flies through the air will always be scary. However, making Figma plugins doesn’t have to be scary. Let's make a plugin, and you can see for yourself!
Sara Vieira
she/her
Developer Relations Engineer at Orama
Sara is a developer relations engineer at @AskOrama. A retro game enthusiast and all around nerd.
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Plugins like whoa: Craft secrets behind rad plugins
Learn how to build Figma plugins from some of the best in the biz — in this showcase, you'll walk through a few mind-blowing plugins, and learn the secrets of how they were made from their developers.
Happy hacks: crafting Figma plugins with Lichin Lin
Empowering design teams with a modular plugin system with Greg White and Bryan Berger
Bringing traditional graphics power to Figma with plugins with Aakanksha Mirdha
Lichin Lin
he/him
Founder at designtips.today
Lichin Lin is a Taiwanese design engineer based in London. He founded designtips.today, through which he builds Figma plugins used by over 120,000 creators worldwide, and writes articles to support the Taiwanese design community. Outside of work, you'll find him playing volleyball or exploring coffee shops in East London.
Greg White
He/Him
Senior Software Engineer at Discord
Greg is a senior software engineer on Discord's design systems team, passionate about enhancing workflows with valuable tooling. He is responsible for the development of extensible Figma-to-code pipelines, robust token pipelines, and a variety of Figma plugins. With a decade of experience across building design systems, creating innovative roadmapping and presentation tools, developing bespoke web applications as a consultant, and creating resilient API integrations, Greg brings a wealth of expertise to his role. Outside of work, Greg enjoys playing board games with his friends, hiking in the Colorado Rockies, and losing himself in a good book.
Bryan Berger
He/Him
Senior Product Designer at Discord
Bryan is dad of two and a designer who codes, bringing over a decade of experience in creating software. At Discord, he is a founding member of the Design Systems team, responsible for evolving foundational elements across all platforms. Notably, he played a key role in crafting critical aspects of the design system, including the token structure, components, documentation, and the launch of Discord's custom typeface, gg sans. In his free time, he enjoys building tools to enhance the design process, particularly through developing numerous Figma plugins, and sharing his work as open-source projects.
Aakanksha Mirdha
She/her
Product Designer at Playground
Aakanksha is a Product Designer at Playground, where she designs AI-powered graphics generation tools. Prior to Playground, she designed rideshare experiences and various simulation and data visualization tools at Cruise and Uber.