News and Updates

Vector editing on the canvas now feels more direct. Erasing and recoloring work the way you'd expect, so you can shape vector work by hand without breaking your flow.With the new eraser and paint bucket updates, you can:🧹 Erase vector paths directly to clean up stray marks or reshape existing artwork🎨 Choose a color or gradient, then drag to fill or recolor multiple regions at once⌨️ Press Shift+E to switch to the eraser in vector edit mode or Draw modeNote: The existing Shift+E shortcut for the Prototype tab in Design mode stays the same, so nothing changes there.Learn more about the eraser and paint bucket tools in our Help Center.

Auto layout's auto spacing now has two new options, “Around” and “Evenly”, alongside the existing default auto spacing behavior now called “Between”.These match spacing patterns CSS already supports including:→ Between: even gaps between items, nothing at the edges. Same existing default functionality, renamed to match CSS terminology.→ Around: even gaps between items, with half that gap at each edge.→ Evenly: every gap is identical, including the edges.Learn more 

Hi Figma Forum — we rolled out some changes that will make organizing team files more flexible and intuitive.A Figma workspace organized with nested folders.As more work happens in Figma, files can get harder to find. In the coming weeks, we’ll introduce folders, so you can structure files to mirror the ways your teams work.Here’s what’s changed:Projects become folders. All files in Teams will live in folders. Any previous reference to Projects in the UI will be renamed to Folders. Subfolders and colors. Nest folders and assign folders colors to create hierarchy. Simpler sharing. Subfolders inherit access from the folder above it by default, or you can limit access to specific people.What’s not changing:Workspaces and teams — these structures will stay exactly the same as before. Who can access folders — the same people who had access to the project before have access to the folder now. This includes Connected projects, now called Connected folders. Creating, moving, and sharing folder

Text wrap makes your text responsive with two new styles: Balance and Pretty. Set either on a text layer, a text style, or an individual paragraph in the text settings.→ Balance: distributes text evenly across lines. → Pretty: avoids a single word stranded alone on the last line.Learn more about this update here.

Auto layout now works more like CSS, so what you design lines up more closely with what actually gets built.Small differences between how auto layout and CSS handle layout meant developers had to add workarounds at handoff to make the built version match the canvas. This update closes those gaps.Existing frames stay on the legacy version unless you choose to update. New frames get the updated version automatically. You can switch back to the legacy version until January 2027.Learn more here.

No more waiting for one edit to finish before starting the next. You can now generate multiple AI image edits at the same time via the tool bar and keep designing while they load.→ Keep working while AI image edits run in the background. → Track progress with updated loading states and icons.Learn more in the help center. 

Config 2026 is all about expression — expanding what's possible with new tools and materials you can use directly on the Figma canvas. Here's a quick rundown of everything we’re shipping and what's coming soon.✨Available in open beta 🚀Check your seat/plan for eligibility.Figma Motion: Create precise, expressive animations in the timeline or with the Figma agent. Build out reusable systems, and ship dev-ready animations.   Custom shader effects and fills: Prompt the agent to build WebGPU shaders directly on the canvas. Save and reuse your custom effects and fills, or export via MCP to other platforms. You’ll also find Figma-created shaders available in all plan types. Find in the new left nav.   Weave tools in Figma Design: We’ve launched a curated list of Weave tools in Figma Design to accomplish AI image generation tasks. Run AI image tasks (swap backgrounds, add logos, change aspect ratios) without leaving your design file. Find in the new left nav.   Figma agent updates: Now in ope

Tab groups let you group, color, expand, and collapse tabs in the Figma desktop app. Stay organized without losing track of which file you’re looking for.→ Label groups by project, theme, or workflow.→ Color-code groups to keep them distinct at a glance.→ Collapse and expand groups to stay focused as you work.Available to all users on the desktop app. Learn more.

Check designs compares your designs against your design system, flags what's off, and suggests the correct fix in one click. Catch drift as you work, run a QA pass before handoff, and keep every file synced to your design system with:Variable and style suggestions flags hard-coded color, text, radius, and spacing values and replaces them with the correct design system token. Accessibility suggestions flags color contrast violations and replaces them with WCAG 2.0 AA or AAA-compliant colors. Library mismatch detection flags tokens and components from unsubscribed libraries. Detached component detection flags components detached from their source library.Check designs is available on Organization and Enterprise plans. Learn more

New slot settings let you set guardrails and default behaviors on any slot to guide how components get used.→ Set minimum and maximum layers to define how many items a slot holds.→ Only allow preferred instances to limit what goes in a slot.→ Display an empty slot by default so slots are visible on the canvas.→ Set fill as default so content fills automatically.Slots are generally available. Learn more

Grid is generally available and now makes it easier to reorder columns and rows, auto-position items into empty cells, and auto-add or remove rows to fit so you spend less time on manual fixes.Drag to reorder columns and rows — Drag column and row tracks directly into a new position.Automatic positioning — Content automatically shifts to fill gaps when items are deleted.Automatic rows — Rows are automatically created or removed as you add or delete content.Learn more

Whether you're refining a complex illustration, iterating on an interactive prototype, or opening that massive product file for the tenth time today, your workflow stays smooth.We've been shipping performance improvements across the platform:→ Vector editing up to 10x faster→ Make frame rates up to 4x smoother→ Faster load times→ 92% fewer memory warnings

Tune in live on May 5 at 9:00am PT / 12:00pm ET to learn how leading product teams are co-designing with AI agents to: Take creative control of your vibe-coded prototypes Connect design systems to code Ship the best idea fastWe’ll also demo the latest updates across the Figma platform, with new ways to design, build, and ship with AI. You won’t want to miss it.👉 Register now

Sample colors wherever inspiration strikes.
With the updated eyedropper on the macOS desktop app, you can now sample colors from anywhere on your screen — not just on the canvas.The updated eyedropper is currently available only on the macOS desktop app.Download the macOS desktop app to get started.

As shared in December, AI credits are included with every seat and reset monthly. Starting March 11, we’re rolling out new ways for teams to purchase additional credits before we begin to enforce credit limits on March 18. March 11–12: New ways to purchase AI creditsStarting March 11 (rolling out through March 12), admins will be able to purchase additional AI credits, if your team exceeds the AI credits included in your plan:Ongoing subscription: Purchase a monthly package of credits for your plan. When a user reaches their seat credit limit, usage draws from the subscription credit pool. Pay-as-you-go billing: Only pay for credits as you use them, up to a monthly spending limit. Charges are added to your next invoice.Pay-as-you-go is available now for Organization and Enterprise plans. It will be available for the Professional plan in May 2026.Read more about purchasing and managing AI credits in our Help Center.  March 18: Credit limits will be enforcedBeginning March 18, AI credit

Hello everyone!At Schema 2025, we introduced slots, a new way to make components easier to customize while decreasing design system maintenance. Since then, we’ve partnered closely with customers to refine slots based on real workflows and feedback.Slots unlock dynamic components instances — from adding another menu option, button, or even an icon to your instances, without detaching.Slots are great for:Components with repeating elements, like task lists or tabs. Components that are frequently customized, like cards or modals. Simplifying bloated design systems by decreasing variants or hidden layers. Reducing detaches so instances continue receiving updates from the main component.Read our blog post or learn more in the help center.

ICYMI, a recap of Release Notes EP-006In our latest Release Notes livestream, we covered the latest updates across our products, a live Q&A with Figma’s Chief Product Officer, and more—including a new way to work in Figma. Riff on the canvas in Design, prototype with Make, get feedback in FigJam (and build with Figma MCP server and Claude Code).That’s not all! We covered some new announcements:Easier color variable binding — Quickly find variables and styles directly in the color field, with smarter results as you type. Learn more here.Draw features available for plugin developers —  Access Figma Draw features like text on a path, dynamic strokes, and more to make plugins even more powerful. Learn more here.Slots — We announced that we are rolling out to open beta on March 5th!

Tune in on Feb 25th at 9:00am PT / 12:00pm ET for the latest updates across our products, a Q&A with Figma’s Chief Product Officer, and a Config ticket giveaway (Be there live for a chance to win!) You won’t want to miss it.
Tune in live to learn new ways to design, build, collaborate, and create with AI.👉 Register now

Yesterday, we launched the ability to Vectorize images in Figma Design and Draw! 🚀 

You can now turn static images into editable vectors with a new AI image tool, Vectorize. Bring hand-drawn sketches, old PNG icons, real-world textures, and more onto the canvas. Then recolor, scale, and refine them to create more expressive designs.To get started, select an image on the canvas and click “Vectorize” in the AI image editing toolbar or in the Actions menu in Figma Design or Draw.Learn more about this new feature.

We’re excited to share that Glass is officially out of beta 🎉

Along with this milestone, we’re launching several improvements that give you more flexibility and control when working with the Glass effect in Figma.
What’s new with Glass 🆕
Add Glass to anything including any object, shape, or text, not just a frame. Design Glass with non-uniform corners and precisely round each corner radius. Use the Splay property to control how light bends around an object’s edges Apply variables to Glass properties to easily connect to your design system.Learn more about these new glass updates. If you don’t see the updates yet, don’t worry - these updates will begin to roll out today and continue gradually over the next few weeks. You’ll get an in-product pop-up as soon as you have access.We can’t wait to see what you build with Glass now that it’s out of beta! 

Understanding AI credits Starting today and rolling out over the next week, we’re bringing more transparency to understanding and using your AI credits across Figma products! Every seat in Figma includes AI credits. The number of AI credits and what features you can use them with depends on your plan and seat type. Credits reset monthly and don’t roll over.Viewing your seat creditsYou can now view how many credits you’ve used, how many credits you have remaining, and when they’ll reset directly in your file menu:We’ve also introduced a new AI credits page for admins on paid plans to track AI usage across their plan. Read more about managing AI credits as an admin in our Help Center.AI credit consumption by featuresEvery time you run an AI action, it consumes a number of credits based on factors such as the type of AI action, complexity of your request, and the model used. Credit consumption rates are now shared in our Help Center. Credit usage for each feature may change as models are

Hello everyone!We’ve made grids more responsive with new ways to size and adapt columns and rows, letting your content drive your layout:Hug: Grids, columns, and rows automatically resize when their content does Fractional units: Set columns and rows to a portion of the available space to keep layouts consistent as they scaleYou can also fine-tune layouts more easily:Columns and rows in the properties panel: View, edit, and bulk-adjust columns and rows directly in the properties panel Keyboard control: Move objects within the grid using your keyboardHit play to explore the workflow step-by-step: Try these updates live in the grid playground and go deeper in Figma Learn: Use the grid auto layout flow.