News and Updates

  Hey there,I’m Darren from Figma’s Research Team, and I’m thrilled to introduce our new Research Participant Program to you! Our main objective is to understand your needs so that we can continue to build and improve on our products. We believe that your feedback is invaluable, and we want to hear directly from you!By signing up here, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in activities such as surveys, 1:1 interviews, and online prototype tests.We value your time and contribution, which is why most of these opportunities are paid. Your insights matter, and we want to show our appreciation!If you have any questions feel free to drop a reply below.Thanks!

Check out the latest 32 little updates, that are actually pretty big improvements for your design workflow—from on-canvas previewing to improved text styling and much more. See below for the full list and go here to learn more! New on-canvas previewing ability when you hover over Layer Blend Modes and more. Luminance mask now supported. Learn more Multi-select for better find and replace/edit experience. Learn more Leading trim to cap text boxes height to baseline. Learn more Number lists no longer have to start with “1”. Punctuation such as quotations and brackets can hang outside text box. Learn more Search for your file when you start a new tab on desktop. Find what you’re looking for with file previews on desktop tab hover. Experience new trackpad haptics in the desktop app. Bold, italicize, and add links to your comments. Stay updated on file comments with consolidated notification emails. Right click to quickly move and consolidate projects. Component property features like

Do more with video in your prototypes. We’ve made it easier to create realistic video players in Figma. Add interactions that let you play, pause, mute, or skip to timestamps in a single frame, and you can now trigger events with video playback. You’ll need to be part of an Edu or Pro+ plans to upload new videos in Figma. Anyone can copy, paste, and play with the videos in the updated playground file. Duplicate it here:Figma

We’ve made it easier to track changes to components and styles! Now when changes are published: A new update icon will show in the design panel for selected instances or layers using styles or components impacted by the change You can click on the icon to review or accept the change, applying it only to the selected instance or layer You will also be able to see before and after previews for all updates Learn more at our Help Center here!