At the moment, as far as I’m aware, the only keyboard shortcut for switching between different UI modes in Figma Design is ⇧ + D. This toggles between Design and Dev Mode. Where it starts to feel odd is if you’re in Draw or Motion and hit ⇧ + D, it brings you to Dev Mode. If you hit it again, you’re now in Design mode with no keyboard shortcut to switch back to your previously active mode.
However, you can switch to Draw via the actions menu, but there is no keyboard shortcut. There is no option to switch to Motion via the actions menu.
I propose adding dedicated shortcuts for each mode. Possible shortcut options:
- Design: ⇧ + ⎋ Escape
- Draw: ⇧ + W
- Motion: ⇧ + J or ⇧ + O
- Dev Mode: ⇧ + D (keep existing shortcut)
- Cycle mode forward: ⇧ + ~
- Cycle mode backward: ⇧ + ~
I also think all of these should be added to the actions menu as well. Even better, customizable shortcuts for any actions menu command would be amazing.