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Hello Community/Figma,when I open my figma app and the software tells me to update and restart the app, I want to know what changes the update has brought. It's really a pain for me to find out what they've updated and I need to know if they've fixed anything. I already use the release notes via RSS integrated in my Slack but I always have to take this detour. I would also like to know more about bug fixes and small changes. The best user experience regarding changes and updates I've had so far has been with Blizzard games. Their changelog management has always worked best for me.- Changelog as overlay- What kind of update (major/minor/patch)- Category of changes such as bug fix/performance adjustment/new feature ...- A very short text about the improvement, if necessary with a link to get more information- In my personal settings I can switch on and off whether I receive an overlay or notThanks for participating and I hope I am not alone in this desire for shortcuts and more knowledge

In the variables panel, when you see variables that use aliases, e.g Semantic Variables that use Primitives, it would be great if you could click on the alias variable and then be taken to the original of that variable. This would make it easier when navigating large, nested variable design systems.

Is there a way to see a list of files and teams I have access to? Sometimes, the wrong account gets added as an editor or viewer by accident (due to multiple account usage, personal and work) and only admins can fix that. Would be nice to have some control over this and be able to “leave” teams that I shouldn’t have joined. About a year ago my manager told me that my personal Figma account has editor rights in our company’s Figma account and we were about to pay an editor seat for it accidentally. I had no idea this happened and I have no control over it.

Continuing the discussion from Comments | Hiding the Figma UI (`⌘`+``) and showing it again shouldn't also control comments` visibility: It would be amazing having the old Figma appearance back. It’s annoying having to press Shift + C every single time I have to open Figma (I switch accounts constantly) and the comments are always there. Figma could ask “Would you like having the comments hidden the next time you open it?” or something that would allow me to save my customizations. Cheers and have a lovely and productive week. 👍

Same as in Slack or Outlook, would like to not trouble my commentees at odd hours and just send the comments I make outside of hours , inside office hours!

when creating overlays you sometimes need to create multiple overlays for instance a drawer opens on the bottom (overlay 1 ) a confirmation popup ( overlay 2 ) when trying to prototype this you need to make the old overlay disapear and show the new one - that behavior doesn’t work properly.my suggestion is that any overlay has a close anyother overlay checkbox 

There is little that Slides offers me which I can’t do in Figma already - except add presenter notes. Why not just enable the ability to add presenter notes to Frames?The fact that I can’t prototype within Slides really kills the usefulness of this feature. Second, having to import all the content I’ve already created in Figma into a Slides file is a pain which could be avoided with presenter notes on Frames. 

tl;dr Adding options for crop marks and print bleed expands the usefulness of PDF exports and better leverages Figma for print design. Problem Figma is a fantastic design tool. So much so, designers are finding it capable beyond screen design and into the world of print. The PDF export option allows designers to easily produce posters, business cards, and other print-based documents that have been created via Figma. Although the PDF Export option is useful in many situations, it falls short in some areas that limit its ease of use for print designers. One way the PDF Export falls short is the absence of crop marks and print bleed. These elements are essential for designers wishing to use Figma to produce printed documents with elements cropped to the edge of the page. It is possible to work around these issues, but not without extra effort and knowledge of Figma and print beyond the basics. Solution Print production is a broad subject. To fully address print production would be to incl

when we publish library when there is no change to publish then Publish button sould be disalbled not active. 

Hi Figma Team,  I would like to propose a new feature that allows users to lock specific sections within a Figma file to restrict visibility or editing access. This would be particularly useful for teams with multiple departments working on the same project, where certain sections may contain sensitive or confidential information.  The proposed functionality would include:  1. Section Locking: The ability to lock a specific section, preventing unauthorized users from viewing or editing its contents.  2. Access Control: Permissions settings to allow only designated team members or roles to access the locked section.  3. Toggle Visibility: An option to enable or disable the visibility of the locked section once the project is completed, ensuring flexibility for final reviews or presentations.  This feature would greatly enhance collaboration security and streamline workflows, especially in cross-departmental projects.  Thank you for considering this suggestion!  Best regards,  Ha Nguyen

make it possible for the text layer to be selected not as a square, but in the form of text (enveloping the text)

There should be a option to add like 2 strokes, like heres an example below:https://imgur.com/a/jjNJWNF

Currently I can only define a variable with some absolute value or referencing it to another variable but I would also like to define it using operations on other variables. for example Total Fee Amount = 100000 Paid Amount = 20000 then Unpaid Amount = Total Fee Amount - Paid Amount

Since Figma has all of information regarding design and layouts. I like to reference @ Figma pages or components (in addition to  multiple references) so that I simply build it accordingly to the specifications within my Cursor. That way, the Claude LLM can produce the necessary code while adhering to the organization of my codebase.

Hi folks! I’ve seen the posts regarding text overrides with nested interactive components but I’m seeing a similar issue with non-interactive components as well. In the example below, I’ve set my text layers to all use the same layer name and have the same hierarchy structure but if I swap one of the nested components it resets everything. Everything works perfectly if each atom component is used individually and not nested in another component though so I’m left 🤔. Any thoughts?

The new aspect ratio lock is good so far, I have no problems with it, but I think we can make it great.I was just using the feature for locking the aspect ratios of images and using auto-layout and fill width to grow/shrink the images to fill the frame. That works well, but I noticed two things:Order of operations: I have to set a fixed height and width first with the aspect ratio I want (400px X 300px for example for a 4:3 ratio), then I can lock the aspect ratio, then I can set the width or height to fill. Not the end of the world, but it takes a couple of steps. What if we could specify the ratio we want at any time? For example, place an image, set it to fill the frame, then specify the ratio. Maybe it’s a dropdown select of common aspect ratios or maybe it’s a manual input. Usefulness for developers: When inspecting the image in Dev Mode, the aspect ratio really isn’t helpful. For example, on one of my images with a 3:2 ratio, the CSS style for the image says “aspect-ratio: 332.0

I have a big icon library where every icon is its own component set with 9 variants. I need to add the same properties on all component sets. Bulk editing multiple component sets at the same time would be a huge time saver.

Because Figma only supports pixels, and we often have to translate pixels into other units for Fonts, etc., it would be great to document these conversions in the style’s description and have it show in the inspect panel. The description field is already available for editing in the style settings, so adding its value to the inspect panel would make it much more useful.

I spent a good amount of time searching for mockups that match the ones I’m presenting my work in. The device frames presented by Figma are exactly what I’m looking for. There should be an option to “Export with Device Frame”. The prototyping feature does already has a lot of device mockups with pretty good quality to showcase designs. Does anyone else feel that this would save them a lot of time?

It’d help to add “Scroll Behavior” option for the items in auto layout, which gives the option for Position Sticky either for Top or Left (with offset values) depending on the direction of auto layout (vertical or horizontal). This will make creating tabular / grid layouts with row and column freezes possible… especially when creating feature comparison layouts.

We could use IF, ELSE IF, ELSE statements… Many times in code you may want to do many different things based on different string values For example, I might have three different landing pages based on 3 conditions, and upon button press I might want to say IF “has-users”==0 goto empty landing ELSE IF “has-users”==1 goto landing a ELSE IF “has-users”==2 goto landing b ELSE goto other

I’d like to request a new feature that provides more control over sharing permissions for viewers and Dev Mode users. Current Challenge:In our organization, we have internal employees and external agencies set as viewers, and we also use Dev Mode on an organization plan, where developers are automatically set as viewers as well. However, the sharing permissions for both viewers and Dev Mode users are currently bundled under the same settings. This causes issues because we need different levels of access control: Some viewers should be able to export files.Some viewers should be able to copy and share screen designs.Some viewers should only be able to view without any additional permissions.Feature Request:Could you introduce more refined sharing permissions that allow us to control these settings separately? Specifically, having distinct options for:😎 Viewers who can export files.😎 Viewers who can copy and share designs.😎 Viewers who can only view.😎 Dev Mode users with separate per

I’d like to request a new feature that provides more control over sharing permissions for viewers and Dev Mode users.Current Challenge:In our organization, we have internal employees and external agencies set as viewers, and we also use Dev Mode on an organization plan, where developers are automatically set as viewers as well. However, the sharing permissions for both viewers and Dev Mode users are currently bundled under the same settings.This causes issues because we need different levels of access control:Some viewers should be able to export files. Some viewers should be able to copy and share screen designs. Some viewers should only be able to view without any additional permissions.Feature Request:Could you introduce more refined sharing permissions that allow us to control these settings separately? Specifically, having distinct options for:😎 Viewers who can export files.😎 Viewers who can copy and share designs.😎 Viewers who can only view.😎 Dev Mode users with separate perm

Can Figma create a feature when we click a link in Figma that navigate to the design page, then will appear "Return to Link" like "Return to Instance" in component feature? 

 The User Enter Page Manual helps us navigate any page.