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RG_man
February 11, 2021

Better plugin window management (fixed sidebar, multiple windows, stacking etc.)

  • February 11, 2021
  • 50 replies
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1. Describe the problem your experiencing and how your idea helps solve this
I can open 1 plugin at time, the plugins are located only in plugin section. I don’t have any possibility to add plugin to UI (exp. sidebar). Also plugin windows can be opened only in Figma webview window.

2. Add as much context as possible (screenshots, Figma files, mockups, etc.)
example of sidebar for plugins

3. Ask questions to bring the community into the conversation
Does anyone else have same problems?

50 replies

Alexiss
April 4, 2023

It’s not a version issue, they just removed the plugin.

D111
New Member
April 5, 2023

it returns me 404 😭

djv
Figmate
Community Support
April 5, 2023

Sorry for the trouble!

This plugin was flagged by several other creators in the community, since it would scrape the code of other plugins. We were forced to remove it from the community, since it went against our Community Guidelines.

We hope to implement better plugin management without the use of a plugin in the future.

Clarck
April 28, 2023

I’m reopening this discussion, this fits the Big little updates of Figma.
This improves the experience of using plugins by large and I suggest you can like to minimize them at the bottom of the screen where it is unintrusive when designing and does not get in the way.

Dmitri_Albert
New Member
September 26, 2023

Several plugins running at once is definitely a must. E.g., I need to have Tokens Studio for Figma plugin open and at the same time Zebra plugin to check color-proofing. Switching plugins constantly is very annoying and insufficient.

Iandesu
New Member
November 8, 2023

I’ve discovered a temporary workaround to display plugins on a second monitor! Simply open another Figma window with the same project (one in the browser and one in the Figma app), then open the plugin in the browser window. Voilà!

SohrabNiroo
New Participant
November 11, 2023

We really need to have sidebars to be dragged outside the Figma app, like Photoshop, it’s taking up so much space. Pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas!!!

Isaque_Pereira
New Member
February 28, 2024

For gods sake yes, I need this more than copying and pasting prototype noodles 😅

April 29, 2024

It’s 2024, and Figma doesn’t give a damn!

Martyn_Bowis
Active Member
June 11, 2024

External windows for plugins would be best for my plugins and those I use please.

Restricting plugins to a sidebar would be worse than current situation of being able to place the plugin window anywhere over the top of the Figma window.

Being able to run multiple plugins would be helpful.

Thanks!