Copy/Move variable groups into other collections

Awesome! Definitely going to check this out. Thank you!!

Thanks for the tip. This plugin solved my problem.

Hello Stephane,
I believe moving groups of variables across different collections should be a straightforward native Figma feature. For now, if your plugin allows for that, I will buy the license right away.
Unfortunately, I still don’t understand how to use your plugin to do that task. Can you please make a video to show just that?

Use Case:

• I have a file with these variable Collections:
  • _Primitives
  • Measures
  • UI Colors
• The Collection UI Colors consumes variables stored in the _Primitive Collection as aliases.
• All variables are consumed by multiple components created in the same file.
• In the Collection UI Colors there are two Groups:
  • General
  • Components
• I want to move the Group Components to a new Collection (in the same file) without breaking any variable alias link. At the same time, I don’t want to lose variable assignments to the components in the file.

Thank you!

Hey everyone, I wrote an article on how I managed to move variables between collections. In the article, you can learn how to divide a single variable collection into separate collections. I hope it will help you!

It would be very useful to be able to move a group of variables to another collection as I want them to have different mode names or no modes at all just for that group

Much needed feature.

Man. Just move 36 color variables into a new collection. Seems like every time I find a need to do something simple that should have been thought of, I have to buy a new $20 plug-in. No thank you! I’ll just do it manually and complain about it.

I just had to manually copy +50 variables with double modes, again. I couldn’t help myself & had to come here and complain again… WE NEED THIS FEATURE ASAP!

Awesome! I see that you have been exploring and experimenting with variables, but you have now discovered a more efficient way of organizing your data. That’s great news! Let’s work on finding a solution to help you duplicate entire collections and move groups into other collections seamlessly. With this new approach, you’ll save a lot of time and effort. Exciting times ahead!

Hey there! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts, Ron_Frank! It’s great to hear that you’ve found the [Sheets to Variables] plugin to be helpful. I’m going to give it a try and see how it can make our work even smoother. It’s awesome that the author is planning to add an option for assigning tokens too - that’s going to be a game-changer! Your tip has brightened up my day, so thank you again for sharing!