I’ve compiled a wishlist of desired updates for Figma in 2024. I’d love to hear your thoughts and additions. What features or improvements are on your wishlist?

Layout Features:

• Enable aspect ratio customization for any object


• Implement fixed aspect ratio functionality


• Introduce width and height settings as percentage values


• Introduce an option to limit width filling of wrapping items in auto-layout mode


• Incorporate full 360° rotation capability

Variable Management:

• Introduce opacity control for linked variables


• Enable resizing of variable columns in the variable collections window


• Implement drag-and-drop functionality for rearranging variable modes


• Provide the capability to assign variables as page backgrounds


• Extend variable functionality to all typography properties


• Allow stacking of variables, such as multiple variables for stroke attributes

Component Property Enhancements:

• Integrate an image picker for components (e.g., cards) to set custom background images


• Add a color picker for customizing color options in components like tags


• Enable selection or deselection of nested properties at all levels, not limited to direct child elements


• Facilitate batch selection/deselection of all elements, particularly folders, in instance swap property configuration

Handoff Improvements:

• Implement the creation of handoff collections to facilitate sharing and sorting of selected elements for developers


• Introduce an option to conceal elements not prepared for development in dev mode

User Interface Enhancements:

• Enable the addition of dividers in the pages container


• Adjust the resources component inspector to automatically display components within folders, removing the need for manual expansion


• Provide an option to hide the personal user avatar in the document activity section


• Retain the last selected library or option in the resources inspector to improve user experience, moving away from the ‘recents’ feature