Hi Figma Team,
I'd love to see a native table component system built directly into Figma, similar to what Whimsical offers.
Right now, creating tables in Figma requires manually building grids with rectangles and text layers, which is time-consuming and hard to maintain. When content changes, the whole structure needs to be rebuilt manually. This is a significant friction point for designers working on data-heavy interfaces, documentation, or print layouts.
Whimsical handles this beautifully — you can create a table in seconds, add or remove rows and columns dynamically, and the layout adjusts automatically. The cells resize to fit content, and the whole thing feels like a first-class design element rather than a workaround.
What I'd love to see in Figma:
- A dedicated Table tool in the toolbar
- Dynamic row/column addition and removal
- Auto-resizing cells based on content
- Ability to style headers, borders, and alternating rows natively
- Easy copy-paste from spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets)
- Text stays editable and exportable as real text (not outlined paths) when exporting to SVG or PDF
This would be a game-changer for teams using Figma for both UI design and document/print work. Tables are a fundamental element in design and it's one of the few areas where Figma still feels behind.
Thank you for considering this!