Need this desperately, right now I spend SO MUCH time on updating multiple files we have it’s just ridiculous 🫠
FIGMA, ARE YOU SERIOUS?
STILL NO LIB AUTO-UPDATE OPTION?
Still, in 2024, there’s no library auto-update option, after 12 years, since 2012.
Dear @Figma , dear @FigmaInc, dear Dylan Field @zoink, dear Evan Wallace @Evan_Wallet.
You need to include a library auto-updating option ASAP. There are only 2 main needs and expectations that users have from the premium account:
- Unlimited files
- Library cross-sharing among files
THEREFORE, A library auto-update IS A CRUCIAL FEATURE, A MUST HAVE, PRIORITY NUMBER 1 TO IMPLEMENT.
We the boys the designers usually have a main file, with all the core styles and components, which then are cross used throughout other files. It’s extremely annoying to publish the library everytime you make a single change to the main component or style.
Auto-updating should come by default. With the option to turn it off. Yes, make it available only in a Paid subscription.
Yes, you can invite me to help you with UX further on. Figma is a UI/UX design tool and therefore should be at the forefront of UX quality. Such issues as this one are unacceptable for such a loved best product worldwide. 💕
A keyboard shortcut to publishing a library and another one to updating the components in the design file sounds like a good idea.
But the “auto-publish and update in all files” idea is just terrible. Library updates should be something that a designer controls.
Let’s remember that many of us work in setups where some development teams work on designs handed off to them and would NOT want these designs to change on the fly. Designs of a particular feature for the next releases should – this is where a product designer should decide.
Many of us also work in setups with multiple designers. Often, a change in a pattern needs to be aligned with them for the same reason.
So auto-publish-and-update would only work in two scenarios:
- a single designer in the whole organization doing the work before the development starts,
- a perfect setup with full design tokenization and a perfect split between “screens and flows” design and “library design”.
What I want to know is why can’t I map a Mac keyboard shortcut to “Publish library…” Just let me do that and I’d be good.
Most recent quick publish is opt+3, click, click
I can’t believe this hasn’t been added yet, this workflow is really inconvenient
It’s kind of bananas that auto-publish (or a hotkey) isn’t an option already. Put it behind a warning if you need to, but as a one-person shop this is tedious.
@strwtchr It should be a toggle in the settings then
Wow, still not implemented. Is anyone from the Figma team there? Please pause the FigJam features and put the power into this obvious feature. Not all users work entirely in enterprise teams.
Hey All, thanks for the feedback!
This is on our radar, but we don’t have an exact timeline we can provide at this time. We’ll continue to pass your feedback and Votes onto the team for future consideration.
This would be super userful for power users. Espacially in intial phases of setting up a library.
Even putting it in the menu would help on macOS as every menu item can be assigned to a keyboard shortcut.
Thanks 🙏🏼
I’m looking for a quick way to update all components in my file.
I’m building out a library of components, which is a fairly iterative process. Every time I update a component in the library, in my main design file I have to click assets > library > updates > update all to import the new components. It’s “only” four clicks but I’m doing it often enough that it’s driving me kinda nuts.
I’d love to see a quick access option for this action, either a keyboard shortcut or a button that just pulls in all the updates in one click.
It would be really useful to have a publish button near the share button. Publishing a library is one of the main actions of that type of file, but right now it’s not very accessible.
This is really bothering me as well. I am a single designer in a growing startup working with one design system file linked to many other files. DId anyone find a solution that works for them?
As someone who is constantly building and maintaining libraries, the workflow to publish every time I make a few changes is too long, cumbersome, and inaccessible with a keyboard macro! It’s nice that you prompt me to review all my changes before pushing it, but that shouldn’t slow my process down.
Similarly, when in a design file, let me pull all the library updates with one click or keyboard shortcut!
TLDR make shortcuts or definite keystrokes for publishing and accepting library updates!
Hey guys, am I missing something? How is this not a huge painpoint for everyone? Is it different on the organizational plan? We have the professional plan. Figma pushed out so many new features just now which are awesome, but they haven’t fixed this basic thing that is a huge painpoint in my everyday workflow.
What is the difference on enterprise teams? If I upgrade Figma would this problem be resolved?
Please add a shortcut to publish selected component
Hello, the [Enter] shortcut was added in the UI redesign in order to confirm ‘inserting a component’.
Can we please pleaaase, add the same to the ‘Publish…’ and ‘Update all’ buttons as well?
This would save so much cumulated time!
+1, absolutely needs to be solved
+1, please this is really needed. It would save everyone much time and energy.
