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Hello, I’d like to raise what I believe is a very reasonable and long-overdue request.

Figma is a professional tool, widely used across design and development teams, and charged at a premium rate. Yet, it lacks a fundamental feature for UI design validation: the ability to float a frame or image in a transparent window above other apps, such as a mobile simulator.

This is an essential need when comparing a design with a live implementation, particularly in mobile development. Tools like Overlay (which is currently unreliable), ScreenFloat, or even basic screenshots partially solve this—but these are third-party workarounds for something that should be native to Figma.

I’m surprised this hasn’t been addressed yet. It would be extremely useful to:

  • Export or pin a frame as a semi-transparent floating window.

  • Overlay it on top of a running app or simulator to check pixel precision.

  • Adjust opacity and toggle click-through mode for interaction below.

Is there any official plan to support this kind of feature?
I believe many of us would strongly benefit from this addition.

Thanks in advance for reading.

Hi, I just launched my first project — Over.fig, a free Chrome extension that overlays your Figma design directly on the webpage for instant visual comparison.
Would love your feedback!


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