Not sure what are you asking. Every component instance is identified clearly and there are multiple visual cues to see it. There is a different color in the layers panel an the reference in the properties panel. No way you can miss that!

Not at all what I’m asking Pavel. I did not ask where can I see instances. Please, take a breather and read the question again.

If I have a component/instance/variant/etc and I’m currently using it, I can easily reference them by accessing the main component. However, what if I have an orphan component (or any component for that matter) sitting in my DSM but I’m not sure whether I’m using that component or not anywhere in Figma. Is there a way/feature/something where I can quickly see where (which files) I’m using the component in? e.g. how many times I’m currently using that component, or where I’m using that component, etc.

Make sense?

I guess this plugin would do “Instance Finder”, problem with this one is that if we have a library sitting somewhere else it might not work finding the instance of a parent component. Locator | Figma Community

Do any of you recommend any other way of finding instances and where they’re being used? Thank you!

I vote for that as well! There is a plug-in to do so, but only within the same project.

It make sense to have this information w/o the need to move one project after another…

Zeplin does have this feature, and its helpful not only to design system maintenance but also for a product owner, designer or developer that wish to see how a specific component was used (for example: to check consistency , or to understand the component location in a page).

This might be what you’re looking for:

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