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Figma: the best plugins to boost your creativity

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Figma: the best plugins to boost your creativity
20/03/2025
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Si Figma is already the ultimate web design tool, imagine what happens when you add plugins! 🚀 A bit like a well-filled pizza: the base is already great, but with the right ingredients, it's an explosion of flavors... or rather, of effectiveness.

Whether you are a designer in a hurry, a pixel perfectionist or a big fan of automation (long live robots!) , there is bound to be a plugin that will revolutionize your workflow. Icons, animations, layer organization, interactive prototypes... There is everything, and especially enough to save you precious time.

In this article, we show you the best Figma plugins to boost your productivity and take your designs to the next level. Ready to boost your workflow? Let's go! 💪

Why use plugins on Figma?

Figma is already a great tool. But with the right plugins, it's a bit like going from a Swiss Army knife to a high-tech toolbox. We save time, efficiency, and above all... we avoid repetitive tasks that make us lose faith in UX design (and our patience with it).

With the plugins preferred by designers, Figma becomes a war machine to generate interfaces, organize its work and automate certain actions in one click. Less friction, more creativity.

Save time ⏳

Because we prefer to design rather than redo the same thing 20 times. A good plugin is like a keyboard shortcut: it saves you precious minutes (or even hours) by automating the most time-consuming steps.

Example: Do you need to generate realistic avatars for a model? Rather than looking for them one by one on image banks, a plugin like Content Reel does it for you in a few seconds.

Result? Fewer unnecessary clicks, more time to refine your graphics and text.

Automate some tasks 🤖

Robots work for us, we might as well take advantage of them. Who wants to:

Align 50 icons by hand and check that they are perfectly spaced ?

Generate text Dummy one line at a time?

Create an interactive prototype with dozens of arrows added manually?

Neither do we.

Fortunately, plugins preferred by UX/UI designers exist for that. Autoflow, for example, automatically connects your screens and generates clean and clear interactions with a single click. No more arrows going in all directions.

Autoflow - Figma

Add non-native features 🛠️

Figma is powerful, but sometimes you want plus just a simple rounded rectangle. You need:

✅ A 3D effect to add volume to an element? → Vectary plugin.

✅ Dynamic animations ready to use? → LottieFiles plugin.

✅ Quick access to a stock of royalty-free images? → Unsplash plugin.

A good plugin can completely change your workflow by adding tools that don't originally exist on Figma. There's no need to open Photoshop, After Effects, or go through 15 intermediate steps.

Web model created by our Studio on Figma

The right plugin at the right time

Whether you are a UX, UI, or motion designer, it necessarily exists A plugin to boost your productivity and simplify your work.

💡 A little help in choosing the right tools? We have prepared a selection of the best Figma plugins for you to manage your assets, organize your elements and make your models more interactive.

📝 Read also: Why is Figma still the number one web design tool in 2025?

The best Figma plugins to optimize your workflow

Figma is good. Figma with the right plugins is better. A bit like a burger with fries 🍔🍟: we could do without it, but frankly, why would we? Here is a selection of plugins that will boost your productivity and make your workflow As smooth as a scroll on TikTok.

Plugins to manage your assets like a pro

Unsplash 📸

The integrated image bank for Find the perfect photo without leaving Figma. No need to open a thousand tabs in search of a usable visual: one click, and presto, it's in your design.

Unspash - Figma

Iconify 🎨

Thousands of icons just a click away, because you always need a “check” icon (or a little heart for cute designs). An essential tool to give character to your interfaces without going through SVG files lost in an obscure folder.

Google Fonts 🖋️

Because Choosing a font shouldn't take more time than the design itself. This plugin integrates directly into the Google Fonts library, so you don't have to download, install, and cry on OTF files.

Plugins for a fast and efficient layout

Autoflow 🔗

Easily connect your screens with arrows that don't look like spaghetti. A must-have for UX/UI designers who want to present a clear and clean user journey.

Clean Document 🧹

Tidy up your layers How Marie Kondo would tidy your apartment. This plugin cleans, renames, and organizes your Figma files in one click. What to avoid” Frame 295 - Copy - Final_v2_DEF ”.

Clean Document - Figma

Split Shape 📐

Perfect for cutting a frame into columns and avoid questionable alignments. If you're tired of guessing to split your grid, this expansion is your new best friend.

Split Shape - Figma

Plugins for an interactive and engaging design

LottieFiles 🎥

Add Lottie animations in one click, because a design that moves is always better. You no longer need After Effects to impress your customer.

Mockup 🖥️

Stage your designs on realistic screens without Photoshop. Ideal for presenting a website on a MacBook, an app on an iPhone, or a landing page on an old Nokia 3310 (well, maybe not).

Anima 💻

Turn your mockups into interactive code without crying in front of CSS. A huge time-saver to test animations, transitions and see what your design will really look like once online.

📝 Also to be read : Figma vs Adobe XD comparison: what is the best web design tool?

Figma plugins for seamless collaboration

Design is not (only) pixel-perfect alone. It's also a team sport, where each player needs to have the right information, at the right time, without tearing their hair out about manual updates. Fortunately, some plugins make collaboration possible As smooth as a good coffee with colleagues.

Content Reel 📝

Fill your designs with realistic content Instead of the good old Lorem Ipsum. Goodbye “Blabla ipsum dolor” and hello to real texts, real names and real visuals that make all the difference in a customer presentation.

Content Reel - Figma

Google Sheets Sync 🔄

Synchronize your data live, No more endless copy and paste. This extension makes it possible to integrate a Google Sheets with Figma and to dynamically display the data. Very practical for tables, product sheets or designs that are constantly evolving.

Google Sheet Reel - Figma

Todo

A to-do list integrated directly into Figma To never forget this Famous forgotten button at the bottom of the page. Because even the best designers sometimes have a faulty brain, this plugin reminds you of pending tasks directly in your interface.

Todo - Figma

Thanks to these extensions, no more excuses for the “Final_v2_Truly Finale_Def_OK” versions that circulate endlessly between teams. You collaborate better, faster, and with fewer frustrations. In short, design as we like it! 🎨🚀

How do I install a plugin on Figma? (Spoiler: it's super simple)

Have you spotted an extension that could transform your daily life as a designer? Good news: installing it is as fast as a well-mastered keyboard shortcut. Since Figma is designed to maximize productivity, adding plugins is done in a few seconds. Here is the magic recipe in 4 chrono steps:

1 ️ ※ Access the plugin library

Open your Figma file and see you in Resources → Plugins. If you're in a hurry (or a fan of shortcuts), use Shift + I to access it directly.

It's the ultimate designer toolbox: hundreds of extensions ready to improve your layouts and boost your workflow.

2 ️ ※ Find the ideal plugin

In the search bar, enter a keyword or the name of an extension you want to install. Need to optimize the management of your elements, to better structure your text, or to compress your images without losing quality ?

There is bound to be a plugin made for you. Take the time to research and read reviews and ratings, just to be sure that the tool fits your needs.

3 ️ ※ Install and test it in one click

Once you have found your rare pearl, click “Install”. And that's all! The extension is now available in Figma → Plugins and ready to be used immediately on your layouts.

With the right tools, working becomes child's play and you can give your projects a real boost.

4 ️ ※ Celebrate this increase in productivity

Why not mark the occasion with a coffee ☕ (optional, but highly recommended)? Now, your Figma has an extra superpower to make your designs smoother, faster, and even more professional.

💡 Bonus tip: You can manage your installed extensions by going to Figma → Plugins → Manage Plugins. It's perfect for doing a bit of cleaning and keeping only the tools you really need.

In a few clicks, you have boosted your workflow, improved the management of your data and gained in efficiency without even having to open Photoshop. Use plugins On Figma, it's work smarter, no harder.

📝 Also to be read : Tutorial: learn Figma in 5 steps

Conclusion — Figma plugins, your new best friends

Figma plugins, your new allies

Figma plugins are not simple gadgets: they are real productivity boosters. No more repetitive tasks, make way for efficiency!

👉 Need a faster workflow? Test Clean Document and Autoflow.

👉 Do you work in a team? Opt for Google Sheets Sync and Content Reel.

👉 Do you want to animate your models? Try LottieFiles and Anima.

All you have to do is install your favorite extensions and Taking your designs to the next level. 🚀

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