Release Notes

We announced new design systems features that drive consistency across design, code, and more.

Nimble by design

Extended collections — Manage and scale multi-brand design systems. Rolling out in November. Learn more here.

Slots — Create more customizable components that reduce design system maintenance and increase adoption. Apply for early access. Learn more here.

Check designs — Audit your designs for layers that should use styles or variables and easily apply them. Apply for early access. Learn more here.

Codebase context

Figma MCP server — Bring Figma context to AI agentic development. Turn Figma Designs, Figma Makes, and FigJam files into production applications quickly. Now expanding to Starter with 6 free MCP calls per month. Rolling out this week. Learn more here.

Code Connect — An improved interface and new Code Suggestions help users map components in one click. Connected components now have guidelines and example code from source files. Rolling out this week. Learn more here.

Built for the whole team

npm packages — Import public and private npm packages into Figma Make to create prototypes that use design systems components. Rolling out in November. Learn more here.

Make kits — Use your Figma Design library inside of Figma Make prototypes. Apply for early access. Learn more here.

Even more updates to variables

More variable modes — Create expanded design themes with more variable modes. Professional plans can now create 10 and Organization plans can now create 20. Rolling out this week. Learn more here.

Import and export for variables — Keep designs and code synced with easy import or export of variables as JSON files directly in Figma Design. Rolling out in November.

Improved variables authoring — See all subscribed variable collections, create variables inline within groups, and default to full-screen view for easier editing. Rolling out in November.

Your marketing workflow just got more streamlined, from template to final asset, with these three new features in Figma Buzz:

• Configurable marketing templates: Set up and publish templates using component properties, giving your marketing teams an easy way to browse and switch between template variations and customize them to their needs without going off-brand.
• Video trimming: Edit videos directly in Buzz by trimming them to the perfect length before finalizing your assets.
• Plugins: Access your favorite tools, such as a DAM or TMS, or publish your own plugins either to the Figma community or privately for your team.

Check out our Shortcut post for more detail.

Learn more about Figma Buzz and how to use each feature in our help center.

With new multi-account support on mobile, quickly move between accounts without logging out or losing progress. Stay signed in, get notifications from all your accounts, access deep links with ease, and collaborate seamlessly on-the-go.

Learn more about multi-account support on the mobile app

Rolling out this week, you can push your Make project directly to a new GitHub repository. Back up your code, track version history, and keep building in your preferred development tools. Push ongoing updates from Make to your GitHub repository whenever you make changes.

Following our recent accessibility updates on Sites, we’re introducing over 15 accessibility improvements across Figma, FigJam, Slides. This is part of our continued commitment to making Figma more accessible for everyone. Our recent improvements expand keyboard-only controls, improve screen reader reliability, and give you more ways to work.

More keyboard-only controls. You can now complete more actions with your keyboard, from designing and editing to leaving feedback (with screen reader support).

• Canvas keyboard controls
  • Rotate objects, draw and adjust lines, and open and tab through links
  • Resize presenters notes and adjust writing tone with AI in Slides
  • Add, remove, and reorder tables in FigJam
  • Add and adjust stamps, votes, highlighter strokes, and washi tape in FigJam
  • Navigate through canvas objects like AI summaries and embedded links and videos in Figjam
  • Add, select, and adjust pencil lines in FigJam and Design
  • Add, remove, and edit ruler guides in Design and Dev Mode
  • Create and edit arcs from ellipses in Design
• Feedback keyboard controls
  • Add, move, and navigate comments and Dev Mode annotations
• Toggles
  • Turn off overriding Figma exclusive shortcuts when typing
  • Choose whether to auto-follow others

A more reliable screen reader experience. Screen readers now provide clearer and more consistent announcements while you’re working.

• Easier tabbing through Actions
• Richer and more detailed object descriptions
• More consistent and reliable announcements
• Clearer support for formatted text (lists, bold, italics, links)
• Toggle to receive info about canvas objects in Buzz and Slides

We're proud of the progress we’ve made, but there’s more work to do as we make design in Figma accessible to all. Check out our Shortcut post for more on our recent accessibility updates.

Explore the full list of updates and learn more about accessibility features across Figma in our new Accessibility Help Center hub.

Starting today, customers using the Governance+ add-on can now require users to agree to specific policies before continuing to work in their organization and connect more than one identity provider to your Enterprise account and map domains to the right provider.

We've launched the ability to create FigJam diagrams directly from ChatGPT. Transform conversations, documents, and photos into jumping off points for collaboration.

Use ChatGPT to generate the following FigJam diagram types: flowcharts, gantt charts, state diagrams, and sequence diagrams.

FigJam diagrams are available to ChatGPT users on Free, Pro, and Plus Plans. Support is coming soon for ChatGPT users on Enterprise or Business plans or users in the European Union.

Figma for Government now supports the Figma desktop app, which has been assessed as part of the FedRAMP boundary in this year’s audit.

Self-updating installers

Automatically check for updates and prompt users when a new version is available:

• Mac (Apple Silicon)
• Mac (Intel)
• Windows (Intel)
• Windows (ARM)

Enterprise installers

Organizations using deployment tools will need to distribute updates manually:

• Windows MSI installer feed
• macOS PKG installer feed