We know subtle changes can have a big impact on your flow. Here’s 30 features, improvements, and fixes we launched to the editor. Check out the Community file to see them in action.
We redesigned the stroke panel for easier customization of vector objects
You can now use math operations to adjust properties with a mixed value
Copy as PNG is now available in the browser (it was previously only available in the desktop app)
You can now hold ⌘/Ctrl while resizing an image to crop it immediately
We’ve made some improvements to text exporting:
We’ve added an “include bounding box” export setting in the Editor, and corresponding
use_absolute_boundssetting in the Plugin API“Contents only” export is now called “Ignore overlapping layers”
You can now select stroke properties before using the pencil tool
The pen and pencil tools remember stroke settings for future use
We’ve redesigned the hand tool to be less intrusive
Preferences are now automatically synced across all tabs you have opened
A second fill added to an object is now a solid fill color, rather than a gradient
You no longer need to click on adjustment sliders to start using them
You can now close the “Move to project” dialog box by clicking outside of it or pressing Esc
Copying and pasting text with a missing font now activates the global A? missing font icon
When you copy stickies from FigJam to other places as text, the text copied is sorted to match the layout in FigJam
The missing font dialog now shows affected layers
We increased the hit target size for the top menu entry point
You can now open selected links using middle-click
Our repositioning buttons (like Align To Top) are now active even when you edit text
You can now pan over links without being interrupted when you encounter link pop-ups
We’ve adjusted the size of the selected text background when renaming a file
Figma no longer ignores when you paste an image while text editing. Now, it exits text editing and pastes it
Icons in the Layers panel now reflect what objects they represent faster
We added the “+” option for text nodes with mixed styles, allowing you to override them with a new style or color easily
When a user zooms using “Z”, we no longer show the selection rectangle to other people in the file
Scrubbing fields by holding ⌥ and moving your mouse now works in Safari
We added a hover state for frame presets
We fixed how drag handles display on grid property rows
Right click menu doesn’t dismiss so eagerly on Safari
When you create a new ruler, it will now be automatically selected, so you can nudge it with your keyboard or delete it
We resolved an issue with opening the toolbar dropdown in View Only mode
We’ve made the layers panel scroll to find the selected layer when using selection keyboard shortcuts
