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How to Install Figma Plugins
4:21Discover the ease of enhancing your Figma experience! This quick guide teaches you how to integrate and install your first plugin, unlocking a world of design possibilities in Figma.
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Hey there, I'm Dan.
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And in this course, I'm excited to
introduce you to five astonishing
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Figma Plugins that harness
the incredible power of AI.
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These plugins are specifically designed
to enhance your productivity and
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unleash your creativity.
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If you're new to Figma Plugins,
don't worry.
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I'll show you how to find and install them
before we thoroughly explore each one.
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Throughout this course,
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we'll cover several plugins that can
help you with your design tasks.
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Get ready to craft wireframes in a flash,
say goodbye to tedious wireframing.
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We'll use AI to generate stunning
layouts based on your text descriptions.
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Write UX copy that pops,
no more staring at a blank page.
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AI will whip up a compelling copy for
your buttons, menus, and more.
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Generate custom palettes, images, and
icons, unleash your inner artist.
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AI will be your genie,
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conjuring unique visual elements
to match your design vision.
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Get instant feedback,
unsure where to improve?
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AI will be your friendly design critic,
highlighting areas to polish for
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maximum impact.
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So what do you say?
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Are you ready to get started with
AI powered plugins and Figma?
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Then let's jump right in.
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Before diving into the capabilities
of these dynamic plugins,
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let's first explore the steps for
installing a plugin in Figma.
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We have several options available, but
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I will guide you through two
specific methods in this tutorial.
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One through the Figma menu and the other
by utilizing the Figma community tab.
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We'll actually start with the latter,
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installing a plugin from
the community link.
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If we head down to
the lower left hand corner,
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we should see the explore community link.
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Click on this link to head
to the community page.
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Once on the community page,
we have a few options for searching and
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filtering through resources such as these
main tabs for several options such as
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templates for inspiration,
Team sinks, design systems, and more.
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You can also head down to this filter
menu and click on All Resources to access
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a drop down that will allow
you to select plugins.
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To see a list of trending popular or
most recent plugins.
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But if you know which plugin
you're looking for, you can
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save some time by searching for it by name
in the search bar at the top of the page.
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I'll search for the first plugin,
I'll go over today, WireGen, and there,
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you see WireGen in the list of results.
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I can click the button labeled Open In
to select which Figma project to open
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the plugin in.
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Or I can click on the name and description
of the plugin to view the details page for
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the plugin.
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On the details page, we can get the about
details and comments for the plugin.
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We can see how many people have hearted or
liked the plugin,
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as well as how many users the plugin has.
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And of course, we have the option
to open it in our project.
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An alternative method to clicking
the Explore community link on your home
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dashboard would be to simply go to
the address figma.com/community.
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All right, next I'll go over how to
open a plug in from the main menu.
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So let me start a new design file.
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Before I begin, I'll create
a quick frame to work in later.
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I'll select the MacBook Pro 14-inch
frame template for this project.
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Let's zoom out a bit.
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Next I will go up here to the main
menu and select the Resources icon.
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It's the icon with various shapes
between the T and hand icon.
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Once selected,
you will start off in the components tab.
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But if you look at the top of the tab,
you have three options, components,
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plugins, and widgets.
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Simply click on Plugins and
now you can search for your plugin.
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Again for our example,
I'll search for WireGen.
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And there it is in the list of plugins.
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Let's click on it, And boom, the plugin
is open and ready for us to use.
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But there is still another way to access
plugins while in our design file.
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We can right click anywhere on
our canvas including inside or
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outside of a frame to access a menu with
plugins as its second to last option.
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And if we select Plugins, we'll get
a list of our most recently used plugins.
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As well as the option to run our last
plugin and the option to manage plugins.
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If we click on Manage Plugins,
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it will take us to the plugins tab
under resources in our main menu.
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So it's just another option to perform
the same task, use whichever option you
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prefer and is the most comfortable for
you and your workflow.
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All right, now that we know how
to find and install plugins,
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let's get started by reviewing our
first AI powered plugin, WireGen.
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