Figma
The default interface design tool for most product teams, built around multiplayer editing in the browser.
Definition
A vector interface design tool with real-time collaboration, component libraries, variables, auto layout, prototyping and a developer inspection mode. Its dominance means most job specifications, handoff processes and plugin ecosystems assume it.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
Good for
- Interface design
- Component libraries
- Team collaboration
- Developer handoff
Watch out for
Large files with deeply nested components slow down noticeably, and file organisation is a discipline problem the tool does not solve for you.
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Often used with
These usually appear in the same screen or the same decision.
- Component API DesignDesign system
- Design TokensDesign system
- FigJamTool
- Figma Dev ModeTool
- Design HandoffWorkflow