Hi folks,

I just wanted to add some more background to our decision around Figma Plus.

On a personal level, I think we all found the Figma Plus project inspiring. The folks who collaborated on Figma Plus are clearly some of the most talented creators out there, and it was great to see the energy they were adding to the Figma ecosystem.

The two issues of concern were around security and stability.

In order to function, Figma Plus disabled some of the security policies we have in place, especially for the Electron app. While I am 100% certain that there was no ill intent here, this is also obviously something we have to take very seriously.

The second is stability. Figma Plus extensions were built by reverse engineering our JavaScript code and calling directly into functions that were not designed to be a stable public API. This meant that every time our engineers changed the Figma code (which happens multiple times a week), there was was a chance that Figma Plus extensions (or, in a worst case scenario, Figma itself) would break.

So we talked to Jackie about these concerns, and he relayed them to the rest of the team. Together, we decided that it would be best to shut down Figma Plus and join forces.

What that means:

It probably comes as no surprise that we are taking a serious look at creating an official plugin API. We have invited Jackie and his collaborators to join an early access program and provide feedback and guidance on our approach.

You will be hearing more about this program as it develops and stabilizes.

Thanks,

-Sho

Director of Product