What's new in Figma

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1. New featureNovember 6, 2026Official · Figma release notes

   Figma's AI image editing now selects an object with a single click

   In Select area, Figma's AI image editing tool, you can now click an object in a picture and Figma selects it for you. There is no need to trace around it by hand.

   • Select area is an AI image editing tool for picking part of an image to isolate or erase it.
   • One click on an object now makes Figma select that object automatically.
   • The feature works only in the macOS desktop app.

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2. New featureNovember 5, 2026Official · Figma release notes

   Figma's agent now makes vector illustrations and icons that are easier to edit

   The AI agent in Figma now generates better vector illustrations and icons. They are easier to edit, to match to your own style, and to animate.

   • Generated vectors come in separate layers grouped in a clear way, so they are easy to keep refining.
   • Attach your own illustrations as a style reference to get matching components or on-brand icons in bulk.
   • Line work is drawn with strokes instead of fills, so stroke weight and end caps can change without redrawing.
   • The clean layer structure lets you, or the agent, animate the vectors with Figma Motion.

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3. New featureNovember 3, 2026Official · Figma release notes

   Figma code layers now read prototype connections as context

   When Figma users build a code layer, which turns design frames into working code, the agent now reads the prototype connections and interactions between screens. That means less explaining of the tricky parts of a flow. Code layers are currently an open beta.

   • When a code layer is created from design frames, the agent also reads the links and interactions between them.
   • Less time goes into describing complex flows in prompts, leaving more for polishing the prototype and finding edge cases.
   • Code layers remain an open beta for now.

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4. New featureNovember 3, 2026Official · Figma release notes

   Figma turns on cloning by default for newly connected GitHub repositories

   Newly connected GitHub repositories in Figma will have cloning, which copies in a repository's code, switched on by default. Teams can bring code into Figma without a separate admin approval. The change is rolling out to all plans.

   • Cloning is switched on by default for GitHub repositories connected from now on.
   • Teams can import code into Figma without waiting for an extra admin approval.
   • Admins can still switch cloning off repository by repository, and repositories already connected keep their current settings.

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5. New featureNovember 2, 2026Official · Figma release notes

   Figma shaders gain 4096px exports and support inside code layers

   Figma shaders, graphics code that creates visual effects, can now be rendered and exported at up to 4096px. They can also be carried along when designs are turned into code layers. Shaders have now fully launched for every user.

   • Shaders can be rendered and exported at up to 4096px to keep their look and fine detail.
   • Shaders can be included when the build-with-code feature turns a design into a code layer.
   • To see shaders correctly in a code layer, switch the layer to Play using the control at its top right.
   • This works only in the browser on Chrome 157 and is rolling out this week.

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6. New featureOctober 30, 2026Official · Figma release notes

   Figma lets users connect Google Drive to its agent, with connectors on every plan

   Users can now link Google Drive to the Figma agent and Make, pulling existing file context into Figma and creating new Drive files without leaving their work. Connectors, which hook up outside services, now work on every Figma plan, including Starter.

   • With the connector, the agent can sum up research, draw on real data and bring Drive assets onto the canvas to edit.
   • New Google Drive files can be created without leaving the Figma file you are working in.
   • Every Figma plan, Starter included, can now use connectors.
   • Connectors such as Google Drive are added through the plus menu in the prompt box while working with the agent.

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7. New featureOctober 30, 2026Official · Figma release notes

   Figma lets Organization and Enterprise teams publish Weave tools internally

   Figma users can now publish Weave tools they build for use inside their own organization. These internal tools appear in the Tools tab next to Weave tools made by Figma and the Figma Community. The option is limited to Organization and Enterprise plans.

   • People can share Weave tools they built with others in the same Figma organization.
   • Internally shared tools sit in the Tools tab alongside Weave tools from Figma and the Community.
   • Only Organization and Enterprise plan customers can publish tools internally.

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8. New featureOctober 27, 2026Official · Figma release notes

   Figma adds version history for generative plugins and shaders

   In Figma, every edit to a generative plugin or a shader, graphics code that creates visual effects, now saves a new version. Earlier versions can be viewed again or restored, and an AI agent writes a description for each one to build a change log. The update is rolling out this week.

   • Changing a generative plugin or shader creates a new version and keeps the earlier ones.
   • Stored earlier versions can be reopened or restored at any time.
   • An agent-written note on each version builds a change log and marks which version is live.

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9. New featureOctober 26, 2026Official · Figma release notes

   Figma MCP now gives AI agents access to Figma Weave video and image models

   Every video and image model offered in Figma Weave can now be used from outside AI agents through the Figma MCP, a way of linking AI agents to other tools. With a Weave account tied to a Figma account, users can make videos and images with models such as Seedance, Kling and Nano Banana while chatting with their agent.

   • All of Figma Weave's video and image models can be called from an external AI agent via the Figma MCP.
   • Using them requires linking a Figma Weave account to your Figma account.
   • While chatting with an agent, you can create videos and images with models like Seedance, Kling and Nano Banana.
   • Generating with Weave models draws on Weave credits.

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10. New featureOctober 22, 2026Official · Figma release notes

    Figma adds AI credit and team management controls for Enterprise admins

    Figma added tools that help Enterprise plan admins manage paid AI credits and automate team operations. They include AI credit defaults, credit management through SCIM, a standard for managing company accounts automatically, limits on outside plan creation and admin APIs. The update is rolling out to Enterprise plans over the next few days.

    • Admins can give users a default level of paid AI credit access for the whole organization or for each billing group.
    • For SCIM-managed users, AI credit access and limits can be set from the company's identity system.
    • Admins can stop staff from creating separate Starter or Professional plans with company email addresses.
    • New admin REST APIs let companies automate the setup and upkeep of teams, folders and files.

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