Top Figma plugins for managing a design system

Tokens Studio

Tokens Studio is (at least for me) one of the best plugins for managing design tokens. They are a key part of connecting design with development.

It allows you to:

• Convert common styles into design tokens

• Apply tokens to a range of design options like colors, typography, spacing, etc.

• See changes applied across an entire document

• Sync tokens with external sources (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, etc).

Tokens Studio offers both free and pro version (when you have a multi-brand theme).

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Design Lint

Design Lint is an open-source plugin. It helps maintain consistency in your design system by

• Finding missing styles within your designs

• Identifying inconsistencies in colors, text styles, effects, etc.

• Suggesting fixes to align elements with your design system

This plugin is very useful, since manual checks would be too time-consuming.

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Design System Organizer

• Copy variables and styles between files and collections

• Swap libraries for components, styles and even 🚀 variables (match masters by path name)

• Manage all in one place with folder-like interface for components, styles and variables

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LottieFiles - Create animations & export from Figma to Lottie

LottieFiles for Figma redefines animation creation, enabling designers to effortlessly convert their designs into Lottie animations. This powerful feature supports everything from basic animations to multi-frame and multi-variant component sequences.

Utilize the full suite of Figma features including components, gradients and custom shapes, and transform them into engaging micro-animations.

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Atmos

• It allows designers to work on their color palettes without leaving the Figma environment

• This integration streamlines the workflow by keeping palette creation and application within the same workspace

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