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Nov 9, 2021 12 tweets 6 min read
Here are my top 10 @figmadesign plugins that helped build and control my design system.

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Figma Tokens by @six7.

A must-have for all DS enthusiasts.

It lets you create tokens based on your styles and particular values.

Tokens allow theming, updating, and seeing changes applied to the whole system, selection, or particular value. 🤯
Batch Styler, another gem by @six.

Use it to change multiple text and color styles at once!

Ever wanted to update the font face on all text styles? With Batch Styles, it's super easy! 🍋

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Similayer by @DavidWilliames.

A crazy powerful tool for selecting objects.

Super handy when you need to make an update to a particular row of component variants.

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Instance Finder by figma.com/@arbel.

A true savior when you need to find out where is the instance of a component.

Useful when you need to spot a component before updating it or when you need to find a dusty comp linking to someone else file. 😬

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Master by @zyumbik.

Helpful when instances get detached from Master Component.

Or when need to move a component from one file to another.

Also, Master can help you “attach” objects of any kind to the existing Component. 🤌

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Style Organizer by shopee.design.

A helpful plugin to audit, select inconsistent styles, and merge similar styles.

Super helpful when polishing your design files.

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Design System Organizer by@floweare.

Powerful plugin for managing big-ass documents and multiple shared libraries.

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Find and Replace Colors by figma.com/@wei.

Need to spot and unify missing color styles for a project to share with your colleagues?

Here is a quick solution for finding all colors and replacing them with styles.

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Contrast.

A super helpful plugin to ensure your design system is accessible and meets the latest WCAG standards.

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Instance Utils by @SShuaiqi.

Super helpful when need to control nested instances from a Team library without detaching them.

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Check out Frames X — my upcoming design system and ebook for @figmadesign.

➡️gumroad.com/l/framesx/preo…

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Here are my top 10 plugins for managing, organizing, and polishing my design system in @figma.

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Appearance by @glmrvn

This plugin helps generate a dark and light theme from your UI kit styles.

The plugin can apply custom themes (bulk update styles) to your selection, which makes it extremely helpful for managing multi-brand projects in #figma.

figma.fun/gpbUWn
Contrast by @alex_a_carr

A tool to ensure your system is digitally accessible and meets the #WCAG standards.

Run the plugin and select a layer. The plugin will instantly tell the contrast ratio between the background and foreground of your selection.

figma.fun/XM8yyu
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