Which tools let you use Figma with AI?
Figma's own AI is the main answer: Figma Make (prompt to interactive prototype) and Figma AI tools in Figma Design (First Draft, rewrite text, expand image, rename layers). These require a paid plan and a Full seat — Professional, Organization, or Enterprise. Third-party plugins add design-to-code and asset generation.
Why — the first-principles explanation
Design tools sit awkwardly with generative AI, and the reason explains why Figma's AI features look the way they do.
An image generator produces pixels. A design file is structure — frames, auto-layout constraints, components, named layers, tokens. A beautiful generated PNG is nearly useless in Figma, because you can't edit it, can't hook it to a component library, can't hand it to an engineer. So the hard part was never making things look good. It was making generated output land as editable objects that obey your design system. That constraint shapes every feature Figma shipped.
Figma Make is prompt-to-app: it turns designs into interactive experiences using natural language. Copy frames from Figma Design and it preserves structure, then you add interactivity, animation, and responsive behavior by describing them. Notably, Figma Make used Claude 3.7 Sonnet at launch, with Figma stating it would introduce other models later — which tells you the real work was the bridge between the design file and a model, not the model itself.
First Draft turns an idea into editable designs in a couple of minutes, letting you pick from libraries ranging from lo-fi wireframing primitives to higher-fidelity visual patterns. That library choice is the whole trick: the output inherits a system rather than inventing one. First Draft has since been folded into Figma's purpose-built design agent, which adds re-prompting, deeper iteration, bulk edits, and live feedback.
Individual AI tools in Figma Design — rewrite text, expand image, rename layers — are the unglamorous ones that get used daily. Renaming 200 layers called "Rectangle 47" is a chore no one enjoys and a model does instantly.
Access, as of 2026-07: Figma Design AI tools are on paid plans and require a Full seat. Individual AI tools are available on Professional, Organization, or Enterprise. Starter is out.
Beyond first-party, there's an ecosystem: plugins that generate assets, convert designs to code, or connect Figma to external models. And there are design-to-code tools that import Figma files. Quality varies enormously — the structure problem is exactly where they break, and a plugin that outputs unstyled divs has technically converted your design while solving nothing.
An example that makes it click
Imagine asking someone to build you a Lego castle. One person hands you a photo of a castle. Beautiful. Useless — you can't take a photo apart to move a tower.
The other person hands you an actual castle, built from your bricks, with the pieces snapping into your existing set. Now you can move the tower, swap the color, reuse the gate. That second thing is a thousand times harder to build and it's the entire point. Figma's AI features are trying to be the second person. That's why they care so much about which library you pick — those are the bricks you already own.
How to do it
- Check your plan first: Figma Design AI tools require a paid plan and a Full seat. Individual AI tools need Professional, Organization, or Enterprise. Starter has no access.
- For a fast interactive prototype: use Figma Make. Copy frames from Figma Design so it preserves your structure, then describe the interactivity you want.
- For early exploration from nothing: use First Draft (now part of Figma's design agent). Pick the library that matches your fidelity — wireframe primitives for lo-fi, richer libraries for visual exploration.
- For daily grind work: use the individual AI tools — rename layers, rewrite text, expand image — inside Figma Design.
- Iterate by re-prompting rather than restarting. The design agent supports re-prompting, deeper iteration, and bulk edits.
- For third-party plugins, test whether output arrives as editable, system-compliant components. If it lands as a flat image or unstyled markup, it hasn't solved anything.
- Never let generated output bypass your component library — the value is structure that inherits your system, not pixels that look right once.
Key facts
- Figma Make is a prompt-to-app capability that turns static designs into interactive experiences using natural language, preserving structure when frames are copied from Figma Design.
- Figma stated that Figma Make used Claude 3.7 Sonnet at launch, with other models to be introduced later.
- First Draft transforms an idea into editable wireframes or designs in a couple of minutes, with a choice of four libraries from lo-fi wireframing primitives to higher-fidelity visual libraries.
- First Draft has been folded into Figma's purpose-built design agent, adding re-prompting, deeper iteration, automated bulk edits, and live feedback on flows and designs.
- Figma Design AI tools are available on paid plans and require a Full seat (as of 2026-07).
- Individual AI tools such as Rewrite text, Expand image, and Rename layers are available on the Professional, Organization, or Enterprise plans.
▶ The 60-second explainer (script)
Which tools let you use Figma with AI? Mostly, Figma's own. There are three. Figma Make: describe what you want and it turns designs into interactive prototypes. Copy your frames in and it preserves the structure, then you add interactivity and animation by just describing them. First Draft: turns an idea into editable designs in a couple of minutes — and you pick the library, from lo-fi wireframe primitives to higher-fidelity visuals. It's now folded into Figma's design agent, which adds re-prompting and bulk edits. And the individual AI tools inside Figma Design: rewrite text, expand image, rename layers. That last one is unglamorous and beloved — renaming two hundred layers called "Rectangle 47" is nobody's favorite afternoon. Access, as of July 2026: you need a paid plan and a Full seat. The individual tools need Professional, Organization, or Enterprise. Starter's out. Here's why these features look the way they do. An image generator makes pixels. A design file is structure — frames, auto-layout, components, tokens. A beautiful PNG is useless in Figma; you can't take it apart. It's like asking for a Lego castle and getting a photo of one. Gorgeous. You can't move the tower. The whole hard problem is generating something built from *your* bricks, that snaps into *your* set. That's why the library choice matters so much — and it's exactly where third-party plugins tend to fail.
What authoritative sources say
People also ask
Is Figma AI free?
No. Figma Design AI tools require a paid plan and a Full seat, and individual AI tools need Professional, Organization, or Enterprise. The Starter plan doesn't include them.
What's the difference between Figma Make and First Draft?
First Draft generates editable static designs from an idea. Figma Make turns designs into interactive, working prototypes with animation and responsive behavior described in natural language.
Which model does Figma's AI use?
Figma stated Figma Make used Claude 3.7 Sonnet at launch and that other models would be introduced over time. The model is licensed; the hard engineering is the bridge to the design file.
Can AI turn my Figma design into code?
Figma Make produces interactive output, and various third-party plugins claim design-to-code. Quality varies sharply — check whether output respects your component structure rather than emitting flat markup.
Why can't I just paste an AI-generated image into Figma?
You can, but it's a flat picture. It has no frames, components, auto-layout, or tokens, so you can't edit it, systematize it, or hand it to an engineer. Structure is the whole point.