Figma plugins · from $3,000 · 2-6 weeks
Figma plugin development
Your design team does the same thing by hand a hundred times a week: renaming layers, pasting real data, checking tokens. A plugin does it once, correctly.
What it replaces
None of this is design work
All of it can be a plugin. Bring the one your team complains about most.
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Pasting real customer data into mockups, one field at a time
Mockups fill from your API or CMS with real names, prices and copy
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Renaming layers to match the naming convention
Hundreds of layers renamed, restructured and retagged in one pass
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Checking every component uses a token, not a hardcoded hex
A scan lists detached components, hardcoded colours and off-scale spacing
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Exporting assets and re-sorting them for engineering
Tokens, specs and assets exported in the format engineering already uses
| Done by hand | Done by the plugin |
|---|---|
| Pasting real customer data into mockups, one field at a time | Mockups fill from your API or CMS with real names, prices and copy |
| Renaming layers to match the naming convention | Hundreds of layers renamed, restructured and retagged in one pass |
| Checking every component uses a token, not a hardcoded hex | A scan lists detached components, hardcoded colours and off-scale spacing |
| Exporting assets and re-sorting them for engineering | Tokens, specs and assets exported in the format engineering already uses |
Where I stand on Figma
A straight answer before you pay
I've shipped Design to HTML, a Figma plugin that exports a frame to one HTML file, and S-Calc, which passed review for Obsidian's community marketplace. I work in Figma every day on client design work, including this site.
If you'd rather hire someone with five shipped Figma plugins, that's a fair call. The hard part is rarely the Figma API. It's understanding the workflow you want gone.
Shipped
- Design to HTML Figma plugin · completed
- S-Calc Obsidian community marketplace
- Daily Figma work Client product design, including this portfolio
Private or public
Your call, same price
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Private
Only your organisation
Only your team can install it. Most companies pick this, because the plugin encodes their own workflow and design system rules.
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Public
Published to the community
Released under your name in the Figma community, and I handle the submission.
Start with this →
How it works
Something to run in your file by week two
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A call
Show me the repetitive thing your designers do.
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Scope
What it does, what it doesn't, and the price.
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Build
A version you can run in your own file by around week two.
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Handover
Source, docs, and a private or community build.
What you get
Documented, so it outlives me
- Working Figma plugin, installed and tested
- Clean, documented TypeScript source you own
- Build and release pipeline
- Community submission, or a private org-only build
- User documentation for your design team
- Handover walkthrough
FAQ
Questions about Figma plugins
Your question isn't here? Ask it on the free call, or email safi.abdulkader@gmail.com.
How much does a custom Figma plugin cost?
Figma plugins start at $3,000. A focused bulk-operation tool sits near that floor. A plugin with a full custom UI, authentication and live API integration costs more. Scope and price are agreed in writing before you commit.
Can a plugin pull real data from our API into our designs?
Yes. The plugin calls your API or CMS and fills text and image layers with real names, prices and copy, so mockups stop using placeholder data.
Can the plugin stay private to our organisation?
Yes. Figma lets an organisation publish a plugin only to its own members, and most companies choose that. The price is the same either way.
Can a plugin enforce our design system?
It can check it. A scan lists detached components, hardcoded colours and spacing off your scale, and can fix the simple cases in one pass.
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Tell me what you need
I reply within one business day with questions first, then a fixed quote.
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