This article demonstrates how to create Figma plugins without extensive coding knowledge using two AI-powered tools: Artifig AI and Cursor AI.
Artifig AI is a Figma plugin that generates Figma plugins. Users describe the desired plugin functionality, UI, and visuals, optionally uploading images for UI reference. The tool offers version history for easy iteration and bug fixing, and boasts a large community contributing plugins.
Cursor AI is another AI assistant that simplifies plugin creation. The author built a gradient plugin in just 15 minutes using Cursor AI. The process involves selecting a project folder and letting the AI handle the code setup and generation.
Building your own Figma plugin is a super power. One moment you have a problem/idea and the other moment you have a custom plugin to solve that exact problem.
Full honesty, I actually did web development for 2 years, so I’m not unfamiliar with some clean Javascript, but coding a Figma plugin would mean re-learning a lot and spending hours coding and fixing bugs.
Here are 2 methods I used to build the plugin without writing a single line of code; Use whichever seems more useful/convenient to you.
Artifig AI is a Figma plugin that builds Figma plugins! It opens as a little popup with a prompt window.
What’s cool about this tool is the version history feature. You can add new features and fix bugs, all while keeping the old versions and you can always go back-and-forth while building.
They have thousands of community members submitting new plugins every day which you can see and even replicate.
One thing that AI has done for designers, is allowed us to build apps and tools without learning code. Cursor AI allowed me to create and publish my gradient plugin in 15 minutes flat!
I started by selecting the folder on my computer where I wanted my plugin code and files to live. After that, instead of learning how to setup the files and code environment for my…
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