Figma

lastmod 2026-03-20created 2021-04-239 edits

Online whiteboard

Features

• Real-time blackboard for online collaboration
  • Note-taking and Emoji reactions : idea brainstorming
  • Real-time diagram editing : user flows, org charts, process design
  • Collecting feedback from stand-up meetings, retrospectives, etc.
• Connects directly with Figma designs and supports pasting from them
• Similar to the competing product Miro
• Free beta this year, planned to become paid from 2022 (editors only; viewers are free)
• figjam - ???

See also

• Collaboration Platform
• Whiteboard Applications
• Diagram
• Excalidraw - open-source virtual blackboard collaboration tool
• Figma - online whiteboard
• Lorien - open-source infinite blackboard/note-taking tool
• Miro
• Tkinter-Designer (Tkinter, Python, Figma)
• open-pencil - AI-based design editor as an alternative to Figma

Favorite site

• figjam web site
• Summary of the Figma conference that has designers around the world buzzing | Config2024 - YouTube - Korean: 생성형 AI, finding icons from rough sketches, etc.

Tools

• HTML to React & Figma by Magic Patterns - a Korean: 크롬 extension that converts websites (HTML) into React components & Figma (see GeekNews)