Get Figma notifications in Slack

The Figma integration for Slack was updated on March 8, 2022! Now, you can get notifications about specific Figma files, projects, and teams in any Slack channel ↓.

If the Figma app was installed to your Slack workspace before this date, a Slack workspace owner needs to approve and re-authorize the Figma app in order for members to use the updated version. Members can also re-authorize the Figma app, but requires an owner to approve the app's new permissions first.

Before you start

Who can use this feature

Supported on all team and organization plans.

Anyone with can edit access to a file, project, or team can subscribe a channel to that resource.

Anyone with can edit access to a file can see previews of the file in Slack.

Stay on top of updates to Figma files, projects, and teams by installing the Figma integration for Slack. With the Figma integration in Slack, you can:

View a single feed of Figma comments you’ve been mentioned in
Get timely feedback from teammates and stakeholders
Customize Slack channels with updates on specific projects and teams, or conversations happening in relevant files.

Figma notifications in Slack come in two types: default notifications and channel subscriptions.

Default notifications ↓ appear on your Figma app channel and include comments you've been mentioned in and invitations to files, projects, and teams.

With channel notifications ↓, you can customize your Slack channels to receive notifications on specific files, projects, and teams. Notifications can include comments, mentions, branching updates, new files, and new projects. Learn more ↓

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Set up

To set up your Figma app integration in Slack:

Add the Figma app to your Slack workspace ↓.
Once added, connect your Figma account to Slack ↓ to receive notifications and create channel subscriptions.

If you want to use the Figma integration in multiple Slack workspaces, you'll need to repeat the set up process in each workspace.

Add Figma app to Slack

Any Slack workspace member can install apps to the Slack workspace. However, Slack owners and admins can restrict this ability.

Add the Figma app to your Slack workspace from the Slack App Directory.

Navigate to the Apps section of your Slack workspace.
Click or Add apps.
Search Figma in the directory.
Install the Figma app and authorize access to your Figma files.

Learn more about adding apps to your Slack workspace →

Once you’ve successfully added the Figma app to your Slack workspace, any member of the Slack workspace can connect their Figma account and subscribe channels to notifications.

Tip! In the Figma app channel, type help and hit send to see tips on using the Figma integration in Slack.

Connect your Figma account to Slack

If the Figma app has been added to your Slack workspace, be sure to connect your Figma account to Slack.

Open the Figma app in Slack workspace.
Click Connect your account. A tab will appear prompting you give Figma access to Slack.
Click Allow.

Get default notifications

After set up is complete, you’ll start receiving these notifications by default:

Comments you’ve been mentioned in
Files, projects, and teams you've been invited to

Default notifications show up in your Figma app channel.

You can turn these notifications on and off at any time.

Manage default notifications

To turn your default notifications from Figma on or off in Slack:

Navigate to the Figma app channel.
Type:
- off or stop in the text field to turn notifications off
- on or start in the text field to turn notifications on
Press return or enter to send the message.

Manage email notifications for comments in Figma →

Get channel notifications

Receive updates on specific Figma files, projects, and teams in your Slack channels. You can subscribe channels to updates on any resource where you have can edit access, and customize the frequency of notifications for each subscription.

The types of notifications a channel receives depend on the resource type:

Notification	File	Project	Team
Comments, replies, @mentions	✓
Branch merges, requests, approvals, archives	✓	✓	✓
New files added to project		✓	✓
New projects added to team			✓

Here are some ways to make the most out of channel notifications:

Create new channels dedicated to receiving notifications on project-specific files. This allows main channels to be used for conversation, minimizing channel noise.
Notify your team channel of newly added files to a Figma project or team. This avoids needing to send file links over Slack or email every week for weekly meetings or retros.
Customize a Slack channel with updates on conversations happening in relevant files.

Add Figma app to a channel

If the Figma app hasn’t been added to a channel, you’ll need to add it first before you can create subscriptions.

Open the Slack channel you want to receive Figma notifications.
Type /invite @figma and press enter or return.

Once Figma has been added, you can create subscriptions for that channel.

Create a channel subscription

Before you create a subscription in a Slack channel, make sure you’ve added the Figma app to the channel.

To create a subscription for a Slack channel to receive updates on a Figma resource:

Open the Slack channel.
Type /figma subscribe and press enter or return. A modal appears for you to configure your subscription.
From the modal:
1. Choose the type of source you want updates for: file, project, or team.
2. Find your resource using the search bar.
3. Choose how often updates on this resource will be delivered: real time, hourly, or daily.
  - For daily notifications, choose a specific time for them to be delivered to the channel.

Subscriptions are created one at a time. Repeat the process above to create more subscriptions. Each channel can have unlimited subscriptions, and multiple channels can be subscribed to the same resource.

Comments made within 10 minutes of each other will be batched in a single Slack message instead of individual messages.

Remove a channel subscription

To stop receiving notifications about updates on a file, project, or team in a channel, you can remove the subscription:

Open the Slack channel you wish to remove a subscription from.
Type /figma list and press return or enter. A list of the channel’s subscriptions will appear.
Click delete subscription next to the subscription you wish to no longer receive notifications.

You can subscribe again at any time ↑

Remove Figma from Slack

To completely remove the Figma integration, you will need to disconnect the app from your Slack workspace.

Learn how to remove apps from your Slack workspace →

Add Figma files to Google Calendar events

Start meetings off on the right foot by connecting Google calendar to Figma. Use the Figma for Chrome extension to attach FigJam and Figma design files to your Google Calendar events and make every brainstorm, project kick off, and critique a jam.

Get started

Get the Figma for Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store →

Log in to your Figma account →

Create an event in your Google Calendar →

Create a new file

Click Add FigJam board or Add Figma file.

Click a New FigJam board or New Figma file.

Give the file a name, then click Create file.

Add existing files

Click Add FigJam board or Add Figma file.

Browse files from your Recents folder.

Select one or multiple files.

Click Add to event.
Figma and Microsoft Teams

Before you Start

Who can use this feature

Supported on all team and organization plans

Anyone with can edit access to a FigJam file can edit the file via Microsoft Teams

Anyone with can view or can edit access to a Figma design file can view and comment via Teams

Anyone with can edit access to a file can see link previews of the file in Teams

Microsoft Teams is a communication app for teams and organizations to connect, collaborate, and stay informed in one place. Use Teams to send messages, hold video conferences, and share important files and information. Learn more about Microsoft Teams →

With the Figma app for Microsoft Teams, you can:

Present and collaborate in Figma design files, prototypes, and FigJam files with meeting attendees

Add Figma files as tabs to any Teams channel and interact with them

View a single feed of file comments, updates, and invites

Share file links in chat that unfurl the file name and file preview

Use tabs to embed files

Tabs in Microsoft Teams allow you to embed important files, apps, or services in Teams meetings or channels. Learn more about tabs →

You can use tabs to embed Figma design files, prototypes, and FigJam files, and interact with them, without leaving Microsoft Teams.

From Microsoft Teams, you can access all the functionality of FigJam files. For those with edit access, you can explore, add to, and edit FigJam files as you normally would.

Figma design files and prototypes are view and comment-only, even for people who have edit access to the file. You can click Open in Figma to open the file and edit from the web or desktop app.

To allow others to see or interact with the file, you may need to adjust the file's sharing and permissions. FigJam files also have the option to start an open session to temporarily invite anyone to edit the FigJam file, including those without Figma accounts.

Add a tab

Start from one of the following places:

From a meeting: Click + Add app from the meeting controls

From a channel: Click + next to the tabs at the top of the channel

Find and select the Figma app.

From the modal, select Create FigJam file ↓ or Share existing file ↓ .

Note: The + Add App option is available only in meetings that are scheduled. Unscheduled meetings created from a chat or channel will not have this capability.

Create a FigJam file

Select this option to create a new FigJam file so teammates can brainstorm and collaborate together, even if you don't have a Figma account.

From the pop-up modal, give the FigJam file a name and click Save. A dedicated tab for the file is added to the channel or meeting.

If your Figma account is already connected to tabs in Microsoft Teams, this new file can be found in your personal drafts folder in Figma.

If a Figma account is not connected, you have 24 hours for someone to claim the file by clicking Save board in the FigJam file. If no one saves the board within 24 hours, the file is be permanently deleted.

Share an existing file

Select this option to share an existing Figma design file, FigJam file, or prototype.

If you haven’t yet connected your Figma account for app tabs in Teams, you will be prompted to log in to your Figma account.

From the pop-up modal, paste the link to the desired Figma design or FigJam file into the text box. If you’re creating a channel tab, use the checkbox to choose whether to post to the channel about the new tab.

Click Save and a dedicated tab for the file is added to the channel or meeting.

Note: Connecting your Figma account for tabs does not connect your account to receive Figma notifications. You will need to link your Figma account separately if you wish to receive Figma notifications ↓.

Present file in meetings

On Microsoft Team's desktop app, share your Figma file from the tab when you're ready to present it to meeting attendees:

Select the tab for the file you want to share.

Click Share to stage when you’re ready to present.

Share links to chats and channels

Drop links to Figma design and FigJam files in Teams chats and channels to reference designs, research, and other resources.

The link will expand to show a preview, with the file name and thumbnail displayed below your message.

Copy link to Figma design or FigJam file. Learn how to copy links to a file →

Paste link into a meeting or channel chat and send the message.

Link previews will be seen by anyone whose Figma account has access to the file and is connected to receiving Figma notifications ↓.

Get notifications

Get notifications for updates to your Figma design and FigJam files in a single feed from the Figma app’s chat.

Get notified when someone comments and mentions you in files you follow

Get notified when someone invites you to a file

Reply to comments

Accept or decline invites to files, projects, and teams

(Organizations only) Get updates on branches and merges →

Enable notifications

To receive Figma notifications in Microsoft Teams:

Click in the left sidebar.

Find and select the Figma app.

From the app’s chat box, type Connect and send the message. Follow the prompts to connect your Figma account.

Once connected, type On into the chat box and send the message to enable notifications.

You’ll begin receiving any new comments, mentions, and invitations in this chat.

Manage notifications

To manage Figma notifications in Microsoft Teams, type and send the following commands into the app’s chat:

On to start receiving notifications on updates from your Figma account

Off to stop receiving further Figma notifications

Connect to connect your Figma account to the Figma notifications feature

Disconnect to disconnect your Figma account from the Figma notifications feature. This only prevents you from receiving further notifications via the chat. This won’t affect any files you’ve added to tabs.

Note: Using @mentions when replying to a comment from Microsoft Teams is currently not supported.
AWS Amplify Studio and Figma
Before you start

Who can use this feature

Supported on Education, Professional, Organization, and Enterprise plans.

Anyone with can edit access to a file, project, or team can subscribe a channel to that resource.

Anyone with can edit access to a file can see previews of the file in Slack.

AWS Amplify Studio lets you go from Figma design to feature-rich, full-stack web apps in hours, on AWS.

Designers and developers use Amplify Studio to work collaboratively on development tasks and ensure pixel-perfect implementation of your Figma designs.

Typically, front-end developers spend a lot of time incrementally making minor UI code tweaks to match provided designs. Designers need to verify that new implementations match the designs. This can lead to inefficiencies and suboptimal end user experiences due to compromises made to ship on time.

With AWS Amplify Studio, developers can automatically import UI component designs from Figma as code. The generated components are familiar to any React developer and offer the same flexibility as hand-authored components, with mechanisms to modify component properties.

Amplify Studio’s Figma Integration:
- Automatically converts your UI component designs into clean React code.
- Lets your developers select from a library of prebuilt UI components, such as news feeds, contact forms, and e-commerce cards, and primitives such as buttons, text ares, and alerts, which can be fully customized within Figma.
- Generates UI components that follow accessibility best practices and are themeable using a Figma plugin to match your brand’s look-and-feel.
- Lets your developers easily connect the generated UI components to existing backend data.
Import a Figma UI design to AWS Amplify Studio

Step 1: Set up Figma file

To get started, simply link your Amplify Studio project to a Figma file. While you can link any Figma file to Amplify Studio, for the best end-to-end experience, we recommend starting with our template Figma file. To start from scratch, simply duplicate our Figma UI file.

Step 2: Link Figma file in Amplify Studio

In Amplify Studio, enter the URL for the Figma file you created or duplicated. You will be asked to authenticate with Figma.

After authenticating with Figma, you will see a list of components that you can sync with Amplify Studio.

Select Accept all to import all components, or walk through them individually to ensure they are visually acceptable.

Once you complete the sync, you will see a list of components that have been imported.

All previews of the components are live renders of the coded UI components. You can open your developer tools inspector to confirm.

Step 3: Pull UI components code into your project

In Amplify Studio, choose a component and select Configure to get to the component editor screen. Select Get component code at the bottom of the page.

Go to the Initial project setup tab and follow the setup instructions.

Amplify Studio generates all UI component code into src/ui-components, as JSX and TS files. All generated code is built with primitives from the Amplify UI library.

Although you have access to inspect the component code, you cannot modify it directly as Amplify Studio will override any changes on the next amplify pull.

Once the amplify pull command downloaded all UI components to your src/ui-components folder, you can use the components anywhere in your app. Learn how to customize these UI components in code.
```
  import { ComponentA, ComponentB }  from './ui-components';
```
Need help using AWS Amplify Studio? Check out the AWS Amplify Studio docs or join the Discord community at discord.gg/amplify.

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Set up

Add Figma app to Slack

Connect your Figma account to Slack

Get default notifications

Manage default notifications

Get channel notifications

Add Figma app to a channel

Create a channel subscription

Remove a channel subscription

Remove Figma from Slack

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Get started

Create a new file

Add existing files

Use tabs to embed files

Add a tab

Create a FigJam file

Share an existing file

Present file in meetings

Share links to chats and channels

Get notifications

Enable notifications

Manage notifications

Import a Figma UI design to AWS Amplify Studio

Step 1: Set up Figma file

Step 2: Link Figma file in Amplify Studio

Step 3: Pull UI components code into your project