Buzz’s spreadsheet-driven asset generation gets the obvious next step: multi-select cells in the table view to edit copy, swap brand imagery, or change sizes across hundreds of variants at once. Resize works on a single asset or the full set, with preset or custom channel sizes to fan out a campaign in one operation.

Name slide rows, drag to reorder them, and jump between sections directly from Presenter or Audience View. Sections also show up in the layers panel in Design Mode, which keeps long decks navigable as they grow.

The May edition is mostly a demo of Figma’s MCP server, with Amy Lima and Anthony DiSpezio walking through three workflows: code-to-canvas import of a vibe-coded prototype, round-tripping a dark mode so variables stay in sync between code and Figma, and using the pre-installed figma-use-scale skill to generate first-pass directions on a production dashboard. The closing update reel includes vector editing up to 10x faster, memory warnings down 92%, macOS eyedropper now samples anywhere on screen, FigJam MCP can read and write boards (ERDs, architecture diagrams), Make Kit packages your design system’s code for Figma Make, and Weave gets a timeline for video.

Figma ships a meaningful performance update across the board: 10x faster vector editing, 4x smoother Make frame rates, faster load times, 92% fewer memory warnings. Just the memory side of this update was six months in the making!

Makes now run natively on the Figma mobile app for on-device testing and touch interaction previews. Mobile creation and editing is coming soon.

You can now type directly in the hex code input to access your color variables and styles. Lots of smart details: enter a hex value and see all variables and styles using it, colors are surfaced based on the context, and related terms are baked into the new algorithm (i.e., finding your ​“danger” variable when searching for ​“error”).

A live walkthrough of all February launches across Figma products, plus a Q&A with CPO Yuhki Yamashita on where design and software are headed this year. Don’t miss an early preview of Slots, launching in open beta this Thursday.

The new tab menu replaces the three dot menu to make it easier to find and manage open files when your tab bar fills up.

You can now bulk share resources like files and projects with user groups.

New device frames are now available for the latest iPhone 17 and Air models.

“These updates give you more precision and control when bringing ideas to life in Figma Make: preview a to-do list for your more complex prompts so you can see, verify, and even edit the plan before it runs; manually edit text or delete specific elements to quickly fine-tune your prototypes; and a new navigation bar where you can route to a specific screen of your prototype.”

“Enterprise Key Management (EKM) allows your organization to encrypt Figma file data with your own AWS Key Management Service (KMS) keys. This provides your organization additional control over data at rest. You can grant, monitor, and revoke Figma’s access to the encryption key at any time.”

Admins on Organization and Enterprise plans can now view historical AI credit usage data to better plan for future costs.

“Starting today, the Figma for Jira app supports webhooks, so teams can get instant design status updates like ​“Ready for Dev” directly in Jira tickets, with no admin setup required. Webhook support is enabled for newly linked design files, and we’re rolling it out to existing links soon.”

Big update to Figma navigation! The rollout seems to still be in progress, as I’m seeing it only in one of my accounts. If you aren’t seeing it yet, here is another quick demo from Zander.

“We’re introducing a new left navigation bar in Figma Design, Draw, and Dev Mode to make it easier to move between library assets, variables, and search. To help you get familiar, we added labels, which you can toggle anytime in the View menu. Edge-to-edge variables authoring experience. See everything at a glance with the new full screen view that spans the entire width of the browser.”

“Templates built with Variable modes now work seamlessly when published to Buzz. This gives your marketing teams more flexibility to toggle between your brand modes like colors, campaigns, markets, and more — all while staying on brand. When they open a template published with variables, they’ll see a new Variable switcher in the menu to easily change modes.”