Sho Kuwamoto on the role of widgets and how Figma and FigJam work together. See also his thoughts on why design tools exist.

Fantastic examples of real-life FigJam use cases in the classroom.

Thread by Dylan Field, the CEO of Figma, on not just translating physical experiences into digital realms but also making digital experiences even better than physical counterparts.

A huge change for organizations with external collaborators and education. ​“Open sessions is a way for visitors to join your FigJam file without having to create an account. Now FigJam is a welcoming space for all participants — from the teammate, to the external partner, to the occasional jammer.”

So many great things in a single announcement! New pricing starting February 2022 ($0–5/editor/month), open sessions, widgets, plugins, embedded content, as well as new shapes, code blocks, and templates.

Video recording of the latest announcements at FigJam: ​“Hear from Rogie, Bersabel, and Emily as they introduce Templates, new shapes, code blocks, open sessions, plugins, widgets​and new pricing! We’ll also feature live demos of widgets from our partners at Donut, Stark, and CoderPad; watch to learn how you can make FigJam the home for your brainstorms.“

A recap of everything that got shipped in October: new FigJam capabilities (see below), Interactive Components, and Branching. A busy month after a multi-year effort!

“FigJam is an online whiteboard for teams to ideate and brainstorm together. Purpose-built for the earliest stages of design, FigJam makes everything from discovery to design sprints easier and more fun — whether you’re working alone or collaborating with your extended team. Let’s see how we can use FigJam collaboratively in an online brainstorming session!”

Emily Lin, the lead product manager of FigJam, shared some of her experiences and lessons learned from launching FigJam with a team at Productboard.

Ana Boyer on the best practices and strategies for collaborating in FigJam throughout the entire design process — from your first brainstorm to the final review.

You can now mix different text sizes in the same text box, sticky note, or shape.

New plus (+) and minus (-) buttons to make zooming in and out even easier in FigJam.

Alex shares a preview of a really smart FigJam plugin he is working on – draw any shape with a marker, and it will be recognized and turned into a real object. Looks fantastic and almost feels like it should be a part of the app!

Import and export CSV files as sticky notes, copy-paste spreadsheet cells, and export selected objects or the entire board as a PNG, PDF, or JPG. See the video on how to use these features.

New keyboard shortcuts to make backward and forward actions easier in FigJam. Bring forward: ⌘-] or Ctrl-], bring to front: ], send backward: ⌘-[ or Ctrl-[, send to back: [.

People now can be @mentioned in Community comments. FigJam is improved on an iPad (hey, maybe Figma is next?). Style picker lets you select what libraries are enabled. And a few more improvements for admins of Organizations and Teams.

Miggi shows how to use audio and cursor chat in Figma and FigJam. Audio is only available on paid and education plans. Cursor chat is available both in Figma and FigJam, while high-fives are only part of the FigJam for now.

Figma introduced new ways to communicate without leaving Figma and FigJam — audio calls, cursor chat, and high fives. Press forward-slash (/) on the keyboard to start a chat message. Chat and high-fives are truly innovative, delightful, and low-friction ways to communicate with your team. Bravo!

3rd-party developers can now build plugins and widgets for FigJam. Plugins in FigJam work similarly to Figma, and existing Figma plugins can even be republished for FigJam. Widgets are more like native FigJam objects — similar to sticky notes, shapes, and connectors — except they’re custom and built by you. For now, this API is in closed beta, but it creates an incredible opportunity for building almost anything inside FigJam.

Bersabel Tadesse, Product Manager at Figma, shares behind-the-scenes of adding plugins and widgets to FigJam.