Figma
More info
- Creator
- Dylan Field, Evan Wallace
- Released
- Owner
- Figma, Inc.
- Type
- Collaborative design tool
- Website
- figma.com
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org
Browser-based design tool that killed Sketch — multiplayer "Google Docs for designers". Adobe tried to buy it for $20B (blocked in 2023).
WebGL-rendered canvas, CRDT-based real-time collaboration (built in-house). Plugin ecosystem, Auto Layout, Variables, Variants — design-system tooling makes it the de facto standard in modern product organisations. FigJam (whiteboard, 2021), Dev Mode (Inspect mode for developers). The Adobe deal was blocked by the UK CMA + EU. Own AI features (First Draft) launched in 2024 but were pulled after Apple-design-similarity claims.