Figma’s features (a.k.a. advantages) 

To start using Figma is easy as going to www.figma.com and signing up. Figma will introduce you to a New File option, and you are good to go! 

Inside, you will find many different features and capabilities that will attract you as a designer because it is a unique mix of Sketch, Abstract, Craft, InVision, Freehand, Live Share, Zeplin, and even Dropbox all in one, which sounds like too much, but is the perfect amount of each one. 

They are created and inspired by users who are part of the community and are expanding the possibilities of collaboration and contributing towards Figma’s desire to be the most valuable and powerful tool.

Have we mentioned it works on all web browsers? This considerable advantage brings multiple benefits, like not needing to download software, install anything, or continually requiring updates that could risk progress, plus it takes a lot of time.

Also, it saves your work automatically in the cloud, lets you export large assets or any size needed without any quality loss when resizing. And helps you organize your projects efficiently and almost automatically. 

Don’t worry! Figma also works on native apps. It lets you develop for mobile if you are accustomed to it and even enables you to work offline.

• Let’s start with the drawing tools. These are very similar to Sketch’s ones, with a comparable interface where you can access and modify properties on any layer and nested components. 
•  It has a built-in feature where anyone with the shareable link can add comments, tag people, and mark annotations as resolved. It also has the Live share, where you have the possibility of clicking on a teammate’s avatar and seeing it on their screen. 
• Figma addressed visual design problems constantly highlighted on other interface design tools, like speed and more accessible arrangement. For example, it allows you to create custom icons and necessary illustrations to project the ideas better. 
• Auto Layout is one of the community’s favorites resources too. It’s used with replicated UI elements, which means that these elements can rearrange themselves when a component is moved, making it like an automatic wave of help like tags, lists, menus, etc. This will save you a considerable amount of time and redundant work.
• Figma made a Version History in which people work on the same file simultaneously with the same version, not having to come across time obstacles or efficiency developments within a project. 
• And when it comes to the final result and presenting to clients or higher ranks, Figma allows switching to prototype window or Observation mode just like Powerpoint or Keynote, where you can share the screen. There’s a commenting option, Making the new working-from-home life manageable and even effortless, which is highly appreciated in times like this.
• One last thing! We have to mention that if you have already started a project somewhere else, Figma allows migration and integration to keep creating on new terms.  

There are many features that if you have used at least one of the different programs we’ve mentioned before, like inVision or Sketch, you will recognize similar elements that will make the designs even easier to create. The learning curve with this platform will be shorter than you could ever expect.