The best Figma plugins for graphic design in 2026
Icons8 is the most-installed graphic design plugin in Figma, with 2.2M users, because one panel gives you icons, illustrations and photos to drop into any layout. This page ranks Figma's whole Visual Assets category, so you'll see icon sets, background removers, mockups and texture tools side by side.
Top 20 picks
Icons8
#1 · 2.2M users
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Icons8
by Icons8 Team
Icons8 puts icons, illustrations and photos from one consistent library into a Figma panel, which helps when a project needs matching styles across asset types. It has a generous free tier and paid options for more. If you only need open-source icons, a single-set plugin like Feather Icons is lighter.2.2M 9.4KFree + paid - #5
Best free background remover
Icons8 Background Remover
by Icons8 Team
Icons8 Background Remover cuts out backgrounds from one image or a whole batch, with no limits, account or API key, according to its listing. That makes it the easy choice on the free Figma plan. The more-installed Remove BG needs a remove.bg account.1.3M 13KFree - #16
Best for texture and finish
Noise & Texture
by Rogie King
Noise & Texture generates tiled noise, textures, patterns and gradients, and updates the layer live as you change settings. It's free, has 639K users and 15K likes, and also makes animated shaders. Figma's native noise effect covers simple grain, so reach for this one when you want more texture types.639K 15KFree
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The 20 most-used Figma plugins for visual assets
- 012.2M9.4KFree + paid
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Remove BG
Remove the background of images automatically with just a single click.
Free + paid · 17K likes
1.7M17KFree + paid - 03
1.5M19KFree + paid - 04
Material Design Icons
Instant easy access to the entire Material Design Icons library
Free + paid · 12K likes
1.5M12KFree + paid - 051.3M13KFree
- 06
Content Reel
Design layouts more efficiently by pulling text strings, images, and icons.
Free · 16K likes
1.1M16KFree - 07
1.1M9KFree + $2/mo - 08
1M9.5KFree - 09
935K9.1KFree + paid - 10
To Path
Free · 12K likes
866K12KFree - 11
809K7.8KFree + paid - 12
Vectary
Load your 3D models, set your view and materials as you desire and export it to a frame!
Free + paid · 10K likes
792K10KFree + paid - 13
751K17KFree - 14
Font Awesome Icons
Free · 2.9K likes
748K2.9KFree - 15
702K11KFree + $5 - 16
Noise & Texture
Generate dynamic seamless noise, textures, patterns and animated shaders. Add compound effects.
Free · 15K likes
639K15KFree - 17
Iconoir Icon Library by Iconduck
Iconoir Icon Set is an open source library of 1,188 icons. Free to use in all your designs!
Free · 1.4K likes
615K1.4KFree - 18
Clay Mockups 3D
Create mockups with 3D clay-style device models. Customize the color, camera angle, and device model
Free · 4.6K likes
612K4.6KFree - 19
587K5.7KFree + paid - 20
569K11KFree
Buying guide
What to look for
A broad category is useful for seeing what designers install most, but it's a poor way to pick a specialist tool. Once you know the job, the narrower lists compare like with like: icons, mockups, illustrations, background removal, textures and effects and typography.
Figma itself has absorbed some of these jobs. It now has native noise and texture effects, a Text on a path tool in Figma Draw, and a Remove background button on paid plans that uses AI credits. The plugins still rank because they're free, work on any plan, or go further, like Icons8's batch background removal or Noise & Texture's animated shaders.
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Licensing of the assets
Asset libraries differ on commercial use and attribution. Open-source sets like Feather and Iconoir are simple; stock libraries may require credit or a paid plan for some items.
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Native feature overlap
Before installing, check whether Figma already does the job on your plan: noise and texture effects, Pattern fills, Text on a path and AI background removal are all built in now.
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Free tier limits
Many top plugins here are free with in-app purchases. Look at what the free tier covers, such as resolution, number of mockups or monthly removals, before building a workflow around it.
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Editable output
Icons and vectors should land as vector layers you can recolour. Mockups and removed backgrounds come back as images, which is fine for presentations but not for further editing.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What are the must-have Figma plugins for graphic design?
By installs: an asset library (Icons8), a background remover, a mockup tool (Mockup Plugin) and a texture tool. The ranked list above shows the top 20 across all of these.
Can Figma remove image backgrounds without a plugin?
On paid plans, yes: select an image and use the Remove background action, which uses Figma AI credits. On the free plan, Icons8 Background Remover is free with no limits listed. More options are on our background remover list.
How do I curve text in Figma?
Figma Draw's Text on a path tool handles it natively. ARC (paid) curves text up, down or into a circle with a slider, and To Path places text along any curve for free.
Is Figma good for graphic design, not only UI?
Many designers use it for social graphics, posters and brand assets. Vectors, native effects and pattern fills cover most of it; the plugins on this page fill gaps like stock assets, mockups and texture. For print output, see the PDF and print list.
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