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About Annotate Design
Annotate Design is a free Figma plugin published by Alexandru Buncea in 2022. It works in Figma Design and has 35,118 users and 485 likes on the Figma Community. It ranks #6 in Annotations on our lists.
In the developer's words
A plugin to quickly add annotations to your designs and speed your workflows.
How to use it:
- Select the element you want to add the annotation for
- Select the position and fill in the information
- Add annotation 🚀
I built this plugin as a learning project and to speed up my design workflows. I hope it's useful for you too if you're using it.
If you have any feature requests, improvement ideas, or if you encountered any bugs, I'd love to hear from you.
What's new
Version 4 · released Jul 12, 2024
- Donation linked, changed platform
Permissions and privacy
Network access
Annotate Design can only connect to the 4 domains declared in its manifest: fonts.gstatic.com, fonts.googleapis.com, material.io and ko-fi.com.
- fonts.gstatic.com
- fonts.googleapis.com
- material.io
- ko-fi.com
Extra permissions
- Reads your Figma name and avatar
Read from the plugin's published manifest.
Where Annotate Design ranks
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Annotate Design FAQ
What does Annotate Design do?
Quickly add annotations to your designs. It's a Figma plugin by Alexandru Buncea that runs in Figma Design.
Is Annotate Design free?
Yes. Annotate Design is free to install and run from the Figma Community, with no paid tier listed.
Is Annotate Design safe to use?
Figma plugins can only reach the internet through domains listed in their manifest. Annotate Design can only connect to the 4 domains declared in its manifest: fonts.gstatic.com, fonts.googleapis.com, material.io and ko-fi.com. As with any plugin, check the developer's privacy policy before using it on client work.
How do I install Annotate Design?
Open it on the Figma Community, or search for it in the Actions menu (Cmd/Ctrl + K) inside any file you can edit. See how to install Figma plugins.
What are the best alternatives to Annotate Design?
By user count, the closest alternatives are Measure, Redlines and Specs Classic. Compare all of them on the best Figma plugins for annotations.
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