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Figma plugin#3 in Effects & Textures

Beautiful Shadows

Create smooth and beautiful shadows

by Alex Widua

users
569K
likes
11K
saves
217K
comments
109
Open in Figma
FreeWorks inFigma Design
Price
Free
Latest version
v16 · Sep 21, 2023
First published
Jan 27, 2022
Publisher
Alex Widua
Features

What Beautiful Shadows does

What the plugin declares in its manifest.

  • Manifest

    Edit shadow

    A quick action you can run from the Actions menu (Cmd/Ctrl + K).

On this page
Overview

About Beautiful Shadows

Beautiful Shadows is a free Figma plugin published by Alex Widua in 2022. It works in Figma Design and has 569,245 users and 10,984 likes on the Figma Community. It ranks #3 in Effects & Textures, #19 in Free and #20 in Visual Assets on our lists.

In the developer's words

Create smooth and beautiful shadows.

The plugin allows you to create beautiful shadows by simply dragging a 'light source' which casts a shadow on selected elements.

The plugin outputs valid box-shadow CSS styles. Grab the CSS values from the Figma Inspect panel (next to the Prototype tab✌️)

MIT licensed and open sourced on GitHub: Source

Changelog

What's new

Version 16 · released Sep 21, 2023

  • Fix bug that prevents manual distance input
Trust

Permissions and privacy

Network access

Beautiful Shadows declares no network access, so it runs entirely inside Figma and can't send your file anywhere.

Extra permissions

None beyond the standard access to the file you run it in.

Read from the plugin's published manifest. Questions about data handling go to the developer's support page.

Rankings

Where Beautiful Shadows ranks

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FAQ

Beautiful Shadows FAQ

What does Beautiful Shadows do?

Create smooth and beautiful shadows. It's a Figma plugin by Alex Widua that runs in Figma Design.

Is Beautiful Shadows free?

Yes. Beautiful Shadows is free to install and run from the Figma Community, with no paid tier listed.

Is Beautiful Shadows safe to use?

Figma plugins can only reach the internet through domains listed in their manifest. Beautiful Shadows declares no network access, so it runs entirely inside Figma and can't send your file anywhere. As with any plugin, check the developer's privacy policy before using it on client work.

How do I install Beautiful Shadows?

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 Beautiful Shadows?

By user count, the closest alternatives are Noise, Noise & Texture and Morph. Compare all of them on the best Figma plugins for effects & textures.

For developers

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