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About Beautiful Shadows
Beautiful Shadows is a free Figma plugin published by Alex Widua in 2022. It works in Figma Design and has 598,874 users and 11,429 likes on the Figma Community. It ranks #3 in Effects & Textures 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
What's new
Version 14 · released Jul 6, 2023
- Fix bug that disables the 'Apply' button when trying to apply shadows on components or instances
Permissions and privacy
Network access
This plugin's manifest doesn't declare its network access, which is common for older plugins. Figma shows a warning on the Community page for plugins like this.
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.
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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.
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 Filter / effects. Compare all of them on the best Figma plugins for effects & textures.
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