Figma plugin

Desaturate

Bulk desaturate images, frames and groups

by Aashrey Sharma

users
25K
likes
225
saves
10K
comments
12
Open in Figma
FreeWorks inFigma Design
Price
Free
Latest version
v9 · Sep 8, 2023
First published
May 7, 2021
Publisher
Aashrey Sharma
Features

What Desaturate does

Summarised from Aashrey Sharma's description on the Figma Community.

  • Shortcuts

    After running the plugin once, use the "Run Last Plugin" shortcut (⌥⌘P / Alt + Ctrl + P) to run the plugin rapidly.

  • Open Source

    Desaturate is an open source project and contributions are welcome.

  • Manifest

    3 quick actions

    Run from the Actions menu (Cmd/Ctrl + K): Frames & Groups, Image Fills, Lock Desaturation Layers.

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Overview

About Desaturate

Desaturate is a free Figma plugin published by Aashrey Sharma in 2021. It works in Figma Design and has 25,394 users and 225 likes on the Figma Community.

In the developer's words

Bulk desaturate frames, groups and image fills in one click.

Usage

Select the layers you want to desaturate and run the appropriate menu option - Frames & Groups or Image Fills.

When desaturating image fills, the plugin automatically desaturates all image fills in any children layers in your selected layers.

Shortcuts

After running the plugin once, use the "Run Last Plugin" shortcut (⌥⌘P / Alt + Ctrl + P) to run the plugin rapidly.

To undo desaturation, use the undo shortcut (⌘Z / Ctrl + Z) like usual.

Privacy & Network Access

Desaturate is completely private. It runs locally in your file and does not make any network calls.

Open Source

Desaturate is an open source project and contributions are welcome.

Changelog

What's new

Version 9 · released Sep 8, 2023

  • Added a new option to lock desaturation layers. This is useful if you've had to unlock a few frame and group desaturation layers to adjust them and want to lock them in bulk. This option only works on the current page.
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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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FAQ

Desaturate FAQ

What does Desaturate do?

Bulk desaturate images, frames and groups. It's a Figma plugin by Aashrey Sharma that runs in Figma Design.

Is Desaturate free?

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

How do I install Desaturate?

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 Desaturate?

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