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About Desaturate
Desaturate is a free Figma plugin published by Aashrey Sharma in 2021. It works in Figma Design and has 24,969 users and 222 likes on the Figma Community. It ranks #11 in Images & Stock Photos on our lists.
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.
What's new
Version 11 · released Jul 11, 2024
- Desaturate now supports Figma's new dynamic file loading behavior, which means Desaturate can now run on your selected layers without loading all the pages of your file.
- You can read more about Figma's dynamic file loading changes here - https://www.figma.com/blog/speeding-up-file-load-times-one-page-at-a-time/.
Permissions and privacy
Network access
Desaturate 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.
Where Desaturate ranks
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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.
Is Desaturate safe to use?
Figma plugins can only reach the internet through domains listed in their manifest. Desaturate 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 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?
By user count, the closest alternatives are Photopea, Filter / effects and Insert Big Image. Compare all of them on the best Figma plugins for images & stock photos.
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