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About Dimensions
Dimensions is a free Figma plugin published by York Gibson in 2020. It works in Figma Design and has 26,140 users and 349 likes on the Figma Community. It ranks #15 in Annotations on our lists.
In the developer's words
Dimensions is a simple utility to help with annotation of your designs.
Select the objects you want to mark up and click the type of annotation you want;
- Width by height with a label at the top
- Width by height with a label at the bottom
- Gaps between horizontal objects
- Gaps between vertical objects
- Margins above and below overlapping objects
- Margins left and right of overlapping objects
- Height left
- Height right
- Width top
- Width below
- Selection frame labelled above
- Selection frame labelled below
- Text style left
- Text style right
- Text style above
- Text style below
- Color styles left
- Color styles right
- Color styles above
- Color styles below
- Corner radius top left
- Corner radius top right
- Corner radius bottom right
- Corner radius bottom left
What's new
Version 15 · released Mar 2, 2022
- Fixed incorrect wrapping of annotation buttons in the plugin window
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.
Where Dimensions ranks
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Dimensions FAQ
What does Dimensions do?
A simple plugin to enable Figma object annotation. Great for producing documentation and guidelines. It's a Figma plugin by York Gibson that runs in Figma Design.
Is Dimensions free?
Yes. Dimensions is free to install and run from the Figma Community, with no paid tier listed.
How do I install Dimensions?
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 Dimensions?
By user count, the closest alternatives are Measure, Sticky Notes by Alex Widua and Redlines. Compare all of them on the best Figma plugins for annotations.
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