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About Halftone Effect
Halftone Effect is a free Figma plugin published by Oscar Rabadán in 2025. It works in Figma Design and has 29,446 users and 376 likes on the Figma Community. It ranks #15 in Best of 2025 on our lists.
In the developer's words
This plugin allows you to quickly apply a halftone-style effect to any image inside Figma. Choose from three different dot shapes (circles, squares, crosses) and customize the size and color of the dots to get the perfect effect.
How to Use
- Select an image in Figma.
- Open the Halftone Effect Plugin from the Plugins menu.
- Adjust the dot size, shape, and color using the controls.
- Click Generate, and a new image with the halftone effect will be created.
Works best with high-contrast images and does not modify the original image.
What's new
Version 4 · released Aug 26, 2025
- Updated UI
Permissions and privacy
Network access
Halftone Effect 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.
Where Halftone Effect ranks
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Halftone Effect FAQ
What does Halftone Effect do?
Apply a halftone effect to your image with customizable dot size, shape, and color. It's a Figma plugin by Oscar Rabadán that runs in Figma Design.
Is Halftone Effect free?
Yes. Halftone Effect is free to install and run from the Figma Community, with no paid tier listed.
Is Halftone Effect safe to use?
Figma plugins can only reach the internet through domains listed in their manifest. Halftone Effect 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 Halftone Effect?
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 Halftone Effect?
By user count, the closest alternatives are Curved Text, image.to.design and Magic Animator • AI Animation Generator for Figma. Compare all of them on the best Figma plugins for best of 2025.
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