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About Lokalise
Lokalise is a free + paid features Figma plugin published by Lokalise in 2020. It works in Figma Buzz and Figma Design and has 22,375 users and 324 likes on the Figma Community. It ranks #6 in Translation on our lists.
In the developer's words
Easily create multilingual versions of your designs and marketing assets in minutes with the Lokalise plugin for Figma.
Whether you’re creating layouts and interfaces in Figma Design or editing templates in Figma Buzz, localize your designs in a single seamless workflow.
Lokalise features
- AI orchestration for on-brand and contextually-aware digital experiences at scale
- Unite product, development, design, and marketing teams in one platform
- Integrate with 60+ tools: Figma, GitHub, Contentful, Jira, and more
- Get human-level AI translation quality at 10X the speed
- Repurpose past translations to bring down translation costs and reduce waiting times
- Set character limits on translations to avoid design breaks and back and forth with translators
- Link same-text keys across multiple platforms so they update when the "parent" key is changed
- Set up automated workflows for content that’s translated, scored, and reviewed in minutes
How Lokalise + Figma Design works
- Preview translations in design
Pull translations into Figma designs in seconds, and toggle between languages to check design flexibility.
- Work in parallel with every team
Let developers, designers, and translators work simultaneously to release multilingual products faster.
- Give translators context
Automatically send designs from Figma to Lokalise and set character limits for each key, improving accuracy and speed.
- Avoid design breaks
Set key names for text components at the design stage and pull in translations to detect and correct potential issues before a single line of code is written.
How Lokalise + Figma Buzz works
- Launch campaigns faster
Automatically sync translations from Lokalise to make campaign assets in Figma Buzz multilingual. No waiting for designers. No back and forth.
- Maintain brand consistency
Translate with contextually-aware AI for accurate, on-brand, and consistent messaging in your marketing campaigns.
- Free up your design team
Let designers focus on creating new assets, not resizing text boxes, while you localize designs using pre-made brand templates.
- Scale global campaigns in less time
Stop duplicating design and translation work across markets. Pull translated content into Figma Buzz templates and review instantly.
How to set up Lokalise and Figma
- Go to Figma and open Menu > Plugins > Find more plugins
- Search for Lokalise and click run
- Connect Figma to your Lokalise workspace. Not registered yet? Sign up to Lokalise for free.
- Allow Figma to access your Lokalise workspace.
For a step-by-step walkthrough, check out the documentation page
About Lokalise
Lokalise helps product design and marketing teams maintain superior global experiences across every language, without broken layouts or last-minute copy changes. Preview translations in Figma in every language, collaborate early with every team, and adapt designs before they go live.
What's new
Version 151 · released Feb 11, 2026
- Bugfixes
Permissions and privacy
Network access
Lokalise can only connect to the 4 domains declared in its manifest: *.lokalise.com, *.bugsnag.com, js-agent.newrelic.com and bam.nr-data.net.
- *.lokalise.com
- *.bugsnag.com
- js-agent.newrelic.com
- bam.nr-data.net
Extra permissions
None beyond the standard access to the file you run it in.
Read from the plugin's published manifest.
Where Lokalise ranks
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Lokalise FAQ
What does Lokalise do?
Quickly include translated content in your designs. It's a Figma plugin by Lokalise that runs in Figma Buzz and Figma Design.
Is Lokalise free?
Lokalise is free to install, but some features are unlocked through a paid plan on the developer's site.
Is Lokalise safe to use?
Figma plugins can only reach the internet through domains listed in their manifest. Lokalise can only connect to the 4 domains declared in its manifest: *.lokalise.com, *.bugsnag.com, js-agent.newrelic.com and bam.nr-data.net. As with any plugin, check the developer's privacy policy before using it on client work.
How do I install Lokalise?
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 Lokalise?
By user count, the closest alternatives are CopyDoc Text Kit, Translator and Parrot. Compare all of them on the best Figma plugins for translation.
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