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Figma plugin#6 in Images & Stock Photos

Photos

Search, generate and insert photos from various providers

by Emin Sinani

users
288K
likes
1.1K
saves
82K
comments
72
Open in Figma
Free + $25 upgradeWorks inFigma DesignFigma SlidesFigJam
Price
Free + $25 upgrade
Latest version
v213 · Jun 15, 2025
First published
Aug 19, 2019
Publisher
Emin Sinani
Features

What Photos does

Summarised from Emin Sinani's description on the Figma Community.

  • Free version

    Limited features. 20 AI credits

  • Pro version

    Unlimited access to all features. 200 AI credits with option to purchase additional credits

  • Manifest

    Edit photo

    A quick action you can run from the Actions menu (Cmd/Ctrl + K).

On this page
Overview

About Photos

Photos is a free Figma plugin with a paid upgrade ($25) published by Emin Sinani in 2019. It works in Figma Design, Figma Slides and FigJam and has 287,749 users and 1,053 likes on the Figma Community. It ranks #6 in Images & Stock Photos on our lists.

In the developer's words

The most powerful plugin for populating your designs with photos

Features

  1. Search and insert photos, gifs and illustrations from various providers including Unsplash, Pixabay, Pexels, Flickr and many more
  2. Quickly insert a random set of photos
  3. Generate custom AI photos using various providers including Midjourney, Flux, Google, OpenAI and many more
  4. Edit your photos with AI: Remove background, Upscale, Expand, Erase, Area fill, Replace, Text edit and Create variations
  5. Extract photos from almost any website
  6. Inspect photos on the canvas and view details and get color palette
  7. Find similar and matching photos from your canvas or search results
  8. Save your favorite photos and user across files
  9. See which photos you have inserted and find back the original files
  10. This plugin is available for Figma, FigJam and Slides

Free vs Pro

Free version

  1. Limited features
  2. 20 AI credits

Pro version

  1. Unlimited access to all features
  2. 200 AI credits with option to purchase additional credits

Good to know

Notes

  1. Photo and user links can be found below the images
  2. The Web Assets feature can extract photos from many websites, but some sites will not work due to security reasons
  3. Some providers only provide watermarked photos, but in you can often find a matching original photo or similar photos using the image search feature

Privacy policy

  1. When using photos in your designs, please make sure to review the license information for both commercial and non-commercial use. This plugin cannot be held accountable for the wrongful usage of licenses.
  2. This plugin tracks minimal usage data to optimize features and performance. No personal data is being tracked.
Changelog

What's new

Version 213 · released Jun 15, 2025

The developer didn't publish release notes for this version.

Trust

Permissions and privacy

Network access

Photos's manifest allows network access to any domain ("*"), so Figma doesn't limit where it can send data.

  • *

Extra permissions

  • Reads your Figma name and avatar
  • Can offer paid features through Figma's checkout

Read from the plugin's published manifest.

Rankings

Where Photos ranks

Compare

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  3. 3

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    Add completely free images to your designs directly from Pexels

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  5. 5

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    Modify images more than 50 different effects right in Figma!

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FAQ

Photos FAQ

What does Photos do?

Search, generate and insert photos from various providers. It's a Figma plugin by Emin Sinani that runs in Figma Design, Figma Slides and FigJam.

Is Photos free?

Partly. Photos is free to install and use, and a paid upgrade on the Figma Community ($25 one-time) unlocks the rest.

Is Photos safe to use?

Figma plugins can only reach the internet through domains listed in their manifest. Photos's manifest allows network access to any domain ("*"), so Figma doesn't limit where it can send data. As with any plugin, check the developer's privacy policy before using it on client work.

How do I install Photos?

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 Photos?

By user count, the closest alternatives are Unsplash, Photopea and Pexels. Compare all of them on the best Figma plugins for images & stock photos.

For developers

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