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About Redlines
Redlines is a free Figma plugin published by Danny Keane in 2019. It works in Figma Design and has 143,387 users and 3,814 likes on the Figma Community. It ranks #3 in Dev Handoff and #3 in Annotations on our lists.
As designers, when preparing our work for developer hand-off, there comes a time where we need to annotate our designs with detailed measurements, specs, and intricate redlines—we all know how time-consuming this process can be.
What's new
Version 3 · released Dec 10, 2019
- Bug fix for horizontal measuring lines
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. Questions about data handling go to the developer's support page.
Where Redlines ranks
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Redlines FAQ
What does Redlines do?
It's a Figma plugin by Danny Keane that runs in Figma Design.
Is Redlines free?
Yes. Redlines is free to install and run from the Figma Community, with no paid tier listed.
How do I install Redlines?
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 Redlines?
By user count, the closest alternatives are Zeplin, Measure and [DesignDoc [Spectral]](/plugins/designdoc-spectral-measures-annotations-and-handoff/). Compare all of them on the best Figma plugins for dev handoff.
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