Select Layers

Select layers based on name, type, or similarity

by Yuan Qing Lim

users
47K
likes
829
saves
28K
comments
45
FreeWorks inFigma Design
Price
Free
Latest version
v10 · Aug 9, 2022
First published
Jan 16, 2020
Publisher
Yuan Qing Lim
Features

What Select Layers does

Summarised from Yuan Qing Lim's description on the Figma Community.

  • Select Mask Layers / Hidden Layers / Locked Layers / Layers With Exports

    Selects layers with the specified attribute.

  • Select Parent Layers / Root Layers

    Selects layers at the specified hierarchy.

  • Select Similar Layers

    Selects layers with one or more attributes that are identical to the one currently-selected layer.

  • Manifest

    10 quick actions

    Run from the Actions menu (Cmd/Ctrl + K): Select Layers by Name, Select Layers by Type, Select Mask Layers, Select Hidden Layers and 6 more.

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Overview

About Select Layers

Select Layers is a free Figma plugin published by Yuan Qing Lim in 2020. It works in Figma Design and has 46,914 users and 829 likes on the Figma Community. It ranks #16 in Layer Management on our lists.

In the developer's words

Select layers based on name, type, or similarity.

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Select Layers by Name

Selects layers that partially or exactly match the given name.

Select Layers by Type

Selects layers of a particular type:

  1. Component
  2. Variant
  3. Instance Layer
  4. Section
  5. Frame
  6. Group
  7. Slice
  8. Vector Layer
  9. Rectangle
  10. Line
  11. Ellipse
  12. Polygon
  13. Star
  14. Boolean Group
  15. Image
  16. Text Layer

Select Mask Layers / Hidden Layers / Locked Layers / Layers With Exports

Selects layers with the specified attribute.

Select Parent Layers / Root Layers

Selects layers at the specified hierarchy.

Select Similar Layers

Selects layers with one or more attributes that are identical to the one currently-selected layer.

With the exception of Select Similar Layers, all commands make a sub-selection within the currently-selected layers, or creates a new selection of layers if the selection is empty.

Changelog

What's new

Version 10 · released Aug 9, 2022

  • Add dark mode.
Trust

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.

Rankings

Where Select Layers ranks

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FAQ

Select Layers FAQ

What does Select Layers do?

Select layers based on name, type, or similarity. It's a Figma plugin by Yuan Qing Lim that runs in Figma Design.

Is Select Layers free?

Yes. Select Layers is free to install and run from the Figma Community, with no paid tier listed.

How do I install Select Layers?

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 Select Layers?

By user count, the closest alternatives are Find and Replace by Jackie Chui, Batch Styler and Rename It. Compare all of them on the best Figma plugins for layer management.

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