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Figma plugin#9 in Effects & Textures

Shadow Maker

by Gautham 🌶

users
103K
likes
1.4K
saves
52K
comments
10
Open in Figma
FreeWorks inFigma Design
Price
Free
Latest version
v8 · May 13, 2022
First published
Sep 21, 2020
Publisher
Gautham 🌶
Features

What Shadow Maker does

Summarised from Gautham 🌶's description on the Figma Community.

  • Edit shadow color, direction, opacity, blur, and more

  • Default simplified editor mode

  • Advanced mode with bezier curve editing

On this page
Overview

About Shadow Maker

Shadow Maker is a free Figma plugin published by Gautham 🌶 in 2020. It works in Figma Design and has 103,048 users and 1,438 likes on the Figma Community. It ranks #9 in Effects & Textures on our lists.

In the developer's words

Generate beautiful, smooth shadows with direction, color, and opacity controls.

The default shadows are jarring, and creating a smooth shadow by hand can be time-consuming and difficult.

Shadow Makermakes generating smooth shadows easy.

Features

  • Edit shadow color, direction, opacity, blur, and more
  • Default simplified editor mode
  • Advanced mode with bezier curve editing

Bugs, questions, or feedback? --> https://twitter.com/GuamHat

Changelog

What's new

Version 8 · released May 13, 2022

  • Support for Figma 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.

Rankings

Where Shadow Maker ranks

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FAQ

Shadow Maker FAQ

What does Shadow Maker do?

It's a Figma plugin by Gautham 🌶 that runs in Figma Design.

Is Shadow Maker free?

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

How do I install Shadow Maker?

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 Shadow Maker?

By user count, the closest alternatives are Noise, Noise & Texture and Beautiful Shadows. Compare all of them on the best Figma plugins for effects & textures.

For developers

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