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About Shadow Maker
Shadow Maker is a free Figma plugin published by Gautham ๐ถ in 2020. It works in Figma Design and has 105,779 users and 1,468 likes on the Figma Community. It ranks #11 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
What's new
Version 6 ยท released Sep 25, 2020
- Add spread slider to advanced view.
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.
Where Shadow Maker ranks
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Shadow Maker FAQ
What does Shadow Maker do?
It's a Figma plugin by Gautham ๐ถ 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.
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