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Similayer

by Dave

users
136K
likes
3.1K
saves
104K
comments
110
FreeWorks inFigma DesignFigJam
Price
Free
Latest version
v11 · Nov 6, 2022
First published
Jul 24, 2019
Publisher
Dave
Features

What Similayer does

Summarised from Dave's description on the Figma Community.

  • Select other layers..

    After selecting a layer, run this plugin to select all other layers based on specific properties.

  • NEW] Select within..

    If you select multiple layers first, you can choose which properties and values to reduce the selection.

  • Example use cases

    • Selecting all instances of a specific component to swap out for a different one

  • Supported properties

    Here's a full list of all the properties that this plugin supports. If there's one missing that you'd love to see. Let me know at david@williames.com

  • Components

    Other component instances. Other component variants

  • Text

    Text Style. Font size

  • Fills

    Fill Style. Fill color

  • Strokes

    Stroke Style. Stroke color

On this page
Overview

About Similayer

Similayer is a free Figma plugin published by Dave in 2019. It works in Figma Design and FigJam and has 136,264 users and 3,150 likes on the Figma Community. It ranks #4 in Layer Management on our lists.

In the developer's words

This plugin takes Figma’s in-built ‘Select all with...’ command to the next level. 🔥

Select similar layers; based on a whole range of properties.

Select other layers...

After selecting a layer, run this plugin to select all other layers based on specific properties.

[NEW] Select within...

If you select multiple layers first, you can choose which properties and values to reduce the selection.

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Example use cases:

• Selecting all instances of a specific component to swap out for a different one

• Changing all layers with a specific Text Style to a new one

• Selecting all ‘cards’ with the same corner radius and fill color

• etc.

Supported properties

Here's a full list of all the properties that this plugin supports. If there's one missing that you'd love to see. Let me know at david@williames.com

Components:

  • Other component instances
  • Other component variants
  • Component scale factor

Text

  • Text Style
  • Font size
  • Font family
  • Font style
  • Text case
  • Text decoration
  • Letter spacing
  • Line height
  • Horizontal alignment
  • Vertical alignments
  • Auto resize
  • Text characters
  • Paragraph style
  • Paragraph indent
  • Paragraph spacing

Fills

  • Fill Style
  • Fill color
  • Fill opacity
  • No fills

Strokes

  • Stroke Style
  • Stroke color
  • Stroke width
  • Stroke opacity
  • Stroke position
  • Stroke cap
  • Stroke join
  • Stroke dash pattern
  • No strokes

Effects

  • Effect Style
  • Effect radius
  • Shadow color
  • Shadow offset

Auto Layout

  • Has Auto layout?
  • Layout direction
  • Layout sizing (Primary direction)
  • Layout sizing (Counter direction)
  • Layout alignment (Primary direction)
  • Layout alignment (Counter direction)
  • Item spacing
  • Padding (All)
  • Top padding
  • Right padding
  • Bottom padding
  • Left padding

Layout

  • Size
  • Width
  • Height
  • Position (all)
  • X Position
  • Y Position
  • Absolute position (all)
  • Absolute X position
  • Absolute Y position
  • Rotation
  • Corner radius (all)
  • Top-left radius
  • Top-right radius
  • Bottom-right radius
  • Bottom-left radius

Layers

  • Layer name
  • Blend mode
  • Layer opacity
  • Layer type
  • Is locked?
  • Is mask?
  • Is visible?

Images

  • Image filters (all)
  • Image exposure
  • Image contrast
  • Image saturation
  • Image temperature
  • Image tint
  • Image highlights
  • Image shadows

Export settings

  • Export settings (all)
  • Export format
  • Export suffix
  • Export constraint
  • Export contents only?

Prototype

  • Prototype reactions (all)
  • Action destination
  • Action type
  • Navigation type
  • Trigger type
  • Prototype transition (all)
  • Transition type
  • Transition easing
  • Transition duration
  • Transition direction
Changelog

What's new

Version 11 · released Nov 6, 2022

  • FIXED:
  • Corner radius will now work for filtering on Frames and Components
  • NEW:
  • When using the "select within.." functionality, it will now order the property values alphabetically — also if there's more than 4 values, you can search to filter those values to find exactly what you need.
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

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FAQ

Similayer FAQ

What does Similayer do?

It's a Figma plugin by Dave that runs in Figma Design and FigJam.

Is Similayer free?

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

How do I install Similayer?

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 Similayer?

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

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