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About Translator
Translator is a free Figma plugin with a paid upgrade ($9/mo) published by Dustin Mierau in 2019. It works in Figma Buzz, Figma Design, Figma Slides and FigJam and has 84,137 users and 994 likes on the Figma Community. It ranks #2 in Translation and #10 in Figma Slides on our lists.
In the developer's words
Translator enables you to translate your text layers to other languages right in Figma. With support for over 130 languages, you can now test your designs in other languages, catch localization layout issues quickly, bring your designs to new locales, and communicate with international team members in Figma and FigJam documents.
Plugin Features
- (NEW) Mixed text style support — Translator will transform your carefully crafted mixed text styles to other languages in a way that makes sense for those languages.
- (NEW) Design translation — Select and translate individual text layers or select entire groups, sections, or frames. Now you can select an entire design and translate it to another language with a single click.
- (NEW) Table support — Select a FigJam table and click Translate. Translator will translate the text from every cell instantly.
- Support for over 130 languages.
- Integration withFigma's Quick Actions allow you to bypass Translator's interface entirely and translate designs faster.
- Translator's intelligent selection detection means you can use the same one button workflow to translate entire layers, groups of layers, or just the selected text of a text layer.
- Supports both Figma and FigJam — Not only can you translate text in your Figma documents, you can translate entire frames, tables, text in shapes, sections, and stickies in your FigJam documents too.
- Keyboard input mode for when you need to translate some text quickly that may not be available as a text layer in your document: communicating with international teammates, translating text variables, etc.
- Dark mode support.
What's new
Version 32 · released Oct 1, 2025
The developer didn't publish release notes for this version.
Permissions and privacy
Network access
Translator can only connect to the domain declared in its manifest: translation.googleapis.com.
- translation.googleapis.com
Extra permissions
- Can offer paid features through Figma's checkout
Read from the plugin's published manifest.
Where Translator ranks
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- 3

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- 4

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- 5

Lokalise
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- 6

Frontitude • UX Content Management
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Translator FAQ
What does Translator do?
Language superpowers for Figma. It's a Figma plugin by Dustin Mierau that runs in Figma Buzz, Figma Design, Figma Slides and FigJam.
Is Translator free?
Partly. Translator is free to install and use, and a paid upgrade on the Figma Community ($9/mo) unlocks the rest.
Is Translator safe to use?
Figma plugins can only reach the internet through domains listed in their manifest. Translator can only connect to the domain declared in its manifest: translation.googleapis.com. As with any plugin, check the developer's privacy policy before using it on client work.
How do I install Translator?
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 Translator?
By user count, the closest alternatives are CopyDoc Text Kit, Parrot and Translations for figma. Compare all of them on the best Figma plugins for translation.
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