Shortcuts

About this plugin

Shortcuts – Make custom shortcuts in Figma possible

Shortcuts lets you set your own keyboard shortcuts for everyday Figma actions, including actions that Figma doesn’t allow you to customize.

You can also create one-click custom commands to boost your workflow, Shortcuts may be the most convenient and quickest custom script management and execution tool.

🏆 Replace or Enhance Figma’s Default Shortcuts

Did you know?

Figma doesn’t let you change its default shortcuts for things like alignment, distribution, or resizing.

With Shortcuts, you can override those defaults—so you can:

1. Align left
2. Distribute horizontally
3. Set full width/height

…and much more, using your own preferred keys!

You decide what’s fast and comfortable.

🎹 How Shortcuts Enables Custom Keyboard Chords in Figma

In many developer tools, there’s a popular system called “chords”—where you press a sequence of two or more keys (like Ctrl+K, then A) to trigger a command. This system allows for a huge range of shortcuts without conflicts, making workflows lightning-fast for power users.

While Figma doesn’t natively allow custom keyboard shortcuts, the Shortcuts plugin brings the “chord” system to Figma. Here’s how it works:

1. You set a global shortcut to launch the Shortcuts plugin (see above for how to do this on macOS).
2. Once the plugin window is open, just press your personalized key sequence—such as Ctrl+K followed by A—to instantly run any action or custom command you’ve set up.
3. This means you can build your own “command palette” inside Figma, just like in code editors or pro design tools.

With Shortcuts, Figma gets all the speed and flexibility of custom keyboard chords—even if the app itself doesn’t natively support remapping!

Once you get used to it, you’ll fly through your design work as quickly as developers do in their favorite editors.

🚀 How to Use

1. Save Shortcuts and open it in Figma.
2. Pick any built-in action, or create your own custom action.
3. Click “Set Shortcut”, press your preferred key combination (like Ctrl + J or Cmd + 8), and you’re done!
4. Set up a keyboard shortcut for the Shortcuts plugin itself (see the tutorial below)
5. Now, open plugin and trigger your favorite actions instantly with your own shortcut.

Tips:

1. Press Cmd + click the action card can set shortcut
2. Press Alt + click the action card can run the action to try it out

[macOS Only] Set up a keyboard shortcut for the Shortcuts plugin itself:

1. Go to System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts…
2. Select App Shortcuts on the left, then click the “+” button.
3. For Application, choose Figma.
4. For Menu Title, enter: Plugins->Saved Plugins->Shortcuts
5. For Keyboard Shortcut, use something easy to remember—like Ctrl + A or Ctrl + K.
6. Click Add.
7. Now, you can launch the Shortcuts plugin from anywhere in Figma with your shortcut!

✨ Supercharge Your Workflow with Custom Actions

Want to go further? You can add custom “actions” to automate everyday tasks—no tech skills needed.

Just copy these ready-to-use snippets, paste them in, and adjust the values to fit your needs.

Example 1: Set border radius to 16px

Example 2: Change selected layer color

Example 3: Rename all selected layers

Writing Figma scripts is easy, even if you have no coding experience, just follow this friendly Figma API documentation https://figmascript.com and you’ll be good to go!

You can also use AI to generate the Figma scripts you want!

Suggest this tool: Figma Script Generator https://poplab.ai/apps/tankXWAJ2nEm6h4bZWZFI

💡 Why Use Shortcuts?

1. Save time on repetitive tasks
2. Make Figma fit your personal habits
3. Customize even the built-in actions
4. No coding needed—just copy, paste, and adjust examples!

Make custom shortcuts in Figma possible—your workflow, your way!

Feel free leave the action requirement in the comments!

1. Join Shortcuts Discord Channel: https://discord.com/channels/948048683331637288/1395082428380614827

1. Follow me on X: @tankxu

1. Open Source: https://github.com/tankxu/figma-plugin-shortcuts