Bringing Figma Make to the Canvas | Figma Blog (opens in new tab)

Figma is bringing its AI-generated Figma Make previews directly into the Figma Design canvas through a new “Copy design” feature. Users can copy previews as editable, structured layers rather than static screenshots, making it easier to refine ideas collaboratively and move from prompt to prototype to production. Figma views this as the first step toward making Make outputs fully native and integrated with Design.

Copying Make previews as editable layers

• “Copy design” lets users bring any design from a Figma Make preview into Figma Design.
• Imported previews become editable layers that can be:
  • Edited and remixed
  • Refined by teams
  • Used as building blocks for further design work
• The feature removes the need for extra exporting, naming, or switching between separate workflows.
• A product manager, for example, can generate and refine a mockup in Make, then place it into the Design canvas for the team to develop further.

From screenshots to collaborative building blocks

• Figma emphasizes that Make outputs should be more than finished-looking images.
• Structured layers preserve context and enable direct iteration on the canvas.
• This creates a more flexible path from:
  • Natural-language prompt
  • Prototype
  • Collaborative design
  • Production-ready work
• The canvas becomes a shared space where anyone can contribute to and evolve AI-generated ideas.

Learning from html.to.design

• Figma acquired the technology behind
  RIOTS’ html.to.design plugin.
• The plugin converts live prototypes and HTML into editable Figma frames.
• Figma Make users had already adopted the plugin to reconnect generated prototypes with the Design canvas.
• The technology was demonstrated at Config 2025 and has been developed over three years, reaching nearly two million users.
• RIOTS will continue independently building and maintaining `html.to.design` and its other tools.
• The partnership is intended to accelerate future development and new plugin features.

Figma’s broader vision for Make

• Figma wants AI to accelerate existing creative workflows rather than create isolated outputs.
• The company sees the canvas as a place where ideas from any source can be imported, explored, and transformed collaboratively.
• Copy design is presented as an early step toward deeper integration between Figma Make and Figma Design.

Figma’s recommendation is implicit: use Make for rapid idea generation, then bring those ideas into Design as editable layers for collaborative refinement and production work.