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Turn Your ChatGPT Brainstorms Into FigJam Diagrams | Figma Blog (opens in new tab)

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Figma’s new ChatGPT app turns brainstorms, sketches, uploaded files, and technical documents into editable FigJam diagrams. It supports flowcharts, sequence and state diagrams, and Gantt charts, helping users move quickly from exploration to collaborative artifacts. The feature is powered by Figma’s remote MCP server and is available to logged-in ChatGPT users outside the EU.

Turning Conversations into Diagrams

  • Users can mention Figma in a prompt, such as “Figma, make a diagram from this sketch.”
  • ChatGPT can recommend the Figma app when diagramming is relevant.
  • Photos, drawings, PDFs, and other files can provide context.
  • Generated diagrams can be revised, expanded, or represented in alternative formats.
  • Figma plans to add more diagram types over time.

Accelerating Design Iteration

  • Hand-drawn sketches can become shareable FigJam files.
  • Designers can ask ChatGPT to update diagrams or explore different visualizations.
  • Dense documents can be uploaded so ChatGPT can produce an initial draft.
  • This helps teams move ideas from informal notes or whiteboards into a collaborative workspace.

Clarifying Technical Systems

  • Developers can use uploaded documentation and screenshots to create or update software architecture diagrams.
  • ChatGPT can research technical approaches using blogs and case studies, then visualize them.
  • Screenshots, such as a pricing page, can be used to map likely React component structures.
  • The resulting diagrams support system design discussions, technical communication, and interview preparation.

Planning Products and User Experiences

  • Product managers can visualize tradeoffs, such as simplicity versus power in a permissions flow.
  • PRDs can be converted into user journey or process flowcharts.
  • Product, engineering, and design requirements can be combined into Gantt charts for launch planning.
  • ChatGPT supports individual exploration, while FigJam enables teams to review and iterate together.

The feature is currently live for logged-in ChatGPT users outside the EU. It offers a practical workflow for using ChatGPT to generate a first visual draft and FigJam to refine, discuss, and collaborate on it.