Figma launches a new integrated Motion design tool alongside Code Layers & new AI features

Figma has announced several new tools and AI features at its annual Config 2026, with Figma Motion as one of the main additions. This new tool brings motion design and interface animation directly into Figma, adding a timeline with keyframes, presets and motion controls so designers can animate UI elements without leaving the canvas or exporting their files into other external alternatives like Rive, Lottielab or even After Effects. Motion can be applied at the component level, reused across screens and shared files, inspected in Dev Mode and exported as CSS, JSON, React, MP4, WebM, animated SVG or GIF, with Lottie support planned for later.

The company also introduced Code Layers, treating code as a native material on the canvas rather than something separate from design. Any design layer can now be turned into an interactive code layer with a click or prompt, duplicated to explore different directions, commented on with teammates and converted back into editable design layers when needed. Figma is also adding shader fills and effects, allowing users to generate visual effects from text prompts or image references, then adjust their parameters directly on the canvas. Interactive shaders are planned, but Figma says performance work is still ongoing before release.

Beyond Motion and Code Layers, Figma is expanding its AI and generative tools, including a new Generative Plugins feature that let users create custom tools by describing their behavior, controls and parameters, without needing a local development setup or plugin API knowledge. Weave tools are also coming to the Figma canvas, bringing node based generative processes that can connect models, transform assets, refine outputs and be reused as templates. Figma’s AI agent is also now generally available, adding support for reusable skills, attachments, chats visible to teams and connectors for tools such as Notion, Slack, Granola, Hex, GitHub and Atlassian, with future expansion planned for FigJam and Slides.