figma-use by dannote
Control Figma from the command line. Full read/write access for AI agents, create shapes, text, components, set styles, export images. 100+ commands.
About figma-use
From the project's README at github.com/dannote/figma-use. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
> Figma 126+ blocks remote debugging. figma-use still works via . Or skip Figma entirely with OpenPencil, an open-source design editor that reads and writes .fig files, with built-in AI and P2P collaboration.
CLI for Figma. Control it from the terminal, with commands or JSX. Why
Figma's official MCP plugin can read files but can't modify them. This one can.
CLI commands are compact, easy to read, easy to generate, easy to chain. When a task involves dozens of operations, every saved token matters.
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 540 | github.com/dannote/figma-use |
| GitHub forks | 38 | github.com/dannote/figma-use |
| NPM downloads (last month) | 1.2k | figma-use |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 0.3 years | since Jan 2026 |
| Last commit | 12 days ago | Apr 25, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 41 | last: 12 days ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Replaces these paid SaaS
figma-use is one of the open-source alternatives to:
Ready to self-host figma-use?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
Similar open-source projects
Projects in our directory that replace the same SaaS or share topics with figma-use.