Figma Config 2026 Updates | Code Layers, Motion, Weave, Shaders, Plugins & More!

Figma Config 2026 introduced one of the biggest updates in Figma's history. In this video I walk through every major announcement including Figma Code Layers, Figma Motion, Figma Weave, Generative Plugins, AI Shaders, Design Agent updates, new Connectors, Skills, and much more. If you're a UX designer, UI designer, Product Designer, Design Systems engineer, or Design Leader, this video gives you a practical first look at what these new tools actually mean for real workflows.

I recorded this directly from Config 2026 after attending the keynote so you can quickly understand what changed, where to find the new features inside Figma, and which updates are worth learning first.
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🔗 Figma Config Features Playground File: figma.com/community/file/1647513942386018246/config-2026-playground

🔗 Sign Up for Code layers Beta: https://www.figma.com/config-betas/
🔗 Shaders Website: https://shaders.figma.com/

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In this video you'll learn:

✔ Figma CodeLayers explained

✔ Figma Motion walkthrough

✔ New Design Agent capabilities

✔ AI Skills

✔ Connectors

✔ Shaders

✔ Generative Plugins

✔ Weave Tools

✔ Community Playground

✔ What's coming next

I'll also be publishing deep-dive tutorials for each of these new features over the coming days including:

• Figma Motion Complete Tutorial

• Figma Code Layers

• Figma Weave

• Figma Make

• AI Plugins

• Shaders

• Advanced Design Agent workflows

If you're interested in practical AI workflows for professional designers, consider subscribing so you don't miss those tutorials.
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⏱️Chapters

00:00 Intro
01:15 My experience attending the event - Why it mattered
02:42 Code layers inside the Figma Canvas
04:57 Figma Motion Demo
07:22 Figma Design Agent Context Updates: connectors, skills & more.
09:38 Shaders Demo: Fills & Effects
10:34 Generative Plugins Demo
12:10 Tools new tab with unlimited options
13:38 Figma Weave




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