Lazer: Unlock more keyboard control
Figma Plugin
Over my years of working in Figma, I've been increasingly frustrated with how much time I bleed out switching between the keyboard and mouse too much. This micro inefficiency adds up – a problem that most pro creative industry software solved long ago by offering a robust set of customizable shortcuts. That's a huge gap in Figma right now.
I created the plugin Lazer for a decent workaround inspired by command line interfaces. It includes a number of common adjustments, each with a short code (see below). When you bring up the Actions input with command + K or command + / and then type a shortcode (eg. w.h), the fuzzy search will be ready to select that action.
For example: to set an element width to Hug, instead of leaving the keyboard I could do it like so:
command + /(opens Actions)w.h(brings w.h - Set Width to Hug command into focus)Enter
Once you get familiar with these shortcodes, you can cut down the reliance on your mouse for adjusting style values.
🔗 👉 To learn more and try the plugin for yourself, find it on Figma Community here.
