Figma Unveils AI Motion Graphics, Shader Tools, and Code Layers at Config 2026

Figma announced a slate of AI-powered design and development features at its annual Config 2026 conference. Highlights include a new Motion tool that lets designers create animations, transitions, and 3D transforms by describing them in a prompt or adjusting them manually on a timeline — all connected to design systems and code. A new Shaders feature, powered by WebGPU, lets users prompt-generate custom visual effects such as dither, pixelate, and blur fills directly on the canvas.

Additional updates include Code Layers, which allow developers to work with code without leaving the Figma Design canvas, and Figma Weave Workflows, which integrates more than 20 AI tools to generate consistent visuals from within Figma. The company also introduced agent skills for team-wide automation and generative plugins that users can build via prompts without developer setup. A fuller integration between Figma and Figma Weave is expected later this year.