The design world just got a major upgrade. Figma has introduced "Copy design," a groundbreaking feature that allows users to copy any design from a Figma Make preview directly to the design canvas, enabling full editing, iteration, and collaboration capabilities.

This isn't just another incremental update—it's a fundamental shift in how AI-generated designs integrate with traditional design workflows.

For months, designers have been experimenting with Figma Make, the company's AI-powered design generation tool. While the initial results were impressive, there was always a frustrating gap: generated ideas remained isolated in the Make environment, unable to be directly edited or built upon in Figma's main design canvas.

This limitation was so significant that it became one of the top feature requests from the Figma community. Designers wanted their AI-generated concepts to be more than just inspiration—they wanted them to be true starting points for collaborative design work.

What makes Copy design revolutionary is its technical sophistication. When you bring a Make preview into Figma Design, you're not getting a static image or screenshot. Instead, you're importing structured, editable layers that function as native Figma elements.

This means that when a product manager creates a design concept using natural language prompts in Make, they can seamlessly transfer that work to the design team. The designers receive fully editable components they can immediately refine, iterate on, and build into production-ready designs.

As Figma puts it: "Prompted ideas become more than 'outputs.' They become dynamic building blocks for iteration, and a shared entry point for multithreaded collaboration."

Figma's approach to developing this feature demonstrates their commitment to community-driven innovation. The company observed how users were already trying to bridge this gap using third-party solutions, particularly the html.to.design plugin by <div>RIOTS, which allows users to import HTML and live prototypes into Figma as editable frames.

Rather than simply competing with these solutions, Figma acquired the technology behind html.to.design, bringing the <div>RIOTS team's expertise in-house while allowing them to continue developing their plugins independently. This acquisition signals Figma's serious commitment to making AI generation a seamless part of the design process.

Copy design represents more than just a convenient feature—it embodies Figma's vision for AI in design. The goal isn't to replace human creativity but to create "a true accelerant to your process" by "deeply understanding workflows and rigorously exploring the technical solutions that support them."

This philosophy is evident in how the feature works. Instead of creating a separate AI design track, Copy design integrates AI generation directly into existing collaborative workflows. Teams can now move fluidly between AI-assisted ideation and traditional design refinement without losing fidelity or starting over.

The implications for team dynamics are significant. Previously, AI-generated designs often created silos—one person would generate ideas in Make while others worked separately in Design. Copy design eliminates these silos by creating a shared workspace where anyone can contribute to and build upon AI-generated concepts.

Consider this workflow: A product manager uses natural language to generate initial design concepts in Make, then copies their favorite iterations to the design canvas. Designers can immediately begin refining these concepts, while developers can start planning implementation—all working from the same foundational elements rather than starting from scratch.

Figma positions Copy design as "the first step toward that vision" of making "Make outputs fully editable, contextual, and native." This suggests we're only seeing the beginning of deeper AI integration into Figma's design tools.

The company's ultimate goal is ambitious: creating a canvas where "anything can be brought in, explored, and transformed by the whole team" and ensuring that "every idea, no matter where it starts, has a path to becoming real—from idea all the way to production."

Copy design isn't just a feature—it's a philosophy made manifest. By treating AI-generated designs as true building blocks rather than static inspiration, Figma is creating a more integrated, collaborative future for design teams. This update demonstrates that the most powerful AI tools aren't those that replace human creativity, but those that amplify and accelerate it.

For design teams already using Figma Make, Copy design will immediately unlock new collaborative possibilities. For those still on the fence about AI in design, this seamless integration might just provide the bridge they've been waiting for.

The future of design isn't human versus AI—it's human creativity accelerated by intelligent tools. With Copy design, Figma is helping make that future a reality.