Figma: Click-to-Select in the AI Select Area Tool (macOS Desktop App)
FigmaFigma updated Select area, the selection step behind its AI image editing tools, so an object in an image can be picked with a single click instead of being traced by hand. The tool is used to isolate part of an image or erase it. The update is available only in the macOS desktop app.
Key Takeaways
- Click-to-select replaces manual tracing, so an object in an image can be selected with one click inside the Select area tool.
- The update is limited to the macOS desktop app, and the release note names no other platform.
- Select area is the selection step for the AI image editing tools, which isolate part of an image or erase it.
- Figma tags the release as New release under Figma Design, Desktop app and Assets, so it is a user-facing editor change.
- The release note gives no plan restrictions, rollout dates or object-detection limits, so availability beyond "macOS desktop app" is unstated.
- Figma does not state how the object is detected, so no mechanism is claimed here.
Click an Object Instead of Tracing It
Figma updated Select area, the tool that defines which part of an image the AI image editing tools should act on. Selecting an object in an image now takes a single click: Figma selects the object, so designers no longer have to trace around it by hand. Select area is an AI image editing tool for isolating or erasing part of an image, so a faster selection step applies to both jobs.
Where It Works
The click-to-select behavior is available only in the macOS desktop app. Figma points users to its downloads page to get the macOS desktop app.
Scope of the Release Note
The release note is short. It does not list supported plans, a rollout schedule, or any limits on which objects can be detected, so none are stated here. Figma does not describe the mechanism behind the selection. The entry is tagged New release, and filed under Desktop app, Figma Design, Design and Assets.