Figma Motion: Watch Animation Styles Play Before You Apply Them
FigmaFigma Motion now previews preset animation styles. Each style plays in the animations list and on the design on canvas before it is applied, so a designer can judge it in context instead of applying it and undoing it.
Key Takeaways
- Preset animation styles can now be previewed before they are applied.
- Each style plays in the animations list.
- It also plays on the design on canvas, so motion is judged against the real artwork.
- This removes the apply-watch-undo loop designers used to compare styles.
- The preview shows the style at the layer's actual size and position.
- It ships alongside physics based springs and Lottie export previews in the same Figma Motion release.
Previewing a Style Before Committing to It
Figma Motion now lets a designer watch each preset animation style play before applying it. The preview runs in the animations list and on the design on canvas, so the motion is judged against the actual artwork rather than imagined from a name.
Why It Matters
Picking motion from a list of names is guesswork, and the usual workaround is to apply a style, watch it, then undo it and try the next one. Playing each style in place removes that loop. Because the preview also runs on canvas, the style is evaluated against the real layer it will animate, at the size and position it will actually have.
Availability
The release note does not state any plan-specific availability or restrictions.