Figma tip: Easy user flows in Figma using Figjam connectors

Create easy user flow connectors that update automatically

Pro tip: Copy a Figjam connector into a Figma file to create flexible user flows that adjust automatically.

Figma is a very powerful and flexible tool when it comes to design, but it can be quite tricky to map out user flows in a scalable way.

There are a number of plugins that can help display flows within a design file (Overflow, ArrowAuto, FlowKit), but depending on plugins means that some things don't work as expected, and updating the flows can often become a tedious process.

Figjam to the rescue

A relatively hidden feature of Figjam is the ability to copy and paste its native components into a standard Figma design file. Figjam's connectors work really well out of the box in Figma files.

How to use it?

• Create a Figjam file in your drafts

• Draw a connector

• Copy and Paste it in your Figma file

• Drag the connector endpoints to the respective frames or elements you'd like to connect

The connector will automatically update as you move things around. Simple as that.

💫 Credit: This tip was shared by Dimitri Hadjichristou. Dimitri a.k.a. 'dhadji' is a London based Digital Product Designer, currently at Manual and a part-time Digital Product Design Instructor at Experience Haus.

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