Figma

Figma is a design tool that runs in the browser and lets several people edit the same file at once. Cursors are visible, changes appear live, and a comment can be attached to a specific element, which removes the file-versioning and hand-off problems that a desktop design tool creates. The product covers interface design: frames and layout, components with variants, a shared library of styles and components across files, and prototyping with transitions between screens. Design tokens and variables let a theme be changed in one place, and the developer hand-off view exposes measurements and assets. Because the file lives in the browser, the same link serves designers, engineers, and stakeholders, which is why the tool spread beyond design teams. The tradeoff is dependence on a hosted service: there is no offline-first mode comparable to a desktop application, and the organisation's design assets live in a vendor's account.