Figma

Friendly and easy to use design protyping tool for every UX designer

Comments: Overall I am happy with figma and I might not switch easily to other tool too soon. They have all thing in one application where me and my team create graphics, extract files in png or jpg or svg. And they have good community online that helps whenever you stuck somewhere and that same community contributes for plugins to make life easy for UX designers.

Pros:

I loved the way figma have created their ui as I can use it for website and app prototyping, they provided simple easy to learn tool box which is much similar to other alternative so even if you need to switch to a new prototyping toll you can learn it very easily and start your work. And compared to other bog alternatives figma have free version to support self learners practice industry level designing easily by seeking their guides.

Cons:

I am exploring this tool since 2 years and it amaze me with some of the unique features that I haven't discovered. But I don't like their time consuming real time prototype views if you have lots of screens to made in an app, it makes it too slow to see real time working preview. Also they should provide different screen size optimization option that works on previewing apps.

Great Prototyping Tool

Comments: I've really enjoyed using Figma. As a previous user of both Axure and Adobe XD, it appeared to be relatively straightforward to switch over.

Pros:

Figma seems to get better at each incremental software release and is relatively straight forward to use.

Cons:

The downside is that your prototypes cannot be served offline, as you need to be connected to the internet to use it. This can be difficult for example using prototypes on location for film/tv.

Figma: the essential tool to productive collaborative design

Comments: Figma is the all in one service you need. It can handle everything from building advanced, scalable design systems to running collaborative whiteboarding sessions, through to full interactive brand guidelines.

Pros:

Figma is the all-encompassing software that every agency needs. It brings strong prototype ability, great design tools, and brilliant workshopping tools all into one cohesive place. It's fantastic for pulling together much more than just the talked-about prototypes. Presentations, brand guidelines, you name it! The range of plugins available also helps to supercharge the experience.

Cons:

It’s difficult to find many downsides, but one issue is the limited options for adjusting screen size when presenting prototypes. Sometimes you want to zoom out, but the preset display options make it challenging to do so easily. Hopefully this will be solved by Figma Slides!

"It was a perfect tool until the latest updates"

Pros:

Functionality, easy navigation, interface, community, plugins

Cons:

Currently, I'm designing a website consisting of a relatively large number of pages compared to my previous projects. However, I've encountered an issue with the latest updates in Figma, the design tool I'm using. After the recent update, Figma started displaying the amount of memory being used, which has exceeded 77 %.Figma recommends deleting unnecessary files to optimise memory usage, but I have already ensured that there are no extra files in the project. It's frustrating to face these performance and memory issues even before completing the site.Consequently, I am compelled to consider alternative design tools since working on this project constantly battles productivity.It's disappointing that Figma is unable to handle the required number of files for a single project, and the proposed solution of splitting the project into multiple files seems impractical.I have been a user of Figma for several years, but the recent influx of new features and updates has significantly hindered the program's performance. This situation prompts me to question whether these improvements were necessary if they ultimately resulted in such a critical deterioration of the program itself.

Amazing software I'd be lost without

Pros:

It is a well-designed program clearly built by designers for designers. As a UX/UI designer, I would be lost without Figma, as I have never used any of its competitors. I absolutely love FigJam, too, and was so thrilled when that was rolled out, as I had used Miro and Mural in the past and didn't like having to toggle between two platforms. With Figma and FIgJam being as part of the same ecosystem, my work is streamlined significantly, especially since I can move designs between the two with ease.

Cons:

There isn't much I dislike. There is a learning curve to do more advanced design work and there doesn't seem to be enough tutorials to cover everything, or the tutorials aren't always up to date to match current features, if they do exist. That said, I rely on a lot of random independent content creators who publish tutorials and guides to places like Medium and YouTube.