For Instance scans every slide, finds every component instance linked to your Design file, and updates them all in one click — no copy-pasting, no version drift.
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When you place a component from your Design file into Figma Slides, Figma severs the link. From that point, no matter how many times you update the original, every slide stays frozen on the version you pasted.
The only fix is manual — find the updated component, copy it, and paste it into every single slide. One by one. On a 100-slide deck with 5 components per page, that’s 500 copy-pastes per round of changes. Multiply by every design iteration.
Your Design file is where components live, evolve, and get approved. It should be the single source of truth — not just for your design team, but for every presentation built from it.
For Instance reads the latest version of every component directly from your Design file and places it into your slides. Both files stay in agreement. Your Design file never loses its authority.
Open the plugin in your Slides file. Everything else takes about 30 seconds.
Click Scan Slides and the plugin searches every frame on every page, building a complete list of every component instance linked to your Design file.
Every linked component appears in a list with its name and slide location. Click any row to jump directly to that instance on your canvas.
Update specific instances or everything at once. The plugin fetches the latest render from your Design file and replaces each one in place — position preserved.
Manual re-pasting sounds manageable — until you run the numbers. Enter your deck’s specs and see exactly how much time you’re spending on something that should take 30 seconds.
Enter your deck’s specs. The calculator estimates how many individual copy-paste actions you’d need — and how long that would take compared to using For Instance.
That’s 9,900 individual placements. Here’s the time difference:
For Instance keeps your Figma Slides aligned with your Design components — automatically. Start your free trial today, no credit card required. Upgrade for unlimited updates, or get your whole team on one license.
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For Instance makes read-only calls directly to Figma’s official API. Your API token is stored locally on your device using Figma’s sandboxed client storage — it never touches our servers. No analytics, no telemetry, no file content transmitted.
