---
title: "Figma Plugin Set-Up Guide"
url: "https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/article/figma-plugin-set-up-guide/"
type: "article"
category: ["Integrations & plugins"]
tags: ["Pro+ plans", "DAM"]
language: "en"
published: "2025-10-22T07:36:04+00:00"
updated: "2026-03-12T09:52:48+00:00"
summary: "Setting Up and Using the Kontainer File Picker Plugin in Figma Kontainer provides a file picker plugin for the Figma design application, allowing you to browse and insert files directly from your Kont…"
---

# Figma Plugin Set-Up Guide

## Setting Up and Using the Kontainer File Picker Plugin in Figma

Kontainer provides a file picker plugin for the Figma design application, allowing you to browse and insert files directly from your Kontainer account. Follow the steps below to set it up and start using it.

Explore the plugin details on the [***Kontainer Figma integration page***](https://kontainer.com/integrations/figma) and access the [***plugin in Figma***](https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1554820372524728928/kontainer).

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### Step 1: Verify Plugin Access

Before installation, confirm with your Kontainer account manager that the Figma plugin is included in your plan and activated for your Kontainer environment.

### Step 2: Install the Plugin in Figma

1. Open **Figma**.
2. In the top-left menu, go to **Plugins → Manage Plugins**.

   ![figma manage plugins](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/figma-manage-plugins.png)
3. Search for **“Kontainer”**.

   ![figma plugin search kontainer](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/figma-plugin-search-kontainer.png)
4. Click **Save** to add the plugin to your list of saved plugins.

   ![save figma plugin](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/kontainer-figma-plugin-save.png)

### Step 3: Configure the Plugin

1. Run the **Kontainer** plugin.
2. Select **Settings**.

   ![run settings Kontainer](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/figma-plugin-settings-and-open-picker.png)
3. Enter your Kontainer domain in the format:\
   `yourcompany.kontainer.com` (omit `https://`).

   ![type in kontainer domain](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/figma-plugin-setting.png)

Once saved, your setup is complete.

### Step 4: Use the File Picker

1. Open the **Kontainer** plugin and select **Open Picker**.
2. The plugin can also be accessed quickly via the **Plugins & Widgets** icon in Figma’s bottom bar.

   ![qucik access Kontainer figma plugin](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/figma-kontainer-plugin-quick-access.png)
3. On first use, log in with your regular Kontainer username and password.

You can now browse your Kontainer files as usual. Instead of downloading a file, select **Use** to insert it directly into your Figma project.

![use images in Kontainer](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/use-images-in-kontainer.png)

### Additional Features

- **Custom Cropping:** Apply custom or predefined cropping templates from Kontainer before inserting files.
- **Insert into Shapes:** To paste a file directly into a Figma shape, select the shape first, then open the Kontainer file picker.

### ![paste in shapes](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/paste-in-shapes.png)

### Functionality notes

This filepicker works for all Figma applications, such as FigJam and Slides.

Embedding video files is also supported.

## Other languages

- [Deutsch](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/de/article/figma-plugin-set-up-guide/index.md)

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