Microsoft Teams is a communication app for teams and organizations to connect, collaborate, and stay informed in one place. Use Teams to send messages, hold video conferences, and share important files and information. Learn more about Microsoft Teams →

With the Figma app for Microsoft Teams, you can:

• Present and collaborate in Figma Design files, prototypes, and FigJam files with meeting attendees
• Add Figma files as tabs to any Teams channel and interact with them
• View a single feed of file comments, updates, and invites
• Share file links in chat that unfurl the file name and file preview

Permissions

To integrate with Teams, the Figma app requests certain permissions:

• Basic capabilities (required): All Microsoft Teams apps require basic capabilities, a set of permissions determined by Microsoft's development framework. These permission aren't explicitly set by Figma, but rather are implicitly defined by Microsoft. As a part of these basic capabilities, the following permissions are included:

  • Receive messages and data that I provide to it.
  • Send me messages and notifications.
  • Access my profile information such as my name, email address, company name, and preferred language.
  • Receive messages and data that team or chat members provide to it in a channel or chat.
  • Send messages and notifications in a channel or chat.
  • Access information from this team or chat such as team or chat name, channel list and roster (including team or chat member's names and email addresses) - and use this to contact them.
  • Maintain access to the team's data.

  The Figma app needs these permissions to use tabs to embed files, share links to chats and channels, and get notifications. To learn more about basic capabilities, see Microsoft's app permissions documentation →

• MeetingStage.Write.Chat (required): One of the RSC delegated permissions for chats or meetings, MeetingStage.Write.Chat → lets the app show content on the meeting stage in meetings associated with the chat, on behalf of the signed-in user. Figma uses this permission to let users present Figma files in meetings.

Use tabs to embed files

Tabs in Microsoft Teams allow you to embed important files, apps, or services in Teams meetings or channels. Learn more about tabs →

You can use tabs to embed Figma Design files, prototypes, and FigJam files, and interact with them, without leaving Microsoft Teams. 

• From Microsoft Teams, you can access all the functionality of FigJam files. For those with edit access, you can explore, add to, and edit FigJam files as you normally would.
• Figma Design files and prototypes are view and comment-only, even for people who have edit access to the file. You can click Open in Figma to open the file and edit from the web or desktop app.  
• To allow others to see or interact with the file, you may need to adjust the file's sharing and permissions. FigJam files also have the option to start an open session to temporarily invite anyone to edit the FigJam file, including those without Figma accounts.

Add a tab

1. Start from one of the following places:
   • From a meeting: Click + Add app from the meeting controls
   • From a channel: Click + next to the tabs at the top of the channel
2. Find and select the Figma app.
3. From the modal, select Create FigJam file ↓ or Share existing file ↓ .

Create a FigJam file

Select this option to create a new FigJam file so teammates can brainstorm and collaborate together, even if you don't have a Figma account.

From the pop-up modal, give the FigJam file a name and click Save. A dedicated tab for the file is added to the channel or meeting.

• If your Figma account is already connected to tabs in Microsoft Teams, this new file can be found in your personal drafts folder in Figma.
• If a Figma account is not connected, you have 24 hours for someone to claim the file by clicking Save board in the FigJam file. If no one saves the board within 24 hours, the file is be permanently deleted.

Share an existing file

Select this option to share an existing Figma Design file, FigJam file, or prototype.

If you haven’t yet connected your Figma account for app tabs in Teams, you will be prompted to log in to your Figma account.

From the pop-up modal, paste the link to the desired Figma Design or FigJam file into the text box. If you’re creating a channel tab, use the checkbox to choose whether to post to the channel about the new tab.

Click Save and a dedicated tab for the file is added to the channel or meeting.

Present file in meetings

On Microsoft Team's desktop app, share your Figma file from the tab when you're ready to present it to meeting attendees:

1. Select the tab for the file you want to share.
2. Click Share to stage when you’re ready to present.

Share links to chats and channels

Drop links to Figma Design and FigJam files in Teams chats and channels to reference designs, research, and other resources.

The link will expand to show a preview, with the file name and thumbnail displayed below your message. 

1. Copy link to Figma Design or FigJam file. Learn how to copy links to a file →
2. Paste link into a meeting or channel chat and send the message.

Link previews will be seen by anyone whose Figma account has access to the file and is connected to receiving Figma notifications ↓.

Get notifications

Get notifications for updates to your Figma Design and FigJam files in a single feed from the Figma app’s chat.

• Get notified when someone comments and mentions you in files you follow
• Get notified when someone invites you to a file
• Reply to comments
• Accept or decline invites to files, projects, and teams
• Get notified when Dev Mode statuses change
• (Organizations only) Get updates on branches and merges

Enable notifications

To receive Figma notifications in Microsoft Teams:

1. Click in the left sidebar.
2. Find and select the Figma app.
3. From the app’s chat box, type Connect and send the message. Follow the prompts to connect your Figma account.
4. Once connected, type On into the chat box and send the message to enable notifications.

You’ll begin receiving any new comments, mentions, and invitations in this chat.

Manage notifications

To manage Figma notifications in Microsoft Teams, type and send the following commands into the app’s chat:

• On to start receiving notifications on updates from your Figma account
• Off to stop receiving further Figma notifications
• Connect to connect your Figma account to the Figma notifications feature
• Disconnect to disconnect your Figma account from the Figma notifications feature. This only prevents you from receiving further notifications via the chat. This won’t affect any files you’ve added to tabs.