AI Shortcuts for Figma on Mac

Figma is where design and copy converge, and having AI text transformation directly in your design tool eliminates the friction of switching to a separate writing app. Echoo lets designers iterate on UX copy, microcopy, and content as fast as they iterate on visual design.

UX writing is one of the most impactful uses of Echoo in Figma. Button labels, error messages, onboarding flows, and tooltips all benefit from AI polishing. Select a text layer containing a wordy button label, press your shortcut, and get a concise alternative. The AI understands UX writing principles like clarity, brevity, and action-oriented language when you create a command with those instructions.

Create a dedicated "UX Copy" command for Figma work. Include instructions like "rewrite this text for a user interface: be concise, use action verbs, avoid jargon, and keep the text under 5 words for buttons or under 20 words for descriptions." This produces copy that fits your design constraints rather than generic AI prose that is often too long for UI elements.

For multilingual design projects, Echoo's translation capabilities save enormous time. Instead of waiting for a localization team to translate every string, designers can get instant translations to check layout and text overflow in different languages. Select the English text layer, press your translate shortcut, and see how the French or German version fits in your design. This catches layout issues early in the design process.

Generate realistic placeholder content instead of Lorem Ipsum. Create a command that generates contextually appropriate placeholder text: user names for a social app, product descriptions for an e-commerce design, or notification messages for a messaging app. Realistic content helps stakeholders evaluate designs more accurately during reviews.

Anthropic Claude and OpenAI both produce excellent UX copy because they understand interface conventions and can be concise when instructed. Google Gemini is great for translation tasks in Figma. For agencies working with client designs under NDA, Ollama with a local model ensures no design copy leaves your machine.