Frequently Asked Questions

Atomize is a Figma plugin that helps UI/UX teams audit and structure design systems - especially tokens, variables, naming, and consistency across large files.

Atomize is built for product designers, design system teams, and design-engineering collaborators who work with Figma Variables and need scalable workflows.

Atomize was founded by Pavel Demidovich and Vitalina Makus. Vitalina leads product and UX logic, and Pavel leads engineering and platform architecture. It is built as one product from both design and implementation perspectives.

It solves recurring design-system friction: inconsistent token structure, broken alias chains, naming drift, manual handoff, and fragile sync between Figma decisions and production code.

Without governance, teams spend time fixing system structure instead of shipping design. Atomize reduces that overhead and helps teams focus on real product decisions.

Typically: scan your current file, review system issues, apply improvements, and keep variables and structure aligned as your product evolves.

Yes. Atomize is designed not only for greenfield setups, but also for mature files with legacy variables, mixed naming conventions, and accumulated inconsistencies.

No. Atomize is a workflow and quality layer. It supports your team in applying and maintaining design-system standards, but your product decisions stay with designers and teams.

Yes. Atomize is built to stay usable on real production files through typed architecture and performance-oriented operations.

No for daily usage. Designers can use core workflows directly in Figma. Engineering collaboration becomes useful when teams connect system decisions to code pipelines.

It is Atomize's refactor tool for Figma variable aliases. Pick the variable you want to retire, choose a compatible replacement, preview every token that references it via alias, and confirm which aliases to update — without opening each collection manually.

No. It analyzes variable-to-variable alias references through the Figma Variables API. That keeps the tool fast on large libraries and focused on token structure — exactly what design system teams need when refactoring aliases.

No. Atomize only offers replacements with the same resolved type as the source (COLOR, FLOAT, and so on), so alias swaps stay valid in Figma.

Atomize shows that the variable is not referenced via alias anywhere — there is nothing to change. Pick a different source, or use Find Untokenized Values to bind hardcoded values on layers.

It is a deep audit that walks your selection, page, or file and lists every property still stored as a literal instead of a Figma Variable alias — with layer paths, suggested token names, and JSON or XLSX export.

The tool is built for audit, navigation, and export. You bind variables in Figma (or use export data to drive cleanup). Atomize focuses on finding every gap with suggested token names — not silent bulk edits that could break components.

Coverage Audit returns a single binding percentage for quick health checks. Find Untokenized Values is the deep scan across thirteen property types with per-layer paths and export.

Yes, but the UI warns you — very large files take longer because every page loads asynchronously. Start with Current Page on huge files, then widen scope.

It is Atomize's bulk WCAG contrast scanner for Figma. It composites stacked fills, compares text and UI colors against effective backgrounds, and groups failures by the design token causing them — so one Variables fix propagates across components.

It automates color contrast math across hundreds of layers — the expensive part of WCAG color review in Figma. You still validate focus order, semantics, and content in your usual QA process.

Page-scoped scans keep feedback fast and actionable while you iterate. Run per page before publish, or scan selection when auditing a single component set.

Rows show both reference levels; inclusion in the report uses the correct WCAG threshold for that element type (4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large text and UI shapes).

It is Atomize's typography inventory for Figma. It counts every font family, weight, and size in your selection, page, or file — then lets you select all matching text layers on the active page in one click.

Not today — use it for live inventory and bulk selection. For property-level exports across colors and spacing, use Find Untokenized Values or Contrast Audit.

Figma selection is page-scoped. After a file-wide scan, switch to the page you are fixing and Select gathers matches there. Repeat per page or narrow scan scope to the page you are editing.

It reports family names and styles Figma exposes on text nodes. Missing fonts still appear as unresolved family names — useful for spotting broken imports.

Yes. The product direction includes cloud sync, team workflows, and controlled collaboration patterns for design-system work.

Yes. Atomize is built around practical design-to-code collaboration and supports workflows where system changes can be tracked and synchronized with development environments.

No. It is useful for web and mobile product teams where design systems and variable governance become critical as complexity grows.

Atomize was built specifically to reduce the gap: the same system intent should remain clear in Figma and in implementation, not split into disconnected interpretations.