AI product readUI localization — translates Figma's web interface from English to Japanese by replacing DOM text content using MutationObserver-based watchers and predefined English-to-Japanese mapping tables.
Figma's interface is in English, making it difficult for Japanese-speaking users to navigate menus, panels, tools, and settings. This extension provides a community-maintained Japanese translation overlay. (Note: the store description states Figma has now added official Japanese support and asks users to uninstall this extension.)
1) User installs the extension from Chrome Web Store. 2) User navigates to any figma.com file page. 3) The content script automatically detects and replaces English UI text with Japanese translations via DOM manipulation. 4) Dynamic UI changes are caught by MutationObserver instances and translated in real-time. No user configuration needed.
Translates main menu items (File, Edit, View, etc.) to JapaneseTranslates toolbar and tool labels to JapaneseTranslates property panel, layers panel, and design/prototype/code tabsTranslates modal dialogs, tooltips, and keyboard shortcut descriptionsUses MutationObserver to handle dynamically rendered Figma UI elements
- Target users
- Japanese-speaking Figma users who prefer a Japanese UI / Designers and developers using Figma in a Japanese-language workflow
- The extension is deprecated per its own store description — Figma now has official Japanese support. Extension version 0.3.18 dates to July 2022.
- Translation coverage is limited to open file pages; Figma's file listing/dashboard page is not translated per the store description.
- The lang.js file maps are static and may become outdated as Figma updates its UI class names and strings.
MonetizationNo paid features detected
The extension is completely free with no payment infrastructure, no premium feature gating, no subscription logic, no billing API calls, and no upgrade UI. All 'pro' keyword hits are false positives: 'prototype' (Figma UI panel name), 'proportional' (CSS font feature names like 'Proportional Alternate Widths'), 'properties' (UI panel), and 'project' (Figma menu item). Figma itself has paid plans (Pro/Enterprise) but this extension does not gate any functionality behind payment.
- Confidence
- 98
- Payment platform
- --
- Source
- AI / High
- Login required
- No
- Reason
- The extension itself does not require or implement any login. It is a pure content script that replaces English UI text with Japanese translations on figma.com pages. The 'account' keyword hits in lang.js (lines 787, 789, 821) are translation entries for Figma's own 'Help and Account' and 'Account Settings' menu items — not login-gating logic. The extension has zero permissions and no authentication code.