Balsamimiq
A hand-drawn, imperfect wireframing library for Figma — a parody homage to Balsamiq.
Balsamiq's whimsy, rebuilt for Figma.
Balsamiq has always stood out for its hand-drawn, intentionally rough aesthetic — something Figma's cleaner design language didn't have. Balsamimiq was a pun on that name, and a wireframing library that brought the same playful imperfection into Figma: sketchy borders, imperfect alignment, a level of humor baked into the components themselves rather than polished away.
Mentioned in Figma's own FigJam tutorial.
The library found its way into Figma's official Wireframing in FigJam tutorial, and grew to roughly 5,500 duplicates and around 200 likes on the Community, entirely through organic discovery.
No longer live, after 5,500 uses.
After crossing 5,500 uses, Balsamimiq is no longer live on the Figma Community. It was a free, unofficial homage, but became outdated and caused potential confusion as Figma added new features.