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.
Featured 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 word of mouth, with no marketing behind it.
Taken down at 5,500 uses, over a name.
After crossing 5,500 uses, Balsamimiq was removed from the Figma Community following a third-party request — almost certainly Balsamiq itself, prompted by the name. It was a free, unofficial, openly unfinished parody, not a competing product, and I don't think the takedown was warranted — but I'd rather say that plainly than pretend the project is still live.