I’m trying to set up a spell checking plugin for Figma and running into some issues. I followed all the setup steps from the documentation but can’t get it working.
The build process completes successfully when I run the build command. However, when I try to execute the spell checking functionality, I get error messages in the console output.
Has anyone encountered similar problems with Figma plugins? I’m not sure if this is a configuration issue or if I’m missing some dependencies. The error seems to occur right when the plugin tries to start up.
Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this would be really helpful. I’ve double checked my setup but still can’t figure out what’s going wrong.
Figma plugin debugging is a nightmare - I’ve been there. Forget wrestling with manifest permissions and dependency conflicts. I built something that actually works.
My setup automatically grabs text from Figma files through their API, runs spell check, then pushes fixes back. No crashes, no startup errors.
Best part? You can schedule it or trigger it when files update. The logging actually tells you what’s happening, unlike plugins that fail silently.
I rolled this out to our whole design team. It’s way more reliable than plugins and you can stack multiple spell checkers for better results.
Don’t code this from scratch - use a visual workflow tool: https://latenode.com
check the console for error msg - thatll show u what’s breakin. also update ur figma desktop app since older versions clash w/ newer plugins. I had the same issue n it was just an outdated figma version.
I experienced a similar issue with a Figma plugin previously. It was caused by a mismatch in dependencies. Ensure that your requirements are aligned with the latest version specified in the documentation. Additionally, validate your environment setup; sometimes, a simple browser cache clearance can resolve unexpected behaviors. If problems persist, consider running the plugin in a different browser to determine if the issue is isolated to your current setup. These steps can often uncover hidden issues.
Had this exact problem last month with a spell checker plugin. Turned out to be manifest permissions, not dependencies. Check that your manifest.json has the right text access permissions and your plugin’s scoped correctly for the text nodes you’re checking. Also make sure you’re handling async operations properly during startup - tons of spell checkers fail because they don’t wait for dictionary files to fully load before processing text. Throw some console.log statements in your main function to see where it’s dying.