# Behind the feature: The multiple lives of multi-edit

DevFeed: [Behind the feature: The multiple lives of multi-edit](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/behind-the-feature-the-multiple-lives-of-multi-edit-9526.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/behind-the-feature-the-multiple-lives-of-multi-edit/>)

Author: Sho Kuwamoto; Nikolas Klein

Published: 2024-03-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [Simulation and Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/simulation-and-design.md>)

Tags: [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [design-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design-tools.md>), [feature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/feature.md>), [features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/features.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [new-feature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/new-feature.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>)

## AI overview

This article traces the development of Figma's multi-edit feature, which lets users edit multiple matching objects, text objects, or component variants at once. It explains how the feature emerged from efforts to reduce repetitive editing and evolved through design exploration and refinement.

## Source excerpt

Vice President of Product Sho Kuwamoto and Product Designer Nikolas Klein walk us through the journey of multi-edit, a new feature that simplifies editing across multiple designs in just a few clicks.