How to Customize Figma Templates Without Breaking the Design
Learn how to tweak colors, fonts, and layouts in our templates while keeping everything consistent.
When you download a template, the first urge is to start dragging things around. But if you ignore the component system, you’ll end up with mismatched spacing and broken auto-layout. Here’s the right way.
First, use the local styles panel to change colors and text styles. In our templates, everything is tied to a set of color and text styles. Updating the primary color there will ripple through every screen. Don’t manually recolor individual elements.
For layout changes, adjust the auto-layout constraints. Want more padding? Select a frame and change the padding value in the right panel. To reorder sections, simply drag the frame in the layers panel—auto-layout will rearrange it cleanly.
Finally, duplicate the template file before editing. Keep a clean original as reference. This way, if you break something, you can copy the original component back in. These steps will keep your design polished and save you from rebuilding from scratch.