How to reattach detached instances in Figma
Someone detached an instance to make a quick change, and now it no longer updates when the component does. Multiply that across a file and the design system quietly drifts.
The fix: Reattach
Reattach finds frames that were detached from a component and turns them back into linked instances automatically, local or library. Position, size, auto layout, text edits, hidden layers and swapped icons carry over.
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How to use it
- Run Reattach from the Plugins menu.
- Review the detached frames it matched to their components.
- Reattach one or all of them.
Price
Free: unlimited scans and 5 components a day. Pro: unlimited, $5/month or $36/year.
Questions
How does it know the original component?
Figma records which component a detached frame came from, so there's no manual matching.