LayerGrab plugins

Source code of the LayerGrab plugins for Figma, Sketch and Chrome, and the small client library they share: a Figma plugin that splits an image into editable layers, a Sketch plugin that does the same in Sketch, and a Chrome extension that splits any image on the web into layers in a side panel. LayerGrab is an AI tool that splits an image into editable layers: up to 16 separate transparent layers, one per element, each named, with the background behind them filled in, or just the object you name. This repository is the code that runs inside the design tool; the splitting itself happens on LayerGrab's servers with a LayerGrab account.

• Figma: Figma Community · layergrab.com/figma-plugin
• Sketch: layergrab.com/sketch-plugin
• Chrome: Chrome Web Store · layergrab.com/chrome-extension
• Web app and Photoshop: layergrab.com

Published so that reviewers and users can read what the plugins do. Issues and pull requests are welcome; the Photoshop plugin is not in this repository yet.

What is here

packages/core/     Shared CommonJS client: sign-in (device flow), account, split, unlock, result mapping
plugins/figma/     Figma plugin: src/code.js (main thread), ui.html (panel), manifest.json
plugins/sketch/    Sketch plugin (skpm): src/split.js (command), account/panel/profile (native dialogs via CocoaScript), manifest.json
plugins/chrome/    Chrome extension (Manifest V3): side panel, context menu, background worker
scripts/           Copies packages/core/hub.js into plugins/chrome/lib (Chrome loads only its own files)

packages/core/hub.js talks to api.layergrab.com. It is plain CommonJS with no design-tool APIs, so the same file runs in Figma's plugin sandbox, in Sketch's CocoaScript runtime, in a Chrome extension, in Photoshop's UXP runtime and under Node for the tests. The app key in it is a public identifier, not a secret; a user's own key is only ever issued to that user after they approve the plugin in their browser.

How sign-in works

The plugin never sees a password. It asks LayerGrab for a short code, opens layergrab.com/account/connect?code=… in the browser, and polls until the user has signed in with Google there and clicked Approve. The key it receives is stored in the design tool's plugin storage (figma.clientStorage, Sketch's Settings, chrome.storage.local) and can be revoked from the account page at any time.

Build and run

Requires Node 18+ and pnpm.

pnpm install:all          # packages/core, plugins/figma and plugins/sketch
pnpm test                 # the core against a scripted fake of the API
pnpm build                # copies the core into the Chrome extension and bundles the Figma and Sketch plugins

• Figma: in the desktop app, Plugins › Development › Import plugin from manifest… and pick plugins/figma/manifest.json, then run it from the Development menu.
• Sketch: pnpm -C plugins/sketch build writes plugins/sketch/layergrab.sketchplugin; double-click it to install, then run Plugins › LayerGrab. Updates come from the appcast in its manifest. The plugin is pure JavaScript with no bundled binaries, so it needs no notarization.
• Chrome: open chrome://extensions, turn on Developer mode, Load unpacked, choose plugins/chrome.

All three need a LayerGrab account. New accounts in supported regions get free credits; a split is charged per layer returned, and a result the balance cannot cover is shown locked until it is paid for, nothing is charged before that.

Licence

MIT, see LICENSE. Vendored decoders in packages/core/vendor keep their own licences (jpeg-js, pako, UPNG).