# Figma adds on-canvas video playback controls

By Steven Van · 2026-04-07

Design and Draw users can now play videos directly on the canvas without opening them separately.

Video playback controls are now available directly on the canvas in [Figma](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/figma>) Design and Figma Draw.

[![](<https://cdn.sanity.io/images/599r6htc/regionalized/342e17642c7afa81206490b0dd21c3e5724ae040-2400x1260.png?w=1200&q=70&fit=max&auto=format>)](<https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=on-canvas-video-playback-in-figma-design-and-figma-draw>)

![Figma](<https://static.figma.com/app/icon/2/icon-512-maskable.png>)

Figma

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[View Figma →](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/figma>)

Sources

[Original source](<https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=on-canvas-video-playback-in-figma-design-and-figma-draw>)

[Read Figma adds on-canvas video playback controls on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/figma-on-canvas-video-playback-in-figma-design-and-figma-draw>)

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