Pixels

Low riskIndependent Review

Apply Pixelate / 8bit Effect Filter on images. Raster & Vector.

Platform
Figma
Category
Editing & effects
Developer
Fabien
Pricing
Free
Official website
www.figma.com

Review summary

Live traffic tested across both plugin features (Apply and Vectorize), run on a real image in a disposable Figma file. No requests to any developer-owned domain were observed in any test.

Privacy overview

What this plugin can access and where data may go. “Unknown” means we have not verified it — not that it is safe or unsafe.

Data accessed
  • Selected shape's image fill
  • No access observed to other pages, files, or account data
Permissions requested
  • Current page read/write
  • Selection access
External services
  • None observed (developer domain)
External APIs
  • None observed
Database connections
Unknown — not yet reviewed
Authentication
None
Cloud storage
  • None observed — output is written directly into the Figma file
Analytics
  • Datadog and Statsig calls observed, but attributed to Figma's own app, not the plugin
AI providers
  • None observed
Telemetry
Unknown — not yet reviewed
Cookies
Unknown — not yet reviewed

Risk assessment

Risk level
Low risk
Why this risk exists
Tested live on a real image through both "Apply" and "Vectorize." Every request stayed on figma.com; nothing went to the developer's domain.
Mitigation
Safe to use as-is. Plugin is unmaintained since 2022, so don't expect fixes if Figma's API changes.
Confidence
High

Review methodology

Tests performed
  • Manifest/network-access badge inspection
  • Live traffic capture (4 runs: cold load, Apply/no selection, Apply/real image, Vectorize/real image)
  • Manual usage on a disposable test file
Evidence
  • Community page (read)
  • Live network capture, 2026-07-09 (recorded)
Known limitations
  • Source code not available for audit
  • Single session, single plugin version tested
Reviewer
AI Agent

Read more about how we review and what Verified, Observed, Inferred and Unknown mean.

Review timeline

  1. Initial review published

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