5 Essential Miro Plugins Every Designer Needs in 2025 🎨
If you use Miro for design, brainstorming, or workshops, you know it's a beast. But are you using it to its full potential?
The real power of Miro lies in its Marketplace.
As a developer and a designer myself, I've tested dozens of plugins to speed up my creative workflow. Here are the top 5 essential Miro plugins that will save you hours of busy work in 2025.
1. Unsplash
Category: Visual Assets
Let's start with a classic. If you are still downloading stock photos from Google Images and dragging them into Miro, stop.
The official Unsplash plugin allows you to search and drag high-quality, royalty-free images directly onto your canvas. It is perfect for quick mockups or adding visual context to sticky notes.
- Best for: Quick visual references and spicing up boring workshops.
- Price: Free.
2. Iconfinder
Category: UI Design
Icons are the universal language of design. Iconfinder gives you access to millions of icons right inside the Miro sidebar.
Whether you are building a user flow, a wireframe, or just a presentation, having a massive icon library one click away is a game-changer. No more switching tabs to search for SVG assets.
- Best for: User flows, diagrams, and presentations.
- Price: Freemium.
3. Pinterest for Miro
Category: Moodboarding & Research
If you are a designer, fashion creative, or brand strategist, you probably live on Pinterest.
The problem? Moving inspiration from Pinterest to Miro usually involves hours of taking screenshots, cropping, and uploading. It's a workflow killer.
Pinterest for Miro solves this by letting you import entire boards or individual pins in 1-click. It pulls high-res images and arranges them neatly on your canvas.
It even has a "Clean Mode" to import pure images without the Pinterest logo overlay—perfect for professional client presentations.
- Best for: Moodboards, fashion research, and brand style guides.
- Price: Free Plan available (30 imports). Lifetime Deal for power users.
- Link: Try it here
4. Wireframes
Category: Prototyping
Before you jump into Figma, you often need a low-fidelity sketch. Miro's native Wireframes library is surprisingly powerful.
It comes with pre-made UI components (buttons, inputs, phone frames) that let you mock up an app idea in minutes during a brainstorming session. It’s not a replacement for high-fidelity tools, but it’s the best way to start.
- Best for: Low-fi prototyping and UX brainstorming.
- Price: Free (Native).
5. Figma for Miro
Category: Handoff & Collaboration
This is the bridge between "Thinking" and "Doing".
If your team uses Figma for the final UI, this plugin allows you to embed live Figma frames directly into Miro. This is crucial for design reviews where you want stakeholders to see the latest design without forcing them to learn how to navigate Figma.
- Best for: Design reviews and stakeholder feedback.
- Price: Free (Requires Figma account).
Summary
- Unsplash for photos.
- Iconfinder for icons.
- Pinterest for Miro for moodboards (and saving your sanity).
- Wireframes for prototyping.
- Figma for handoff.
Which plugin is your favorite? Let me know in the comments if I missed any hidden gems!
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