Make It Glow

Make It Glow exports any Figma layer as a true HDR still – BT.

2020 (Rec.

2020) color with a PQ / SMPTE‑2084 transfer – so highlights and whites glow and bloom on HDR displays instead of clamping to flat SDR white. Real HDR export, not a fake glow filter.

Live previewSelect a layer and see it immediately, with a simulated bloom on the bright regions that reacts as you change strength. Flip between SDR and HDR to compare before you export.

Pick a glow, not a formulaFour named brightness levels, measured in nits – Ref (203) for A/B against SDR, Strong (1 000), Bright (4 000), and Max (10 000, the PQ ceiling). No color-science knowledge required.

Two real HDR formats• JPEG · ICC – an Apple Rec.

2020 + PQ ICC profile spliced into the file; smaller, broadly supported.• PNG · cICP – lossless, keeps alpha, tagged with a cICP chunk (9/16/0/1) for Chrome & Safari HDR.

Details that matter• Exports at 1×–4× scale, one HDR file per selected layer.• Correct pipeline: sRGB → linear → BT.

2020 → PQ, with linear compositing when flattening transparency.• 100% local – no network access requested or used. Your art never leaves your machine.

Great for HDR wallpapers, poster art, UI shots, and anything you want to make pop on a modern HDR screen.

Keywords: HDR, HDR export, glow, bloom, HDR image, HDR still, HDR wallpaper, BT.

2020, Rec.

2020, PQ, SMPTE 2084, nits, wide gamut, cICP, PNG, JPEG.

Tip: the in-plugin preview is an SDR simulation – the real glow shows on an HDR display or in a viewer that honors the ICC/cICP tags.