> When we first started building multiplayer functionality in Figma four years ago, we decided to develop our own solution. No other design tool offered this feature,
I could've sworn I've seen people on HN say there were tools that did real-time collaborative design before figma.
Precursor, a prototyping tool I worked on, had "multiplayer" mode way before figma https://precursorapp.com/
I'm certain they were aware of it. We had a signup from a Figma domain in 2015 and I emailed them about Precursor in 2016 before they had implemented multiplayer.
I could've sworn I've seen people on HN say there were tools that did real-time collaborative design before figma.