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February 6, 2024
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Edit Access Issue with Figma Dev Mode for Professional Plan

  • February 6, 2024
  • 35 replies
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Post 31 Jan 2024 Figma Update, the Dev Mode is accessible only for a paid Figma seat.

This update creates an issue that the paid Figma seat gives full access to the developers and they can edit the file, which is problematic from a hand-off POV.

@TeamFigma can we have a viewer only Dev Mode restored to ensure that the files cannot be edited?

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35 replies

Gaetan4
March 13, 2024

@Fred_Tinsel we’ve tried, and after approving the mislabeled “edit design” request and being automatically bombarded to Full seat, the team members are able to edit the design (mess around with the components, move stuff around, etc.). I don’t know why different team accounts seem to behave differently.

Fred_Tinsel
Active Member
March 13, 2024

OK
Sorry for you

Rob12
New Member
March 20, 2024

+1 here. Just found my Figma file full of random edits by a developer.

March 26, 2024

Same issue, I can’t give editor seats to developers as the files can get corrupted but I need to give them access to the info.

The minimum solution is to set the Dev mode as a separate license type or allow viewer mode.

Julia_Mnizhek
Active Member
March 26, 2024

+1
Same issue.

March 26, 2024

+1 on this

March 26, 2024

How is this still not fixed months after Dev Mode came out? Figma, please get your s*** together.

March 27, 2024

@Figma please share a resolution!

Wayne3
April 3, 2024

This need looking at.

Denis_Strong
New Participant
April 5, 2024

I tried this, it doesn’t work. They still can edit 😑