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Marjolein3
Marjolein3
Jun 22, 2023 7:00 AM UTC
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Inspection tab not showing

I alternately work on my laptop and my desktop computer. I worked with Figma on my laptop computer, and the ‘Inspect’ panel was showing. Now I installed Figma on my laptop computer, and I can access the project I was working on, but the ‘Inspect’ panel doesn’t show. I can use the ‘View’ menu to show both the ‘Design’ and the ‘Prototype’ panel, but not the ‘Inspect’ panel. What’s wrong?

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    flwlndnr
    flwlndnrSolution
    Jun 22, 2023 7:14 AM UTC

    Have you enabled the dev mode that Figma introduced yesterday?
    The inspect tab can be found there now.

    See: Figma tutorial: Intro to Dev Mode - YouTube

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    flwlndnr
    flwlndnrSolution
    Jun 22, 2023 7:14 AM UTC

    Have you enabled the dev mode that Figma introduced yesterday?
    The inspect tab can be found there now.

    See: Figma tutorial: Intro to Dev Mode - YouTube

      Marjolein3
      Marjolein3Author
      Jun 22, 2023 7:17 AM UTC

      Awe! You fixed my problem! Thanks!

        Isaac_A
        Jun 22, 2023 7:13 PM UTC

        Worked for me too!
        Thanks

        Paulina_Beltran
        Paulina_Beltran
        New Member
        Jun 23, 2023 9:34 PM UTC

        When DevMode is no longer free will they bring back the Inspect tab like it was before?

          Jess23
          Jess23
          Jun 26, 2023 12:46 PM UTC

          I’m not able to move objects when I have dev mode open to look at the Inspection tab. I need to be able to view spacing between objects when I’m working. Has anyone figured out how to do this or am I missing something? This is a major block for me to be able to do work.

            tank666
            tank666
            Jun 26, 2023 12:51 PM UTC
            UX/UI designer. Figma expert. Creator and developer of plugins and widgets for Figma and FigJam. Check out my resources in Figma Community: figma.com/@tank
              Jess23
              Jess23
              Jun 26, 2023 1:04 PM UTC

              Thank you! I still wish the Inspect tab were available but this is very helpful!

                Davron_Parpiyev
                Jul 6, 2023 10:57 AM UTC

                Thanks, that was very useful!!!

                  Christian Glacet
                  Christian Glacet
                  New Member
                  Jan 24, 2025 10:45 AM UTC

                  I can’t switch to dev mode, they try to sell me their “professional account” when I click it. Does it mean Figma free tier is unusable now? (I just want to download a background imge ffs ...)

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