Question

Where is the Inspect Tab?

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
June 21, 2023
28 replies
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I looked in the community and found a couple of related posts, but they’re related to accounts/ownership, and since I’m the account owner and I created the file, I’m baffled here.

The inspect panel has disappeared from all my files. I’ve created all of them and never had a problem seeing this panel before (I rely heavily on it). I am logged in (as myself), I appear to be able to fully edit the design of the file, set prototype actions, and so forth.

Just no inspect window. They keyboard commands to show it do nothing, it’s not in the menus, it’s just gone.

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Tim_Wilden

I’m missing the same functionality. The inspect tab was not only a super fast way of quickly copying and overviewing CSS layouts, flex properties and individual lines of code, it was also easy to access. Now we have to switch to Dev mode to access the same functionality that was accessible for years?

Any statement from the Figma Team on this?

Because it would have been great if the initial promo videos specifically mentioned: “Hey the inspect tab is now dev mode”. At least that would have been transparent. I don’t have an issue paying for Figma and good functionality, but switching to a whole other mode of editing is not exactly the epitome of accessibility and usability… Giving a choice is. Just a setting somehwere that can switch Dev Mode to the Inspect Tab.

Kei

👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽 THIS

Plus the fact that I could go to Inspect mode and screenshot with red measuring lines before. Now you basically cannot do it easily without agreeing to the new Dev Mode terms, risking some upcoming bills, or using a plug-in—at least not on a Mac. 🫠

At least Figma should make the Dev Mode beta a real, additional opt-in, not taking away some basic feature like this…

Harsha_Vardhan2

It’s hurting to see the inspect tab gone and merged with dev mode which requries a paywall. For what it’s worth, they removed a free tool and made it paid.

Is it the monopolistic way of building products and luring money ?

Chethiya_Dissanayake

This was one of the best features I loved about Figma. This makes me feel like they’re forcing me to purchase the dev mode subscription. Not cool Figma, not cool.

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Marta10

You can use the Inspect plugin instead https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1254262542670221199

Alfred

Also missing the inspect tab. Please bring it back!

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Prashant2

Been a Figma user for 4+ years. The approach of putting Dev mode behind the PayWall feels completely unjustified and expensive.

I’m not sure if anyone is hearing at Figma.

My problem is, I have 3 designers and couple of developers. The catch is if, Dev mode has to be activated you need to move the Figma file into team project and give all the users ‘Edit’ access of the Figma file.

So now with the introduction of ‘Dev mode’ I need to add all of my developers in the Team project and then enable ‘Edit’ access for them. This month I got charged for 7 seats by Figma, which in the past used to be 2 to 3 seats. The stress is from a monthly billing of about 36US$ to 45US$. Now Figma is charging me 128$ a month almost 3 to 4 times of what I used to pay earlier. This is because Dev mode will not work outside of Team project and then to access Dev mode team members need Edit access.

Would love to know if someone in the community has been able to solve this issue of Inspect or if there is work around for the Inspect mode to work.

Womiloju_Oluwatobi

worry less my team and i are building a project to ensure a seamless usage of the inspect tool for free.

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