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Having problem Figma for VS Code

  • January 13, 2026
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guner.keles

I’m having a problem using the Figma extension in VS Code. It tells me I need to upgrade to Dev mode to view the project in VS Code.

However, I’m a verified student — my bootcamp is already registered as a EDU partner. Despite that, I’m still having this issue.

I contacted with my Bootcamp and they told me to reach out directly to Figma, but the chat then redirected me to the forum. At this point, I’m not sure how to resolve this problem.

 

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djv
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • January 21, 2026

Hi ​@guner.keles, thanks for reaching out and apologies for the delayed reply! 

If you are on a verified student plan through your bootcamp, you might be seeing this due to your specific permissions on this file. If this file is within a separate team that you do not have a full or dev seat within, you won’t have access to VS Code. Are you able to share a URL link to the file? 

We can try to take a look on the backend at your current permissions.