Require permission for Dev mode full seat on team❕

Yes, the developers can easily mess up the design.

Absolutely 100% this! My 3rd party devs don’t need editing permissions for my designs.

+1, our developers do not need or want edit access. Please fix Figma!!

+1000000000 - dev view is for developers, why do they need edit access?

+1 We need to give devs just access for dev mode not full editing!!

+1000 Separate permissions for dev mode vs design editor modes! Why break something that’s been working well so far!

The current setup lacks coherence. While a developer seat ostensibly grants viewer-restricted access, implying the ability to view and inspect design elements, granting only view permissions in Figma prevents code inspection. It would be more intuitive to have a permission selector offering options like View, Edit, and Inspect, simplifying the process of enabling Developer seats.

I’ve highlighted this issue. If a user on the team already has full access, it would make more sense to grant them access to dev mode without requiring edit permissions. let’s hope Figma replies

These permissions are now part of their Org and Enterprise plans to incentivize upgrading. Everyone below these plans has to give full edit access to enable the Dev mode. At least this is what I heard from their sales team.

Here’s the breakdown as well:

• Starter plan: Not available
• Professional plan: Available with a full Design seat only
• Organization plan: Available with a full Design seat or as a standalone seat for $25/mo
• Enterprise plan: Available with a full Design seat or as a standalone seat for $35/mo

However, there seems to be a contradiction in the fundamental aspect of seat purchases. If a user is granted a full seat, such as for a design file, they should theoretically be able to view the code even in view mode. It’s perplexing that this functionality isn’t available even with a full design seat; I’m unsure if this is a bug or an issue with the module’s connection between local (design file) permissions and team member permissions.

So, I have to almost quadruple how mush I pay for each designer seat now to have the ‘privilege’ to pay TWICE as much for just Dev Mode access? Can you make a money grab more blatantly obvious? Especially because smaller shops are MORE likely to use outside developers and would be the ones who need to separate designer from dev the MOST.