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Oct 25, 2026 10:33 AM UTC
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Unable to Enable Collaborative Editing in Figma Make (Education Plan)

Dear Figma Support Team,

I hope this email finds you well.

I am a postgraduate student at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and I am currently using a verified Figma Education account for a group project.

Our team is developing a website called "HER: East Asian Women in Arts" using Figma Make. We would like multiple team members to be able to edit and collaborate on the same project.

However, when I try to grant editing access to my teammates, the following message appears:

"An admin needs to update this seat so they can edit."

I am the administrator of our Figma team, and I have already sent invitations to my teammates through the Admin settings. One teammate accepted the invitation, but their access still appears to be restricted, and they are unable to edit the website. I also noticed that the invitation or access status shows only one day remaining.

Could you please clarify the following questions?

  1. Does Figma Make support collaborative editing by multiple users on the same website project?

  2. As a verified Figma Education user, can I grant editing access to my teammates without additional charges?

  3. Why does the message "An admin needs to update this seat so they can edit" continue to appear even after a teammate accepts the invitation?

  4. What does the one-day remaining validity period mean? Does it affect their editing access?

  5. What steps should I take as the team administrator to enable editing access for all group members? I can't find where to add an admin seat.

Here is the link to our project: [redacted by forum moderator to remove PII]

I would appreciate your guidance, as collaborative editing is important for completing our university group project.

Thank you very much for your time and assistance.

Best regards,
Hei Tung Fok
National University of Singapore
Figma Education User

2 replies

Tom Reem
Figmate
Tom Reem
Figmate
Oct 25, 2026 6:00 PM UTC

Hello ​@fok, welcome to Figma Forum and thanks for laying everything out. Quick heads-up first: We removed the project link from your post. This is a public thread, so removing it helps protect your privacy.

Figma Make files are collaborative (a.k.a. multiplayer), so your whole group can work on this project together. For a bit more on the nuance for Education plans, have a look here: Figma Make FAQs → Who has access to Figma Make?

From what I understand from your post, the thing that's getting in the way is that Education teams handle editing differently from paid teams. On the Education plan, access is free, so there’s no seat for you to purchase as the admin. Everyone you invite with can edit access has seven days to verify their own Education status, and they can't contribute until they do: Figma for Education → Invite others to your team.

That's very likely where the "one day remaining" message is coming from: It's how long your teammate has left to finish verifying, not an invitation that's about to expire. If this doesn’t match up with you’re seeing, can you provide more details on where this is showing up?

Also, could you check whether your teammate has verified their Education status yet? The steps are in: Figma for Education → Verify your education status, and they’ll need to apply with their educational institution email. Once they’re approved, have them reopen the Make file. If they still can’t edit, check that they have can edit access in the Share menu.

If they're approved and the "An admin needs to update this seat" message still appears, a screenshot of what they see when they open the file (with any personal details hidden) will help me dig in further.

I’ll keep watch here for updates!

    fok
    fokAuthor
    New Member
    Oct 25, 2026 6:18 PM UTC

    Thank you so much Tom!! :)

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