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Hunor_Csaszar
Hunor_Csaszar
June 9, 2021

Layer visibility for viewonly users

  • June 9, 2021
  • 5 replies
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Hello,

I’m writing as a frontend developer.
I received a figma UI design, but I only had viewonly privileges. Because of this I couldn’t see some hidden layers which were a different aspect of a UI element. I know this situation can be avoided by the designer, if he makes prototypes to show the different aspects or simply makes the design editable for the developer. However I still don’t see the point of hiding the visibility switch for viewonly users. Please make it available for everyone.

If this issue was discussed before I apologize.
Anyone faced this problem too?

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    5 replies

    Nicolas_Merigo
    Nicolas_Merigo
    February 23, 2022

    Facing same issue here!

    Alzbeta_Lanova
    Alzbeta_Lanova
    January 10, 2023

    Mee too! I would like to export with some elements hidden for marketing purposes

    ALAMPI_Valeria
    ALAMPI_Valeria
    June 4, 2024

    I’m facing the same issue too! Are there any improvement about this?

    djv
    Figmate
    djv
    Community Support
    June 5, 2024

    Hey All, so sorry for the lack of acknowledgement here!

    Right now, the only way for view only users to unhide/show layers is for their role to be upgraded from Viewer to Editor, or to have someone with edit access to update the layer.

    Since this topic is already a feature request, we’ll be sure to pass on this feedback to our collaboration team for consideration.

      dennis91
      dennis91
      New Member
      April 7, 2025

      Would love to have this feature for viewer roles. A great practical use is to create an layer for Accessibility annotations. Not all stakeholders needs this information and also developers would like to see the design clearly without the annotations.

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