PLEASE enable unlimited files and projects for all users—even on the Free (Starter) Plan

Hello Figma Product Team!  👋

I’m writing to propose a change to the Starter plan:

please make “Unlimited files and projects” available to all users, not only those on Professional and above.

Here’s why this matters:

• Projects act like folders. The ability to organize design files into Projects is a basic need—similar to creating folders on a computer. Yet in the Starter plan, users are limited to just one project (with up to 3 editable files) and everything else is held in “Drafts.” This makes management chaotic and files hard to find and classify.

• Unsurprisingly, many users are frustrated. For example, one Redditor observed:

  “Drafts are unlimited (for now) so long as they’re on a team… but it’s sleazy, it’s scummy, it’s dark UX, it’s crappy upselling” (reddit.com, jitter.video, reddit.com)

  Another shared:

  “You are limited to 4 projects, and 3 pages per project… This is a major rug pull imo. A terrible change for people who work on many projects without compensation” (reddit.com)

• Starter plan users still need organization—even without teams. Many users are solo designers, learners, or open-source contributors. They don’t invite teammates but still want a way to create multiple Projects to segment their work. As one user said:

  “One project is unrelated to the other. I don’t make ANY money on these projects.” (reddit.com)

• Unlimited drafts aren’t a solution. The Draft space can't be organized or shared collaboratively. The free plan’s file cap in Projects forces users to frequently delete and recreate projects—leading to an unstable, stressful workflow.

Why Granting Unlimited Projects to Starter Plan Makes Sense:

1. It aligns with how users naturally organize work. Folders/projects are core to design workflows.

2. It enhances brand goodwill. Removing this “file/folder” paywall would reflect respect for Figma’s community—new designers, students, open-source contributors.

3. It doesn’t reduce incentive to upgrade. Professional and higher tiers still offer essential collaboration features, team libraries, version history, plugin integrations, and more.

Thank you for your thoughtful consideration.

As a user—and based on feedback from many in the community—granting unlimited Projects would dramatically improve usability, reduce frustration, and strengthen trust in Figma’s freemium model.

Best regards,

A Product Designer