More than agree here.

This feature is highly needed. We are moving towards an Engineering-like workflow with Master files, branches and branch-reviews ; but this entire process is kind of useless if we can’t lock the master files or at least force them into read-only files.

Today I’m using Figma for the first time for a new gig. As software engineer who will be implementing designs, this is literally one of the first things I googled about Figma. I don’t want to accidentally change something, especially as I’m unfamiliar with the shortcuts.

Very surprised this doesn’t exist as an easily accessible high-visibility feature.

I mostly like the solution of going into Dev mode because it’s quick and easy and requires no new functionality. In my particular case, seeing the connectors in prototype mode is really useful, and I don’t think that’s possible in dev mode. (It’s also very possible I’m missing something because I only just now learned this trick.)

I just made a boo-boo and had to hit undo like a trillion times… we dev smart… not enough sometimes. Please add a read-only mode, pretty please?

Need it real bad

Please add read-only mode.

It’s essential feature in my opinion

I would love a read-only mode. It helps in avoiding accidental edits.

hey guys please add read-only mode

Hello there, thank you for sharing your thoughts! Your feedback is truly valuable to us, and I will pass it on internally for future consideration. Please feel free to vote!

Thank you,

Hi all, just starting to use Figma since XD is at end of life. This is a really critical feature, and the crazy part is that it’s already all built out.

I (developer) initially started on a free account so I didn’t have access to any of the edit tools or dev mode. That basic view is really nice for getting the basics of a design implemented with minimal clutter and distraction.

Now that I’ve upgraded to a paid plan to get dev mode, I no longer have access to that clean view mode, so I’m either stuck with edit mode (which runs the risk of me accidentally making changes I don’t realize) or dev mode (which is nice but is sort of a firehose of information that can be overwhelming).

Having some way to self-switch into view-only mode (without being in full dev mode) and ideally an organization-level control to restrict edit access to files while allowing dev mode would be very important to preventing unintended changes.

+1 for this

+1 for this really need feature

This is an essential feature, please.

+1 for this feature

+1 to topic. Also looking for this feature!

+1 for this feature

+1 to this feature

+1 for this feature

+1

I need this badly for agile teams in my company.

+1 … still waiting 😉

Need this!

+1 - it’s also valuable for designers to understand how stakeholders (without edit or dev seats) will see their designs.

Yes we need it.

How do I had over the design to my dev team if I have Zero clue of how they see things? I can’t guide them through if we both have completely different views

Yup Another engineer, who moved a component

+++++1

Read-only mode would indeed be figmastic. (Urgh…)