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  • January 14, 2025
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gintare

Hi!

I have always used the free version of Figma and had no problem giving other people editing rights and collaborating on projects.

Recently, I bought the pro plan to access dev mode. Now I don’t seem to be able to give anyone editing rights without paying for their seat.

Is it true that as a pro user I can’t have people editing my file without paying for an extra seat? Or am I just doing something wrong?

Thank you in advance!:)

Best answer by Nellya

gintare wrote:

But can I give editing rights without the access to dev mode and not pay for the seat? I just want some people to edit but they don’t need dev mode. Thanks!

 

You can create new free team, move files there and give editing access to anyone you want. If you’re the only one who needs dev mode, you can move/duplicate necessary files from free to pro team when they will be ready for dev.

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Celine_D
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  • January 14, 2025

Hey ​@gintare , I confirm that on all paid plans, each Dev Mode seat will be billed. You’ll need to pay for their seat in order to grant them editing rights in Dev Mode.

To give someone access to Dev Mode, they’ll need a 'full' Design role on your team. You can only access Dev Mode in the file of the purchased team.
 
Just a quick reminder: each team is responsible for payment for all editors who have access to the team or your team's files, regardless of whether they belongs to another paid team or not. This is since team billing happens independently from the other.

(For additional context, Starter users, or viewers on paid plans won’t be able to access Dev Mode's advanced features in files, but they can still do basic inspection like viewing properties and measurements, copying code, and exporting asset.

Developers who need full access to Dev Mode will need an upgraded seat on a paid plan.)

You can also check our guide for additional information: Dev Mode for admins

Hope this clarifies!


gintare
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  • January 15, 2025
Celine_Figma wrote:

Hey ​@gintare , I confirm that on all paid plans, each Dev Mode seat will be billed. You’ll need to pay for their seat in order to grant them editing rights in Dev Mode.

To give someone access to Dev Mode, they’ll need a 'full' Design role on your team. You can only access Dev Mode in the file of the purchased team.
 
Just a quick reminder: each team is responsible for payment for all editors who have access to the team or your team's files, regardless of whether they belongs to another paid team or not. This is since team billing happens independently from the other.

(For additional context, Starter users, or viewers on paid plans won’t be able to access Dev Mode's advanced features in files, but they can still do basic inspection like viewing properties and measurements, copying code, and exporting asset.

Developers who need full access to Dev Mode will need an upgraded seat on a paid plan.)

You can also check our guide for additional information: Dev Mode for admins

Hope this clarifies!

 Hi ​@Celine_Figma thank you for your answer. But can I give editing rights without the access to dev mode and not pay for the seat? I just want some people to edit but they don’t need dev mode. Thanks!


Celine_D
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  • January 15, 2025

Hey ​@gintare, here is my detailed response below:

  • You can keep the Starter plan (free plan) to give editing rights if you don’t want to pay for the seat.
    Dev mode is not included in the Starter plan. Please remind that in the Starter plan, you can only have a single team with 3 files. Anything more than that you’ll need to upgrade.
  • Regarding to the Professional plan, it doesn't have a Dev Mode only seatDev Mode is only available as a standalone seat on the Organization or Enterprise plans.
    So anyone with a full Figma Design seat (paid seat) can access Dev Mode, and all the design and prototyping features of Figma. You would need to pay for their seats if you want to grant someone editing rights.
    => Quick reminder about ‘full’ seat: people with a full seat can create and edit files, use the full set of features for each product, and work simultaneously with other people in a team or organization
    => To sum up, when you invite someone as an editor (giving editing rights with a Full seat) on the Professional Plan, they will automatically get access to the full set of features, including Dev Mode.
     
  • For your information, we will be making changes to our pricing, seats, and billing experience. These changes will take effect starting on March 11, 2025. You can check our guide here: Updates to Figma's pricing, seats, and billing experience

Nellya
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  • January 15, 2025
gintare wrote:

But can I give editing rights without the access to dev mode and not pay for the seat? I just want some people to edit but they don’t need dev mode. Thanks!

 

You can create new free team, move files there and give editing access to anyone you want. If you’re the only one who needs dev mode, you can move/duplicate necessary files from free to pro team when they will be ready for dev.


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