Figma Make, the app coding tool that Figma introduced earlier this year, is now available to all users. Similar to artificial intelligence tools like Google’s Gemini Code Assist and Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot, Figma Make allows users to create working prototypes and apps using natural language descriptions instead of having innate coding skills.
Although Figma initially launched it in beta for “Full Seat” users – the subscription level required to unlock all Figma design products – Figma Make is now available to all Figma users, with restrictions depending on the user’s subscription plan. The ability to publish projects created with Figma Make, which is currently still in beta, will be limited to Full Seat users. Users of the View, Collab, Dev, and free Starter Seat plans will only be able to experiment with Figma Make in their personal projects. This means that all users can at least try the demo version of Figma Make, but in order to do anything with these creations, you need to upgrade to a full access subscription.
One of the advantages of Figma Make over similar app coding tools is the ability to add design references. Users can upload a Figma image or design to the tool, along with a description of what they want to create – for example, an animated music player – to show what the end result should look like. Individual elements, such as text formatting and font style, can also be customized with additional AI suggestions or edited manually.
Figma Make is coming out of beta along with other Figma features, such as an image creation and editing tool that uses generative AI to create or manipulate images based on text descriptions, and a resolution enhancement feature that can be used to improve low-quality images.
Figma is also introducing a new AI credit system that gives users a certain number of credits that can be exchanged for the use of the platform’s AI tools, with allocation based on paid membership levels. Figma says that View, Collab, and Dev Seat users can use AI features with smaller credit limits “that are subject to change,” while Full Seat users will have unlimited access… for now.
“AI credits are designed to easily cover the day-to-day needs of Full Seat users, but for advanced users who may need more, team administrators will be able to purchase additional credits later this year,” Figma said in a statement. “Until then, we will not be strictly enforcing credit limits for Full Seat.”
