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Figma Make – AI-Powered App Builder 🚀

Figma just dropped Figma Make, a supercharged AI app-building tool now available to everyone—from free users to enterprise teams. Previously locked behind the “Full Seat” tier, it’s now fully accessible across all subscription levels, with publishing privileges reserved for Full Seat plans

What Can Figma Make Do?

• Generate full app prototypes with a natural-language prompt—no coding needed.

• Reference your existing designs: just feed it Figma files or style images, and it’ll adapt UI components to match.

• Refine via text or manual tweaks, letting you personalize behavior, layout, or visuals effortlessly.

• AI credits system: Free users get limited credits; Full Seat subscribers enjoy unlimited access for now, with pay-to-add-ons on the horizon

Why It Matters

1. Zero-code innovation: Empowers non-developers to build interactive prototypes—from e-commerce pages to utility apps.

2. Design + dev fusion: Figma’s reputation in UI/UX takes a leap, turning it into a full-blown app prototyping environment.

3. Big picture synergy: Combines creative design and functional prototyping in one sleek workflow.

Who It’s For

• Designers wanting to skip handoffs and jump straight into interactive development.

• Product teams looking to validate ideas quickly without dev effort.

• Educators & students experimenting with app design and logic in classrooms or hackathons.

🔮 What’s Next?

Expect to see:

• Enhanced AI engines powering more intelligent interface behaviors.

• Expanding the AI ecosystem: integration with plugins like databases or authentication.

• Shift in design roles: designers are becoming hybrid thinkers—part visual artist, part product-builder.