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Figma

Figma is a browser-based tool for designing website and mobile app interfaces. Released by Figma, Inc. in 2016, it lets multiple people work in the same file at the same time.

DeveloperFigma, Inc.
First released2016
Official sitefigma.com
Design

What is Figma?

Figma is a design application built specifically for website and app interfaces. Unlike traditional design software, it requires no installation: it runs in an ordinary web browser. Files live in the cloud (on remote servers), so a design opens from any computer and the classic "send me the latest file" problem simply disappears.

Figma's defining feature is real-time collaboration: a designer, a project manager, and a client can view the same file simultaneously, see each other's cursors, and leave comments (essentially Google Docs for design). When it launched in 2016 this was novel, and it quickly propelled Figma past rivals like Adobe XD and Sketch.

Beyond static design, Figma supports prototypes (clickable, interactive mockups that behave like a real site): you can press buttons and move between pages before a single line of code exists. Its Dev Mode gives developers exact measurements, colors, and fonts as ready-to-use code values, smoothing the handoff from design to development.

Figma is a commercial product with a generous free tier that covers personal use and small projects. In 2022 Adobe agreed to acquire Figma for 20 billion dollars, but competition concerns from EU and UK regulators led both companies to abandon the deal in December 2023, leaving Figma independent.

What it means for your business

For a business owner commissioning a website, Figma means you see and approve exactly how your site will look before any code is written. Changes happen at the design stage, where they are cheap and fast, rather than in code, where they are expensive. You review everything through a simple link in your browser: no software to install.

How SaytPro uses it

SaytPro starts every project with a Figma design: page mockups are prepared first, and the client reviews them via a shared link, leaving comments directly on the design. Once approved, the team uses Dev Mode to pull exact sizes and colors into Next.js and Tailwind CSS code. This workflow keeps the finished site faithful to the approved design.

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Frequently asked questions

Figma is a tool for designing website and mobile app interfaces. It runs in the browser, needs no installation, and lets several people work in one file at once. When a website is built, the first stage, defining how it looks, usually happens in Figma.

Photoshop was built for photo editing and raster graphics; Figma was built for interface design. Figma runs in the browser, stores files in the cloud, and lets several people edit the same file live: a workflow Photoshop was never designed around. For web design, Figma adds purpose-built features like reusable components and prototyping.

Both target interface design, but Adobe has effectively stopped developing XD and no longer promotes it to new users. Figma is actively developed and has a far larger community and plugin ecosystem. For new projects today, Figma is the de facto industry standard.

Figma has a free plan that is genuinely usable: enough for personal work and a limited number of project files. Teams that need unlimited files, full version history, and complete Dev Mode features pay for monthly per-editor plans.

The designer sends you a regular link that opens in your browser: no installation needed, and often no account either. You can click any element and leave a comment right on it; the designer sees it and makes the change. It is far more precise than emailing screenshots back and forth.

A prototype is a clickable, interactive model of the design created without writing code. You can press buttons, open menus, and move between pages as if the site already worked. It lets you test navigation and usability before development starts, when changes are still cheap.

Dev Mode is Figma's view for developers: it shows every element's exact dimensions, color codes, fonts, and spacing as code-ready values. Developers work from precise numbers instead of guessing from a picture. The result is a finished site that closely matches the approved design.

Three reasons: it runs identically on Windows, Mac, and Linux because it lives in the browser; real-time collaboration eliminates file-versioning chaos; and its component system keeps large designs consistent. Since 2016 these advantages have carried it past Sketch and Adobe XD.

No. Adobe signed an agreement in 2022 to acquire Figma for 20 billion dollars, but EU and UK competition regulators raised serious concerns. The companies abandoned the deal in December 2023, and Figma remains an independent company.

It means you approve the exact look of your site before money is spent on development. Changing a design is many times cheaper and faster than changing code. Studios like SaytPro start every project with a Figma design for precisely this reason: coding begins only after client approval.

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Tailwind CSS

A utility-first CSS framework for building fully custom designs quickly and consistently.

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React

Meta's open-source JavaScript library for building user interfaces.

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Custom Admin Panel

A management system built from scratch so you can update your website without any technical skills.

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