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Forrester analyzes the ROI of Dev Mode
August 21, 2025
By Andrew Hogan
For developers, working more efficiently isn’t just about being faster, but also reducing friction in their workflows. Forrester tells us how to save them time and headache—all in service of shipping better products.
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Introducing our Dev Mode MCP server: Bringing Figma into your workflow
June 4, 2025
By Jake Albaugh
Today we’re announcing the beta release of the Dev Mode MCP server, which brings Figma directly into the developer workflow to help LLMs achieve design-informed code generation.
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Why devs should play an active role in design
November 19, 2024
By Nicholas Villapiano
Advocating for Dev Mode changed my team’s workflow. Here’s how you can do the same.
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A year with Dev Mode: 10 lessons from an engineering manager
August 21, 2024
By Laurent Thiebault
After integrating Dev Mode into our design system workflow, I’ve gathered several insights to help teams navigate this powerful tool. Here are my top takeaways.
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How Crunchyroll clarified confusing workflows with Dev Mode
August 20, 2024
By Jenny Xie
The anime streaming service supports 15 platforms, from the web browser to game consoles, and is available in 12 languages—all of which spell complexity for the design team. Here’s how they deliver a consistent experience across touchpoints.
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How HP powers up design handoff with Dev Mode
July 30, 2024
By Annie Berrones
HP’s design system team reveals how they used Figma to streamline processes, break down silos, and save developers time.
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Unlocking the power of Code Connect: Best practices for design systems teams
May 22, 2024
By Annie Berrones
Design system leads and developers at Bumble, GitHub, and HP share how they’re leveraging the new Dev Mode feature to bridge the gap between design and code.
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Everything you need to know about Dev Mode
January 31, 2024
By Figma
We built Dev Mode to make product development more efficient, from idea to code. Today, Dev Mode moves out of beta. Learn more about our product philosophy, how we’re improving the experience for developers and designers, and what’s next.
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The art and science of annotations in Dev Mode
January 31, 2024
By Oscar Nilsson
Product Designer Oscar Nilsson explains how we’re streamlining designer-developer collaboration with annotations in Dev mode.
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What’s next for Dev Mode: annotations, compare changes, plugins, and more
January 25, 2024
By Avantika Gomes
Today, we’re introducing annotations to Dev Mode, along with improvements to compare changes, plugins, and the Figma for VS Code extension. Dev Mode will move out of free beta on January 31.
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Dev Mode: Building a design tool that works harder for developers
November 22, 2023
By Alia Fite
How do you create a home for developers in a design tool? The Dev Mode team shares their early pivot away from a codegen-first approach, the acquisition that accelerated their efforts, and what it means to break down the handoff wall.
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Dev Mode fast follows: 200+ new features and fixes
August 22, 2023
By Emily Brody
After two months of open beta, we’ve shipped more than 200 of the most-wanted updates to our Dev Mode workspace.
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