Figma has a number of features under development that are available to users in beta. In this article, find out which beta features are available, what they are, their beta types, and how to access each one.
Beta types refer to the level of access. These include:
- Beta / Open beta: All Figma users can join the beta
- Closed beta: Only users who receive an invite can join the beta
- Limited beta: The beta is available to all Figma users, but is limited to a certain number of beta users
Note: Beta features can change during the beta period. You may experience bugs or performance issues during this time.
Glass effect open beta
Glass is a new effect that lets you create dynamic and translucent elements that refract light like physical glass. Learn more about the glass effect.
Grid open beta
Grid is an option within auto layout that allows you to create two dimensional layouts like galleries, bento boxes, and common web layout patterns. Use grid to build responsive layouts that flow both horizontally and vertically.
- New auto layout option: Select grid as an auto layout option to format with rows and columns.
- Span multiple tracks: Stretch across multiple grid columns or rows instead of being confined to a single cell.
- Fixed track sizing: Control over width and height of columns or rows.
- CSS: Align to grid CSS in Dev Mode for smooth design-to-dev handoff.
Grid FAQ
Figma Buzz open beta
Before you start
Who can use this feature
Figma Buzz is in open beta.
While in beta, Figma Buzz will be free for everyone. Once Figma Buzz is out of beta, it will be included on the Full, Dev, and Content seats, in addition to our free Starter plan. We’ll notify you before that happens.
Figma Buzz enables brand designers to build workflows for marketers to create campaigns confidently and move at the pace of their ideas—all within Figma. Use Figma Buzz to make assets such as social media posts, digital ads, event materials, and more.
- Publish templates: Copy and paste from Figma Design to Figma Buzz, make necessary tweaks in design mode, and publish in buzz for your peers to easily access and use.
- Controlled editing: Teams can edit select sections within published templates, ensuring they are always staying on brand.
- Freeform editing: Select a template, start from scratch, or use a custom size to create exactly what you need. Riff and refine with design tools in a simplified editor.
- Creation at scale: Quickly create and edit thousands of assets at once. See them all in one view, regardless of size.
Figma Buzz FAQ
While in beta, Figma Buzz will be free for everyone. Once Figma Buzz is out of beta, it will be included on the Full, Dev, and Content seats, in addition to our free Starter plan. We’ll notify you before that happens.
Figma Buzz is available on Education plan accounts. AI features within Figma Buzz are not currently available on Education plan accounts.
Figma Buzz is not available on Figma for Government.
Yes, AI features are available to users on paid plans.
See a list of AI features available in Figma Buzz.
As an admin, you can choose to disable access to AI features for your team or organization.
Figma Sites open beta
Before you start
Who can use this feature
Figma Sites is in open beta.
Figma Sites is available on all plans. Publishing a site to a live domain requires a paid plan.
Requires a Full seat to edit and publish sites. Users with Dev, Collab, or View seats can view site files.
Figma Sites is an all-in-one tool for designing, prototyping, and publishing websites. In Figma Sites, you can:
- Copy from Figma: Copy and paste your Figma designs into Figma Sites for easy migration.
- Templates: Get started with pre-designed website templates.
- Assets & blocks: Pull in your design system and premade web elements.
- Breakpoints: Layouts, text, and components can adapt for different screen sizes.
- Interactions: Apply interactions like marquee, scroll parallax, and much more with a few clicks.
- Preview & publish: See live HTML preview in canvas and publish designs straight to the web.
Figma Sites FAQ
In Figma, a user’s seat type determines which Figma products and functionalities they can access.
- In Figma Sites, a Full seat is required to edit and publish site files.
- Users with Dev, Collab, or View seats can view site files.
During the beta, we're gradually enabling publishing capabilities.
Here's what you can expect:
- Publishing is being rolled out gradually to users. You may be able to create and edit sites before you can publish them.
- If you attempt to publish and see a disabled state or a tooltip message, your account hasn't yet been enabled.
- We'll notify you directly in-product once publishing is activated for your account.
If you currently can't publish your site, it may not have rolled out to your account yet. Or, if you’re on the Organization or Enterprise plan, your admin may have turned off publishing capabilities for your organization. Learn more about managing site publishing for an organization.
By default, anyone with a Full seat can publish a site to the web using Figma Sites. On the Organization and Enterprise plans, organization admins have the ability to disable site publishing to align with their company’s information security practices.
Learn more about managing web publishing for an organization.
There are no limits on published websites.
Yes, Figma Sites supports custom site domains. Organization and Enterprise plans can set up unlimited custom domains, and Professional plans can set up 10 custom domains free of charge through 2025.
Figma Sites is not currently available for Figma for Government accounts.
Figma Sites is available for Figma for Education accounts.
While in beta, Figma Sites is available to all paid plans. Go to figma.com/pricing-faq to learn more.
Figma is not responsible for content that is published from Figma Sites. Published sites are accessible to anyone on the public web, and you are responsible for complying with any regulations or laws that apply to your content or any data you collect from visitors to your published sites. If you're unsure about what those obligations are or how to comply with them, please consult a lawyer.
Figma reserves the right to remove any published content that is reported and determined to violate Figma’s Acceptable Use Policy.
Figma MCP server open beta
Before you start
Who can use this feature
The Figma MCP server is in open beta.
Available on a Dev or Full seat on the Professional, Organization, or Enterprise plans
You must use a code editor or application that supports MCP Servers (ie. VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code)
The Figma MCP Server helps developers implement designs quickly and accurately by providing important context to AI agents that generate code from Figma design and Make files. The tools within Figma’s MCP Server bring additional context from Figma into your workflow, so your code doesn't just match your existing systems, but your design, too.
MCP Servers are part of a standardized interface for AI agents to interact with data sources using the Model Context Protocol.
With the server enabled, you can:
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Generate code from selected frames
Select a Figma frame and turn it into code. Great for product teams building new flows or iterating on app features.
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Extract design context
Pull in variables, components, and layout data directly into your IDE. This is especially useful for design systems and component-based workflows.
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Retrieve Make resources
Gather code resources from Make files and provide them to the LLM as context. This can help as you move from prototype to production application.
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Keep your design system components consistent with Code Connect
Boost output quality by reusing your actual components. Code Connect keeps your generated code consistent with your codebase.
Learn more about the MCP Server and bringing Figma into your worfklow →
Code Connect UI open beta
Before you start
Who can use this feature
Code Connect UI is in open beta.
Available on a Dev or Full seat on the Organization and Enterprise plans
The Code Connect UI helps you link design components in your Figma libraries to the corresponding code components in your codebase. It runs entirely inside Figma and connects directly to GitHub for repository access and mapping context. These connections enhance the MCP server’s ability to guide AI agents with more precise implementation details by giving them direct references to your actual code.
Learn more about bringing in your design system components with Code Connect →
Desktop app open beta
Figma has a beta version of the desktop app available.
By using the beta version of the app, you're helping Figma test bug fixes and performance improvements, before we release them to the general public. The beta version does not give you access to features Figma hasn't released yet.
You can install and use the Figma desktop app and the beta version at the same time. Both versions of the desktop app will offer the same core features and functionality.
Learn how to download the beta version of the desktop app →
