Importance of DevMode in Figma

How to Apply?

Step 1: Apply the DevMode using the button at the top right corner with symbol . Or else press Shift + D to open the dev mode on the design....

Properties of DevMode in Figma

DevMode, also known as the Developer Mode in Figma is often used to convert the design into development codes. It is known for converting the designing aspect to an engineering aspect. It provides us with different dev tools, that are used in Chrome Dev tools while development. It allows us to inspect every component and element and gain more information about it. The devmode also shows us the Box model of the component, such as it’s padding, margin and width, height properties. It is an all in one feature and provides us with several plugins such as Anima, StoryBook, or GitHub to connect to other applications as well as get the code for the entire design. It is used in creating responsive designs. By using frames of different screen sizes, one can create the designs on mobile screens, desktop and then altogether combine to make it responsive....

Importance of DevMode in Figma

DevMode in Figma allows us to get the style components of each element. This means that through designing, if we add the border, border-radius, height, width of an element, the devmode will return it back in the form of CSS styles, or even tailwind or bootstrap styles. By using plugins of Figma it saves a lot of time of developers. We can simply design our prototype and the plugins of Figma in the devmode will return us the entire code of the design in just one click. Through devMode, we can mark a set of frames as ready for development. This tool comes in handy during collaborative sessions. It allows us to convert the code into different languages, such as HTML, React.js, Tailwind, Flutter, Vue, Next.js etc. The DevMode also allows us to save the frames in the form of a picture format in png, or jpg etc....

Conclusion

DevMode is an important tool of Figma as it allows the designers to also work as developers. It provides us with a variety of assets and properties that help us both in designing as well as converting the design into codes. It also allows us to save the design, mark it as ready for development and much more. It is an integral tool to know for a UI/UX designer and usage of it is crucial to save time and efforts while developing....