Updates to how drafts work | Figma Blog (opens in new tab)

Figma is moving Drafts for Starter and Professional users into team-associated spaces. The change is intended to clarify ownership, permissions, security, and plan features while keeping drafts private and free to create or edit. Users must eventually move existing drafts into a team, though no immediate deadline applies.

Why Figma Is Changing Drafts

• Drafts previously existed outside teams, creating:
  • Unclear ownership and team association
  • Inconsistent behavior across Figma plans
  • Limited access to paid features such as advanced prototyping, password protection, and Dev Mode
  • Ambiguous permissions between personal and professional work
  • Potential security, intellectual-property, and file-loss risks

New Drafts Structure

• Every draft must now belong to a team.
• Each team provides members with a private drafts space.
• Drafts in Professional teams can use Professional features when edited by eligible users.
• Collaborators who are not full team members will be changed from editors to viewers when a draft moves, preventing unexpected paid seats.
• Users with one Starter team may have their drafts migrated automatically.

What Remains the Same

• Drafts remain private to their owner and invited collaborators.
• Users can create and edit personal drafts for free.
• Starter teams can have unlimited viewers and unlimited editors on up to three collaborative files.

Moving Existing Drafts

• Users will find their files in a temporary “Drafts to move” space.
• Drafts can be moved into any existing team or into a newly created free Starter team for personal work.
• Existing collaborators can continue editing before migration, but new collaborators can only be added after moving a file to a team.
• There is no hard deadline yet; unmoved drafts will eventually be transferred to a new free Starter plan after advance notice.

Future Billing and Collaboration Improvements

• Figma plans to make paid editor-seat upgrades clearer.
• Planned improvements include better freelancer handoffs, support for users on multiple teams, license management, admin tools, and guest management.
• The company is also redesigning its core billing experience.

Figma recommends organizing drafts into the appropriate team—or creating a free Starter team for personal projects—to establish clearer separation between professional and personal work.