Create a Figma Account
Figma has a free Starter Team plan, but some features only work with a paid team (Professional, Organization, Enterprise) or free Education Team.
- If you already have a paid Figma account, skip the Education plan instructions and scroll down to the Installing the Figma Desktop app instructions.
- If you do not have a Figma account (or you’re on a free Starter Team plan) you can apply for a free Education plan to use while you learn… at no cost to you! Follow the instructions below as soon as possible, because your application can take several days to be approved.
Apply for a Free Education Plan
- If you don’t already have a free Figma account, go to figma.com and create a free account.
Email hello@nobledesktop.com to tell us the email address you used for your Figma account and that you’re requesting access to the Education Plan.
TIP: If you click the email address above, it will open an email where you only have to add the email address you used for your Figma account into the body of the email.
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We’ll then submit the request to Figma. Once they approve it, you’ll get an email from Figma welcoming you to the Figma Education plan. While you wait, you can continue using your Figma account with its free Starter Team (which can still use most of Figma’s features).
NOTE: Figma’s free Education Team is equivalent to the paid Professional Team, but is meant for you to use while learning and not for professional use.
Install the Figma Desktop App (Recommended, but Not Required)
Figma can be used in a web browser, or in the Figma Desktop app:
- If using a browser, we highly recommend Google Chrome (we've seen bugs in other browsers).
- Figma works best in the Desktop app, so if you can install that we highly recommend it. Here's how:
- Go to figma.com/downloads
- Download the Desktop app for macOS or Windows.
To learn more about the differences between using Figma in a browser versus the Desktop app, refer to the “Introduction” section of the book we provide in class.