How to Get Figma Professional Free as a Student

Still paying for design tools while you are a student? Figma gives students its Professional plan for free, and that covers unlimited files, prototyping, and Dev Mode for handoff. Here is where to claim it.

That is the paid Professional tier for $0 while you are in school. The same perk also brings unlimited FigJam boards and AI-powered design suggestions, so you are not stuck on the free plan's file limits.

What You Need

• Active student status — the plan is for students only.

Tutorial

1. Open https://www.figma.com/education/. That is Figma's education page, where the Professional plan is handed to students, so start there instead of the regular pricing page.

Wrapping Up

Everything Figma lists for students is yours once you are on that page: unlimited files, prototyping, Dev Mode for handoff, and unlimited FigJam. Take a project you are already working on and run it through Dev Mode to see how handoff feels. If you design in a team, it is worth telling the other students on it before the term gets busy.