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Figma opens Code Layers beta for AI workflows
TechBooky · Oct 15, 2026
Figma moved Code Layers into open beta on all plans, letting teams embed executable code directly on the design canvas, capture live sites via a Chrome extension, and ask the AI agent to convert designs into code or iterate on existing code.
Why it matters: It collapses the design-to-code handoff — teams can test real working interfaces alongside visual designs in one shared canvas.
Figma announces Figma Specs and new controls to define how AI agents work on its platform
TechCrunch · Oct 14, 2026
At its first Config event in India, Figma debuted Figma Specs — a Markdown-based editor for documenting design requirements and brand rules on the canvas — plus centralized design libraries and guidelines to steer AI agents toward predictable, on-brand output.
Why it matters: Specs gives teams a structured way to constrain non-deterministic AI agents, turning design systems into machine-readable rules for enterprise work.
Figma's on-canvas AI design agent becomes generally available
Figma · Oct 6, 2026
Figma moved its AI design agent in Figma Design from open beta to general availability on all paid plans, with faster performance, better context-pulling across files, and real-time visibility into teammates' agent work.
Why it matters: Agentic AI is now a native, everyday part of the Figma canvas — workflows shift toward prompting, parallel exploration, and review.
Figma launches data residency in Japan
Figma Blog · Sep 11, 2026
Figma introduced local data hosting in Japan, letting enterprise customers store file data domestically — following earlier launches in Australia, Brazil, India, Europe, and the US.
Why it matters: Local hosting plus governance controls opens Figma to regulated industries like finance, healthcare, and the public sector.
Webflow expands beyond design with App Gen, an AI tool for building full-stack web apps
SiliconANGLE · Nov 12, 2025
Webflow launched App Gen, a generative AI feature that turns natural-language prompts into production-ready, full-stack web applications that inherit a site's design system and deploy to Webflow Cloud.
Why it matters: It moves no-code web design into functional app territory — designers can ship real data-driven products without engineering help.
Everything Adobe announced at Max 2025: Firefly Image Model 5, soundtrack generator, AI assistants
The Indian Express · Oct 28, 2025
At Adobe MAX, Adobe unveiled Firefly Image Model 5 in public beta, Generate Soundtrack and Generate Speech in Firefly, conversational agentic AI assistants across Express, Firefly and Photoshop, and Firefly Foundry for custom brand models.
Why it matters: Adobe is embedding conversational, agentic AI across its creative suite while integrating partner models from Google, OpenAI, and Runway.
Figma's stunning market debut: largest VC-backed US tech IPO in years
The Economic Times · Jul 31, 2025
Figma went public on the NYSE under ticker FIG, pricing at $33 and raising about $1.22 billion at a $19.3 billion valuation; shares surged roughly 250% on debut.
Why it matters: The debut validated Figma's independence after the cancelled Adobe acquisition and reopened the tech IPO market.
Figma unveils Figma Sites, Make, Draw and Buzz at Config 2025
PetaPixel · May 7, 2025
At Config in San Francisco, Figma announced four new products: Figma Sites (design, build, and publish live websites), Figma Make (prompt-to-code prototypes), Figma Draw (vector illustration), and Figma Buzz (branded marketing assets).
Why it matters: It doubled Figma's product lineup, signaling a shift from design tool to end-to-end product platform.
Canva introduces Visual Suite 2.0 with conversational Canva AI and Canva Code
The Indian Express · Apr 11, 2025
At Canva Create 2025, Canva launched Visual Suite 2.0 — a voice-enabled conversational Canva AI assistant, Canva Code (an AI coding tool built with Anthropic), and Canva Sheets, an AI-powered visual spreadsheet.
Why it matters: It brought prompt-based app creation and conversational AI into the world's largest design platform.