![What's Figma? - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Cx2dkpBxst8/maxresdefault.jpg)
The Figma app is a free, cloud-based design tool for iPhone and iPad that allows users to create, share, and test designs for websites, mobile apps, and other digital products. It’s a popular tool for designers, product managers, writers, and developers. Tool for designers, product managers, writers, and developers. I use this app to help me with app prototype mockups and my senior project.
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Figma is known for its real-time collaboration and UI/UX design. It allows multiple team members to collaborate and view designs simultaneously, just like in Google Docs. This live collaboration capability allows instant feedback, iterative design processes, and accelerated decision-making.
![Figma: The Collaborative Interface Design Tool](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/599r6htc/localized/a9afeb156fd9d624032026ba5dded124f3265a42-2400x1260.png?w=1200&q=70&fit=max&auto=format)
Figma is similar to InDesign, but more user-friendly, and can take a beginner UX/UI designer to some great heights. Like anything, however, it will take practice, especially if you are used to using different mediums to be creative.
![Figma Basic Tutorial: Workshop | Figma](https://s3-alpha.figma.com/hub/file/2911047223/c61abfb4-955a-47b8-a052-e0841de8510b-cover.png)
Overall, Figma’s combination of collaboration features, real-time editing, prototyping capabilities, cross-platform support, and extensibility make it an indispensable tool for modern design teams.