# Introducing branching: space to iterate and explore freely

DevFeed: [Introducing branching: space to iterate and explore freely](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introducing-branching-space-to-iterate-and-explore-freely-9867.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/introducing-branching-space-to-iterate-and-explore-freely/>)

Author: Meagan Gamache

Published: 2021-04-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [spaces](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/spaces.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-requests.md>), [Netflix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/netflix.md>)

Tags: [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [design-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design-systems.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [netflix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/netflix.md>), [sandbox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sandbox.md>), [scale](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scale.md>), [workflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflow.md>)

## AI overview

Figma announces branching in beta to help design teams collaborate at scale. Branches let designers explore and iterate on shared files while protecting approved work, centralizing design systems, and preserving multiplayer collaboration with automatic saving.

## Source excerpt

Announcing branching in beta to better enable collaboration at scale.