# What's next for Dev Mode: annotations, compare changes, plugins, and more

DevFeed: [What's next for Dev Mode: annotations, compare changes, plugins, and more](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-s-next-for-dev-mode-annotations-compare-changes-plugins-and-more-9627.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/dev-mode-ga/>)

Author: Avantika Gomes

Published: 2024-01-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [VS Code Extension](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vscode-extension.md>), [Front end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frontend.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Code generation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-generation.md>), [Bootstrap](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bootstrap.md>), [Tailwind CSS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tailwind.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [dev](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dev.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/features.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [frameworks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frameworks.md>), [plugins](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plugins.md>), [tailwind](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tailwind.md>), [vs-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vs-code.md>), [workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflows.md>)

## AI overview

Figma introduces annotations in Dev Mode, improves visual and code comparisons, expands plugin capabilities, and updates the Figma for VS Code extension. The changes are intended to improve design handoff, provide connected measurements and context, and support customized developer workflows.

## Source excerpt

Today, we're introducing annotations to Dev Mode, along with improvements to compare changes, plugins, and the Figma for VS Code extension. Dev Mode will move out of free beta on January 31.