Figma: Built-In Approvals in Figma Buzz
FigmaFigma added built-in approval workflows to Figma Buzz, allowing administrators to enable design review processes that must be completed before brand assets can be exported. Admins configure approvals in Admin settings and choose whether review is optional or required for export. Once enabled, team members request approvals directly within Buzz and designated reviewers grant or deny them — ensuring every asset stays on-brand before it leaves the system. The feature is in beta, available to all seat types on Organization and Enterprise plans.
Key Takeaways
- Built-in approvals add a formal governance gate to Figma Buzz, preventing asset export until a reviewer signs off — closing the loop on brand compliance workflows.
- Admins control strictness: review can be set as optional (a soft gate) or required (a hard block on export), giving organizations flexibility to match their process.
- The approval flow is end-to-end within Buzz — requesters and reviewers never need to leave the tool to manage the review cycle.
- This is an Organization and Enterprise beta feature, targeting larger teams where brand governance processes are formalized and brand risk is significant.
- Figma Buzz's positioning shifts from "template tool" to "brand control platform" with this addition — approvals move it closer to digital asset management (DAM) territory.
- Available now in beta as of April 2, 2026, with Admin settings configuration required to activate.
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Built-In Approvals in Figma Buzz: Brand Governance Before Export
Figma released built-in approvals for Figma Buzz on April 2, 2026, addressing a gap in the brand asset workflow: the absence of a formalized review step between asset creation and distribution.
What Figma Buzz Is
Figma Buzz is Figma's tool for marketers and non-designer team members to create on-brand assets from designer-built templates. Designers create constrained templates with locked elements and designated editable zones; marketing teams produce customized assets (social posts, banners, campaign materials) without touching the underlying design system. Buzz sits downstream of Figma Design and is aimed at enabling brand-consistent content creation at scale.
The Approvals Feature
The new approvals capability adds a governance layer to Buzz's asset export workflow. Administrators can:
- Enable approvals in Admin settings
- Configure whether design review is optional or required before exporting assets
When approvals are required, team members who create or customize an asset must request a review before the export action becomes available. Designated reviewers receive the request and can grant or deny approval directly within the Buzz interface. Once approved, the asset can be exported.
This creates a formal checkpoint — ensuring that even after templates are locked and guidelines are set, a human review layer can catch anything before assets reach external audiences.
Optional vs. Required
The configurable strictness is meaningful. Organizations with mature brand governance processes can set approvals to required, creating a hard gate before export. Teams that want a softer process can set approvals to optional, surfacing the workflow as a request mechanism without blocking export outright.
Who This Is For
The feature targets organizations where brand consistency is mission-critical: marketing agencies, enterprise brands, and regulated industries where creative materials must be reviewed before publication. The Org and Enterprise plan requirement reflects this — it is designed for teams with formal brand governance needs rather than individual users or small teams.
Availability
Built-in approvals in Buzz are currently in beta and available to all seat types on Organization and Enterprise plans. Admins enable the feature from their organization's Admin settings panel.