In an interview with Bloomberg, Adobe Chief Product Officer Scott Belsky has reassured anxious Figma customers that the web collaborative design platform’s acquisition is not going to change its pricing mannequin and ease of use. If you will recall, Adobe introduced in mid-September that it is buying Figma for roughly $20 billion in money and shares. Users understandably raised considerations concerning the merger, seeing as Adobe’s applications are fairly costly. 

Belsky stated within the interview that Figma will stay a “freemium” providing with a primary tier that is out there without charge. Figma co-founder Dylan Field added that Adobe is not planning any worth enhance and that the platform will stay free for schooling. Adobe does have adjustments deliberate for the platform, in fact, together with integrating options from its software program portfolio, in addition to its library of fonts and inventory photographs. 

According to Belsky, although, any replace Adobe rolls out will not be obstructive and will not make it troublesome to navigate the platform’s interface. Perhaps most significantly for individuals who use Figma for collaborations, it is going to proceed permitting file sharing with out further charges — customers will not need to get a Creative Cloud subscription to work on the identical doc. 

Adobe’s suite of applications will bear adjustments as a result of acquisition, as effectively. The firm plans to undertake Figma’s collaborative options and will construct multi-user internet platforms for its applications. Adobe Express and Acrobat may also get their very own variations of Figma’s whiteboard and presentation features. “We would solely need to amplify and proceed and study from the issues that Figma has completed to grow to be a viral product within the enterprise and all through the world,” Belsky stated. 

There is one Adobe program which may not survive the acquisition: Figma’s direct competitor Adobe XD. The firm has no rapid plans to kill the software program, however it is going to “reevaluate the place [it] need[s] to shift [its] sources and focus” as soon as Figma is available in. Both events count on the deal to shut someday in 2023, as long as it will get approval from each regulators and shareholders.