Absolutely. You can sign up for Figma’s free plan and start learning without spending a dime. Figma’s free plan offers nearly all the core functionality you need as a beginner (and even as an intermediate designer) – you can create and save designs, use all the tools, and even collaborate on a couple of projects for free.

To learn how to use it, there is a wealth of free resources available:

• Figma’s own tutorials and documentation: Figma provides onboarding lessons and a help center with guides that are freely accessible.

• YouTube tutorials: There are countless YouTube videos created by experienced designers walking through Figma basics and more advanced techniques, all free to watch.

• Free online courses or articles: Various design blogs and sites (like freeCodeCamp, Medium articles, etc.) have step-by-step tutorials on Figma at no cost.

• Community resources: Within Figma, you can explore Community files – these are publicly shared design files that you can open and inspect to learn how they were built. Many people publish design templates, UI kits, or example projects for others to learn from.

In summary, you do not need to pay anything to both use Figma and learn Figma. Start with the free version and leverage free learning materials. As you grow more comfortable, the free plan remains sufficient unless you work on larger team projects, at which point a paid plan might be needed (often paid by an employer).