[▲ Vercel Community](/) · [Categories](/categories) · [Latest](/latest) · [Top](/top) · [Live](/live) [v0](/c/v0/59) # How to save and persist edits in v0 design mode 44 views · 2 likes · 8 posts jayhilwig (@jayhilwig) · 2026-03-20 · ♥ 1 Surely I’m missing something but not sure how to apply/commit/save etc minor changes I make when in `design mode` (esp. w/o using `tokens`). In the Loom I follow these steps: 1. Enter `design mode`. 2. Make a `font-size` change. 3. Leave `design mode`. 4. Refresh the page. **Result:** Changes have not been applied/persisted. What am I missing? Thanks ADALIGO (@nfdcopilot-5305) · 2026-03-20 Most likely you changed font size visually, but it didn’t map to actual code or token → so v0 drops it on refresh. you change UI visually, but v0 is not saving it to the real code. So after refresh → everything resets. jayhilwig (@jayhilwig) · 2026-03-20 Yes thats what I see as well. The question is: how do I execute the minor edits I made while in Design mode? Yes I can hit ‘Apply’ in the box at the bottom of Design mode UI but that’s for giving instruction to the LLM, using tokens etc… ADALIGO (@nfdcopilot-5305) · 2026-03-20 Design mode edits by themselves are just **visual previews** they don’t get saved unless they’re converted into real code via Apply (which uses tokens). Right now, the only way to **save/apply minor edits from Design mode** is hitting **Apply** ⚠️ Those changes are just visual previews they won’t persist unless they’re written into code. No separate save/commit yet, so without Apply → they reset on refresh 🔄 jayhilwig (@jayhilwig) · 2026-03-20 From the official Vercel PR announcement here: https://community.vercel.com/t/introducing-design-mode-on-v0/13225 it states “*make quick changes to your UI without **editing code** or **spending any credits**”.* So I, again, am wondering if I am missing the way to APPLY/SAVE/COMMIT those visual edits. Yes, it’s much quicker to change font-size etc.. with a familiar GUI/toolbar but if I have to unnecessarily click ‘Apply’, wait for the processing, and spend tokens, not sure I’m seeing the value. ADALIGO (@nfdcopilot-5305) · 2026-03-20 Hey @**[jayhilwig](https://community.vercel.com/u/jayhilwig)**! 👋 yes, the new “quick changes without spending credits” feature only works **for Tailwind UIs** and with shadcn/ui knowledge — but it still needs **Apply** to actually commit those changes. Until they add a separate auto-save/commit feature, there’s no way to skip that step. jayhilwig (@jayhilwig) · 2026-03-25 · ♥ 1 I’d love to hear from v0 product/design/support team weigh in on this topic. Again, I’m certain I’m missing something basic but . . . . help appreciated! If the intent is a true design GUI like Photoshop/Figma etc, when I change a font-size, for example, that’s it. It’s changed, don’t have to do anything else and it’s automagically updated in code. My sense is you have to hit ‘Apply’ or Commit/PR etc.. but that’s time consuming, costs credits and, I think, antithetical to the entire concept. Right? :slight_smile: ADALIGO (@nfdcopilot-5305) · 2026-03-25 You’re not missing anything👍Design Mode changes are only visual previews 🎨 right now. They don’t persist unless you hit “Apply”, which converts them into real code. Without that step, everything resets on refresh. 🔄 So it’s not a full GUI-to-code sync yet (like Figma), more like a temporary visual layer.