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# Which Permissions are Required for Visualforce Development?

Visualforce development requires various permissions, depending on the specific activity.

|User Permissions Needed| |
|-----------------------|--|
|To enable Visualforce development mode:|“Customize Application”|
|To create, edit, or delete Visualforce pages:|“Customize Application”|
|To create and edit custom Visualforce components:|“Customize Application”|
|To edit custom Visualforce controllers or Apex|“Author Apex”|
|To set Visualforce page security:|“Manage Profiles and Permission Sets”|
|To set version settings for Visualforce pages:|“Customize Application”|
|To create, edit, or delete static resources:|“Customize Application”|
|To create Visualforce Tabs:|“Customize Application”|