When Android Studio fails to download the necessary dependencies for inspecting composable layouts, it displays this suggestion for adding a custom VM property:

A Could not download androidx.compose.ui:ui-android:1.7.5 from maven.google.com. Check the internet connection. For offline repositories (not common) please specify -Dappinspection.use.dev.jar=true as a custom VM property.

However, adding the property results in another error:

File not found: /Applications/Android Studio stable.app/Contents/plugins/android/resources/compose-ui-inspection.jar. Make sure the file is present. Please specify -Dlayout.inspector.rel.jar.location=<folder> as a custom VM property with the folder where the file can be found

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

Help > Edit Custom VM Options
Add -Dappinspection.use.dev.jar=true
Restart Android Studio

Studio Build: Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 Patch 1
Version of Gradle Plugin: 8.7.2
Version of Gradle: 8.11
Version of Java: 17
OS: macOS