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I’d like Figma links to open in the Mac desktop app, but they only open in the browser. The option to “Open in App” doesn’t exist in my Preferences menu in Figma in either the browser or desktop app.


I’ve tried reinstalling the app, reloading all tabs, and restarting my Mac –– of the things recommended here:

Glad you found a workaround that works for you. I don’t think reducing the privacy settings of my entire browser is an acceptable tradeoff. Plenty of apps have figured out how to do this without needing to have Private Relay disabled. I don’t think it’s too much to ask of Figma to figure out something that, just for example, Zoom has figured out. The Zoom app sucks and I hate it, but at least when I open one of their links in Safari, it opens the meeting in their app.

I’ve found another clever way to handle this.


You’ll have to use an open-source app called Finicky.


Then, in your ~/.finicky.js file, paste the following configuration:


const FIGMA_BUNDLE_ID = "com.figma.Desktop";

const FIGMA_HOST_NAME = "figma.com";



module.exports = {

  defaultBrowser: "Google Chrome",

  handlers: r

    // Open any Figma link that's clicked with the Figma Desktop App, instead of first going to the browser

    {

      match: ({ url }) => url.host.includes(FIGMA_HOST_NAME),

      browser: FIGMA_BUNDLE_ID,

      // Convert the url to a format that automatically opens in the Figma Desktop app

      url: ({ url }) => `figma:/${url.pathname}`,

    },

  ],

};

Then, when you click any Figma link, it will automatically open in the Figma Desktop app straight away!

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