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At least 2 or 3 times per day, I will be going back and forth between applications and when coming back into Figma, the pinch-to-zoom on my track pad will not work. It works perfectly on every other application (even while it isn’t working on Figma). I haven’t been able to recreate the issue with a specific sequence of events. It seems to be haphazard.


Who else is experiencing this? Has anyone been able to recreate this issue? It’s not a trackpad or MacOS issue (since the pinch-to-zoom still works perfectly alongside when Figma isn’t responding to it).

Same here.


This is becoming really disruptive in my work and @anon21722796 is not even acknolegking that there is an issue. I have to restart the app and sometime the whole machine.


@anon21722796 this is a massive bug that hinder our productivity.


Replying just to keep this alive because it’s awful and sucks and raaaaawwwrrr


Same here! @anon21722796


@anon21722796, please fix this bug, it is a known issue for a long time now and happening for a lot of users as reported here. I hate restarting all the files and tabs that I have closed because the pinch and zoom features are not working.


Same issue for me. It happened multiple times during the day (on Figma & Figjam files) and more and more often since few days. Very annoying and frustrating because i can’t work during few minutes.

The pinch zoom issue is only on figma, it works on other software.

I’m on MacbookPros 2019, with no external trackpad.


Same here @anon21722796

restarting the app did not help.

Happend after I made a screen grab in Miro


Almost full battery, but saw the comment about plugging in the laptop to the charger and it helped


Same issue here - M1 MacBook Pro, web version of Figjam. Trackpad control is maddeningly unreliable - sometimes it stops working altogether, pinch to zoom only works around 80% of the time, and swipe gestures are often misinterpreted, invoking the browser ‘back’ behaviour. I was a long-time Miro user and didn’t have these issues with that tool.


Same here. @anon21722796, please address. Our entire UX org is relying on Figma functioning. This is a very annoying and time-consuming issue / bug.


Thanks turning the mac pinch setting on/off did it!!


Still randomly affecting me. Turning the pinch setting on/off in mac settings didn’t help. CMND+R won’t refresh the Figma window either while pinch/zoom issue is active. Restarting browser and clearing cache had no affect. Bug magically resolves itself after 15-20 min.


Same here on MacBook Pro, 2017

It happens 2 to 3 times per hours

Have to close and re open to fix

Will really appreciate a fix or workaround


same issue


Same issue here…keeping this alive…please fix this…heck just acknowledge it Figma and give an eta.


Just ran into this today and it’s happening every 10-15 minutes now. Only fix seems to be to close Figma and reopen it + randomly toggle the zoom/view options.


Fix this… @anon21722796


This has been happening to me for quite a while now. I use the trackpad on Macbook pro. I don’t know if this issue occurs also with a mouse.



  • I try the setting pinch to zoom on and off. — It works

  • Tried quitting figma and opening it again.— It works

  • The most recent one: switching back to chrome or other app and… It works… (after a minute or two).


I Just can’t figure out yet what causes it. And it is SOOOOOO frustrating.

No zoom no design.

@anon21722796


THANK YOU! Yes, macOS Setting → Trackpad → Scroll & Zoom → Uncheck & Recheck “Zoom in or out” worked really well for me. What a pain, but glad you made this suggestion. 👍


Please fix! Happening several times a day (Macbook Pro M1).


(Uncheck & Recheck “Zoom in or out” in Trackpad system settings did temporarily fix it)


@anon21722796 +1 this is super disruptive to our workflow. Macbook Pro with M1 Pro


+1 I thought I was just having issues with my trackpad 😕


Also experiencing this issue. Going into my Mac settings and disabling/re-enabling Pinch to Zoom fixes it, but it’s really annoying. Would love to have a fix.


Having this issue as well. Very frustrating. Macbook Pro on macOS Monterey


I have the same issue, on a Macbook Pro M1. Right now I have a few different browser (Firefox) windows open, and pinch to zoom is working in some of those windows, but not others. It drives me nuts!


i have the same issue.


There are few things that make me want to punch my screen as much as this issue. @anon21722796 PLS HALP US