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Vano Burduli
Vano Burduli
New Member
May 14, 2025 4:08 PM UTC
Question

Auto Layout controls not showing in Desktop app after UI3 update?

After the recent UI3 update, the Auto Layout controls (direction, spacing, padding, etc.) don’t appear in the right sidebar in the Desktop version of Figma — even though Auto Layout is applied.

Everything works fine in the browser version.

 

Is anyone else experiencing this issue?

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Nellya
Nellya
Power Member
May 14, 2025 4:12 PM UTC

Can you share a screenshot? You are probably in a Draw mode instead of the Design mode.

Vano Burduli
Vano BurduliAuthor
New Member
May 14, 2025 4:14 PM UTC

I’ve been using Figma for quite a long time, but I’ve never encountered an issue like this before.

Vano Burduli
Vano BurduliAuthor
New Member
May 14, 2025 4:17 PM UTC

Ah, you were right — I just checked and I was in draw mode. Thanks a lot! 😁😍

    Jeff_Golenski
    Jeff_Golenski
    New Member
    Jun 4, 2025 12:54 AM UTC

    Can you share a screenshot? You are probably in a Draw mode instead of the Design mode.

    You just resolved all my frustration. I’ve been using Figma for 8 years and with the UI changed, no guided tour told me about “draw” vs “design” mode and I thought a ton of functionality just vanished. 

     

    Thanks for this! 

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