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Nat_Tarbox
August 27, 2024
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Figma app lag issues

  • August 27, 2024
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Same issue here, M3 Pro mac / desktop app. Never had lag like this in Figma.

Cleared cache to no avail. Seems to have started after a recent update in the past week or so.

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38 replies

Joram_Salisbury
New Participant
February 20, 2025

To those having issues - try clearing your browser’s cache (it’s annoying to log back into stuff again, but I cleared it from ‘All time’). It appears to have made difference - yes, on the desktop app.

Let me know if it helps.

Joram_Salisbury
New Participant
February 21, 2025

Yesterday it was working okay, now back to terrible lag. What’s the go?
I have two docs open on the desktop app. Is there a process for each page? Is 13 processes normal?
I’ve lodged several reports. Fix this.

Celine_
Figmate
Community Support
February 21, 2025

Hey ​@Joram_Salisbury ,

Sorry for the frustration, and thanks for bringing this to our attention. We take reports like this very seriously and want to get to the bottom of it with you.

I checked on our end, and it looks like our support team (Anju) is still waiting for your response. Your support ticket is #1263699—please reply with all the details so they can assist you further.

Thank you! 🙏🏼

Ryan_NexusDigitalStudio
New Member
March 5, 2025

Also experiencing lag unlike I’ve seen before in Figma. Using MBP M3 Pro chip 18gb Ram with desktop app and only now am I facing lag! : /

I have used far worse spec computers and not seen this level of lag.

Celine_
Figmate
Community Support
March 7, 2025

Hey ​@Ryan_NexusDigitalStudio , thanks for sharing these details and sorry to hear you are experiencing this lag issue!
We’d love to investigate this further with you and find a solution. Our team is ready to assist—please submit a report here: https://figma.bot/submitreport

When filling out the form, kindly:

Thank you 🙏🏼

Christofer
New Member
March 10, 2025

Also having lag issues in figma.

Resizing objects, moving cursor feels sluggish. It makes work very frustrating.

 

Right now it seems to be only in the native app (MacOS). Opening Figma in a web browser seems to work fine right now. I don’t work with the web app so don’t know if this will work long term.

I have tried restarting Figma as well as closing files i don’t work in right now. But still the same issue.

Using an M1 pro with 32gb ram.

 

Christofer
New Member
March 10, 2025

I can’t seem to edit my previous post.

 

I continued researching the issue and for me it seems not to be a Figma issue. It was fixed when I didn’t connect my screen through a usb-c hub for the screens (A HP hub). When I connect the screen via HDMI cable directly to my Macbook everything is smooth again. 👍

Federico_Fala
New Participant
April 2, 2025

I started wondering if the issue is with the cache for undo (ctrl+z / cmd+z). I literally closed figma and reopened and was relatively quick.

This could explain why when I try on the browser or another machine which I rarely use, figma is  relatively quick.