I’ve been working on a project with a fairly large design system, and I’ve started noticing that Figma becomes noticeably slower when switching between pages, opening component properties, or searching through assets. The file itself isn’t extremely complex, but once there are hundreds of components, variants, and styles, the overall workflow starts to feel less responsive.
I’ve tried reducing unnecessary layers and organizing components into separate pages, but I’m still seeing occasional lag. I’m curious whether this is mainly related to the number of components/variants in a file, or if there are other factors that affect Figma’s performance.
For those working with large design systems, what have you found makes the biggest difference in keeping Figma responsive?