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juliamatveeva193
juliamatveeva193
January 23, 2023
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Open the desktop app button doesn't work

  • January 23, 2023
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I can’t work in the app anymore. Only browser version works but doesn’t allow me to open the desktop app. The “Open the desktop app” button isn’t active

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    Best answer by Ryan_52

    Hi everyone, just wanted to update that in addition to clearing your desktop cache to also make sure you clear your browser cache and sign into the browser before the desktop app.

    You can follow the steps outlined below:

    1. Check the Desktop app is up to date and then clear the Desktop app cache,
    2. Check that your default browser is supported and up to date (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari) and clear the cache there too.
    3. Sign into Figma in the browser
    4. Sign into the desktop app.

    If this doesn’t help, feel free to reach out to our support team directly via this form for help: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new Please include a short video and capture a desktop app debug log to share in your support request.

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    Rowan_Moyle
    February 2, 2024

    I do not pay for icloud so that function was not available for me.

    Rowan_Moyle
    February 5, 2024

    For anyone still struggling with this, i updated my macOS and it started working again.

    Jeremy_Magid1
    February 22, 2024

    Turning Private relay off worked for me. The exciting thing is when I turned it back on it still redirects!

      Trent1
      Trent1
      February 22, 2024

      So in my experience, I am using Windows 11 and Figma / Figma Beta. I try to use Ungoogled Google Chromium as my primary browser, but as soon as I set my default browser to Chrome Canary or any other browser that is installed on my computer, I was able to sign in again.

      For Windows 11, go to:
      Settings > Apps > Default Apps then find a web browser installed on your computer. Select it then hit ‘Set default’ at the top. Example is shown below:

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      Luis_Sierra
      June 24, 2024

      This worked for me, thanks.

      Iru_Arostegui1
      Iru_Arostegui1
      New Member
      August 2, 2024

      this worked for me, even after turning it back on

      Danielo1
      Danielo1
      September 2, 2024

      Its not working with Safari, I will not change my default browser.

      A workaround: Copy the link and use “Open File URL from Clipboard” in the main menu - file.

      Paddy
      Paddy
      September 4, 2024

      Could the people in Figma help with this problem?

      It’s a seriously frustrating issue that started happening since update 124.3.2.

        Doug_Havens
        Doug_Havens
        October 7, 2024

        My company has some security software (Netskope) that was causing Figma to break. I disabled that software, reinstalled Figma, reenabled the security software, and now all is working.

          Eskady_Haile
          Eskady_Haile
          November 10, 2024

          Turning iCloud Private Relaytemporarily off seems to create the connection between the browser and desktop Figma. Refresh both Safari and desktop Figma, and then you can turn Private Relay back on and it seems to work fine. Finally resolved.

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