Hi everyone — I’m seeing unexpected behaviour in the Figma Desktop app on my Mac and hoping others can confirm or help.
- What’s happening: When I try to scroll up and down with my mouse/trackpad in the Figma Desktop app, the canvas zooms in and out instead of panning/scrolling. This happens even when I’m not holding the Cmd key (⌘).
- When it occurs: It happens consistently in the Figma Desktop app on macOS and on the browser version. It doesn’t seem to matter whether I use a trackpad swipe or a USB mouse scroll wheel.
- What I expect: Normal vertical scrolling should move the viewport up/down (or if at canvas edge, scroll the file UI). Zooming should only occur when I hold the appropriate modifier (Cmd/Ctrl or pinch gesture), not for plain scroll gestures.
- What I’ve tried so far:
- Restarted Figma app
- Restarted macOS
- Checked Figma Desktop Preferences for any scroll/zoom settings
- Tried both my MacBook trackpad and an external USB mouse
- Tested in a different Figma file and in the same file opened in the browser
- Extra details:
- macOS version: Mac OS Tahoe 26.0.1
- Figma Desktop version: Figma Desktop App version 125.9.10
- Input devices: MacBook Pro trackpad; external USB mouse (usually DELL)
- Questions for the community / Figma team:
- Has anyone else seen the desktop app interpret normal scrolls as zooms on macOS?
- Is there a known setting in the desktop app or a macOS accessibility setting that forces scroll-to-zoom?
- Any reliable fixes or steps that have worked (short of reinstalling the app)?
- If this is a bug, what logs or steps should I provide to help Figma reproduce it?