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Fedo
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October 23, 2025
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[BUG - Investigating] Assets tab open by default

  • October 23, 2025
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Hello everyone, it’s been 2 days since whenever I open a file, the “Assets” tab on the left sidebar, is open by default, why’s that? Has there been an actual change in how Figma works or is it just a bug?

 

Note that I’ve tried to restart it multiple times, even using the “help” window, and removing the cache directly from the terminal.

 

I know about switching tabs with option+1 / 2 , but still I just want my “File” tab to be the one opening by default again…

 

Thanks in advance to everyone.

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    Best answer by MikeRockett

    I find that if I remove the three pre-added libraries (why they were added to ALL files, I may never know), then it stops doing this. It’s almost like the libraries got added, and now they’re like “pick me, pick me!” 🫠

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    Nuzza
    Nuzza
    New Member
    November 14, 2025

    Unrelated but I somehow perfectly timed each GIF lol

      djv
      Figmate
      djv
      Community Support
      November 14, 2025

      Thanks for the screen recordings, ​@Nuzza! 

      To clarify that we’re both completing the same steps:

      • ​​​​In the desktop app, after selecting the File/Layers tab, I only close the active file’s tab within the desktop app. Then, I open the same or a new design file from the file browser. I don’t completely close the desktop app.
      • In the browser, after selecting the File/Layers tab, I also close the active file’s tab then open the same or a new design file from the file browser. I don’t refresh the active file’s tab.

      In any case, can you confirm which OS you’re using? And are you using the latest version of the desktop app? 
      The team has an ongoing bug report for this issue now. I’ll pass this information to them while they continue to investigate. 

      Nuzza
      Nuzza
      New Member
      November 15, 2025

      Thanks for the screen recordings, ​@Nuzza! 

      To clarify that we’re both completing the same steps:

      • ​​​​In the desktop app, after selecting the File/Layers tab, I only close the active file’s tab within the desktop app. Then, I open the same or a new design file from the file browser. I don’t completely close the desktop app.
      • In the browser, after selecting the File/Layers tab, I also close the active file’s tab then open the same or a new design file from the file browser. I don’t refresh the active file’s tab.

      In any case, can you confirm which OS you’re using? And are you using the latest version of the desktop app? 
      The team has an ongoing bug report for this issue now. I’ll pass this information to them while they continue to investigate. 

      I recorded both instances on Windows 11.

      In the first GIF with the app version, I am running the latest version (125.10.4) and had closed the app entirely before opening it again. In the second GIF with the web version (Brave browser), I reloaded the website. Both instances failed to retain my tab preference by defaulting to “Assets” despite me having “File/Layers” selected before closing/reloading.

      Funny enough, in both GIFs, you might notice “File/Layers” is briefly selected before switching to “Assets” just after the app/web fully loads.

        Xyz123
        Xyz123
        New Member
        November 17, 2025

        Same bug for me for about a month. Windows 11, Figma 125.10.4

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          Cezary
          Cezary
          New Member
          November 18, 2025

          Same bug, very irritating

          PanicBoi
          PanicBoi
          New Member
          November 19, 2025

          This has been talked on Reddit and on here. I am glad I wasn’t going insane. This is the strangest decision anyone could ever make regarding those tabs. In what world did someone think having assets selected as default section was a good thing XD. Then again it does seem like a bug as with other reporters the File tab seems to be selected at first but then suddenly quickly changes automatically to assets, without user input…. and if that is possible, what else can happen without user input?

          Nilkes
          Nilkes
          New Member
          November 19, 2025

          I’m having the same issue -- extremely annoying. If it’s a bug: fix it please. If this is an A/B test of some kind: just turn off the test; and if you really want to test this again, then add a feature so users can decide which tab should be shown first.

          millenniumbugstudios
          New Member
          November 21, 2025

          I’m having the same issue. Please help fix this terrible issue. Thanks.

          MikeRockett
          MikeRockett
          New Member
          November 21, 2025

          Thought I was going mad. Happening to me too. Using Helium (Chromium-based) on macOS.

          MikeRockett
          MikeRockettSolution
          New Member
          November 21, 2025

          I find that if I remove the three pre-added libraries (why they were added to ALL files, I may never know), then it stops doing this. It’s almost like the libraries got added, and now they’re like “pick me, pick me!” 🫠

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