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Frederic_Giroux
Frederic_Giroux
New Participant
July 22, 2026
Question

Can't no longer collapse/expand multiple layers simultaneously

Previously, it was possible to collapse or expand multiple layer groups simultaneously, but it no longer seems possible. It was as simple as selecting multiple groups and holding the CMD key while clicking on one if their chevron icon-button. 

This ability seems to have been removed, unless it’s simply the shortcut that changed? 

This feature was quite useful to navigate quickly within the layers panel. It would be great to bring it back as it doesn’t seem to conflict with any new features. 

Collapse and expand multiple layers simultaneously

 

    9 replies

    Jaycee Lewis
    Figmate
    Jaycee Lewis
    Figmate
    July 22, 2026

    Hey ​@Frederic_Giroux 👋 Thanks for the info!

    I found a forum post referencing this capability (holding Cmd/Ctrl while clicking a chevron to expand/collapse all selected groups at once), I wasn't able to confirm it in our official Help Center docs. The docs cover single-chevron clicks, the "Collapse layers" button, and Option/Alt + L, but not the modifier-click multi-toggle behavior you're describing.

    Docs:

    I’m happy to dig in more with you and I think we need a bit more info. Talk soon — Jaycee

    Jhordan Wogenski
    Jhordan Wogenski
    New Member
    July 25, 2026

    Searching for the same. Was thinking that i had disabled something. It was really helpful on the flow, hope its a uptade bug.

      Tascha
      Tascha
      Active Member
      September 3, 2026

      Chiming in here - haven’t had the time to search for that issue until now but I’m having the exact same issue. My muscle memory tries to do it like this ALL THE TIME 😂 So I’m very confident this has to have existed at some point?

        Jaycee Lewis
        Figmate
        Jaycee Lewis
        Figmate
        September 3, 2026

        Thanks y’all. I’m going to dig more on this one. I’ll follow up here with any details. — Jaycee

        Tascha
        Tascha
        Active Member
        September 3, 2026

        A little workaround in the meantime: You can cmd & alt & click on the arrow of a group - it will collapse everything inside and itself as well. Then you can click (without holding any key) to open it again and reveal the now collapsed contents.

        It’s not as convenient, since you have to navigate to the parent, hold one additional key and then do another click still, but it’s beter than nothing for now 🙏

          Jaycee Lewis
          Figmate
          Jaycee Lewis
          Figmate
          September 18, 2026

          Hey ​@Tascha and team! Are you still experiencing this issue? Thank you! — Jaycee

          Tascha
          Tascha
          Active Member
          October 15, 2026

          sorry did not see your comment for some reason 🙏 Yes, still experiencing this.

            Dominic
            Dominic
            Active Member
            October 14, 2026

            ​@Jaycee Lewis The main issue is really what you mentioned earlier…
            Figma’s removal of collapsing MULTIPLE SELECTED layers at once when using cmd/alt + click on one layer’s chevron (arrow).

            BEFORE
            Multiple layers (& their nested layers): cmd/alt + click  → collapses all selected layers. 

            NOW 
            Multiple layers (& their nested layers): cmd/alt + click  → collapses only the layer clicked on and its nested layers = the same function as a simple mouse click.
             

            The workflow before was infinitely better. No clue if it’s an intended removal of a useful feature, or a bug. But I’ve noticed this change for at least a few months, and it’s aggravating to say the least.

              Jaycee Lewis
              Figmate
              Jaycee Lewis
              Figmate
              October 16, 2026

              Hey ​@Frederic_Giroux  ​@Dominic  ​@Tascha  ​@Jhordan Wogenski thank you all very much for taking the time to share your feedback here. I bundled it all up and shared it internally along with a short summary of each of what you each shared and how this affects your workflows. 

              I don’t have an ETA on an updates. I will post here if I get an update from this team or if they have any follow-up questions for us. Thanks again 🙌 — Jaycee

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