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Phillip Zannini
New Member
September 11, 2026
Question

Figma corrupting when installing on an M5 MacBook Air running Tahoe 26.6.2

  • September 11, 2026
  • 6 replies
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I can download the Figma file, open the loader, put Figma in the Applications folder (please note, I’m already doing this), then let it run the install. When the install finishes and I double click the app to launch it from inside the Applications folder, I get the error “The application “Figma.app” can’t be opened.”

I trouble shot this as far as I could, even going into terminal and running a sequence of checks - here’s what that shows. As noted below, I am running Netskope and SentinelOne on a corporate computer.

 

Initial installation:
spctl --assess --type execute --verbose=4 /Applications/Figma.app
Result: accepted
source=Notarized Developer ID

 

After launching Figma and allowing its download/update to complete:
spctl --assess --type execute --verbose=4 /Applications/Figma.app
Result: rejected
source=no usable signature

 

codesign --verify --deep --strict --verbose=4 /Applications/Figma.app
Result:
In subcomponent:
/Applications/Figma.app/Contents/Frameworks/Mantle.framework
code object is not signed at all

 

Additional check:
/Applications/Figma.app/Contents/MacOS/DynamicUniversalApp:
invalid Info.plist (plist or signature have been modified)

 

The app then fails with:
RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=5
NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=111
Launchd job spawn failed

 

Please check whether Netskope, SentinelOne, MDM, proxy/DLP, or Figma’s updater is modifying, quarantining, or incompletely replacing files inside Figma.app during the first-run download/update. Please also test or deploy a known-good fully signed Figma bundle.

Figma is has a VALID developer signature before the launch/install process

 

Authority=Developer ID Application: Figma, Inc. (T8RA8NE3B7)
Notarization Ticket=stapled
TeamIdentifier=T8RA8NE3B7

6 replies

adamsmasher
Figmate
Figmate
September 11, 2026

Hi, ​@Phillip Zannini. Thanks for your post and for the detailed troubleshooting - it’s very helpful!

 

I’m wondering if something is trying to check the developer signature mid-update and it invalidates the app before it’s fully updated. Would your IT team allow you to temporarily disable Netskope and SentinelOne while installing/updating? I’m not sure that those are the culprit, but just to rule them out if nothing else. 

 

I’ve also shared with this with the team for review - I will let you know if they have any questions or advice on how to proceed. 

Phillip Zannini
New Member
September 11, 2026

Hello - I’ve asked the IT team about that, still no reply :/ - working on it though.

adamsmasher
Figmate
Figmate
September 11, 2026

A couple questions for you from the team:

  1. Can you download the app fresh from figma.com and try again? This is just to make sure it’s the newest version and not an older one you are updating: https://www.figma.com/downloads/
  2. Are you able to open long enough to go to Help -> Troubleshooting -> Save Debug Info from the top menu? If so, the debug info would be helpful to the team.

Thanks!