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Figma Desktop app on MacOS 26.5.1 isnt opening after the new Update

  • June 19, 2026
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Zeeshan Abid

The Figma Desktop App on macOS v26.5.1 isn’t opening after the update on or after 17 June 2026. I’ve attached the Termination Report for your reference. Please let us know how we can fix this as using Figma in the browser is quite inconvenient.

Best answer by Zeeshan Abid

Thanks for the reply, @adamsmasher. We updated by downloading the latest software from the downloads page but it didn’t fix the issue. Since it was crucial for our product designers to work with Figma, we attempted some troubleshooting and I’m sharing the solution if anyone else encounters the same problem.

 

So if anyone having trouble opening Figma on your MacBook, with a message “Figma Cant be Opened”
this solution should help.

 

Open Terminal along with Admin Access
Step 1: Fully remove Figma

sudo rm -rf /Applications/Figma.app
rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Figma"
rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Caches/com.figma.Desktop"


Step 2: Manual download and Install via terminal

curl -L "https://desktop.figma.com/mac-arm/Figma.zip" -o ~/Downloads/Figma.zip
unzip ~/Downloads/Figma.zip -d ~/Downloads/
sudo mv ~/Downloads/Figma.app /Applications/
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Figma.app
open /Applications/Figma.app

2 replies

adamsmasher
Figmate
  • adamsmasher
  • Figmate
  • June 20, 2026

Hi, ​@Zeeshan Abid! Thanks so much for your post and the report. I can totally understand how using the browser is inconvenient for you - the desktop app provides unique features.

 

Have you tried updating the desktop app? I updated mine to the newest version, 126.6.9, and it’s working correctly for me. Let me know if that doesn’t work and we’ll troubleshoot this together.

    Zeeshan Abid
    • Zeeshan Abid
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    • June 23, 2026

    Thanks for the reply, @adamsmasher. We updated by downloading the latest software from the downloads page but it didn’t fix the issue. Since it was crucial for our product designers to work with Figma, we attempted some troubleshooting and I’m sharing the solution if anyone else encounters the same problem.

     

    So if anyone having trouble opening Figma on your MacBook, with a message “Figma Cant be Opened”
    this solution should help.

     

    Open Terminal along with Admin Access
    Step 1: Fully remove Figma

    sudo rm -rf /Applications/Figma.app
    rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Figma"
    rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Caches/com.figma.Desktop"


    Step 2: Manual download and Install via terminal

    curl -L "https://desktop.figma.com/mac-arm/Figma.zip" -o ~/Downloads/Figma.zip
    unzip ~/Downloads/Figma.zip -d ~/Downloads/
    sudo mv ~/Downloads/Figma.app /Applications/
    xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Figma.app
    open /Applications/Figma.app

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