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cangjie12138
cangjie12138
July 8, 2024
Question

Figma is too slow after new update

  • July 8, 2024
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I’m encountering some issues with Figma; regardless of whether the file has many pages or few, the operations are very laggy. I’ve tried changing my network and using a VPN, but neither has made a significant difference. What should I try now?

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      Areeba2
      Areeba2
      August 13, 2024

      I’m also experiencing the same issue with the Figma app on Mac. The response time is prolonged, which is quite frustrating. Can you please help me out?

        djv
        Figmate
        djv
        Community Support
        August 13, 2024

        Hey there, thanks for following up!

        We don’t see any recent tickets from the email address associated with your forum account. Did you write to us here? https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

        Do you have a ticket number that we can escalate on your behalf?

          Julius_Yanik
          Julius_Yanik
          August 16, 2024

          +1 here for slowness with the new UI. I switched back and it’s not only faster but so much easier to use.

          I’m a designer and love redesigning things. But I’m not sure what problems the new UI tried to solve 🤷

          Richard_de_Vos_OSV
          Richard_de_Vos_OSV
          August 26, 2024

          +1 here for the slower performance since the new UI update. I experience a heavier load on the CPU which makes my Mac’s fan spin up quickly. I didn’t had any issues before the update with the same file.

          Richard_de_Vos_OSV
          Richard_de_Vos_OSV
          August 27, 2024

          [UPDATE] I only have the above issue when using the native app. When using the browser version, all seems to be working fine again. This might be an app related issue.

            Christine_Poon
            Christine_Poon
            August 28, 2024

            I have same issue like yours. My Mac’s fan is getting so loud when I used the new Figma app. Frustrated.

              Jakub_Topolski
              Jakub_Topolski
              September 2, 2024

              I don’t even have the new UI yet, but the performance issues occur like never before. I experienced it in the files I’ve been working on for over a year and there were no major changes to them recently. Now the file loading time exceeds 7 minutes, while the MacBook fans go crazy.

              It happens on both the desktop and the web browser apps. I tried reinstalling and clearing the cache but with no luck. I rely heavily on variables and nested components if that matters. Unfortunately, I can’t share the exact files. Maybe I’ll try somehow to replicate the issue and share the file afterwards.

                Guillaume_Huchet1
                Guillaume_Huchet1
                September 3, 2024

                Experiencing the same issue since I switched to the new UI, the app performance is atrocious it’s incredibly frustrating!

                I am running it on a Mac M1 which was always super fast on the previous UI…

                Is there any update to that issue?

                  astraworks
                  astraworks
                  New Member
                  September 3, 2024

                  If you have complicated svg files with lots of tiny details in them, keep your zoom levels increments to 25, 50, 100, 200%. If the zoom is somewhere around these increments, the cpu usage tends to go crazy.

                  minjae.park
                  minjae.park
                  September 19, 2024

                  Experiencing the same issue. It takes ages to just open a page after the update. Please solve the issue

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