Figma is too slow after new update

Hi there,

Could you try the troubleshooting below?

• Close any Figma tabs you’re not using
• Browser : Force-quit and open Figma in a new browser window.
• Desktop App: Force-quit the Figma Desktop app and restart it. If the issue persists, try clearing the cache.

If the issue still continues, could you subm
it a bug report detailing the steps that led to this issue? You can do so by following the link: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041468234-Submit-a-bug-report

Thanks,
Toku

I join the discussion. Figma has become laggy, that’s a fact. Lags both on mac and pc. The hardware does not matter, because Figma still does not eat up resources much. But it has become impossible to work in projects, no matter what the scale of the project, even the smallest still lags. Cache cleaned tried, does not help, return the old interface also tried, also does not help.
The funny thing is that Figma works better in the browser than in the application. On mac the difference is not significant, although just for the record version in chrome works the same as the application, in safari the speed drops.
But on PC, the difference is significant (and this is taking into account that the hardware in my PC is much more powerful than on the mac) in chrome on PC fps significantly more than in the application. I didn’t pay attention to the exact moment when it all happened, but the last project I did for a week had freezes.

It became uncomfortable to work, before Figma was the epitome of speed, now it’s the opposite.

We’ve tried all the guides and tips that Figma has put out on the topic. This isn’t a local caching or hardware issue at this point. It’s just gotten SLOW. It’s made us wonder if Figma is just in need of some good code hardening or if they’re divesting in server resources to cut costs.

“Figma was the epitome of speed, now it’s the opposite.”

I couldn’t agree more. Unsure why a 2d vector application can’t keep up. Our product design files have no images and straightforward efficient component, but we’re nearly paralyzed most days in our working sessions.

Chiming in here to say that the new update has made the lag unbearable – upwards of 500ms or higher just to move the mouse around on a simple, one page file with one tab open. Now everything takes five times longer to do. Thanks guys. Great update.

I also tried all the tips provided in this topic - nothing helps, Figma remains slow after the update. I’m using Windows and the desktop application. I also experienced that Figma in the browser is indeed faster.

I have had the same issue since installing the update. Right after switching back the the previous UI, my render speed was 100% fixed and the desktop app is working perfectly.

Hi all, we aren’t able to repro this, so f the issue still continues, could you submit a bug report detailing the steps that led to this issue? You can do so by following the link:

Thanks for your patience.
Toku

Same here, after update so slow, especially when updating libraries. I will try to switch to old UI and see what happens …

I’m also dealing with this. Super slow and laggy. I put in a bug report.