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I'm experiencing a strange issue with Figma Presentation on macOS (Desktop app), and it happens across all files.
Problem
When I click “Present”:
- It opens two windows
- One is a black screen
- The other shows Page 1 / Frame 1, not the frame I selected
- Even if I’m working on another page (e.g. Page 22), it still jumps to Page 1
- The presentation basically becomes unusable
Important detail
Right after launching Figma, everything works normally for a few seconds.
But after a short time:
- The issue comes back
- Presentation breaks again (wrong page + black window)
What I already tried
Figma-related
- Set correct Flow starting point
- Used Shift + Enter / Option + Cmd + Enter
- Right-click → Present
- Checked Prototype panel (no conflicting flows)
- Happens on all files, including new ones
macOS-related
- Disabled Stage Manager
- Disabled “Displays have separate Spaces”
- Restarted Mac
- No external monitor connected
Environment check
- ✅ Works perfectly in browser version
- ❌ Only broken in Figma Desktop app
My guess
This seems like a conflict between:
- Figma Desktop (presentation window)
- macOS window / Spaces management
It looks like macOS is reassigning the presentation window after a few seconds.
Question
Has anyone experienced this?
- Is this a known bug with recent macOS versions?
- Any reliable fix besides switching to browser?