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Hi Figma team! Recently I noticed issue with performance.
For ex.

1. When I click on any frame. Frame becomes active after few millisecond. Not instantly. I compared Figma with Creatie and Motiff. They are selecting layers instantly. (Same as Figma was before)

 

2. Moving (dragging) elements also has some delay (in milliseconds) If I click on any frame and move by dragging, it delays a little bit. 

 

3. Jumping between pages slowed down, in other word, when I click to other page it loads a bit longer (even if page has few frames.) Before in figma, switching between pages was instantly. 

Until recent update Figma was very fast. That's why I switched from Sketch. 

 I can record a video as proof. 

(Sorry my english is not good to explain)

Thanks!

Hey ​@Vosidiy_M, thank you for flagging this, your explanation was very clear and helpful!


To help us look into this more closely, could you let us know a few details?

  • Are you seeing this in the desktop app, the browser, or both?
  • When did you first start noticing the slowdowns?
  • Does it happen in one specific file, or across all your files?
  • How often is the issue happening — every time, or off and on?
  • And lastly, have you had a chance to try resetting Figma or restarting to see if that helps?

It would be helpful, if you’re able to share a screen recording with us. 

Thank you, 

Gayani


Hi ​@Gayani_S 

  • I use desktop app
  • From last month i started noticing
  • Across all files
  • Every time
  • Yes, I reopen figma sometimes, it is still slower than before

Hey ​@Vosidiy_M, thanks so much for getting back to me and for sharing those details! 

Sounds like there’s something going on here and we’d need to investigate further. Please reach out to our support team directly using this form: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=29433525829271

When you submit your ticket, it would be super helpful to include the following:

  • A screen recording showing the slowdown

  • Example files where you’re experiencing the issue

  • Figma desktop debug logs. Here is a guide how to Download Figma desktop app debug logs.
    Or use this shortcut:

    Mac: Control + Option + Shift + D
    Windows: Alt + Ctrl + Shift + D

Once the support team has these, they’ll be able to dig in and guide you through the next steps. If there’s anything else you’d like help with in the meantime, feel free to reach out here too!



Here is a video recording of my comparison with other tools. 

Here is video on Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6f6gslbq84u8l7aheksrg/Screen-Recording-2025-04-18-at-14.19.58.mov?rlkey=er1oq3ruindqttaxwni906236&st=93ab9hg8&dl=0


Thanks for sharing the screen recording! I’ve seen you’ve submitted a support ticket (#1328775). Someone should be in touch with you soon. Appreciate your patience in the meantime! 


@Gayani_S Here is my performance comparison with Motiff.
Using same file and same action
 

 

 


Hey ​@Vosidiy_M , I'm working closely with Gayani and happy to assist.

Thanks for sharing your video recording. I noticed on our end that you've already submitted it to our Technical Quality team—we’ve included it in the bug report for the engineers.

For any updates, please continue the conversation through your support ticket. We really appreciate your patience while our engineering team investigates this 🙏🏼


Hi ​@Celine_D ​@Gayani_S 

I would like to follow up this issue.
it shows the status as "Solved"
help.figma.com/hc/requests/1330802

 

But still I can't work properly on the Figma app. It works slowly. Simple selections and moving layers are happening with delays.
 
Today I tried using figma on Firefox browser. It is really fast on Firefox
 
Performance issue is happening on the Figma app and Chrome browser. Both are very slow. Even switching between pages with long loading.
 
Now I started using figma on Firefox.
 
It would be better if you solve my problem with figma app
 
Thanks

Hey ​@Vosidiy_M ,

Thanks for sharing these details! I’ve checked on our end and can confirm that your ticket is open for follow-up. Our technical quality team will assist you soon.

Thank you for your patience in the meantime!


Hi ​@Celine_ and ​@Vosidiy_M . What was the problem and how was it fixed?

I have been having the same problem for a few weeks now (with the desktop app, but recently also in Firefox) and it’s becoming unbearable.

I've done everything described in the troubleshooting documents, nothing fixed it. So please, what's the solution here?


Hey ​@Corina-bn , thanks for reporting it! I see in the backend that you have flagged it to the technical quality team. Please continue the conversation there for further assistance, thank you!


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