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caoyuxuan0530
caoyuxuan0530
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Oct 12, 2026 2:17 AM UTC
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Please restore the persistent "Copy design" button in Make's top toolbar

Summary

A recent Figma Make update has removed the "Copy design" button from the top toolbar. The action is now buried inside the Edit mode. For a workflow this central and frequent but hard to find now, that is a clear regression, and I would ask the team to restore the button as a persistent control.

What changed

  • Until recently, "Copy design" was always visible at the top of the Make interface: one click, then paste into a Figma Design file.
  • Now you must click "Edit" in the top-right of the preview, find the small Copy design icon in the floating toolbar, choose "Whole page", and only then can you paste. Opening Edit also brings up the Page styles panel, which clutters the workspace when all you actually wanted was to copy a screen.

Why this is a step backwards

  1. Extra clicks for a high-frequency action. Moving Make previews into Design as editable layers is a core loop, not an occasional editing task. It ought to be one click.
  2. Discoverability. The button is effectively hidden — several users on this forum have already reported being unable to find it, and I spent some time convinced the feature had been removed altogether.
  3. Forced visual clutter. Reaching Copy design now opens the visual editor and its properties panel even when no visual editing is intended.
  4. Confusing hierarchy. The prominent "Make a copy" button (which duplicates the entire Make file) remains easy to spot, while the far more useful "Copy design" is tucked away — it is all too easy to click the wrong one.

The ask

Please bring "Copy design" back as a persistent button in the top toolbar, or at the very least provide a setting to pin it there. The new Whole page / Current element / Record flow options are genuinely welcome; they could simply appear after clicking the top-level button, rather than requiring Edit mode first.

Environment

  • Education plan (Higher Education)
  • Reproduces on both the desktop app and the browser version
  • October 2026

Thank you.

    Celyn_L
    Celyn_LSolution
    Figmate
    Oct 30, 2026 8:24 AM UTC

    Hi everyone, thanks for taking the time to share these details.

    I understand these changes have added extra steps to your workflows, and I’ve passed this additional feedback along to the team.

    We appreciate you helping us understand the impact on your work 🙏

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    14 replies

    Celyn_L
    Figmate
    Celyn_L
    Figmate
    Oct 12, 2026 3:22 AM UTC

    Hi ​@caoyuxuan0530, Celyn from the Figma Community Support team here.

    Thanks for taking the time to share this. I understand the new placement of “Copy design” adds friction to your workflow.

    I’ve passed your feedback along to the team, including your suggestion to restore the button to the top toolbar or offer a way to pin it there. We appreciate the detailed examples and suggestions! 🙏

      Skapyak
      Skapyak
      New Member
      Oct 13, 2026 8:03 PM UTC

      In addition to potentially offering means to interact with this feature in its original UI presentation, could you please also make sure that the “Ask Support” chatbot feature and Figma Release Notes reflect this change? I just spent much longer than necessary digging for this information through both platforms, as neither seems to have context on the change. 

        TerryP
        TerryP
        New Member
        Oct 14, 2026 11:39 AM UTC

        Was this “improvement” tested at all? When you now click on the edit button to find the copy design button, the layout of the UI changes as it’s responsive, and the copied design is not at all what I see when the edit tab is closed. This means I have to redo everything in the copied design anyway to “fix” it.

          Leigh Morrow MW
          Leigh Morrow MW
          New Member
          Oct 26, 2026 8:54 PM UTC

          Ironically Figma’s UX seems to regress a little more each week.

          Mia12
          Mia12
          New Member
          Oct 14, 2026 9:25 PM UTC

          I can’t even find that copy design button inside the Edit as of today.

            Y.Y
            Y.Y
            New Member
            Oct 15, 2026 1:56 AM UTC

            After update your Figma, go to Figma Make’s EDIT mode and you'll see the floating toolbar is placed at the middle/bottom of the entire interface, the copy button is on the flaoting toolbar.

            However, even after pasting the preview into a Design file, it still displays the responsive state as if Figma Make’s edit mode is enabled. 😭

              Aaron Lavers
              Aaron Lavers
              New Member
              Oct 26, 2026 4:00 AM UTC

              yeah that sucks, who even let that idea through qa 

              Nashid_Memy
              Nashid_Memy
              New Member
              Oct 23, 2026 1:02 AM UTC

              I can’t even find that copy design button inside the Edit as of today. What should I do about it?

              Nashid_Memy
              Nashid_Memy
              New Member
              Oct 23, 2026 1:06 AM UTC

              Finally found it after an hour of struggle (after everyone told where to find). Poor UX from Figma unfortunately. So hard to locate, it was so small and hidden under feedback thumbs up and down floating toolbar on top of it.

              Skapyak
              Skapyak
              New Member
              Oct 23, 2026 2:18 PM UTC

              ​@Celyn_L would it be possible to relay the additonal information that’s come out of these comments? It looks like it’s a much wider issue than just the user who reported this. See comments from multiple users below.

              TejeshMDE
              TejeshMDE
              New Member
              Oct 30, 2026 7:35 AM UTC

              Feedback: Please Bring Back the Previous Copy to Clipboard Option in Figma Make

              Hi Figma Team,

              After the recent Figma Make update, I noticed that the Copy to Clipboard option has been moved to a new entry point.

              I personally find the previous copy option much more convenient and user-friendly. The new workflow requires additional steps, which makes it less efficient, especially for users who frequently copy their designs or code.

              I would really appreciate it if you could bring back the previous Copy to Clipboard option or provide a setting to switch between the old and new workflows.

              Having the option to choose our preferred workflow would improve the overall user experience and productivity.

              Please consider this feedback and help us bring back the previous functionality.

              Thank you, Figma Team!

              Celyn_L
              Figmate
              Celyn_LSolution
              Figmate
              Oct 30, 2026 8:24 AM UTC

              Hi everyone, thanks for taking the time to share these details.

              I understand these changes have added extra steps to your workflows, and I’ve passed this additional feedback along to the team.

              We appreciate you helping us understand the impact on your work 🙏

              Grace O.
              Grace O.
              New Member
              Nov 9, 2026 2:56 PM UTC

              Thank you for the response.

               

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