UI3 Feedback

I completely agree with the frustration around Figma’s new UI. The floating elements and constant appearance changes are disruptive and negatively impact the workflow. It’s time-consuming to figure out how things work now compared to the classic UI. I understand UI updates are necessary, but this change feels rushed and less user-friendly. Hopefully, Figma will consider rolling back or at least giving us an option to stick with the classic UI permanently.

I don’t know about you guys, but I got the Figma UI update a week ago, and let me tell you—it sucks. It’s like they saw Photoshop running like a turtle on tranquilizers and said, ‘Yeah, let’s do that!’ Switching to the new UI turns everything into molasses. Moving around the workspace feels like wading through wet cement.

And don’t even get me started on the extra features stacked like a Jenga tower, plus that bottom toolbar… seriously? I’ve been struggling with this UI for a whole week, thinking i would get used to it. Nope! Had to switch back to the old UI before I lost my mind!

Every click feels like it’s chipping away at my health bar. And ever since Adobe’s name got slapped on, it’s been a slippery slope straight to design hell. 😅

FANTASTIC!!! Thank you!!! 🎉

yep, very true and very disappointing: made working in Figma more tedious

Yep… personally I also do not see the new interface as an improvement, rather the contrary. I have started using PenPot: great app, web-based, designed for teams, free, does everything I need and I am very happy. Wishing everyone a Great Day!

I would still not hide setting constraints in a dropdown. In UI2 that action is so frequently used, it was a 1 click

Ability to hide toolbar OR Tools only expands and visible when mouse hover to one small tool icon? (Not sure)

toolbar in the bottom middle is distracting to me, and I use dark grey as a page background and then it becomes very hard to differentiate between page work area and toolbar.

OR
Maybe move toolbar just beside the layers panel?

I use Figma every day for software UI design. Definitely prefer the classic UI for these reasons:

1. As most have said, the floating panels take up too much space and are very distracting. Would be much better if you could snap the left and right panels to the sides so the canvas is not visible behind.

2. I prefer the placement of the toolbar embedded at the top. The classic toolbar combines the toolbar, but also menu options (now in the new left panel) and sharing/user options (now in the new right panel). I also like that it’s dark and is not distracting. Having 3 floating panels now is incredibly distracting and seemingly takes up much more space, especially on a smaller laptop screen. Better on a larger monitor.

3. Many things are more difficult to find on the right panel now. I much prefer how they were organized prior with the previous icons. I’m sure there are new features in the new UI and the fact that it’s more context sensitive is nice, but there are too many changes. I find myself hunting for options constantly which is why I switched back to classic.

4. Would be nice to reduce the width of the left panel in either classic or new UI. Still too wide. I find myself turning it off most of the time.

Overall, I feel like placement of controls in UI3 makes a lot of sense. One thing that is absolutely driving me nuts is the panel gaps on the left and right panels.

When I’m working on my laptop and not an external screen, it feels like a huge waste of space. If anything the little bit of content that shows between the panels and the edge of the screen makes the entire UI more cluttered.

Please attach/dock the left and right panels so they are flush against the edges of the screen like they were in UI2.

Yes, thank you so much for the tips. It’s a life saver! I hope they won’t ever take away the option to revert back to the old UI.