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mtixonoff
June 30, 2023

Create SubFolders / Organizing Your Workspace and Adding Folders in Figma's Drafts Section

  • June 30, 2023
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Figma is a powerful design tool that allows designers to create and collaborate on projects seamlessly. However, as the number of projects grows, organizing your workspace can become a daunting task. Finding specific projects can be difficult, especially if your workspace is cluttered and disorganized. Fortunately, Figma provides users with the ability to create folders and subfolders to keep their projects organized and easily accessible.

One of the most useful features of Figma is the ‘Drafts’ section, which allows you to save incomplete or unfinished projects. This feature is especially handy when you need to work on multiple projects simultaneously, but don’t want to clutter your workspace with unfinished designs. The ‘Drafts’ section gives you the ability to save your progress, so you can come back to it later.

To add a folder to your Drafts section, follow these easy steps:

  1. Click on the ‘Drafts’ section located on the left-hand side of your Figma dashboard.
  2. Click on the ‘Create new folder’ icon located at the top of the Drafts section.
  3. Name your folder and click ‘Create.’

After creating the folder, you can drag and drop your incomplete or unfinished projects into the folder. You can also create subfolders within your main folders to further organize your workspace. This makes it easy to find specific projects, even if you have a large number of designs.

In conclusion, organizing your workspace in Figma is crucial to improving your workflow and productivity. By using the ‘Drafts’ section and creating folders, you can keep your projects organized and easily accessible. You’ll be able to find specific designs quickly, which will save you time and increase your productivity.

I would really like to see this functionality implemented. There are many reasons why this would be beneficial. For one, it would greatly improve the user experience, making it easier for people to use and navigate the system. Additionally, it could lead to increased productivity, as users would be able to accomplish tasks more efficiently. All in all, there are many compelling reasons why this feature should be a top priority for the development team.

Pinned Reply By Tom Reem

👋🏻 Hey ​@mtixonoff and everyone following this thread!

Thanks for sharing how folders would improve the way you organize your workspace. Wanted to share an update that speaks directly to the subfolder structure so many of you have called for: We’re rolling out folders you can nest for deeper hierarchy, along with folder colors to keep things easier to scan. A few specifics (including nesting depth) vary by plan, and those are covered in the announcement below.

You can read the details and send questions to the product team during the rollout here: Rolling out: Projects become folders 📂 ✨

52 replies

Katie O'Sullivan
New Member
November 21, 2025

+1 please add, this is badly needed 

 

Eilidh
New Member
November 21, 2025

+1

Elona Müller
New Member
November 25, 2025

+1

flore.design
New Member
December 3, 2025

I would also love to use subfolders within my projects, since a single project often contains multiple sub-projects or tools. With the mix of Figma design files, libraries, FigJam files, Make files, and Slides, project folders become cluttered very quickly, which makes organizing everything much more challenging.

Fernando Borrelli
New Member
December 4, 2025

Hola, para cuando subcarpetas dentro de cada proyecto. Es super necesario para muchos

Kim Raimondi
New Member
January 15, 2026

We desperately need this. I work for an enterprise company and our files are so difficult to sort through without subfolders. We would group by Team > Product Area > Project > Files. We need that Project layer in order to properly organize. Our files are too large to have a single one for each project, the memory won’t allow it.

Lauren_Shirrell
New Member
January 20, 2026

We also need this. Ours is set up like this Workspace > Team > Product > Project > FILES FILES FILES galore. lol def unorganized. Subfolders or “collections” would be fantastic inside of a Project. PLEASE bring this soon. <3

andy_sf
New Member
February 10, 2026

WHY DOES THIS NOT EXISIT YET! WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR IT FOR OVER A YEAR! 

andy_sf
New Member
February 10, 2026

STOP SHIPPING FEATURES NO-ONE CARES ABOUT AND FEATURE COMPLETE BASIC STUFF!

Dave Rizzio
New Member
February 11, 2026

I’m sorry, how is this possibly not already a thing? Does the Drafts folder really have no way of organizing into subfolders or groups of any kind? Are all the unpublished or unshared files really supposed to just all be floating around together? Is Figma really an enterprise app when there’s no way to organize at the most basic level? I came on here looking, assuming I was just missing something obvious. If this really is like this, how in the world are people using figma for multiple clients?