Disable 'observe' mode

Hi @Darko_Atanasov, I think you are describing another idea that is on the forum: Giving unique access to specific pages.

Hey @tank666 , thanks for sharing, I looked into it. Actually, that’s a more advanced way for handling this “private space” issue. I was going for a quick fix idea here 🙂

I have an idea for a simple fix for addressing the most disruptive/anxiety-inducing aspects of the current behavior:

It’s not as far-reaching as this idea of allowing “Observe” mode to be disabled – just a way to cut down the visual distraction alluded to by some of these comments.

This is an accessibility issue and I wish Figma would prioritize this.

I am a designer working on big projects with other designers and engineers (i.e. in the same file) at the same time. I just wish there was a way to HIDE who else is in the file at the same time as me, or hide myself from the other people, in the top bar. I don’t want to see their avatar/initial icon and don’t want them to see my avatar/initial icon. I find it incredibly distracting and anxiety-inducing.

PLEASE put this in the next update. I can’t stand seeing when people are following me in Figma while I’m working

Really hoping for this. It’s distracting for me as a developer referencing designer files to see the multiplayer cursors, so at the very least, wish the option to disable them was persistent. But really, I’d like to be able to just disable completely/be invisible from a user account level so others aren’t distracted by my cursor, which they never need to see.

Done, thank you! Really an important feature in my opinion.

What a toxic feature!! This is not healthy for designers or developers… zero usefulness for ones who are actually doing the work when not needed. I want to be able to turn on and off this feature just like I can do with the inverse (Multiplayer cursors). Since the inverse feature is available, it seems the groundwork to toggle this feature is there but probably managers inside and outside of Figma are pushing to force this feature.

Creepy and big brother’s watching vibes. Total disregard for privacy. It makes me avoid working in Figma and keep my interactions with Figma to a minimum. It also provides indicators to others to bother me because I’m online working when in fact I’m in focus-mode… the complete opposite signal I want to provide to others. Instead of the freedom to work how I want, I have the anxieties that it’s being watched and being judged. I think if you literally ask any designer or developer in Figma they will tell you the same, you’re probably just asking managers.

who ever suggested this feature should be fired, and his/her manager to

Yes, I agree with the feelings of the original poster.

It’s simple: I should be able to right-click my profile photo at the top right menu, and select “invisible mode”, which will prevent collaborators from seeing my presence on the page. This causes both my avatar photo and my cursor movements to no longer being visible on the page.

While for others it’s not visible, for me now it’s greyed-out. When I hover it, a popover says “Invisible mode”. When I right-click it, the options appear just as they did before, now with the option to disable invisible mode.