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Jeremiah_Broadway
Jan 25, 2025 11:37 PM UTC
Question

Figjam: Hold CTRL to disable snap to grid

Please correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t believe there’s anyway to disable the snap to grid with a keyboard shortcut.
 

Typically in programs I’ve used, you can disable snapping by holding CTRL or ALT. Since ALT has the functionality of duplicating the selected item, it would be nice if holding CTRL then could be used to prevent items from snapping to the grid when dragging them.

 

Thank you

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10 replies

Tlewismedia
New Member
Feb 21, 2025 7:18 PM UTC

second this, would love this feature. I can’t draw freely enough, like other whiteboards, for making wireframes

Dan2
New Participant
Feb 25, 2025 1:06 AM UTC

Agree, just came across this post hoping to find a way to disable it

Bradley_Hawkins
New Member
Mar 19, 2025 3:14 PM UTC

Yes, we need the same ability as a figma file to disable snapping. Its far to rigid for a “fast” drawing tool. I run in to to many times where I am not able adjust the size of an object to the exact size I want. 

Tlewismedia
New Member
Apr 2, 2025 6:14 PM UTC

checking up on this a month later, still would love this feature. It’s too hard to freely sketch UI ideas with snapping always on. 

Tlewismedia
New Member
Apr 2, 2025 6:20 PM UTC

or another solution, though less ideal to turning snapping off, would be to allow a custom grid size so it can be set very small for the use case of people wanting to sketch with boxes

John_Knoop
New Member
Apr 24, 2025 12:55 PM UTC

I requested this very feature like five years ago, so don’t hold your breath :-(

John_Knoop
New Member
Apr 24, 2025 12:57 PM UTC

Actually, this made me do some more googling, and it turns out they DID add this feature! Press and hold the S key while moving an object, and you break out of snapping!

Ron_Fernandez1
New Member
Oct 27, 2025 10:11 PM UTC

My use case is that I want a connector to begin at the end of a line of text 
(e.g. “Press Submit -->”).
If the text you want to connect to ends at the very edge of the text box the connector will constantly snap to the grid. Extend the width of the text box with a few spaces, hold down the Command key (Mac) and you will be able to position the connector precisely. 

Update: I found this works with shapes as well. Create a shape, make sure the connector is in front of the shape, make the shape transparent and with no line. Press Command and move the endpoint over the shape and position it precisely. What a hack. But it works. 

Kris Giesing
New Member
Nov 20, 2025 5:12 PM UTC

Actually, this made me do some more googling, and it turns out they DID add this feature! Press and hold the S key while moving an object, and you break out of snapping!

I was not able to get this to work. The S key creates a sticky note.

NiaVR
New Member
Oct 17, 2026 5:10 PM UTC

Adding to this, this issue is still not resolved.