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Focus on the Search bar when open the new tab

  • February 4, 2026
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Alexander_Bogatov

Hello community.

It was released earlier when you open a new tab there was a focus on the Search bar so you can immediately start typing filename to open it. Just like in a browser when you open a new tab the focus is on the adress bar. I get used to it and now this function is gone (latest release, Windows) so I struggle every time I want to open a certain file via new tab button. Alternatively it could work if you press Tab button one or several times. However now Tub button doesn’t jump to the Search bar, it just jumps across tabs and header icons. 

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waxles-ga
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  • February 9, 2026

Seconding this! I am a big keyboard user, and this change is killing me. I oversee a lot of projects and a lot of files that I am very accustomed to navigating without my mouse. Switching to mouse to click the search bar hurts. Figma Desktop app (v 126.0.4) on a Mac (iOS Tahoe 26.2).