LAUNCHED: Search for files when you start a new tab on desktop

YES. It’s much more common for me to be navigating between existing files than creating a new one. And going back to Home to get the search bar puts more information in front of me than I want. An omni-present file search or search on new tab open would be incredible (that new tab behavior from Chrome is pretty engrained)

+1

This is a very common paradigm in browsers, and not having it in the Desktop client is quite annoying. If anything, the additional step of having to go to the Home page and then search for a file is cumbersome.

I would agree with the ideas established above; a search bar + thumbnails for recent files + a list of favourite projects to open would be incredibly useful.

I’m very unlikely to create a new file using the + New Tab button for established use as I don’t want to go to the dropdown and move it to a project; I’m more likely to navigate to a project and then create a file there to ensure its location.

When using the Figma desktop app, I find myself often opening a new tab and wanting to search for a file. Kind of how in my browser I’ll open a tab and start typing to do a google search or search for a page I’ve closed but is still in my search history.

My habit is to do that, and breaking it and going home first to search is going to be hard break, especially because the tab feature is so much like a web browser.

PLEASE. That habit is going to be hard to break

I need this too

Hey All,

With the Little Big Updates that were launched today, you can now search for a file when you start a new tab on desktop! 🎉

Hi there, was a huge fan of this update, but seems like in another recent release since little big updates it’s been removed?

Hey Shannon, it’s still there and working as expected on our end.

Are you able to send a screenshot or screen recording of what you’re seeing?

Thanks to everyone for suggesting, supporting, and implementing this feature!

It is very much appreciated and has been saving me a lot of time.