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  1. Describe the problem your experiencing and how your idea helps solve this

    On both chromebooks and traditional computers PWAs are hugely useful for reducing browser chrome to maximize the app experience. Additionally they can provide significant performance benefits, even enabling limited use of the app while the user is not connected to the internet.


It would be great to see official PWA support added to the app.


Additionally the PWA could likely replace the need for the Android app (use TWA instead) and iOS app.

The Figma Support Forum seems to be a PWA. Maybe a good sign?

While making the app installable by adding a proper webmanifest, theme colours, and icons won’t make it magically support offline use, I think the reduced browser-chrome and a proper app icon, not to mention the added discoverability, would make for some good and much appreciated UX improvements on platforms that don’t have access to the desktop app, i.e. Linux and ChromeOS.


Right now, I add Figma as an “app” to my system by adding it as a shortcut, which has much of the same effect, but is something most users probably don’t know about and has some drawbacks.


From a more philosophical point of view, I think Figma is a prime example of what the web can do nowadays and it almost seems a little backward that it’s not installable as a PWA yet. Figma shows that the web is more than just websites and simple todo-apps. It’s a place for real, professional applications which should not be confined to the browser but can easily stand next to “proper” native apps on their own.

I totally agree.

I just tried to install figma as a PWA ((on my laptop) and I was a bit surprised I could not — while I can see this support forum is a pwa.

Figma itself should be a PWA!

Makes total sense for all the reasons this guy is stating!

According to the talk at Google I/O, Figma is now available as a progressive web app: https://youtu.be/KFeuEMAaKfM?t=1116

Still thera aren’t Figma PWA?

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