Official Linux Support

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
January 21, 2022
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I am using Figma from almost 2 years. It’s a great tool. Previously I was using Windows 10 yet recently switched to Linux(Ubuntu). Figma doesn’t have any official release for Linux. There are some Unofficial desktop versions but they are “BUGGY”. I request you guys to release an official Figma desktop app for Linux.

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Alejandro Gonzalez

New Member

Hi Figma team,

A request on behalf of several developers out there who use Linux as their primary development environment.

Currently, the MCP (Multi-Context Preview) feature is locked behind the Figma desktop app, which is only available for macOS and Windows. This poses a challenge for Linux developers who are unable to access or use MCP due to the lack of a supported desktop app.

We’d love to see one of the following:

A Linux version of the Figma desktop app to unlock parity across development environments.
An alternative way to run an MCP server without the desktop app, such as a standalone CLI or server binary that can be installed independently.

This would greatly improve the development experience and make Figma’s workflow more accessible to cross-platform teams.

Thanks for considering this request!

rnggy4

New Member

There’s already an unofficial repository, why not make it official? Or at least, provide an updated version which the unofficial team can work on? We’ll fund those guys to help you guys get this going.

Unofficial: https://github.com/Figma-Linux/figma-linux
Last Update: Oct 11, 2024

Aliaksei

New Member

RELEASE THE FUCKING FIGMA APP LINUX

Kurokawaerne

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TrevC

New Member

I’ve mostly moved over to Linux from macOS and know more designers doing the same. It would be great to have official support rather than using hacked together electron packages. Thanks.

OrdinaryCo

New Member

I’m moving from Win10 to Mint and 100% need a native desktop version. Get on it, please!

Kais Rayhan

New Member

Why doesn’t Figma have an official Linux desktop app? I know I can use Figma in the browser, but for third-party fonts, I need to install the Figma font helper, which is difficult to run with Wine or Bottle on Linux. Is there any chance of an official Linux version being released?

Nellya

Power Member

Is there any chance of an official Linux version being released?

Probably not in the near future

Gianyrox

New Member

Hi Figma team,

A request on behalf of several developers out there who use Linux as their primary development environment.

Currently, the MCP (Multi-Context Preview) feature is locked behind the Figma desktop app, which is only available for macOS and Windows. This poses a challenge for Linux developers who are unable to access or use MCP due to the lack of a supported desktop app.

We’d love to see one of the following:

A Linux version of the Figma desktop app to unlock parity across development environments.
An alternative way to run an MCP server without the desktop app, such as a standalone CLI or server binary that can be installed independently.

This would greatly improve the development experience and make Figma’s workflow more accessible to cross-platform teams.

Thanks for considering this request!

What is the point of the Figma MCP Server if the devs on the team can’t use it? 66% of our dev team use linux and need to use Figma Web and do not have access to Figma MCP. We are super excited for it, but can’t use it. Either let us host the MCP Server online, or release Figma Linux.

Bob Vasic

New Member

Any status update for a Figma for Linux release finally? Anything, anyone?

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