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Same file in more than one tab

  • August 1, 2024
  • 8 replies
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Franco_Andrade

Since Figma does not support going back to previous views, it is quite frustrating to switch between pages. Would you ever allow the same file to be opened in another tab, but not in a new app window?

This would become very handy to switch between pages in the same file.

8 replies

Haroll
  • Active Member
  • August 1, 2024

hi @Franco_Andrade

Would you ever allow the same file to be opened in another tab, but not in a new app window?

It’s already possible, just right click the active tab and chose “Open in Split Tab

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Franco_Andrade
  • Author
  • New Participant
  • August 1, 2024

Hi Haroll, I know about this feature but that’s not exactly what I mean.
I am working on a laptop which screen state becomes super tight with a split view.
I want separated tabs of the same file in full width, with independent views.


Haroll
  • Active Member
  • August 1, 2024

Oh ok, I’m afraid there is no such a thing in the application right now. You might need to use Figma in a browser to to so


djv
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • August 22, 2024

Hey @Franco_Andrade, thanks for the feedback and apologies for the delayed reply!

We’ll pass this onto the team for future consideration.


Yevgenii
  • New Member
  • August 27, 2025

Pls add this


Yves Louise
  • New Member
  • September 30, 2025

PLEASE add this feature !!!


ahmed adel
  • New Member
  • October 13, 2025

hey every one for now you can use this work around 

  1. Open your file in protype preview shift+space
  2. Then you can take the protoype to open in separate window (expand)
  3. Move the new prototype window just drag it outside and leave it 
  4. now you can easliy click open in editor now you have the same file in another view

seem alot put it is realy simple 

 

Preview Prototype
Exband View
Open editor

 


Kryštof Kulhánek

hey every one for now you can use this work around 

  1. Open your file in protype preview shift+space
  2. Then you can take the protoype to open in separate window (expand)
  3. Move the new prototype window just drag it outside and leave it 
  4. now you can easliy click open in editor now you have the same file in another view

seem alot put it is realy simple 

 

Preview Prototype
Exband View
Open editor

 



This works, thank you!