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evgenypyvovarov
New Member
May 18, 2023

Stop automatically adding FigmaAgent to Login Items

  • May 18, 2023
  • 111 replies
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I don’t use Figma all the time, I don’t want it to run anything on startup.
It’s frustrating to manually remove Figma from Login Items, since it automatically adds itself there again.

It would be nice to have at least an option to disable it in settings, or even better - remove that functionality at all, since it’s not user friendly. I want control over what and when the apps do at my workstation.

P.S. If it’s needed for updates check - I’m more than okay to update on app start

Pinned Reply By djv

Hey @Josh47, sorry for the frustration!
 

The FigmaAgent starts itself for font access & to allow you access to any Figma links without having to log in. If you don’t need either of those, you can force quit Activity Monitor, remove System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items
Then, delete ~/Library/Application Support/Figma/FigmaAgent.app & /Applications/Figma.app/Contents/Library/FigmaAgent.app


If you’re still getting the FigmaAgent on restart then you might have a corrupt .plist file. To remove this, try running a Spotlight search and delete system preferences plist from User library > Preferences > com.apple.systempreferences.plist


The file path should look like this:
/Users/Username/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist

You might also want to delete the login plist if you have it
/Users/Username/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginitems.plist


Alternatively, you can click on Go in your systems toolbar > Go to folder > and type in the path name (keep in mind Username should be replaced with your own). Then, restart your computer. These files will come back as new (without any corruption) and you should be able to completely remove the FigmaAgent service from login items without any issues. 

Please note that Figma will automatically reinstall the login item when you upgrade the Figma desktop app. The only existing, temporary solution would be to uninstall the desktop app and use the web browser.

Our team already has this logged as a feature request internally, but to be transparent, there are no immediate plans on the roadmap to implement. 

111 replies

arm
December 2, 2024

The app is not free , there are subscriptions . So why would you allow Figma to use your data and resources … haha . Im also against running any agents on my machine especially when im not actually using the app. Why don’t u just run it when the Figma app is running and stop when it is closed ?? …there should be a good reason too, to have that agent running , for sure , as most corporate companies are using Figma this days and designers are working on corporate laptops provided by the company , so they don’t give a shit about agents i guess … just using the latest laptops only for design purposes .

P.S
it would be a good sign of care for non corporate users to just put a simple option not to run the agent if the app is not in use 😉

With kind regards to the team I’m still will be paying subscription as half of my projects are in Figma.

JesseLeeves
New Participant
December 9, 2024

this is so gross, a user exp design software, ironic

Allen Furnas
New Member
February 4, 2025

This is what horrible product management looks like. I want to know who the marketing or finance person was who decided to do this? 

Allen Furnas
New Member
February 4, 2025

Miro has many overlapping capabilities … trying it now … I hope they are not malware happy

morc
New Member
February 28, 2025

Horrible lack of functionality here. I just removed figma for the third or fourth time from my login items. Get the hint please. I control what software launches when, not Figma. Outrageous that this happens repeatedly. Real Adobe like behavior from a company that should know better. Please fix. 

Pepijn Steijger
New Member
March 21, 2025

Absolutely insane that we should ask to please stop doing unwanted stuff to our systems

Gheorghe Avram
New Member
April 6, 2025

Continues to be an issue and continues to be insane.

ayarhouse
New Member
April 9, 2025

TLDR - Use Balsamiq https://balsamiq.com/

 

I was recently asked to use Figma (again) for some mockups and came back to find out if this stupid problem was still being stupid. Yup. So Figma stays off my Mac.

I highly recommend everyone to use https://balsamiq.com/. It has great low pricing, and both cloud and desktop app options. Its much more low fidelity, but I’d rather have low fed and support a company that isn’t as abusive with its practices like Figma/Adobe.

Dom_Stubbs
New Member
April 16, 2025

This continues to be infuriating. It is the user’s right to decide what software needs to run at startup.

I’ve just tried resorting to the suggested bodge/workaround of deleting FigmaAgent outright and, having done so, I’m now getting an error that Figma is damaged and can’t be opened. So I think I’ll take the hint and just remove the app from my Mac altogether.

Vik043
New Member
May 4, 2025

This so frustruting, please fixe this, or at least give the option to opt out in settings! I am deleting my Figma desktop app because of that.