Hi,
sometimes it would be useful for me in the desktop app when opening a new tab with cmd+t to be able to paste a Figma link in the search bar and open the file with enter.
I use the search bar a lot, it’s been a great idea and is awesome when working with a lot of files! ❤️
@Kapil_Moon
Alternatively it would be great to have this option to open in desktop app immediately, unfortunately it does not work with multiple accounts.
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When my co-worker sends me a Figma link, I want to open it in the desktop app immediately. Currently I have to click the link, wait until it is opened in the browser and then wait for a suggestion to open the document in the desktop app, which appears in ~30% of cases.
Instead, I could copy the link, paste it into the search field of my desktop Figma client and see it opening right in the new tab.
Right now when I paste the link into the search field, it literally tries to search for this text…
https://forum.figma.com/t/add-search-field-in-the-new-file-screen/28146/3
1. Problem
“Open file URL from Clipboard” is not accessible via keyboard shortcut. If we could paste the link on the search box and hit Enter to open it, it would make the operation faster.
2. Screenshot
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Instead of showing “No matches”, Figma could detect it is a Figma file link and place a button to “Open Figma file”.
3. Any ideas?
I know I could create a custom keyboard shortcut through Mac keyboard settings but that would bound to the machine I am using. Making this operation p…