Troubleshoot the Figma Font installer

The Figma Font installer lets you access fonts installed to your computer when using Figma on a browser. This article outlines how to check the status of or restart the Figma Font installer.

The Figma Font Installer is known as the FigmaAgent when listed in the operating system’s list of running processes.

Download the Figma font installer

There are two ways to download, install, and run the Figma Font installer on your computer:

• Download the Figma Desktop App, which includes the Figma Font installer
• Download the Font Installer if you only want to use custom fonts with Figma in a browser

Check your permissions

If you’re using Figma in a browser, you should first confirm the status of your connection to the Font Installer and permissions.

To do so:

1. Open the main menu.
2. Go to Preferences > Permissions and helpers.
3. Under Local network access, check if your connection to the browser is Blocked or Not connected.

If the status is Blocked or Not connected, follow the prompts in the dialog to allow local network access in your browser and connect the Font Installer.

Learn more about local network access in Figma.

Check and Restart FigmaAgent

macOS (Activity Monitor)

Locate FigmaAgent

1. Open Finder.
2. Navigate to Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor.
3. In Activity Monitor, go to the CPU tab.
4. Search for FigmaAgent in the search bar.

If FigmaAgent is listed, it is currently running.

Quit FigmaAgent

1. Select FigmaAgent in the process list.
2. Click X (Stop) at the top of the window.
3. Choose Force Quit in the confirmation dialog.

Restart FigmaAgent

1. Open the Figma desktop application or download and run the font installer from figma.com/downloads.
2. The FigmaAgent process will automatically start in the background.

Windows (Task Manager)

Locate FigmaAgent

1. Press Ctrl Shift Esc or right-click on the taskbar and select Task Manager.
2. In Task Manager, go to the Details tab.
3. Search for figma_agent.exe in the name column.

If figma_agent.exe is listed, it is currently running.

Quit FigmaAgent

1. Select figma_agent.exe in the process list.
2. Click End task.

Restart FigmaAgent

1. Open the Figma desktop application or download the font installer from figma.com/downloads.
2. The FigmaAgent process should automatically start in the background.