When: If you are experiencing performance issues, like slowness and lagging, in the Figma desktop app.
What: Use the Chrome developer tools to record yourself performing the affected actions.
Why: Recording a Chrome performance profile will help us to identify how Figma is performing.
Record a performance profile
Note: You need to complete quit the Figma desktop app, before you relaunch the app and record a performance profile.
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Launch the Figma Desktop app.
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Click Help in the menu bar and select Toggle Developer Tools:
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This will open a Developer Tools window above the Figma app. Select the Performance tab from the options:
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Click the Record button in the top left corner of the window:
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A progress dialog will indicate that a profile is being recorded:
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You can now go back to the Figma app and perform any of the specific actions you're having issues with.
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When you're finished, return to the Developer Tools window and click the Stop button to end the profile:
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The Console will now show you a detailed view of the profile. You can even scroll through the timeline at the top to view a screenshot of each action:
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Right-click in the console and select Save profile. This will download a copy of the Performance Profile to your computer.
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You can then attach the saved File to your Figma Support conversation.
Tip! You can also use the keyboard shortcuts to start and stop the profiling process.
Mac: Command E Windows: Ctrl E
Need to submit a bug report? Check out our Submit a bug report to Figma article for more information.