# Figma desktop search now spans every open tab

By Steven Van · 2026-05-02

File pre-loading is faster too, and Figma links now open in a desktop tab instead of a browser window.

Figma's desktop app can now search across open tabs instead of just the current file, and file pre-loading has been sped up. Figma links also open directly in a desktop tab rather than a browser window.

[Source post](https://x.com/i/status/2050301867851424230)

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Canonical source: https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/figma-desktop-app-search-across-tabs-faster-pre-loading