# Figma's desktop app switches between files faster

By Steven Van · 2026-05-06

The Figma team says the speedup is most noticeable when moving from one file to another.

Figma's desktop app now switches between files more quickly. The [Figma](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/figma>) team says the improvement is noticeable when moving from one file to another.

[Full release notes](<https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=faster-file-transitions-on-desktop>).

[![](<https://cdn.sanity.io/images/599r6htc/regionalized/342e17642c7afa81206490b0dd21c3e5724ae040-2400x1260.png?w=1200&q=70&fit=max&auto=format>)](<https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=faster-file-transitions-on-desktop>)

![Figma](<https://static.figma.com/app/icon/2/icon-512-maskable.png>)

Figma

Collaborative design tool for building interfaces, prototypes, and design systems — all in the browser.

[View Figma →](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/figma>)

Sources

[Original source](<https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=faster-file-transitions-on-desktop>)

[Read Figma's desktop app switches between files faster on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/figma-faster-file-transitions-on-desktop>)

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