What is Figma on Mac?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
The Figma design app and its helpers, including figma_agent for local fonts.
Figma's desktop app is built on Electron, so it runs Renderer, GPU and utility helpers. Large design files with many frames, images or components use a lot of memory and graphics power. figma_agent is a small background helper that lets Figma use fonts installed on your Mac.
- Category
- Third-party
- Made by
- Figma
- Safe to quit:
- Yes
Shown in Activity Monitor as Figma, Figma Helper, Figma Helper (Renderer), Figma Helper (GPU), Figma Helper (Plugin), figma_agent
Why is Figma using so much CPU or memory?
- Large files with many frames, images or components
- Prototypes and animations playing
- Many files open in tabs
- Plugins running
What to do
- 1Close files and tabs you aren't using
- 2Split very large files into smaller ones
- 3Quit and reopen Figma, and keep it updated
Safe to quit? Yes.
Safe to quit; Figma saves to the cloud automatically.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library