Where apps hide your files

Figma's cache and font files

Updated 2026-10-28 · 6 min read

Figma's Mac app keeps its cache, settings and font list in a hidden Library folder, with two small caches next to it. You can open them, see what takes the space, and reset the app the way Figma documents.

Where the cache is

The Figma desktop app keeps nearly everything it stores locally in one folder:

~/Library/Application Support/Figma

Two smaller caches sit in the Caches folder:

~/Library/Caches/com.figma.agent
~/Library/Caches/com.figma.Desktop

On the Mac used for this guide (Figma desktop 126), the Application Support folder was about 235 MB, the com.figma.agent cache about 1 MB and com.figma.Desktop empty. Your numbers will differ with how long you have used the app and how many files you have opened.

The Library folder is hidden. In Finder choose Go > Go to Folder (⇧⌘G), paste the path and press Return. From Terminal:

open ~/Library/Application\ Support/Figma

What is inside

This is what the folder held on that Mac. Names can change between Figma releases, so treat it as a map, not a contract.

Item	What it is
DesktopProfile/v<number>/	The browser-style profile the app runs on: caches, cookies, local storage, IndexedDB and GPU shader caches. This is where the space goes.
settings.json	Your desktop app preferences.
desktop_state.json	A very small file of app state.
font_cache.json	By its name and size (about 250 KB here), a list of the fonts Figma found on your Mac.
FigmaAgent.app	A copy of FigmaAgent, the background helper that serves your installed fonts to Figma (about 11 MB).
Figma Desktop.app	A tiny helper bundle (about 1.6 MB) whose only program is named figma_universal_links, so it appears to handle opening Figma links in the app.

Do not open settings.json or the profile files in a text editor to see what is in them. The profile folder holds session cookies and login state, which is why this guide only lists names.

Inside the newest profile folder, almost all of the 220 MB was two Chromium caches: Code Cache (about 170 MB) and Cache (about 46 MB). IndexedDB was only 24 KB. There were also three version folders side by side (v28, v34 and v43); the older two were around 1 MB each. Figma seems to start a fresh profile folder when its internal profile version changes, but that is an observation, not documented behaviour. Check your own with du -sh ~/Library/Application\ Support/Figma/DesktopProfile/*.

Local fonts

Figma does not copy your fonts. It reads them from where macOS installs them (Font Book decides, typically ~/Library/Fonts for fonts only you use and /Library/Fonts for all users). FigmaAgent finds them and hands them to Figma. Figma's help centre says the desktop app includes the font installer, so desktop users do not install it separately, and that after installing a font you restart the desktop app, then pick it with the Installed by you filter in the font menu.

If a local font does not show up, Figma's troubleshooting steps for the Mac are: check that the font appears in Font Book and is not turned off, then open Activity Monitor, find FigmaAgent, force quit it, and reopen the Figma app, which starts FigmaAgent again. Deleting font_cache.json is not a documented step, so leave it alone unless Figma's support asks for it.

Offline files and local copies

Figma documents no offline folder you can browse, and the profile is not a store of your designs: on the Mac used for this guide its IndexedDB, where a web app would keep large local data, was a few kilobytes. Your files live in your Figma account. To get a .fig file you can keep, use File > Save Local Copy… in the app, which writes a copy wherever you choose. For anything you care about, use that, not the cache.

Clearing the cache the supported way

Figma documents two routes, and both remove the whole ~/Library/Application Support/Figma folder. Your desktop settings and font list go with it and you will have to sign in again; designs stored in your Figma account are not affected.

If the app still opens, use the Help menu in the macOS menu bar (not a menu inside the Figma window), then Troubleshooting, then Reset Figma and Restart. The app's own code shows what that does: it leaves a marker file, relaunches, and deletes the Figma folder in Application Support on the way back up.

If Figma is frozen, Figma's help centre has you force quit it (⌥⌘Esc) and delete the same folder with a Terminal command. The Finder route does the same job and can be undone: after force quitting, choose Go > Go to Folder (⇧⌘G), enter ~/Library/Application Support, move the Figma folder to the Trash, then open Figma.

If you only want space back, there is no lighter documented option; the reset is the tool. The two folders in ~/Library/Caches hold ordinary cache data (the agent one has a Cache.db file and an fsCachedData folder), and you can move them to the Trash after quitting Figma.

Backing up or moving to a new Mac

There is nothing here worth copying. Sign in on the new Mac and Figma loads your files from your account. What you may want from the old Mac is your installed fonts (copy them from Font Book's folders, or reinstall) and any .fig copies you saved yourself.

Why Spotlight never shows these

These folders live inside ~/Library, and Spotlight and Finder searches leave those results out. The profile files also have cache-style names that mean nothing to a search.

Finding it again later

Typing font_cache into Everywhere finds the font list file, and DesktopProfile lists every profile version folder, with no special permission needed because these folders are not protected. Typing .fig turns up the local copies you saved, which need Full Disk Access if they sit in Documents or Downloads. Press ⌘↵ to reveal a result.

Common questions

Where is the Figma cache on a Mac?

In ~/Library/Application Support/Figma, mostly under DesktopProfile, with smaller caches in ~/Library/Caches/com.figma.agent and ~/Library/Caches/com.figma.Desktop.

How do I clear the Figma desktop app cache on Mac?

Use the Help menu in the macOS menu bar, choose Troubleshooting, then Reset Figma and Restart. It deletes the Figma folder in Application Support and signs you out, but your designs stay in your account.

Where does Figma look for local fonts on a Mac?

Figma does not store fonts. A helper called FigmaAgent reads the fonts installed through Font Book and makes them available in the app, under the Installed by you filter.

Can I find offline Figma files in the cache?

No. Figma documents no offline folder, and the profile holds browser caches, not your designs. Use File > Save Local Copy… to make a .fig file you control.