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How to prevent Figma Agent to be added to Login Items

Every time I launch the native Figma app on macOS (macOS 13 Ventura) I get this notification:

Login Item Added: "FigmaAgent.app" will open automatically when you log in. You can manage this in Login Items Settings.

Notification on macOS

And following the instructions on the notification I can remove the Login Item as expected, but I will get the notification again next time I launch the app, and the Login Item will be added once more.

Login Item Settings with FigmaAgent.app on the list

I want to remove it and never to be added again. How can I do that?

Pd: I reached out to Figma support a few times, and they mostly ignored my messages, and when I asked why was I being ignored they gave me a rather unhelpful answer:

Hey there, sorry for the delay & confusion. We didn't reply, because the answer was in your original tweet. Sorry if it wasn't obvious, but in the screenshot, you manage it from Login Items Settings: Apple menu > System Settings, click General in the sidebar, then Login Items.

To be very clear, I don't want to know how to remove FigmaAgent from Login Items, I want to know how to prevent it for being added again.

Solution

  • From https://twitter.com/qdoug/status/1374785043504185351:

    This seems to work for removing FigmaAgent:

    • Force Quit it in Activity Monitor

    • Remove it in System Preferences -> Users & Groups -> Login Items

    • Delete ~/Library/Application Support/Figma/FigmaAgent.app

    • Delete /Applications/Figma.app/Contents/Library/FigmaAgent.app

    • touch "~/Library/Application Support/Figma/FigmaAgent.app" to stop it being re-enabled by updates