Only for collaboration. Figma's desktop app requests Microphone, Camera, and Screen Recording only if you use Audio Huddles or observe/share screens with teammates. For solo design work it needs none of them. To check on your Mac, open System Settings, go to Privacy & Security, and review the Camera, Microphone, Screen & System Audio Recording, Accessibility, and Full Disk Access lists for Figma.
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Only for collaboration. Figma's desktop app requests Microphone, Camera, and Screen Recording only if you use Audio Huddles or observe/share screens with teammates. For solo design work it needs none of them.
“Used” = needed for a core feature · “Optional” = only for a specific feature · “No” = not normally requested
Mic and camera power Audio Huddles; Screen Recording enables screen sharing/observation in a multiplayer file. None are needed to design alone.
If you don't use huddles or screen-sharing, revoke Figma's mic, camera, and screen access — design work doesn't require them.
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Only for live collaboration — sharing or observing a screen inside a multiplayer file. Solo design doesn't need it.
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