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Almost every Figma user I know (and I know a lot) uses it on a Mac, so I’m not convinced that that’s a benefit they care about.

nailer 7y ago
A lot of web developers have been put off Apple due to macOS and Mac hardware issues, and simultaneously attracted to Windows due to WSL. Figma gives them an option to switch.
toastal 7y ago
As a developer consuming their designs on Linux, I care. Most platforms don't check that box.
- bhhaskin 7y ago
  Check out Avocode. It is designed to do just that and is cross platform (electron). It works with PSD, AI, sketch, and figma files.
achow 7y ago
Figma user myself. Use on Mac at home, on Windows at office. At office Windows machine due to corporate security policies.
j-kent 7y ago
I went from a macbook to a surface pro, Sketch was the only thing keeping me on the mac until I switched to Figma. I use it for UI design.
whywhywhywhy 7y ago
As a Mac user who has had to Switch my workstation machine to PC for performance anything that reduces my reliance on Apple hardware is a great thing.
comis 7y ago
Most designers use Macs, sure. But just giving a link to product owners, QA, clients, and developers is a whole lot easier than trying to get them to successfully use Zeplin or manually keep track of what static images I've copy/pasted in tickets etc. Also: I use Mac at work and PC at home. So now you know one designer who uses Figma on PC.
- paol 7y ago
  Zeplin is just a link too. That's what we've been using quite successfully for GUI apps development: designers work in sketch, everyone else consumes the result through Zeplin.
  - comis 7y ago
    I do really love Zeplin, and I use it at work since my company prefers Sketch over Figma. It's great if you have to use Sketch.
httpsterio 7y ago
you're living in a bubble then :) I also was a designer using mac but that was only because the tools forced me to, but in reality I can't afford a proper mac so I now have the option.
pjmlp 7y ago
About 50% of our local office cares that their tools work on Windows as well.
andybak 7y ago
Figma user. As I do real time 3D stuff I constantly switch between Mac and PC.
AlfeG 7y ago
Our designer runs Windows. His friends running Windows. I'm convinced. They all use Figma.

nailer 7y ago

A lot of web developers have been put off Apple due to macOS and Mac hardware issues, and simultaneously attracted to Windows due to WSL. Figma gives them an option to switch.

toastal 7y ago

As a developer consuming their designs on Linux, I care. Most platforms don't check that box.

bhhaskin 7y ago
Check out Avocode. It is designed to do just that and is cross platform (electron). It works with PSD, AI, sketch, and figma files.

achow 7y ago

Figma user myself. Use on Mac at home, on Windows at office. At office Windows machine due to corporate security policies.

j-kent 7y ago

I went from a macbook to a surface pro, Sketch was the only thing keeping me on the mac until I switched to Figma. I use it for UI design.

whywhywhywhy 7y ago

As a Mac user who has had to Switch my workstation machine to PC for performance anything that reduces my reliance on Apple hardware is a great thing.

comis 7y ago

Most designers use Macs, sure. But just giving a link to product owners, QA, clients, and developers is a whole lot easier than trying to get them to successfully use Zeplin or manually keep track of what static images I've copy/pasted in tickets etc. Also: I use Mac at work and PC at home. So now you know one designer who uses Figma on PC.

paol 7y ago
Zeplin is just a link too. That's what we've been using quite successfully for GUI apps development: designers work in sketch, everyone else consumes the result through Zeplin.
- comis 7y ago
  I do really love Zeplin, and I use it at work since my company prefers Sketch over Figma. It's great if you have to use Sketch.

httpsterio 7y ago

you're living in a bubble then :) I also was a designer using mac but that was only because the tools forced me to, but in reality I can't afford a proper mac so I now have the option.

pjmlp 7y ago

About 50% of our local office cares that their tools work on Windows as well.

andybak 7y ago

Figma user. As I do real time 3D stuff I constantly switch between Mac and PC.

AlfeG 7y ago

Our designer runs Windows. His friends running Windows. I'm convinced. They all use Figma.