diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 6aa263d..287e631 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ clean: rm -f figma-desktop-*.rpm url: - ./get-url-x64.sh + ./figma-version-tool.sh diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 270b517..dbf0e7d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,8 +1,7 @@ -

- Figma -

- -

Figma Desktop for Linux

+

+ Figma + Figma Desktop for Linux +

Run the real Figma Desktop app on Linux — not a browser wrapper, not a web app,
@@ -19,25 +18,25 @@ Packages

-This project extracts the official Figma Desktop Windows installer, patches it for Linux compatibility, and packages it as an **AppImage**, **.deb**, or **.rpm**. You get everything the Windows/macOS client has: system tray icon, `figma://` protocol handling, MCP server support, native window frames, and offline file opening. +This project extracts the official Figma Desktop Windows installer, patches it for Linux compatibility, and packages it as an **AppImage**, **.deb**, or **.rpm**. You get the real desktop client experience: system tray icon, `figma://` protocol handling, MCP server support, native window frames, local font support, and offline file opening. ## Why This Exists Every other "Figma for Linux" project is just a browser window pretending to be a desktop app. This one is different: -| Feature | This project | Browser wrappers | -| ------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -| Full desktop Electron client | Yes | No | -| System tray icon | Yes | No | -| `figma://` URL protocol handler | Yes | No | -| MCP server (`127.0.0.1:3845/mcp`) | Yes | No | -| Native `.fig` file opening | Yes | No | -| Dark mode detection | Yes | Varies | -| Figma i18n locales (7 languages) | Yes | No | -| Desktop notifications | Yes | Browser-level | -| Auto desktop integration | Yes | Manual | -| Allow duplicate tabs (same file in multiple tabs) | Yes | No | -| Local font agent support | Yes | Varies | +| Feature | This project | Browser wrappers | +| ------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ---------------- | +| Full desktop Electron client | Yes | No | +| System tray icon | Yes | No | +| `figma://` URL protocol handler | Yes | No | +| MCP server (`127.0.0.1:3845/mcp`) | Yes | No | +| Native `.fig` file opening | Yes | No | +| Dark mode detection | Yes | Varies | +| Figma i18n locales (7 languages) | Yes | No | +| Desktop notifications | Yes | Browser-level | +| Auto desktop integration | Yes | Manual | +| Allow duplicate tabs (same file in multiple tabs) | Yes | No | +| Built-in local font helper | Yes, no separate agent needed | No | ## How It Works @@ -47,9 +46,10 @@ The build script performs a multi-stage pipeline: 2. **Patch** — Applies Linux-specific fixes: - Enables native window frames (Figma ships with `frame:false` for custom titlebar) - Stubs Windows/macOS native modules (`bindings.node`, `desktop_rust.node`) with JS equivalents - - Spoofs the renderer User-Agent as Windows so Figma enables its local font agent flow + - Spoofs the renderer User-Agent as Windows so Figma enables the desktop/local font flows + - Starts a built-in Linux font helper and scans system/user font directories - Fixes `handleCommandLineArgs` to find `figma://` URLs in Linux's argv layout - - Hides the Electron menu bar while keeping the native frame + - Fixes Linux tray behavior, native frame sizing, menu visibility, and duplicate-tab handling 3. **Package** — Bundles a matching Electron binary + patched `app.asar` into your chosen format 4. **Integrate** — On first launch, the AppImage automatically registers a `.desktop` file and `figma://` URI handler @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The build script performs a multi-stage pipeline: ### Option 1: Download Pre-built AppImage (Recommended) -Grab the latest AppImage from the [Releases](https://github.com/IliyaBrook/figma-linux/releases) page — no build step required: +Grab the latest AppImage from the [Releases](https://github.com/IliyaBrook/figma-linux/releases) page — no build step required. New project builds are published there as AppImage, deb, and rpm artifacts. ```bash chmod +x figma-desktop-*.AppImage @@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ After that, Figma appears in your application menu like any other app. ### Local Fonts -The app includes a built-in font helper, so AppImage, deb, and rpm builds can expose installed system/user fonts without a separate `figma-agent-linux` install. On launch, the patched native stub starts a localhost helper compatible with [neetly/figma-agent-linux](https://github.com/neetly/figma-agent-linux) at `127.0.0.1:44950` and also serves the same data through Figma's desktop font APIs. +The app includes a built-in font helper, so AppImage, deb, and rpm builds expose installed system/user fonts without a separate `figma-agent-linux` install. On launch, the patched native stub starts a localhost helper compatible with [neetly/figma-agent-linux](https://github.com/neetly/figma-agent-linux) at `127.0.0.1:44950` and serves the same data through Figma's desktop font APIs. -If you already run an external helper on that port, this app leaves it alone. You can point the desktop stub at another endpoint with `FIGMA_FONT_AGENT_URL`, disable external agent lookup with `FIGMA_FONT_AGENT_DISABLED=1`, or disable the built-in localhost helper with `FIGMA_BUILTIN_FONT_AGENT_DISABLED=1`. +This covers the normal font picker and the **Installed by you** flow. If you already run an external helper on that port, this app leaves it alone. You can point the desktop stub at another endpoint with `FIGMA_FONT_AGENT_URL`, disable external agent lookup with `FIGMA_FONT_AGENT_DISABLED=1`, or disable the built-in localhost helper with `FIGMA_BUILTIN_FONT_AGENT_DISABLED=1`. ### Option 2: Build from Source @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ make build-rpm # Build .rpm make run # Run the built AppImage make run-debug # Run with FIGMA_DEBUG=1 (logs to stdout) make clean # Remove all build artifacts -make url # Print the latest Figma download URLs +make url # Check Figma RELEASES and installer URLs ``` ## MCP Server @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Figma Desktop includes built-in DevTools accessible via keyboard shortcuts (menu figma-desktop-linux/ build.sh # Main orchestrator Makefile # Build/run shortcuts - get-url-x64.sh # Print latest Figma download URLs + figma-version-tool.sh # Compare RELEASES vs FigmaSetup.exe versions scripts/ frame-fix-wrapper.js # BrowserWindow monkey-patch for native frames figma-native-stub.js # JS stubs for Windows/macOS native modules @@ -221,24 +221,26 @@ figma-desktop-linux/ build-appimage.sh # AppImage packaging build-deb-package.sh # Debian packaging build-rpm-package.sh # RPM packaging + .github/workflows/ + font-enum-tests.yml # Unit tests for the local font implementation + global-workflows.yml # Telegram, stale issue, and issue triage workflows ``` ### What Gets Patched -- **`frame:!1` / `frame:false`** in BrowserWindow options replaced with `frame:true` -- **`titleBarStyle:"hidden"`** replaced with `"default"` -- **`require("./bindings.node")`** redirected to `figma-native-stub.js` (40+ stubbed methods) -- **`require("./desktop_rust.node")`** redirected to stub -- **Local font helper** started in-process at `127.0.0.1:44950` with `/figma/font-files` and `/figma/font-file` -- **`handleCommandLineArgs`** rewritten to scan all argv entries (Linux passes CLI flags before the app path) -- **`package.json` main entry** updated to load `frame-fix-wrapper.js` before the original entry point -- **`openFileTab` default parameter** patched to support the "Allow Duplicate Tabs" toggle via system tray +- **Window shell** — forces native frames, hides the Windows caption buttons, keeps the menu bar hidden by default, and fixes stale content bounds after Linux tiling/maximize events. +- **Native modules** — redirects `bindings.node` and `desktop_rust.node` imports to `figma-native-stub.js`, including the `bindings_worker.js` utility process used for font enumeration. +- **Local fonts** — starts a built-in localhost helper at `127.0.0.1:44950` with `/figma/version`, `/figma/font-files`, and `/figma/font-file`, backed by the pure JS scanner in `scripts/font-enum/`. +- **Linux argument handling** — rewrites `handleCommandLineArgs` so `figma://` URLs and file paths are found even when Electron inserts Linux launcher flags before the app path. +- **Tray integration** — fixes right-click context menus on Linux, adds the persistent **Allow Duplicate Tabs** toggle, and keeps tray notifications debuggable with `FIGMA_DEBUG=1`. +- **Package entrypoint** — updates the packaged `package.json` to load `frame-fix-wrapper.js` before Figma's original entry point. ## Known Limitations - **No auto-updates** — The Squirrel updater is Windows-only. Rebuild to update to a new version. - **No eyedropper tool** — Requires native screen capture (`bindings.node`), which is stubbed. - **x86_64 only** — Figma's Windows installer is x86_64-only. +- **Font preview endpoint is not implemented** — Fonts load through the built-in helper, but `/figma/font-preview` currently returns 404. ## License