# Improving performance in the layers panel

DevFeed: [Improving performance in the layers panel](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/improving-performance-in-the-layers-panel-9827.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/improving-performance-in-the-layers-panel/>)

Author: Shannen Wu; Peter Hayes

Published: 2026-06-11T17:30:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [Caching](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/caching.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [caching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/caching.md>), [caching-strategies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/caching-strategies.md>), [compute](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compute.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [incremental](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/incremental.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>)

## AI overview

Figma explains how it rebuilt the layers panel architecture to improve performance in very large, complex files. The changes use two-pass data gathering and caching strategies, producing 30-50% faster interactions in some cases.

## Source excerpt

The layers panel is the central blueprint of a Figma file. We rearchitected it with new computation and caching strategies, resulting in 30-50% faster interactions in some of the largest, most complex files.