# \#windows **URL:** https://forums.synfig.org/tag/windows/52.md [Latest](https://forums.synfig.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.synfig.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.synfig.org/tags.md) --- ## [Time for Windows users to pass to Linux ... before it's too late](https://forums.synfig.org/t/time-for-windows-users-to-pass-to-linux-before-its-too-late/16828)
**Author:** [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/time-for-windows-users-to-pass-to-linux-before-its-too-late/16828 "2025-11-12T14:31:01Z")
M$ will have all power on your computer and your data (even delete everything) … --- ## [Running Synfig AppImage (Linux) in Windows 11 (WSL 2)](https://forums.synfig.org/t/running-synfig-appimage-linux-in-windows-11-wsl-2/16770)
**Author:** [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/running-synfig-appimage-linux-in-windows-11-wsl-2/16770 "2025-09-09T22:16:57Z")
Doing some tests under Windows (instead of my usual Ubuntu), I have seen that we can run the Linux AppImage version of Synfig without any problem in WSL. It supports GUI apps since version 2. If you didn’t install it y… --- ## [Using logging or messages from a plugin?](https://forums.synfig.org/t/using-logging-or-messages-from-a-plugin/16634)
**Author:** [@walter](https://forums.synfig.org/u/walter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/using-logging-or-messages-from-a-plugin/16634 "2025-07-10T15:43:13Z")
Exploring developing a plugin. Wanting to log information for debugging in the Python plugin script. Documentation for the plugin.xml suggests you can direct stdout and stderr to the SynFig log or a message presented t… --- ## [\[Windows - Request for Test\] Open Infinite Error Windows from Eyedropper #3288](https://forums.synfig.org/t/windows-request-for-test-open-infinite-error-windows-from-eyedropper-3288/15123)
**Author:** [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/windows-request-for-test-open-infinite-error-windows-from-eyedropper-3288/15123 "2024-06-15T16:06:36Z")
Dear (windows) friends, would you please test the fixed behavior described in the issue with the dev build https://ci.appveyor.com/api/buildjobs/cctv7pxaq7ijd23t/artifacts/SynfigStudio-1.5.2-testing-2024-06-09-win64-7c… --- ## [\[Windows\] Synfig not remembering window size](https://forums.synfig.org/t/windows-synfig-not-remembering-window-size/15032)
**Author:** [@Ar\_D](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Ar_D)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/windows-synfig-not-remembering-window-size/15032 "2024-05-08T13:45:25Z")
I feel like it is necessary to remember window size, my main monitor is pretty big in size So I use almost every app in small windows. Every app, even AIDA64 remembers the size of the window from the previous time I used… --- ## [Running 2-build-debug.sh finishes with errors \[Windows - export ordinal too large\]](https://forums.synfig.org/t/running-2-build-debug-sh-finishes-with-errors-windows-export-ordinal-too-large/13189)
**Author:** [@RektuiemForAMeme](https://forums.synfig.org/u/RektuiemForAMeme)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 3:45am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/running-2-build-debug-sh-finishes-with-errors-windows-export-ordinal-too-large/13189 "2022-05-01T03:45:17Z")
Hey so I ran 1-setup-windows-msys2.sh with mingw64 with seemingly no issue, then ran 2-build-debug.sh and it ended with errors: CXXLD synfigstudio.exe C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86\_64-w64-mingw32/11.3.0/../.… --- ## [Graphic tablet not working properly](https://forums.synfig.org/t/graphic-tablet-not-working-properly/12999)
**Author:** [@intrelis](https://forums.synfig.org/u/intrelis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/graphic-tablet-not-working-properly/12999 "2022-02-22T17:14:20Z")
I read a response on the forum on a similar question that Synfig is not meant for drawing, so there is not much support for graphic tablets, but many people seem to be able to use them, so I was wondering if you guys cou… --- ## [Unable to save to my documents folder at school \[Roaming profiles/Active Directory\]](https://forums.synfig.org/t/unable-to-save-to-my-documents-folder-at-school-roaming-profiles-active-directory/12965)
**Author:** [@michaelxhermes1](https://forums.synfig.org/u/michaelxhermes1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/unable-to-save-to-my-documents-folder-at-school-roaming-profiles-active-directory/12965 "2022-02-10T18:19:38Z")
I am having a problem saving synfig work to the my documents folder on my PC. On File - \> save as I have searched the forum but there is nothing to help me I cannot do as suggested - ask the pupils to look for “other … --- ## [Window position not remembered and default is in an odd place](https://forums.synfig.org/t/window-position-not-remembered-and-default-is-in-an-odd-place/9269)
**Author:** [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/window-position-not-remembered-and-default-is-in-an-odd-place/9269 "2019-01-05T23:03:09Z")
This issue affects Windows builds and has been reported on GitHub as Issue #523 For now it can be solved by editing synfigstudio.bat (in Synfig’s folder) add set GTK\_CSD=0 before cd "%~dp0\\" start "" "%~dp0\\bin\\synf…