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THE PDF FILE EXPORT FROM FIGME LOAD TO OPEN

  • July 21, 2026
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Noto Studio

I am having trouble with a PDF file exported from Figma. I created it using a 1080:1920 aspect ratio. The file size is 13 MB, but Adobe Reader and web browsers struggle to open it. I have tried adjusting the settings to lower the quality, but the file remains difficult to open.

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BatchCraft
  • BatchCraft
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  • August 14, 2026

Hi Noto Studio,

A 13 MB PDF is not necessarily large enough to explain the slow loading by itself. Performance can also be affected by the number of vector objects, masks, transparency effects and outlined text objects inside the PDF. This may explain why lowering the image quality does not make much difference.

I would first test exporting one representative page and temporarily flattening any complex effects to see whether it opens faster.

Full disclosure: I am the developer of BatchPDF, a Figma plugin built for this type of problem. It lets you optimize the images during export using Print, Balanced or Small File presets, while supported text and vectors can remain real PDF objects.

You can try it here:
https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1662786572015744789

I recommend testing it on a copy of the document first. If you try it, I would be interested to know whether it improves the opening speed as well as the final file size.

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