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Still impossible to move/duplicate a full page between Figma files in 2026? I’m thinking of fixing it with a plugin — feedback needed!

  • March 4, 2026
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Hey everyone,

This has been driving me (and apparently hundreds of others) crazy since 2021: there is STILL no native way to properly move or duplicate an entire page from one Figma file to another.

Copy-paste or “Select All” destroys page background/grid/rulers, breaks prototypes, loses comments, turns library styles into local duplicates, and forgets locked/hidden layers. Duplicating the whole file then deleting pages is the only “workaround” — but it’s a nightmare with 50+ page files or design systems.

I’m a fellow designer who’s fed up and seriously considering building a free Figma plugin called PagePort that would let you:

  • Export any page (or batch multiple pages) with 100% fidelity (layers, auto-layout, constraints, page props, prototypes where possible)
  • Import into any other open file in one click
  • Choose Move (delete from source) or Copy
  • Smart remapping for styles/variables/libraries + basic prototype reconnection
  • Progress bar for large pages

Would this solve the problem for you? What features are absolute must-haves (e.g. comments transfer, export as .figpage file, template preservation)?

Most importantly — how are you currently managing this in your workflow? Sprint archiving? Splitting massive files? Design system handoffs? I’d love to hear your hacks (or horror stories) so I can make sure the plugin actually fixes the real pain.

If a solution already exist, and you think i missed it, please let me know in the comment.

Looking forward to your thoughts — let’s finally solve this together! 🚀

(Upvote if you’d install this tomorrow 👇)

2 replies

marcy.kelley
  • New Member
  • March 26, 2026

I think it’s crazy that you can’t simple drag a page from one file to another -- or at least duplicate it. We sometimes create duplicate project files and then want to consolidate, and have to copy all frames/assets in a page, then recreate the file page in another project and then paste. TEDIOUS.


JezPDX
  • New Member
  • May 4, 2026

This is the kind of file-move problem I’m trying to understand.

 

When you say comments transfer might be a must-have, would it be enough to keep the comments readable for history, or do they need to be recreated inside the new file in the same spots?

 

Also, have you looked at any of the comment mover/export plugins already? I’m wondering if those break down on larger files/pages, or if the bigger issue is that a page move needs to preserve more than comments.