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Marisol_Lopez
Marisol_Lopez
April 20, 2021

Export to CMYK

  • April 20, 2021
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I want to be able to export designs in PDF for print (CMYK/Hi-resolution)

For now, I was using the plugin TinyImage Compressor but it’s no longer free and I don’t understand why Figma can have this option on it’s own. I’d have to pay $456 a year.
If Figma has paper sizes, why don’t they have this option… you can’t print quality good quality colors in RGB. I’m going to have to go back to Adobe for print files.

Is this happening to anyone else?

    33 replies

    Eduardo_Santini
    Eduardo_Santini
    November 14, 2021

    Totally agree, I work with Printed Cards for board games and FIGMA is perfect for it.

      Uranbold_Nergui
      Uranbold_Nergui
      December 21, 2021

      I Love figma. Wishing to add CMYK for this Christmas 🙂

        Nina_Alter
        Nina_Alter
        December 21, 2021

        CMYK conversions from RGB can be quite “muddy.” I’d love this feature, IF Figma bundled conversion ramps in with a feature, offering “preview” choices before the conversion is executed—but I fear Adobe may have that stuff patented.

          Constantine_Zuev
          Constantine_Zuev
          December 21, 2021

          I would recommended to leave everything in RGB and convert to CMYK while printing, using printing drivers or whatever app is responsible. See long explanation below.

          For a start let me clarify that Figma does not technically support color management. It is always sRGB for web, sRGB or Unmanaged on macOS. Latter is just whatever system decides, but likely your default display profile is used.

          sRGB is considerably more limited in gamut compared to CMYK. You are trying to convert from something with limited number of colors to something that potentially displays significantly more of them but not all (sic). And so there are multiple legitimate options doing so, but many will be not best. Likely the worst unless… Unless you know the exact profile of printer you are going to print with.

          That’s what color management is typically is. When you work in publishing you work with display that is specifically calibrated for its room. Using this profile and original file color profile system shows you best approximation of what you are going to get in print from your printer. Well, that’s ideal case.

          Without proper color management it is the best to leave conversion from RGB to CMYK to printer itself. If you sending it to professional printing house, let them do it. For example professional photo printers actually have more than four colors. Beside Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, blacK they can have few grays, light yellow and light cyan at their disposal. Whatever conversion to CMYK you use it would end up duller then what printer itself will calculate.

            creative_corner
            creative_corner
            March 10, 2022

            Bro also need Inches Option

              Henry6
              Henry6
              March 11, 2022

              This would be nice

              Kevin_Denkers
              Kevin_Denkers
              March 30, 2022

              Figma is an amazing design tool. Would be great to add the ability to use it for print, as well as screen design.

                Ellen2
                Ellen2
                June 8, 2022

                I know color spaces are probably so complicated but it’d be SO wonderful to be able to use Figma for print pieces, especially when making templates for clients!

                  designteam1
                  designteam1
                  August 17, 2022

                  Bumping this for the year 2022

                  Ali_Jaya_Meilio_Lie
                  Ali_Jaya_Meilio_Lie
                  August 18, 2022

                  And mm would be good

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