Make Exported .PDF Files With Editable Text For Accessibility Purposes

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Currently exported .PDFs out of Figma are not accessible, because the text is flattened as images.

I would like to request an option for exported .PDFs to have editable text.

This would be a game changer for our team to move off of Sketch! 😃 (Sketch allows for .PDFs to export with editable text, but Figma does not)

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Noa6

I just tested MKitFPDF and my exported PDF (Export frames as PDF) was readable by Mac Preview app. Thank you!

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Milena_Gomes

YESS FIGMA PLEASE MAKE THIS HAPPEN!! Accessibility matters!

Ved_Dave

+1, crucial feature. Not only for accessibility, but for students as well. As a UX student, I am required to submit thematic analysis posters and other documents that have OCR enabled. If I had not looked up if this were the case, I would’ve lost marks.
I think even when submitting resumes it might be a big factor. As all resume scanners might not pick up the text like that.