Hi @Howard_Kung, Thank you for getting in touch regarding exporting frames to PDF. I completely understand where you’re coming from.
We appreciate sharing your experience about being able to export uncompressed PDF files in the past! I’ve came across a forum thread titled Launched: Export Compressed PDFs, where one of our engineers recently mentioned an update that increases the compression for PDF files.
I encourage you to take a moment to check out this thread, particularly the last six comments. They might provide some useful insights.
The current issue you’re experiencing might be due to the fact that PDF files compress and rasterize vector graphics, which can affect the quality and depth of your original design.
For exports, we generally recommend using PNG instead of PDF, especially when image quality, transparency, and web compatibility are top priorities. For more information, please refer to our guide here: Export formats and settings
If the above information doesn’t help, feel free to reach out directly to our support team for further assistance: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
When contacting our support team, the following information would be helpful:
- Your Figma account email address.
- The URL of the Figma file. Please add support-share@figma.com as an editor on this file so we can take a closer look and test the export.
- The exported PDF file.
- A detailed description or screen recording of the steps you took to export this file. Please include a screenshot of the export settings used and a screenshot of the specific object(s) you are exporting.
We hope this provides some guidance! If there’s anything else we’ve missed, please let us know. Also, we’re more than happy to wait for more suggestions from our amazing community!
Thanks,