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What this video covers

The video shows how to use the Convertify Figma plugin to import Adobe Illustrator (.ai) files into Figma with one click. It demonstrates both bitmap import and the beta option to import artboards as vector layers, with examples showing the difference in sharpness and editability.

Things you'll need

• Figma
• Convertify Figma plugin
• An Adobe Illustrator (.ai) file

Steps

1. Open Figma, click the Resources icon, search for Convertify under the Plugins tab, and run it or save it to your plugin list.
2. Open Convertify from Saved Plugins, click the Import into Figma tab, then choose Import Adobe Illustrator to Figma from the workflow selector.
3. Optionally leave Import artboards as vector layers turned off to import an .ai file as a bitmap.
4. Drag and drop an Adobe Illustrator (.ai) file into the plugin drop zone to import it into Figma.
5. Turn on the BETA Import artboards as vector layers option and drop the .ai file again to import it as vector layers.
6. Inspect the imported layers in Figma, edit vector shapes and colors, and note that text in vector imports becomes individual vector shapes rather than editable text layers.

Useful links

• Watch the full video on YouTube
• Read the full video transcript
• Read: Importing Adobe Illustrator to Figma
• Next: Export Figma to Adobe Photoshop
• Open Convertify in the Figma Community