# Figma PDF Import

> Convertify lets you import PDF files into Figma so you can edit content instead of tracing screenshots.

- Canonical page: https://www.hypermatic.com/articles/convertify-figma-pdf-import/
- Published: 2025-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

PDFs haunt every designer—they contain vital content locked away from our tools. Convertify unlocks them. I can import a PDF straight into Figma, and the plugin converts pages into editable vectors and text wherever possible.

### Reuse instead of rebuild
Whether it’s a brand guideline, old keynote, or regulatory document, importing the PDF means I keep the original structure. That’s faster and less error-prone than redrawing everything.

### Best practices
1. Clean up the PDF beforehand if you can (flatten transparencies, embed fonts).
2. Import in batches if the document is huge to keep Figma responsive.
3. Once inside Figma, replace fonts with your system styles so future edits stay consistent.

PDF imports used to be painful. Convertify makes them routine.

### Extend the value
After a PDF lives in Figma, you can annotate it, link to related prototypes, or slice out sections for marketing materials. Need to localize a regulatory form? Duplicate the imported frame, plug in translations, and re-export to PDF with Convertify’s other workflows. The time savings compound quickly.

### Where this shines
- Updating investor decks stuck in PDF forever
- Modernizing onboarding manuals into interactive flows
- Pulling legal copy directly into product surfaces

Treat PDFs as starting points rather than dead ends by running them through Convertify.