tl;dr I created an open source CLI tool to bulk download Figma and FigJam files to your desktop. You can find it here: https://github.com/alexchantastic/figma-export. If you are a complete beginner to the terminal, start here.

If you didn't know, Figma actually has the ability to save (export) the entire Figma file to your desktop as a .fig file (or a .jam file for FigJam). You can then import this file to replicate the Figma file in any account. This is really useful if you need to transfer files from one account to another.

I recently had to go through this process to archive some of my work, but found that there isn't a way to do this with multiple files at once. You currently need to manually open each and every Figma file and "Save a local copy". Unfortunately, Figma doesn't seem to want to add bulk functionality here and community recommendations are lackluster.

So I set out to make this easier for myself (and hopefully others) by creating an automation tool. Introducing figma-export, an open source CLI tool for bulk exporting Figma and FigJam files.

The tool leverages Figma's REST API and Playwright to grab file info and automatically download them to your desktop. You can download all files within a Figma team or specify specific projects to download. You'll need node, npm, and a Figma access token to get things working, but it works! I was able to download around 350 Figma and FigJam files across 60 projects.

I highly recommend importing the files into a Figma account as soon as possible as there's no telling how well Figma will maintain their import functionality given that their file format is closed and proprietary. One tip would be to create a separate account to do this if you don't want to clutter your personal account.

Hoping others find this tool useful! Happy to walk through how to use it if anyone runs into any issues.

Edit: If you are a complete beginner to the terminal and CLIs, then read this handy guide: https://github.com/alexchantastic/figma-export/wiki/Complete-beginner-guide