Guide · Whole-site backup

How to back up a Framer site

Framer does not offer a one-click export of an editable project. A backup is a combination: the built-in history, an export of your CMS, and, if you want to put pages back, a saved copy of the editable project kept outside Framer. Here is what each one covers.

The options and what they save

  • Version History

    Built in. Framer takes snapshots of the project as you edit and lets you open an earlier one. Earlier versions are view-only, so you copy what you need and paste it into the current version. It lives inside the project, so it is not a copy you hold elsewhere.

  • Publish history

    In site settings, under Staging & Versions, Framer lists published versions and says you can roll back to a previous one. That brings back what was published; Framer's article does not say how long versions are kept or whether CMS content is part of them.

  • CMS export

    Export collections as CSV or JSON. This saves your content, not your pages. See the free tool and the CSV vs JSON guide.

  • Published-site copy

    A ZIP of the published HTML keeps how the site looked. It is not an editable Framer project, so it cannot be restored into Framer.

  • Site archive with Restore

    A scheduled copy of the editable project (pages, components, styles, code files) together with the CMS, stored outside Framer, that you can put back into the project.

Sources: Framer's help articles on reverting to a previous version and staging and versions.

A practical routine

  1. Back up the CMS on a schedule, not only before big changes. Collections change every day; layouts change less often.
  2. Save an archive of the whole project before risky work: a redesign, a client handover, an AI agent or bulk Auto Translate.
  3. Keep at least one copy outside Framer, so a deleted project or a lost account does not take the backup with it.
  4. Try a restore once on a copy, so you know the backup works before you need it.

Doing it with FrameVault

Connect a project with a Server API key. On Pro, Studio and Agency, FrameVault saves a site archive on a weekly or daily schedule: the editable pages, components, styles, code files, the CMS and a copy of the published pages. Choose an archive and click Restore to put the whole site or one page back; Undo returns the project to how it was just before. Free backs up the CMS of one site weekly.

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