How to export responsive Framer components

Responsive design in Framer

Framer supports responsive design through component variants. You create separate variants for Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile, each with its own layout, sizing, and styling. When converted with Framer to AI, these variants are exported together with a Responsive wrapper that automatically switches between them based on viewport width.

Setting up responsive variants

1. Create your component. Design the Desktop version first — this is your base layout.
2. Add variants. In the component panel, add variants named “Desktop”, “Tablet”, and “Mobile”. Framer recognizes these names automatically.
3. Adjust each variant. Resize layouts, change font sizes, stack columns, hide elements — whatever your design requires at each breakpoint.
4. Export with Framer to AI. The plugin detects the responsive variants and exports all three in the generated package.

How the Responsive wrapper works

The generated package includes a Responsive component that handles viewport detection:

import { Responsive } from "./components/framer/Responsive";
import { MyComponent } from "./components/framer/MyComponent";

// Automatically renders the right variant
<Responsive
  desktop={<MyComponent variant="Desktop" />}
  tablet={<MyComponent variant="Tablet" />}
  mobile={<MyComponent variant="Mobile" />}
/>

The wrapper uses standard CSS media queries under the hood. Default breakpoints are 1024px (desktop), 768px (tablet), and below for mobile. These match Framer's default breakpoint widths.

Tips for responsive components

• Name variants exactly. Use “Desktop”, “Tablet”, and “Mobile” for automatic detection.
• You don't need all three. If you only have Desktop and Mobile, the plugin handles that too.
• Test in Framer first. Make sure each variant looks right at its intended viewport width before exporting.
• Keep structure consistent. Try to maintain the same content across variants — just change the layout and sizing.

Common patterns

• Navigation: Full nav on desktop, hamburger menu on mobile.
• Grids: 3-column on desktop, 2-column on tablet, single column on mobile.
• Hero sections: Side-by-side layout on desktop, stacked on mobile with smaller heading sizes.
• Cards: Horizontal layout on desktop, vertical stack on mobile.

Responsive variants in Framer + Framer to AI = responsive React components with zero manual media query work. Design it responsive, use it responsive.