Figma and Adobe collaborate on token interchange format to reduce handoff friction

Design · 3 min read

The new interchange format standardizes color, spacing, type, and motion tokens with a stable schema that both Figma and Adobe tooling will support natively. The specification includes mapping guidance for token contexts, platform hints, and accessibility metadata to reduce manual reconciliation.

Early adopters in agencies and enterprise design systems expect reduced friction when moving assets between Figma and Adobe XD/Illustrator/Photoshop workflows. The format also has versioning and provenance fields to make tokens auditable in regulated environments.

Both companies say this is the first step in a broader interoperability effort; future work may include shared plugin APIs and token synchronization tools. Designers should see fewer export/import errors and more predictable cross-tool behavior.