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Sharing Vector Sets Across Projects (Vectors Lesson 7)

Justin

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Mar 17, 2026

About this lesson

In this lesson, we’ll show you how to share Vector Sets across projects with a share link—then unlink them when you need a fully local version you can edit and customize.

00:00 Introduction

00:47 Sharing a Vector Set

01:25 Linked vs Unlinked

02:29 How to Unlink a Vector Set

03:10 The Vector Set Marketplace

03:24 Wrap Up

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0:00Now that we know vector sets can help 0:02[music] us build solid icon systems, the 0:05real win is being able to carry that 0:07[music] same set into other projects. So 0:10in this lesson, we'll cover [music] how 0:12to share vector sets from one project to 0:14another, how to keep it linked for 0:16consistency or unlink it to customize it 0:20per project.0:25Sharing a vector set isn't just a 0:27convenient thing. It's how we keep our 0:30icon systems consistent as we move 0:33across projects. This allows us to pull 0:36the same set into new projects instantly 0:39without reimpporting SVGs or ending up 0:42with multiple almost the same versions 0:45of a vector set. And as we've learned 0:48throughout this course, vector sets live 0:51in the assets panel. So to share one to 0:54a new project, we'll start there. Scroll 0:58down to vectors, find the set we want.1:00Then either rightclick or click the 1:02ellipsus next to it and choose copy URL.1:06With that URL copied, we can jump into a 1:09new or existing project. And from here,1:12we can hit commandV to paste the URL,1:16and Framer will import it right onto the 1:19canvas. And once it's in, we'll have 1:21access to every icon in that set, just 1:24like we're used to. Now, if we head back 1:27to the assets panel, we'll notice that 1:29the vector set we just imported shows up 1:32inside a folder that sits outside of 1:35this specific project. That's because 1:38it's still linked to the original 1:40source. So, in this project, we can use 1:42the icons, but we can't edit the set,1:45customize it, or add new icons to it 1:48yet. Now, linked vector sets are great 1:52when we want consistency across multiple 1:55projects, like a shared brand icon 1:57system used across a bunch of marketing 1:59pages or as a source that feeds icons 2:03into multiple sites. That means any 2:05updates to the vector set would need to 2:07happen to the original source, which is 2:10within the original project where the 2:12set was created. If the original vector 2:15set gets updated at any point, we'll see 2:18a small update button appear next to 2:20that set in the assets panel. Clicking 2:23it will pull those latest changes into 2:26the version we're using in this project.2:29Now, the reason we'd unlink a vector set 2:31from the original source is if we wanted 2:34to make it our own. So, if we needed to 2:37tweak a few shapes, rename some layers,2:40add a couple new icons that only matter 2:42for this specific project, whatever the 2:44use case, unlinking is super simple.2:47Just head to the assets panel, find the 2:50vector set, then either right-click or 2:52click the ellipsus and choose unlink.2:56Framer will then pull down a duplicate 2:58of all of the icons from the original 3:00source and move them into the project's 3:02vector section. So, the set becomes 3:05local, allowing us to edit and customize 3:08it freely, just like we're used to. And 3:11while sharing vector sets between your 3:13projects is already super easy, you can 3:15take it a step further by publishing 3:17your own custom vector sets to the 3:19Framer marketplace so anyone in the 3:22Framer community can use them. And 3:24that's it. Now it's your turn to build,3:27organize, [music] and reuse your vector 3:29sets across everything you ship. Thanks 3:32for watching, and I'll see you in the 3:34next one.

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