How to Export a Framer Site to GitHub Pages

You can keep Framer for designing a fast, polished marketing site and still want a version of the finished site that you control. A static copy is useful for a client handoff, a staging snapshot, a backup before a redesign, or a lower-maintenance hosting path. This guide shows how to export a published Framer site, check the result, and put it on GitHub Pages.

Prerequisites: a published Framer URL, a GitHub account, and a repository you can push to. If the site contains forms, gated content, or server-side logic, decide how those features will work before you move the static copy.

1. Define the version you are exporting

Start with the live URL and write down the pages that must be present: home, pricing, legal pages, campaign landing pages, and any dynamic-looking routes. Also note interactive sections, custom fonts, video, analytics scripts, and the form destination. This is your acceptance list, not busywork.

For a deeper pre-redesign safety net, this Framer backup guide is a useful companion. The expected result of this step is a short, testable inventory instead of a vague promise to export “the site.”

2. Export the published Framer site

Open the ExFlow Framer exporter and enter the published site URL. ExFlow is designed to collect the published static output—HTML, CSS, JavaScript, fonts, images, and media—while preserving the animations and structure that generic downloaders can miss on modern site builders.

Choose a ZIP when you want to inspect the site locally first, or choose a Git deployment when you already have a repository ready. The expected result is a complete export with an entry page and an asset directory, rather than a folder of partial screenshots or one downloaded HTML file.

3. Check the export before it reaches GitHub

Open the exported index.html in a browser, then work through the acceptance list from step 1. Check the desktop and mobile layouts, navigation, page titles, descriptions, images, fonts, animation triggers, buttons, and internal links. Pay extra attention to lazy-loaded media and sections that only appear after scrolling.

A static export will not reproduce a service that needs a live backend. Replace or reconnect form actions, newsletter embeds, booking widgets, and authenticated areas as needed. If you are comparing this workflow with another visual builder, the same principle applies to a Webflow restore-ready static copy: test what visitors use, not only whether the homepage loads.

The expected result is a clear list of any feature that needs a new endpoint or a deliberate replacement before launch.

4. Put the exported files in a GitHub repository

Create a repository such as my-framer-site. Copy the export contents—not the parent export folder—into the repository root. You should see index.html at the top level alongside its asset folders. Then commit and push:

bash\ngit init\ngit add .\ngit commit -m \"Add exported Framer site\"\ngit branch -M main\ngit remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR-USER/my-framer-site.git\ngit push -u origin main\n

If you prefer, ExFlow can sync the export to Git directly. Either way, the expected result is a repository whose root contains the static site, making the deployment easy to reason about and easy to roll back.

5. Turn on GitHub Pages

In the repository, open Settings, then Pages. Under Build and deployment, choose Deploy from a branch, select main, select the root folder (/), and save. GitHub will show the public URL after the first deployment completes.

Visit that URL in a private window. Test the same route list again, including direct visits to nested pages, image-heavy sections, and every call to action. If a route works after clicking but fails when pasted into the address bar, check whether the exported site needs explicit .html pages or a redirect strategy. The expected result is a public site that works for a new visitor, not just from your local export folder.

6. Finish with a deployment checklist

Before pointing a custom domain at the new site, confirm these items:

1. Every primary navigation link and CTA returns a real page.
2. Images, fonts, video, and animated sections load over HTTPS.
3. Page titles, descriptions, and social previews are present.
4. Form submissions and embedded tools point to their intended live service.
5. The former platform URL has a redirect or a migration plan when search traffic matters.

A portable Framer site is easier to operate

A GitHub Pages deployment gives you a versioned, static copy that can be reviewed, redeployed, or handed to a client without rebuilding the Framer design from scratch. The same portability pattern can help with a Squarespace site that needs a self-hosted copy or a Squarespace migration with forms and checkout constraints. ExFlow also has dedicated exporters for Webflow and Squarespace.

Start with one published Framer URL in ExFlow, export it, and validate the static copy before making a hosting change. That small sequence turns a redesign or handoff into a controlled deployment rather than a leap of faith.