SVG Fetch to Icon Font

A powerful command-line tool that fetches SVG icons from Figma and converts them into an icon font, while also handling Figma variables for Flutter theme files.

Features

🔄 Fetch SVG icons directly from Figma using the Figma API 🎨 Convert SVGs to an icon font with corresponding Flutter class 🎯 Generate Flutter theme files from Figma variables 📥 Support for both PDF and SVG icon downloads 📝 Verbose mode for detailed operation logging

Icon Download Types

The tool supports two methods of downloading icons from Figma:

1. Direct SVG Download (Recommended)

   • Faster processing
   • Better quality
   • Use with --direct-svg flag
   • Requires Figma Professional plan

2. PDF Download (Default)

   • Works with all Figma plans
   • Converts PDF to SVG automatically
   • Slightly slower processing
   • Requires pdf2svg installed:

     # macOS
     brew install pdf2svg
          
     # Linux
     sudo apt-get install pdf2svg
          
     # Windows
     # Download from: http://www.cityinthesky.co.uk/opensource/pdf2svg/
     

Installation

dart pub global activate svg_fetch_to_icon_font

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Getting Your Figma Access Token

1. Log in to your Figma account
2. Go to Settings > Account Settings
3. In the Personal access tokens section, click "Create new token"
4. Copy your access token for use in the commands

2. Finding Your Figma File and Node IDs

1. Open your Figma file containing the icons
2. The File ID is in the URL: https://www.figma.com/file/XXXXXX/... (XXXXXX is your File ID)
3. Right-click on the frame containing your icons
4. Select "Copy/Paste as" → "Copy link"
5. The Node ID is the last part of the copied link after "node-id="

3. Setting Up Your Project

1. Create a directory for your icon font project
2. Initialize a new Flutter/Dart project if needed
3. Create an output directory for generated files

Usage Examples

Icon Font Generation with Different Download Types

# Generate icon font using PDF download (default)
svg_fetch_to_icon_font icons \
  --token YOUR_FIGMA_TOKEN \
  --file abc123xyz \
  --node 456:789 \
  --output ./lib/icons

# Generate icon font using direct SVG download
svg_fetch_to_icon_font icons \
  --token YOUR_FIGMA_TOKEN \
  --file abc123xyz \
  --node 456:789 \
  --output ./lib/icons \
  --direct-svg

Theme Generation from Variables

# Generate theme files from Figma variables
svg_fetch_to_icon_font variables \
  --token YOUR_FIGMA_TOKEN \
  --file abc123xyz \
  --output ./lib/theme

# Generate with clean output
svg_fetch_to_icon_font variables \
  --token YOUR_FIGMA_TOKEN \
  --file abc123xyz \
  --output ./lib/theme \
  --clean

Output File Structure

After running the commands, you'll get the following file structure:

your_project/
├── lib/
│   ├── icons/
│   │   ├── icons.ttf              # Generated icon font file
│   │   ├── icons.dart             # Flutter icon class definitions
│   │   ├── pdf/                   # (If using default PDF download)
│   │   │   ├── icon1.pdf
│   │   │   └── icon2.pdf
│   │   └── svg/                   # (Final SVG files from either method)
│   │       ├── icon1.svg
│   │       ├── icon2.svg
│   │       └── ...
│   └── theme/                     # (If variables command is used)
│       ├── colors.dart            # Color definitions
│       ├── typography.dart        # Typography definitions
│       └── theme.dart             # Main theme file

Generated Files Description

• icons.ttf: The generated icon font containing all your icons
• icons.dart: Flutter class with named constants for each icon
• pdf/*.pdf: Downloaded PDF files (when using default PDF download)
• svg/*.svg: Final SVG files (converted from PDF or directly downloaded)
• colors.dart: Color constants from Figma variables
• typography.dart: Text styles from Figma variables
• theme.dart: Combined theme configuration

Using Generated Icons in Flutter

import 'package:your_project/icons/icons.dart';

// Use icons in your widgets
Icon(MyIcons.menu)
Icon(MyIcons.search, size: 24.0, color: Colors.blue)

Using Generated Theme

import 'package:your_project/theme/theme.dart';

// In your MaterialApp
MaterialApp(
  theme: AppTheme.light(),
  darkTheme: AppTheme.dark(),
  // ...
)

Requirements

• Dart SDK >=2.19.0 <4.0.0
• Flutter (for theme generation)
• icon_font_generator (installed automatically)

Development

To contribute to this package:

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

   dart pub get
   

3. Run tests:

   dart test
   

Authors

• Ramy Selim - Initial work and development
• Mohammed Ebrahim - Initial work and development

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Company

Developed and maintained by Shopbox APS.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.