Is my Framer site really mine?
You designed it, you wrote it, you pay for it — so your Framer site is yours, right? Mostly. The content and design are yours; the thing keeping it online is Framer's hosting. Understanding that difference is the key to never being locked in.
What you own vs what Framer hosts
Your text, images, branding, and the design you built are your content. What you don't directly hold is the running copy: a published Framer site is served from Framer's infrastructure, and it stays online as long as your account and plan are active. The design is yours; the delivery is rented.
Why hosted-only is a risk
If a plan lapses, a price changes, an account is closed, or a platform pivots, a hosted-only site can simply stop being served — and you're left with whatever you can scrape back together. That's not a knock on Framer specifically; it's true of any builder where your only copy lives on the vendor's servers.
Data portability is your right
Under GDPR Article 20, you have the right to data portability — to obtain and reuse your own content. Keeping an independent, self-contained copy of your site is a normal exercise of that right. unhost is built squarely around ownership, not circumvention: only export sites you own or control.
How to actually hold your site
The practical answer is to keep a copy that renders entirely on its own — no calls back to the platform. That's exactly what an unhost export is: every asset bundled into your files, verified to load with 0 broken images even with Framer's servers blocked. From there you can back it up or host it anywhere on your own terms.
FAQ
Do I own the content of my Framer site?
Yes — your text, images, branding, and design are yours. What's tied to the platform is the hosted, running copy that's served from Framer's infrastructure.
What happens to my site if I cancel Framer?
A hosted-only site can stop being served when the plan or account ends. Keeping a self-contained export means you always have a working copy you control.
Am I allowed to export my own site?
Yes. Exporting your own published content is a normal exercise of data portability (GDPR Article 20). Only export sites you own or control.
Does keeping a copy break Framer's terms?
Exporting your own site for portability and backup is about ownership, not circumvention. Keep using Framer if you like — an export is simply an independent copy you also hold.