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Export your canvas as PNG

Sometimes the canvas needs to leave the canvas: a PNG export turns exactly what you see into a high-resolution image.

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How to export

  1. Frame your shot

    The export captures the current view — pan and zoom until the screen shows what you want. Shift+1 (Fit all) is a great starting point for a whole-canvas portrait.

  2. Click the image icon

    In the top bar (on iPhone/iPad: ⋮ menu → “Save view as PNG”).

  3. Done

    You get a PNG at 2× resolution — twice the pixels of your screen, so recipients can zoom in and the text stays sharp. The filename includes the folder’s name and a timestamp.

Where it shines

  • Sharing state: drop a moodboard or plan into a chat or email — no account needed on the other side, because it’s just an image.
  • Slides: canvases make honest, organic-looking slides — export at a 16:9-ish window and paste into your deck.
  • Archiving milestones: a dated PNG per project phase is a wonderful visual diary.

What it isn’t

A PNG is pixels — not a backup (that’s Export backup) and not editable data (that’s your folder). Think of it as photography for canvases.

Print it

For a big physical pinboard print, zoom so the area fills your window on a large monitor — the 2× export carries enough resolution for A3 and beyond.

Didn’t find what you need?

Tell us what’s missing — feature ideas and bug reports land directly on our roadmap. Or just open the canvas and poke around; you can’t break anything.