The Editor

Export & Download

Export any page of your story as a high-resolution PDF, PNG, or JPG — including all panel images, speech bubbles, text overlays, ribbons, and FX elements exactly as they appear on screen.

How to export

1. Navigate to the page you want to export
2. Click the Download icon in the bottom toolbar
3. Choose your format: PDF, PNG, or JPG
4. A confirmation dialog appears immediately. Click Got it and keep working — your export runs in the background.
5. When the file is ready (usually 20–40 seconds), a toast notification appears and the export shows up in your downloads menu (Download icon next to your credits in the top-left)
6. Click the toast or the entry in the dropdown to download the file

Your downloads menu

At the top-left of the app, next to your credits, there's a Download icon. A badge appears on it when something is generating or ready:

• Blue pulsing dot — an export is in progress
• Green badge with a number — that many exports are ready and you haven't opened the menu yet
• No badge — nothing in progress, nothing new to see

Click the icon to open the dropdown. You'll see your last 24 hours of exports, newest first. Each entry shows:

• The filename
• How long ago it was created (or "Generating…" if still in progress)
• A Download button (for ready exports) or a Retry button (for failed ones)

Exports older than 24 hours are cleaned up automatically.

One export at a time

To keep things fair on the servers, only one export can be generating at any moment for your account. While an export is in progress, the Download button in the toolbar is disabled — once the current export finishes (either successfully or with an error), the button becomes available again.

If you need to export several pages, just trigger them one after another. Each one shows up in the downloads menu as it completes.

Export formats

PDF

A full A4 PDF at print quality. Best for printing, sharing with publishers, or archiving your work. The PDF is rendered at 2× device scale (effectively 1190 × 1684px) which gives sharp results at standard print sizes.

Use PDF when: you want to print the page, submit to a publisher, or share a professional-looking document.

PNG

A high-resolution image at 794 × 1123px with transparency support. Best for web use, social media, or further editing in design software. PNG uses lossless compression so there's no quality degradation.

Use PNG when: you need a transparent background, you're compositing in another tool, or you need lossless quality.

JPG

A compressed image at 794 × 1123px, 90% quality. Smaller file size than PNG with minimal visible quality loss. Best for sharing online or embedding in websites where file size matters.

Use JPG when: file size matters and you don't need transparency.

What's included in the export

The export captures the page exactly as it appears in the editor:

• All generated panel images
• Speech bubbles with their fill, stroke, and text content
• Text overlays with all font settings and shadows
• Ribbons and FX elements
• Page background color or gradient
• Panel gaps

Empty panels (no image yet) export as blank cells with the page background color showing through.

Exporting the cover

The Cover tab can also be exported. Navigate to Cover, then use the same Download button. The cover exports at the same dimensions and quality as regular pages.

Export progress and timing

Exporting is a server-side operation — the server spins up a headless browser, renders the page at high resolution, and processes the output file. You don't see a progress bar (because you're not waiting for it) — instead, when the export is ready, you get a notification.

Total export time is typically 20–40 seconds per page. PDFs can take a few seconds longer than PNG/JPG because of the PDF encoding step.

If an export takes longer than usual (more than a minute or two), don't worry — it's still running. Just open the downloads menu when you think it's been long enough; the entry will be there with either a Download button (if it finished) or a Retry button (if something went wrong).