Start with an open document

Export needs an active document. Create one with File › New or follow Open and edit an SVG first. In our verification run we imported a 200 × 120 SVG, which set the artboard size used by the export dialog.

Steps

  1. Open the File menu in the top menu bar.
  2. Hover Export near the bottom of the menu to reveal its submenu.
  3. Choose "Export as PNG…". The submenu also contains Export for Screens, Export As…, Export as SVG… and the legacy Save for Web option.
  4. Review the PNG options dialog. In our build it offered: resolution (Screen / 72 ppi), background colour (including Transparent), anti-aliasing (Art Optimized), an Interlaced checkbox, and the resulting pixel size — 200 × 120 px for our artboard.
  5. Click Export. The browser downloads the .png file using the document name. Confirm the download if your browser prompts you.
Real editor screenshot of the PNG options dialog showing resolution, background colour, anti-aliasing, interlacing, 200 by 120 pixel size and Cancel / Export buttons
Step 4 — the real PNG options dialog. Everything shown is from the running editor.

Verification result

We captured the exported bytes and checked them outside the browser:

CheckResult
Output namevectodesk-sample.png
File size1,696 bytes
PNG signatureValid (89 50 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A)
Dimensions200 × 120 px, read from the IHDR chunk
Colour format8-bit RGBA, non-interlaced
Console errorsNone

You can download the exact exported sample PNG to compare with your own result.

Other export paths

  • Export as SVG… keeps the artwork scalable for the web.
  • Export for Screens and Export As… cover multiple sizes or a different target format.
  • Save as PDF, JPEG and WebP paths are available from the same File menu.

Troubleshooting

  • No file arrives: check that the browser allows downloads from this site, and that you pressed Export in the dialog rather than Cancel.
  • Wrong pixel size: the dialog reports the size derived from the artboard and resolution. Change the document or artboard dimensions before exporting.
  • Opaque background: set Background colour to Transparent in the PNG options; the exported file is RGBA, so transparency is preserved.
  • Export is greyed out: open or create a document first — there is nothing to export from the welcome screen.

Export your own artwork

Open the editor, bring in a file, then follow File › Export › Export as PNG….

Open the editor