Export and Sharing

Saving and sharing depend on the workspace you use. Keep an editable copy as well as an image when you expect to revise a diagram.

Website

The diagrams website saves locally and synchronizes with your account. Its diagram URLs identify account-scoped documents; they do not grant another account access. See Collaboration and Sync.

To share selected content with another application, select the objects and use Ctrl/Cmd+C. Where the browser supports image clipboard access, the clipboard includes a PNG representation. Paste into an application that accepts images. Clipboard permissions and the destination application can affect the result.

VS Code: editable PNG files

Use Save diagram in the VS Code editor to write a .draw.png file. The file is both:

• A PNG image that can be displayed in a README, document, presentation, or image viewer.
• An editable diagram that DrawMotive can reopen with its drawing objects intact.

Keep the original file for future editing. Image-processing tools may remove the embedded drawing data when they rewrite the PNG.

For Git repositories, commit the .draw.png file alongside the documentation it illustrates. Git treats the file as binary, while image-capable repository viewers can display its preview.

Confluence: published previews

In the Confluence macro, choose Publish to save the editable document and update the PNG preview on the page. The viewer displays that saved preview without opening the editor.

The host may reduce the preview image to meet storage limits. The editable document is retained separately and must also fit its storage limit.

Text-based diagrams and developer exports

Use the TextGraph playground to work from source text and share a playground link. Such a link carries TextGraph source; it is different from access to a saved website diagram.

Custom applications using the Editor SDK can request PNG, SVG, and editable document snapshots. See the Editor export documentation for the API and host integration. Export options in a custom host do not imply an Export menu in every DrawMotive workspace.

Choose what to share

PNG works well for presentations, messaging, and document previews. Use a short title, readable labels, and sufficient contrast. For later revisions, retain the .draw.png, TextGraph source, or saved diagram in its original workspace.