> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.runable.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Download & Export

> Download individual files or batch export multiple items from the canvas as a ZIP archive.

You can download any image or video from the canvas to your device. Download a single file or select multiple items and export them all at once as a ZIP.

## Download a single file

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select an item on the canvas">
    Click the image or video you want to download. The selection toolbar appears.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Download">
    In the selection toolbar, click the **Download** button. The file saves to your device.

    | Item type | Download format |
    | --------- | --------------- |
    | Image     | PNG             |
    | Video     | MP4             |
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Frame caption="The selection toolbar with the Download button visible on a selected image.">
  <img src="https://pub-51091dcf1e9d4b04bb2e74f489c4f346.r2.dev/083d7b837efc464917ed11b96a4973b2989ca0f5374aa6b4c82699d2cbe7e7bc.png" alt="Canvas with a selected image showing the floating selection toolbar with Download button highlighted" />
</Frame>

## Batch export as ZIP

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select multiple items">
    Hold **Ctrl** (or **Cmd** on Mac) and click each item you want to export. Or use rubber-band selection by dragging a rectangle over multiple items.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Download">
    With multiple items selected, click the **Download** button. All selected files are packaged into a single ZIP archive and downloaded to your device.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  When multiple items are selected, Download is the only available action. Editing tools (remove BG, upscale, text edit, etc.) require a single item to be selected.
</Note>

## Preview before downloading

You can preview any item at full size before downloading:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select an item">
    Click the image or video on the canvas.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open preview">
    In the selection toolbar dropdown, click **Preview**. A full-screen modal opens with the image at full resolution or the video with playback controls.

    <Frame caption="The full-screen preview modal showing an image at full resolution.">
      <img src="https://pub-51091dcf1e9d4b04bb2e74f489c4f346.r2.dev/34b889dfcede7abdcea66f251a1270ef6fe9591575a316d528b35be2ec08cab1.png" alt="Full-screen modal displaying a generated image at high resolution with a close button and download option" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Video playback controls

When previewing a video in the full-screen modal, you have full playback controls:

| Control             | Action                          |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| **Space / K**       | Play or pause                   |
| **Arrow Left**      | Seek back 5 seconds             |
| **Arrow Right**     | Seek forward 5 seconds          |
| **M**               | Mute or unmute                  |
| **Progress slider** | Scrub to any point in the video |

## What you cannot do

* You cannot choose a different file format for download. Images export as PNG, videos as MP4.
* You cannot export the entire canvas as a single flattened image.
* You cannot download items that are still generating. Wait for generation to complete.
* You cannot set a custom resolution for downloads. Files download at their current resolution. Use [Upscale](/generate-media/ai-images/upscale-an-image) to increase resolution before downloading.

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="AI Images overview" icon="image" href="/generate-media/ai-images/overview">
    See all image generation and editing capabilities.
  </Card>

  <Card title="AI Videos overview" icon="video" href="/generate-media/ai-videos/overview">
    See all video generation and editing capabilities.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>