# Exporting charts

> Download charts and dashboards as PDF or PowerPoint, and render server-side PNG images for embedding — all generated on the server with no client dependencies.

*[View this page in the Flax docs](https://flax-analytics.com/docs/visualizations/exporting)*

Flax renders charts in the browser, but exports are generated **server-side** so
you get faithful, on-theme files with nothing extra to install. A bundled headless
Chromium loads a shell-less print view of your chart or dashboard, authenticated as
you, and captures it.

## Download as PDF or PowerPoint

From a chart or dashboard you can download a **PDF** or **PPTX** file. The export
matches your organization's chart theme. For dashboards you choose a layout:

| Layout | Result |
| --- | --- |
| **Tiles** | One chart per slide or page. |
| **Full** | The whole board rendered as a single image. |

Exports are audited and streamed as a file download. Because each export spins up a
browser render, it can take a few seconds.

## PNG images for embedding

The same server-side renderer produces **PNG images**, which are used to embed a
chart or dashboard as a static image where a live iframe is blocked (for example
some SharePoint or email contexts). A signed URL renders the image on demand. See
[Embed as PNG](/docs/developers/embed-png) for how to set this up, and
[Embedding overview](/docs/developers/embedding-overview) for the interactive
iframe alternative.

## Recurring delivery

To send a dashboard or chart to people on a schedule rather than exporting by hand,
use a [scheduled delivery](/docs/automation-ai/scheduled-deliveries), which delivers
the resource on a recurring cadence to email, Slack, or a webhook.

> [!NOTE]
> Server-side export requires the deployment's headless-browser runtime. On a
> self-hosted install your administrator configures the browser path and internal
> base URL; managed Flax has this set up for you.

## Related

- [Embed as PNG](/docs/developers/embed-png) — static image embeds.
- [Scheduled deliveries](/docs/automation-ai/scheduled-deliveries) — recurring email/Slack/webhook delivery.
- [Dashboards](/docs/visualizations/dashboards) — build the board you export.