Save Your Painting

Save your artwork to your device as a PNG image, or to Google Drive / Microsoft OneDrive for cloud storage.

How to save your painting

Click the Save button in the toolbar, or press Ctrl+S .

Choose where to save. A dialogue appears with options: Your Device , Google Drive , or Microsoft OneDrive .

Enter a file name for your painting (e.g. "My Sunset Scene").

Click Save. Your painting is saved as a PNG file to the chosen location.

Save destinations

Your Device

Saves a PNG directly to your computer's Downloads folder. No sign-in required. Best for quick saves and offline use.

Google Drive

Saves to your MyPaintings folder in Google Drive. Requires signing in with a Google account. Access your paintings from any device.

Microsoft OneDrive

Saves to your MyPaintings folder in OneDrive. Requires signing in with a Microsoft account. Syncs across your Microsoft devices.

PNG format: School Paint always saves as PNG (Portable Network Graphics). PNG is a lossless image format that preserves every pixel of your painting perfectly without compression artefacts.

Auto-save

School Paint auto-saves your work periodically in the browser's local storage as a backup. If your browser closes unexpectedly, you may be able to recover your recent work the next time you open School Paint.

Auto-save is a backup only. Always save manually to your device or cloud storage for permanent copies you can access later.

Tips

Save often

Press Ctrl+S regularly as you work — especially before trying something experimental.

Descriptive names

Give paintings descriptive names (e.g. "Dragon Fantasy Scene" rather than "Untitled1") so you can find them easily later.

Cloud for school

Save to Google Drive or OneDrive to access your paintings from school computers, home, or a tablet.

Keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl+S — Open save dialogue
Ctrl+Shift+S — Quick save (save to last location without dialogue)