Product Update: New Download Options to Optimize Offline Infographics

Piktochart gives you multiple ways to download your finished designs as PNG images, PDF documents, or PPT presentation files. Whether you need a high-resolution infographic for print, an A4 report for a client meeting, or slides formatted for an offline presentation, every export option is built into the editor and ready in a few clicks.

This guide walks through each Piktochart download format, explains the differences between free and premium exports, and shows you step by step how to save your project. If you started with one of Piktochart’s pre-built templates or built something from scratch, the download process works the same way.

Exporting a finished design from Piktochart is as straightforward as saving a document in a word processor. Here is the step-by-step process.

1. Open your project in the Piktochart editor.
Navigate to your dashboard, find the project you want to export, and click to open it. Starting from a template? Customize it first; you can download at any point once the editor is open.

2. Locate the Download button.
The Download button sits in the top-right area of the editor toolbar. Clicking it reveals a dropdown panel with three main format categories: Image, PDF, and PowerPoint.

3. Pick your export format.

Image (PNG):
Select “Image” to download your project as one or more PNG files. Toggle the “Download as Blocks” switch to receive each section as a separate image inside a .zip file; this is useful when you need individual slides for an offline slideshow. Premium users get access to high-resolution image exports for print-quality output.

PDF:
The PDF option offers four sub-formats. “Long-form” exports the entire project as a single scrollable page, ideal for reading on a tablet or laptop screen. “A4” splits the design across standard A4 pages, perfect for printing reports. “Presentation Blocks” saves each block on its own page (available for presentation-format templates with a 4:3 ratio). “Custom” lets you define paper dimensions and DPI for specialized printing needs like banners or large posters.

PowerPoint (PPT):
If your project uses the presentation format, you can export it as a .pptx file. Open the result in Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Keynote for further editing or offline presenting.

4. Confirm and download.
Click the Download button at the bottom of the panel. The file saves to your browser’s default download location. Processing time depends on the project size and resolution settings; most exports finish within seconds.

Keep in mind: you can download the same project as many times as you need and in as many formats as you want. There is no per-download limit on re-exports for projects you have already created.

Under ‘Downloads > Image’, you can now choose to download your project blocks as images by toggling the ‘Download as Blocks’ options. This option will download individual block images in a .zip file, which will make offline presentations easier to coordinate. If you’re looking to present your presentation as images offline, or to print them out individually to hand them to your meeting participants, this feature is definitely something you’d like to try out!

Extra: As an improvement for image downloads, high-res image downloads are now optimized to provide better quality downloading. Crystal clear, glorious high definition images are now possible!

We have expanded our range of download options for PDF format to:

1. Long-form: The full infographic will be exported to a single page with no cut-off throughout the whole project. This option is meant to be optimal for offline view on devices.
2. A4: Your infographic will be downloaded and fit into several A4 pages. This is the default and best option for Report format infographics, especially if you’d like to print them out.
3. Presentation Blocks: This option is only available for Presentation format templates. You can download each of your block in individual pages for convenience of offline presentations.
4. Custom: Similar to the long-form infographic option, with extra options to customize the paper size and DPI for printing purposes. If you want to print out large, long-form infographics for promotional uses or banners, this is the place to adjust the optimum settings.

By expanding these range of options, we look forward towards being able to increase the flexibility of sharing and bringing infographics offline. If you’re a startup founder, marketer, or educator, being able to optimize your projects like long-form infographics, A4 reports or presentation slideshows and bring them offline to share with clients, colleagues or students will surely be invaluable.

If you still have questions about this new feature update, take a look at the following list of FAQs, or watch our brief tutorial about how to download and save your infographic to your computer.

1) I’ve downloaded my blocks as images in a zip file. Now how do I present them offline?

As you now have the blocks (or slides) as several images, you can select multiple of them at once and open with your Mac or PC’s default preview option. Clicking next between images will perform in a similar manner to doing a slideshow.

2) What’s the primary usage of downloading my infographic in long-form PDF?

This is the preferred download option for users who want to read their infographic offline or share it with others. The width of the infographic will fit snugly into the exact width of a PDF page, with no cut-off until the end of the infographic. This lets viewers scroll down the infographic and read it as how it is intended. You might notice a tiny margin of white space after the end of the infographic – this is to prevent additional pages from being generated, so that your infographic looks as good as it should be after the download.

3) Why is the ‘Presentation Blocks’ option not available for my infographic or report?

To download in Presentation Blocks, your template should ideally be a presentation format with 4:3 ratio blocks throughout the project. This way, your blocks are optimized for presentation slideshows. Infographic and report formats usually have blocks that are not 4:3 ratio, which will look subpar for slideshows.

Let us know if these new options help you in your journey to create and share wonderful content!