# Saving Your Drawing

## Using the Button

You can save your drawing as a PNG file by clicking the "Save Canvas" button.  Just be sure to provide the image with a file name.  The image will save in your project's current working directory (most likely the same folder as your code).

![](/files/-MRHJxjNU77xu2Jhs3FW)

## `save_canvas()` Function

If you want to programmatically save the canvas, you can use the `save_canvas()` function.  

```python
easy_draw.save_canvas()
```

The function does launch the a dialog to enter the file's name. 

If you want to use the `save_canvas()` function without launching the dialog each time, you must provide a file name to save the image as. 

```python
easy_draw.save_canvas("my_pic")
```

The image file will save as a .png


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