# Saving graphs in high definition (not png)

**URL:** <https://community.plotly.com/t/saving-graphs-in-high-definition-not-png/1919>\
**Category:** plotly.js\
**Created:** [August 22, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/saving-graphs-in-high-definition-not-png/1919 "2016-08-22T14:26:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![saubamea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@saubamea](https://community.plotly.com/u/saubamea)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/saving-graphs-in-high-definition-not-png/1919/1 "2016-08-22T14:26:17Z")

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Dear members, I’m new in graphing using R and plotly so please forgive me if this question is a bit stupid.  
How can I save a graph (made on R with plotly) without going through the plotly web interface?  
When I save the graph from the web site, I can only save a png file which quality does not seem very appropriate for editing.  
Best regards  
bruno

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**Author:** ![chelsea](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/community.plotly.com/chelsea/32/196_2.png) [@chelsea](https://community.plotly.com/u/chelsea)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/saving-graphs-in-high-definition-not-png/1919/2 "2016-08-24T20:34:43Z")

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Hi there,  
You can use the (relatively new) [export function](https://github.com/ropensci/plotly/blob/master/NEWS.md#new-features--improvements) to save plots as png/jpeg/pdf  
For svg or eps formats you need to send the plot to our server, these formats are only available for [pro users](https://plot.ly/products/cloud/).