Supported File Formats
Use this page when a file will not import, an export destination needs a specific format, or you need to check platform codec support.
Import Formats
Section titled “Import Formats”Still Images
Section titled “Still Images”JPG, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, HEIF, WebP, BMP, TIFF, TIF, GIF (still), AVIF, EXR, HDR, JXL, SVG
Note: SVG files import as raster images. SVGZ files and SVGs that depend on scripts, external resources, embedded HTML, or interactive content are not supported.
Animated Media
Section titled “Animated Media”GIF, APNG, Animated WebP, Animated AVIF
MOV, MP4, M4V (codecs: H.264, HEVC, ProRes; unsupported codecs are transcoded automatically), plus WebM, AVI, MKV, WMV, and FLV where device codecs support them.
Text Files
Section titled “Text Files”TXT, TEXT, MD, MARKDOWN: imported as text items on the board.
Documents
Section titled “Documents”PDF (rasterized page by page at 300 DPI, up to 300 pages)
Board Backups
Section titled “Board Backups”ArtDeck board backups (.artdeck): restored as full boards from the gallery import flow.
Export Formats
Section titled “Export Formats”| Format | Features |
|---|---|
| JPG | Lossy, HDR-compatible, quality slider, no transparency |
| PNG | Lossless, transparency support, HDR PQ metadata |
| HEIC | Efficient compression, HDR-capable, no transparency |
| Print-ready, page size (Auto/A4/Letter), orientation (Auto/Portrait/Landscape) | |
| ArtDeck | Full board backup with all data; can only be saved to Files or shared via the Share menu |