# Share and export a plan

> Send a view-only link, see what viewers can do, unshare it, save a picture as a guest, and download PNG, PDF, SVG or JSON files.

**Share**, at the top right of the planner, sends a plan to people who don't need to edit it. Signed in, you get a view-only link. As a guest, you can save a picture. Both dialogs include **Export**, for files.

## Create a view-only link

1. Sign in, then open your plan.
2. Press **Share**.
3. Read **Before you share**, a summary of the automatic layout checks. Press **See Plan check** to look at anything flagged; see [Plan check and clearances](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/plan-check-and-clearances.md).
4. Press **Create view-only link**. The planner saves the plan and makes the link.
5. Press **Copy link** and send it.

![The Share dialog of a shared plan: Before you share, the view-only link with Copy link, Connected apps and the Export buttons.](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/screenshots/share-dialog.webp)

Anyone with the link can view and walk through the plan; only you can edit it. On a plan that has never been shared, opening Share publishes nothing until you press **Create view-only link**.

## Keep the link up to date

A link shows the version you shared, not your later saves. To update it, press **Share** again: the dialog saves this version and updates the same link (“Sharing… Saving this version and updating its view-only link.”). **Save & share** in Plan file does the same without the dialog.

## What viewers see

The link opens a page headed “View-only conceptual plan”, with the plan's name and when it was published. Viewers don't need an account. They can switch between:

- **2D plan**, with **Zoom out**, **Fit plan** and **Zoom in**.
- **3D preview**, with **Reset view** and **See-through walls**.
- **Walkthrough**, view-only, with **Golden light** on its bar.
- **Showcase**, the lit model, with themes and times of day to try, **Golden light**, **Reset view** and **Save image**.

A plan with more than one floor gets a tab for each floor. Below the viewer, **Equipment in this plan** lists the real branded products in the plan, with a link to a retailer where there is one, and **Finishes** lists every room's finishes. Viewers can't change, paint or save anything, and their theme and time choices last only for their visit.

## Unshare a plan

1. Press the plan's name to open **Plan file**.
2. Press **Unshare…**, read the warning, then press **Confirm unshare**.

The planner says “Public link revoked. It no longer opens the plan.” The old address stops working for good: anyone who opens it gets a page-not-found message. Sharing again later makes a new link. Unsharing also stops any venue app connected to the plan; see [Connect your venue app](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/connect-your-app.md).

Deleting a plan turns off its link too. Archiving does not.

## Share as a guest

Without an account there is no link. **Share** opens a dialog with a preview of a picture of your plan:

- **Save image now** downloads that picture. It always shows the walls cut away, and keeps Golden light if it is on.
- **Sign in to get a link** takes you to sign in, and your plan comes with you.
- **Export**, below them, downloads files.

![The guest Share dialog: a preview of the picture to save, Sign in to get a link, Save image now and the Export buttons.](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/screenshots/guest-share-dialog.webp)

If your device can't run 3D, the dialog says “Saving a picture needs 3D, which can't start on this device.” Export still works. Signed in or not, **Save image** in the 3D view saves a picture too; see [Save a picture](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/the-3d-view.md#save-a-picture).

## Export files

**Export**, at the bottom of both Share dialogs, downloads the plan as a file.

| Button | File | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Download PNG** | `floor-plan.png` | An image of the 2D plan. |
| **Download PDF** | `floor-plan.pdf` | The 2D plan on an A4 page, landscape or portrait to suit the space, with a disclaimer on every page. |
| **Download SVG** | `floor-plan.svg` | The 2D plan as a vector drawing. |
| **Download public-safe JSON** | `floor-plan.json` | The plan's data, without internal notes. |

SVG and JSON are under **More export formats**. On a plan with several floors, the PNG, PDF and SVG show the floor you are on, and the JSON holds the whole building. Labels in the PNG, PDF and SVG use the units chosen in **Measurement units** under **More** (⋯): **Metres** or **Feet**.

> **Warning:** You can't open an export in the planner again: there is no import. To keep a plan you can edit, sign in and save it.

> **Note:** There is no embed code to copy. A venue app connected to the plan can show it on the sites you allow; see [Connect your venue app](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/connect-your-app.md).

## Related

- [Save your plan](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/saving-your-plan.md)
- [Manage your plans](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/your-plans.md)
- [Look at your plan in 3D](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/the-3d-view.md)
- [Connect your venue app](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/connect-your-app.md)

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Source: https://floorplancraft.com/docs/share-and-export · Updated 2026-11-07