# How can I convert a UI widget to a PNG and export it? 

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-convert-a-ui-widget-to-a-png-and-export-it/2599037>\
**Category:** Rendering\
**Tags:** export, unreal-engine, Widget, question\
**Created:** [July 10, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-convert-a-ui-widget-to-a-png-and-export-it/2599037 "2025-07-10T02:00:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![bright948061](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@bright948061](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/bright948061)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-convert-a-ui-widget-to-a-png-and-export-it/2599037/1 "2025-07-10T02:00:05Z")

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Greetings,  
So I am currently working on a character creator so this project is all widgets and UI. But I would like to be able to export the current state of the active widget to a PNG or JPG for the person to print out or put on a tablet for use. I have tried numerous render target attempts but the closest I can get is the widget state at start up afterwards it will not update after that.

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**Author:** ![Ruffhaus](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/ruffhaus/32/1194663_2.png) [@Ruffhaus](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Ruffhaus)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2025, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-convert-a-ui-widget-to-a-png-and-export-it/2599037/2 "2025-07-11T06:28:49Z")

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Forgive me if I’m offering a solution you’ve already tried but would [HighResShot](https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/unreal-engine/taking-screenshots-in-unreal-engine#high-resolution-screenshot) work for your needs?