Exporting a pattern

All your patterns are stored online, so they're safe by default. Exporting is simply a convenience: it lets you keep a local backup on your own computer, so you never need to worry about losing your hard work somehow.

Keeping intermediate versions

Export is also handy for saving intermediate versions of a pattern. By exporting at a point you're happy with, you can always return to that version later if the changes you make afterwards turn out not to be what you wanted.

Exporting

You can find the Export function in the File menu of CromoDesigner. Exporting saves your pattern as an encrypted binary file to your computer. Keep this file somewhere safe as a personal backup.