Save a tier list: PNG, Markdown and browser drafts compared

Three meanings of saving

Start by deciding what you want to retrieve later: an image for social media, written reasons for a document, or an editable working state. PNG is an image, Markdown is text, and the editor's draft is working data in that browser. Saving one does not create the others. I would keep both image and text when the explanations matter.

The quick list on the home page is page-local and is cleared by reloading. Download Markdown or continue to the image editor before leaving. The home page and editor do not have identical persistence. If a saved editor draft exists, continuing asks whether to replace it. Cancel that replacement if necessary and keep the quick list as a file first.

PNG: share the visual

PNG export captures the styled tier area in the image editor. It is useful for displaying the theme, logos, grade labels and arrangement. It does not replace a long explanation or an editable backup. The current editor cannot import that image and reconstruct the original entries and assignments. Keeping an image to resend and keeping a list to revise are different tasks.

Open the exported image and inspect long labels and pale logos. The destination may shrink it, so check whether the names are readable at a smaller size. Send Markdown too, or add the comparison conditions to the message when reasons matter. A polished picture alone cannot explain why you assigned the grades.

Markdown: retain reasons and unknown entries

Markdown download includes the title, introduction, entries grouped by grade, written reasons and unassigned entries. It does not embed the images or theme files. Inspect it in a notes app or text editor, or paste the content into a document to revise it. An entry without a reason exports as a name only, so write the explanations you need before downloading.

In the example below, walking in a park is A and the class remains unassigned. The app does not automatically recommend unknown entries or demote them to F. Markdown is currently an output for records and documents, not a one-click restore format. To rebuild later, paste the names through bulk input and reassign grades and reasons.

# Weekend activities

Criterion: avoid extra spending

## A

- Park walk — Walking distance and no admission charge; postpone in rain.

## Unassigned

- Class — Fee and location not checked.

Browser draft: continue on the same device

The image editor keeps ordinary working drafts in browser storage. A draft is not a file synchronized to every device by your account. Another browser, a private window or another device may not have it. Clearing site data or blocking storage can also remove it. Do not rely on a browser draft as the only record of an important list.

Ordinary draft saving waits briefly after changes. If you close the window immediately, do not assume those edits were saved; export a record as well. Editing an existing public list is also different from a new draft. Use the My tiers editing flow for a public list you manage, and remix someone else's shared list to start separate work.

When a download fails

Keep a Markdown record first, check whether images are still loading, then retry PNG export. External images, font loading and browser processing can affect capture; this checklist does not diagnose a single cause. If an image appears to be the issue, try another permitted file or a text logo. Reloading first may erase the quick list.

If it keeps failing, contact the site with your browser, device, export format and visible error message. Include a public link if there is one. There is no need to send account passwords or private photos. Downloading does not publish the list, and sending a support request does not automatically back up the current work.