Layer’s upgraded export system is built for teams running high-volume creative production. This guide explains how exporting works, what formats are supported, and how metadata and batch exports behave.
How to Export an Asset
Open any generated asset.
Click Download as.
Choose your format and settings in the export dialog.
Confirm and download.
All downloads across Layer now use this unified export dialog for consistency
Export Settings
Quality & Resolution Controls
You can choose:
Output resolution
This allows you to optimize for:
UA testing (lighter files)
Production delivery (higher resolution)
Platform-specific requirements
Save Export Preferences
Layer remembers your most recent export settings locally in your browser.
This includes:
Selected format
Resolution
Background refinement option
Preferences are saved per browser and device.
Metadata Controls
Workspace admins can enable or disable metadata embedding from:
Workspace Settings → Export Settings
When enabled, exported files include:
Model used
Generation ID
Timestamp
This helps with traceability, compliance, and internal workflows.
If disabled, no metadata is embedded in exported files.
Here is an example metadata:
ExifTool Version Number : 13.44
File Name : 20260114T173303Z_bird_meta.png
Directory : .
File Size : 1059 kB
File Modification Date/Time : 2026:01:14 12:33:06-05:00
File Access Date/Time : 2026:01:14 12:49:00-05:00
File Inode Change Date/Time : 2026:01:14 12:49:00-05:00
File Permissions : -rw-r--r--
File Type : PNG
File Type Extension : png
MIME Type : image/png
Image Width : 1024
Image Height : 1024
Bit Depth : 8
Color Type : RGB
Compression : Deflate/Inflate
Filter : Adaptive
Interlace : Noninterlaced
Title : a_bird_in_a_box-2026-01-12-221508
Description : AI-generated
Creator : Layer AI
Software : Layer AI (https://app.layer.ai)
Layer-AI-Version : 1.0
Layer-AI-Metadata : {"version":"1.0","ai_generation":{"generated_by":"Layer AI","generation_timestamp":"2026-01-12T22:14:52.322477Z","is_ai_generated":true,"model_name":"FLUX.1 [dev]","style_names":["FLUX.1 [dev]"],"workspace_id":"9e436344-9487-4073-aef2-2a6a9b91ecfe","session_id":"74543d7b-13a7-4939-910b-0ba2b22a18df","inference_id":"abbb2038-6b41-49cb-afdf-9f065b9a6a6a","export_timestamp":"2026-01-14T17:33:03.497422Z","refinements_applied":[]},"title":"a_bird_in_a_box-2026-01-12-221508","description":"AI-generated","creator":"Layer AI","software":"Layer AI (https://app.layer.ai)"}
Image Size : 1024x1024
Megapixels : 1.0
Supported File Formats
PNG
Standard image export
Metadata supported (if enabled)
JPEG
Compressed image export
Metadata supported (if enabled)
PSD
Exports a single image as one layer
Metadata supported (if enabled)
Multi-layer exports are not supported
Batch Export
You can export multiple assets at once.
How it works:
Select multiple assets
Click Export
Files are packaged into a ZIP archive
Each file follows the selected export settings
Background Refinement (Pre-Export)
You can apply background removal refinement during export.
Important:
This affects the exported file only.
The original asset remains unchanged unless you explicitly save edits.
What’s Next?
The following features are not included in this release:
Asynchronous export notifications (you will not receive a “completed” alert for large exports)
Preservation of metadata from user-uploaded files across format changes
Any questions or feedback requests, please reach out to [email protected].