Sharing
Generate a public link to a scene, or save it as a portable .txtfx file
This page covers share links and portable scene files.
Share links
Click Share in the toolbar to get a short link like txtfx.app/s/abc12345. Anyone who opens it sees your scene with all effects playing, rendered exactly as you see it.
Shared scenes are public
Sharing uploads your image and scene settings to txtfx's servers. Anyone with the link can view the scene — do not share images you want to keep private.
How it works
Image upload
Your image is compressed and uploaded to cloud storage (Cloudflare R2).
Scene metadata
The effects and settings are saved to the database.
Short URL
A unique id is generated for the /s/<id> page. Sharing the same scene twice returns the same link, so you never create duplicates.
Every shared scene page also has an Embed button for putting the scene on your own site — see Embedding.
Scene files
For a portable copy that stays on your machine, export the scene as a .txtfx JSON file instead:
- Click Export in the toolbar
- Choose Scene JSON (.txtfx)
The file contains all settings and the image data. Load it later with Open Scene in the toolbar. See Exporting for the other formats.