diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/python/PythonOutput.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/python/PythonOutput.tsx
index acb2c50..655e143 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/python/PythonOutput.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/python/PythonOutput.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { ChevronDownIcon, ChevronRightIcon } from '@heroicons/react/20/solid'
 import createDomPurify, { DOMPurifyI } from 'dompurify'
 import React, { useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
 import useResettableState from '@/hooks/useResettableState'
+import { downloadFile } from '@/utils/file'
 import debounce from 'lodash.debounce'
 import { PythonBlock } from '@briefer/editor'
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ interface Props {
   isPDF: boolean
   isDashboardView: boolean
   lazyRender: boolean
+  blockId: string
 }
 
 let domPurify: DOMPurifyI
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ export function PythonOutputs(props: Props) {
           key={i}
           className={clsx(
             ['plotly'].includes(output.type) ? 'flex-grow' : '',
+            !props.isDashboardView ? 'flex flex-col items-end' : '',
             'bg-white overflow-x-scroll'
           )}
         >
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ export function PythonOutputs(props: Props) {
             isPDF={props.isPDF}
             canFixWithAI={props.canFixWithAI}
             isDashboardView={props.isDashboardView}
+            blockId={props.blockId}
           />
         </div>
       ))}
@@ -104,18 +108,38 @@ interface ItemProps {
   isPDF: boolean
   isDashboardView: boolean
   canFixWithAI: boolean
+  blockId: string
 }
 export function PythonOutput(props: ItemProps) {
+  const onExportToPNG = () => {
+    if (props.output.type !== 'image' || props.output.format !== 'png') return
+
+    downloadFile(
+      `data:image/${props.output.format};base64, ${props.output.data}`,
+      props.blockId
+    )
+  }
+
   switch (props.output.type) {
     case 'image':
       switch (props.output.format) {
         case 'png':
           return (
-            <img
-              className="printable-block"
-              alt="generated image"
-              src={`data:image/${props.output.format};base64, ${props.output.data}`}
-            />
+            <>
+              <img
+                className="printable-block"
+                alt="generated image"
+                src={`data:image/${props.output.format};base64, ${props.output.data}`}
+              />
+              {!props.isDashboardView && (
+                <button
+                  className="relative bottom-[1px] right-[1px] bg-white rounded-tl-md rounded-br-md border border-gray-200 p-1 hover:bg-gray-50 z-10 text-xs text-gray-400"
+                  onClick={onExportToPNG}
+                >
+                  PNG
+                </button>
+              )}
+            </>
           )
       }
     case 'stdio':
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/python/index.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/python/index.tsx
index 647072d..7fac54d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/python/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/python/index.tsx
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ function PythonBlock(props: Props) {
         isDashboardView={props.dashboardPlace === 'view'}
         lazyRender={props.dashboardPlace === 'controls'}
         canFixWithAI={hasOaiKey}
+        blockId={blockId}
       />
     )
   }
@@ -463,6 +464,7 @@ function PythonBlock(props: Props) {
               isPDF={props.isPDF}
               isDashboardView={false}
               lazyRender={!props.isPDF}
+              blockId={blockId}
             />
           </ScrollBar>
         </div>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/visualization/VisualizationView.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/visualization/VisualizationView.tsx
index 170e745..5cc7b44 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/visualization/VisualizationView.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/visualization/VisualizationView.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ interface Props {
   renderer?: 'canvas' | 'svg'
   isHidden: boolean
   onToggleHidden: () => void
+  onExportToPNG?: () => void
   isDashboard: boolean
   isEditable: boolean
 }
@@ -153,6 +154,16 @@ function VisualizationView(props: Props) {
           )}
         </button>
       )}
+      {!props.isDashboard &&
+        props.chartType !== 'number' &&
+        props.chartType !== 'trend' && (
+          <button
+            className="absolute bottom-0 bg-white rounded-tl-md rounded-br-md border-t border-l border-gray-200 p-1 hover:bg-gray-50 z-10 right-0 text-xs text-gray-400"
+            onClick={props.onExportToPNG}
+          >
+            PNG
+          </button>
+        )}
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/visualization/index.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/visualization/index.tsx
index 22abb04..480c309 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/visualization/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/v2Editor/customBlocks/visualization/index.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { VisualizationExecTooltip } from '../../ExecTooltip'
 import useFullScreenDocument from '@/hooks/useFullScreenDocument'
 import HiddenInPublishedButton from '../../HiddenInPublishedButton'
 import useEditorAwareness from '@/hooks/useEditorAwareness'
+import { downloadFile } from '@/utils/file'
 
 function didChangeFilters(
   oldFilters: VisualizationFilter[],
@@ -202,6 +203,34 @@ function VisualizationBlock(props: Props) {
     props.block.setAttribute('controlsHidden', !controlsHidden)
   }, [controlsHidden, props.block])
 
+  const onExportToPNG = async () => {
+    // we don't need to check if props.renderer is undefined because the application sets as 'canvas' in this case
+    if (
+      props.renderer === 'svg' ||
+      chartType === 'number' ||
+      chartType === 'trend'
+    )
+      return
+
+    // if the controls are visible the canvas shrinks, making the export smaller
+    if (!controlsHidden) {
+      onToggleHidden()
+      // tick to ensure the canvas size gets updated
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 0))
+    }
+
+    const canvas = document.querySelector(
+      `div[data-block-id='${blockId}'] canvas`
+    ) as HTMLCanvasElement
+
+    // TODO: identify when this is true
+    if (!canvas) return
+
+    const imageUrl = canvas.toDataURL('image/png')
+    const fileName = title || 'Visualization'
+    downloadFile(imageUrl, fileName)
+  }
+
   const onChangeChartType = useCallback(
     (chartType: ChartType) => {
       props.block.setAttribute('chartType', chartType)
@@ -426,6 +455,7 @@ function VisualizationBlock(props: Props) {
         renderer={props.renderer}
         isHidden={controlsHidden}
         onToggleHidden={onToggleHidden}
+        onExportToPNG={onExportToPNG}
         isDashboard={props.isDashboard}
         isEditable={isEditable}
       />
@@ -555,6 +585,7 @@ function VisualizationBlock(props: Props) {
             renderer={props.renderer}
             isHidden={controlsHidden}
             onToggleHidden={onToggleHidden}
+            onExportToPNG={onExportToPNG}
             isDashboard={props.isDashboard}
             isEditable={isEditable}
           />
diff --git a/apps/web/src/utils/file.ts b/apps/web/src/utils/file.ts
index c8d165b..e71ba63 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/utils/file.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/utils/file.ts
@@ -19,3 +19,14 @@ export function readFile(
     }
   })
 }
+
+export function downloadFile(url: string, name: string) {
+  const downloadLink = document.createElement('a')
+
+  downloadLink.download = name
+  downloadLink.href = url
+
+  document.body.appendChild(downloadLink)
+  downloadLink.click()
+  document.body.removeChild(downloadLink)
+}