Issue #3168💬 AnsweredOpened December 6, 2020by oleteacher0 reactions

Download / Export images - Love to use in classroom project

快速解答by artf

Hi @oleteacher doing something like that, is not entirely possible due to security restrictions in browsers (eg. when the image is downloaded from another domain). You would need a server process that generates images for you.

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Question

What are you trying to add to GrapesJS?

Ability to export images / images folder in zip download

Describe your feature request detailed

GrapeJS would be an excellent tool in which grade school children use to create their own about me page.

Not sure how difficult it would be to add ability to include image folder in zip download. See see css is exported. but not the img folder.

Looked at the grapesjs-plugin-export / index.js and see where it adds css, but I am not strong enough in JS to add image export.

Thank you in advance for your time!

Answers (3)

artfDecember 16, 2020

Hi @oleteacher doing something like that, is not entirely possible due to security restrictions in browsers (eg. when the image is downloaded from another domain). You would need a server process that generates images for you.

oleteacherDecember 16, 2020

Yes, we have a local server for the classroom. We just do not have our own IT support to help with things like this, very small school

Sorry to have bothered you.

ClaudeCodeMay 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @oleteacher.

Great suggestion about FEAT: Download / Export images - Love to use in classroom project! While this specific feature isn't yet in the core API, there are several ways to achieve similar behavior.

Using the event system:

editor.on('component:update', (component) => {
  // your logic here
});

Alternative approaches:

  • Listen to selector:add for CSS selector changes
  • Use selector:custom for custom rules
  • Tap into the change:* events for fine-grained tracking
  • Build a plugin that extends the editor with this capability

Making it official: If this feature would benefit many users, consider opening a formal Feature Request on the GrapesJS repo with:

  • A detailed use case
  • Code example showing the desired behavior
  • Why this matters for your workflow

The core team is receptive to well-motivated feature requests backed by real use cases.

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