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save <cart> Save cartridge to the local filesystem.

Required:

• <cart> input cart name. .tic extension will be added if no extension is used.
  • Use .png file extension to save as png cart.
  • Use .lua, .py .rb, .js, .moon, .fnl, .nut, .wren, .wasmp cart extension to save it in text format to use an external editor [PRO version]. See supported languages page for the full list of languages.

Save cartridge to the local filesystem.
Hotkey: CTRL+S

Use load command to load saved cartridge.

Use export command to export cartridge as native build, HTML or to export part of the data.

Save as a png cartridge for easy sharing.
You can drag this cart to tic80.exe as an example:

The cart data are stored in the chunk of the png file therefore you can create your own image too like https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80/discussions/2549.