# Screenshot or capture flows

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/screenshot-or-capture-flows/159168>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [September 4, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/screenshot-or-capture-flows/159168 "2026-09-04T13:36:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Kyle\_Jones](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kyle_jones/32/165073_2.png) [@Kyle\_Jones](https://community.homey.app/u/Kyle_Jones)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/screenshot-or-capture-flows/159168/1 "2026-09-04T13:36:41Z")

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Apologies if this has been asked before but is there a good way to capture or screenshot my Homey flows? I know I can take just a simple screenshots from my Mac on the simpler ones but for some of my LARGER flows, it’s proving difficult to capture them.

The reason for this is to have an archive of my flows in the event that my SHS crashes and I need to rebuild the flows quickly.

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**Author:** ![Mike\_Nono](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@Mike\_Nono](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike_Nono)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/screenshot-or-capture-flows/159168/2 "2026-09-04T13:42:57Z")

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You can use CTRL and +/- button to zoom up and down in the browser, that may help a little.  
Then take screenshot

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**Author:** ![SingKT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/singkt/32/173226_2.png) [@SingKT](https://community.homey.app/u/SingKT)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/screenshot-or-capture-flows/159168/3 "2026-09-04T14:06:34Z")

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Well, actually Mike\_Nono has a fine way to backup all your flows. Have a look here [How to save flows](https://community.homey.app/t/script-to-backup-all-flows-and-split-them-updated-3/159140/13)

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**Author:** ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/screenshot-or-capture-flows/159168/5 "2026-09-04T14:26:08Z")

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In addition to the above suggestions, you can:

- Export individual flows via the ALT+Right Click method: [Web App ALT + Context Menu: Export/Import Flows](https://community.homey.app/t/web-app-alt-context-menu-export-import-flows/143013).
- Print a flow to PDF via Chrome’s PDF print feature. You can also set the zoom level so your entire flow fits: [Propper backup of flows, how? - #4 by SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/t/propper-backup-of-flows-how/134097/4).

Though it requires some more effort, the advantage of the PDF-method is that you can always see what flowcards and which variables/tags you had in your flow after the related device/app/variable has been removed from your Homey.

Keep in mind that after removing a device/app/variable, Homey replaces the related flowcards and tags with greyed out ‘unavailable’ message. It is then difficult to determine what the original flowcard/tag/variable was. This is also the case if you import a flow that contains flowcards of apps/devices that are not available anymore.

Further, If you want to keep multiple backup versions of your flows and maintain a recycle bin of deleted flows, make sure to check out the [Flow Version History](https://homey.app/a/nl.dypodex.versionhistory/) app by @smarthomesven.