> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Export a finished video for free

> Use Local Export in Youka Desktop without spending export credits

Youka Desktop can render and save a finished karaoke video on your computer without using export credits. Creating the karaoke and running AI operations still use the normal credits shown in the app.

## Export on your computer

<Steps>
  <Step title="Finish the project">
    Review lyrics, timing, background, and playback in Studio.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open Export">
    Choose **Export**, then select **Local Export**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose the output">
    Select the available resolution. Youka saves the completed video in its managed Library folder on your computer.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Keep Desktop open">
    Leave Youka Desktop running while it renders and saves the video.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Local Export is free in the sense that it does not consume export credits. It does not make karaoke creation or AI processing free, and it does not work offline.

## If Local Export fails

Check that Youka Desktop is still open, the computer has enough free disk space, and the destination folder is writable. Reopen Desktop and retry the export if its built-in export service was interrupted.