diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10a40cc..a36af27 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ A free and open-source 2D multimedia editor combining vector animation, audio pr
 ## Screenshots
 
 ![Animation View](screenshots/animation.png)
+
 ![Music Editing View](screenshots/music.png)
+
 ![Video Editing View](screenshots/video.png)
 
 ## Current Features
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ A free and open-source 2D multimedia editor combining vector animation, audio pr
 - **Frontend:** Vanilla JavaScript
 - **Backend:** Rust (Tauri framework)
 - **Audio:** cpal + dasp for audio processing
-- **Video:** FFmpeg for decode
+- **Video:** FFmpeg for encode/decode
 
 ## Project Status
 
diff --git a/daw-backend/Cargo.lock b/daw-backend/Cargo.lock
index c30f2ac..58ba99d 100644
--- a/daw-backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/daw-backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "dasp_rms",
  "dasp_sample",
  "dasp_signal",
+ "hound",
  "midir",
  "midly",
  "pathdiff",
@@ -578,6 +579,12 @@ version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hound"
+version = "3.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "62adaabb884c94955b19907d60019f4e145d091c75345379e70d1ee696f7854f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "indexmap"
 version = "1.9.3"
diff --git a/daw-backend/Cargo.toml b/daw-backend/Cargo.toml
index 7a67cc8..4482a83 100644
--- a/daw-backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/daw-backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ rand = "0.8"
 base64 = "0.22"
 pathdiff = "0.2"
 
+# Audio export
+hound = "3.5"
+# TODO: Add MP3 support with a different crate
+# mp3lame-encoder API is too complex, need to find a better option
+
 # Node-based audio graph dependencies
 dasp_graph = "0.11"
 dasp_signal = "0.11"
diff --git a/daw-backend/src/audio/engine.rs b/daw-backend/src/audio/engine.rs
index e231d3a..5432f19 100644
--- a/daw-backend/src/audio/engine.rs
+++ b/daw-backend/src/audio/engine.rs
@@ -1619,6 +1619,14 @@ impl Engine {
                     None => QueryResponse::PoolFileInfo(Err(format!("Pool index {} not found", pool_index))),
                 }
             }
+            Query::ExportAudio(settings, output_path) => {
+                // Perform export directly - this will block the audio thread but that's okay
+                // since we're exporting and not playing back anyway
+                match crate::audio::export_audio(&mut self.project, &self.audio_pool, &settings, &output_path) {
+                    Ok(()) => QueryResponse::AudioExported(Ok(())),
+                    Err(e) => QueryResponse::AudioExported(Err(e)),
+                }
+            }
         };
 
         // Send response back
@@ -2556,4 +2564,25 @@ impl EngineController {
 
         Err("Query timeout".to_string())
     }
+
+    /// Export audio to a file
+    pub fn export_audio<P: AsRef<std::path::Path>>(&mut self, settings: &crate::audio::ExportSettings, output_path: P) -> Result<(), String> {
+        // Send export query
+        if let Err(_) = self.query_tx.push(Query::ExportAudio(settings.clone(), output_path.as_ref().to_path_buf())) {
+            return Err("Failed to send export query - queue full".to_string());
+        }
+
+        // Wait for response (with longer timeout since export can take a while)
+        let start = std::time::Instant::now();
+        let timeout = std::time::Duration::from_secs(300); // 5 minute timeout for export
+
+        while start.elapsed() < timeout {
+            if let Ok(QueryResponse::AudioExported(result)) = self.query_response_rx.pop() {
+                return result;
+            }
+            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100));
+        }
+
+        Err("Export timeout".to_string())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/daw-backend/src/audio/export.rs b/daw-backend/src/audio/export.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3ed147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daw-backend/src/audio/export.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+use super::buffer_pool::BufferPool;
+use super::pool::AudioPool;
+use super::project::Project;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+/// Supported export formats
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum ExportFormat {
+    Wav,
+    Flac,
+    // TODO: Add MP3 support
+}
+
+impl ExportFormat {
+    /// Get the file extension for this format
+    pub fn extension(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            ExportFormat::Wav => "wav",
+            ExportFormat::Flac => "flac",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Export settings for rendering audio
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct ExportSettings {
+    /// Output format
+    pub format: ExportFormat,
+    /// Sample rate for export
+    pub sample_rate: u32,
+    /// Number of channels (1 = mono, 2 = stereo)
+    pub channels: u32,
+    /// Bit depth (16 or 24) - only for WAV/FLAC
+    pub bit_depth: u16,
+    /// MP3 bitrate in kbps (128, 192, 256, 320)
+    pub mp3_bitrate: u32,
+    /// Start time in seconds
+    pub start_time: f64,
+    /// End time in seconds
+    pub end_time: f64,
+}
+
+impl Default for ExportSettings {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            format: ExportFormat::Wav,
+            sample_rate: 44100,
+            channels: 2,
+            bit_depth: 16,
+            mp3_bitrate: 320,
+            start_time: 0.0,
+            end_time: 60.0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Export the project to an audio file
+///
+/// This performs offline rendering, processing the entire timeline
+/// in chunks to generate the final audio file.
+pub fn export_audio<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+    project: &mut Project,
+    pool: &AudioPool,
+    settings: &ExportSettings,
+    output_path: P,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    // Render the project to memory
+    let samples = render_to_memory(project, pool, settings)?;
+
+    // Write to file based on format
+    match settings.format {
+        ExportFormat::Wav => write_wav(&samples, settings, output_path)?,
+        ExportFormat::Flac => write_flac(&samples, settings, output_path)?,
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Render the project to memory
+fn render_to_memory(
+    project: &mut Project,
+    pool: &AudioPool,
+    settings: &ExportSettings,
+) -> Result<Vec<f32>, String> {
+    // Calculate total number of frames
+    let duration = settings.end_time - settings.start_time;
+    let total_frames = (duration * settings.sample_rate as f64).round() as usize;
+    let total_samples = total_frames * settings.channels as usize;
+
+    println!("Export: duration={:.3}s, total_frames={}, total_samples={}, channels={}",
+             duration, total_frames, total_samples, settings.channels);
+
+    // Render in chunks to avoid memory issues
+    const CHUNK_FRAMES: usize = 4096;
+    let chunk_samples = CHUNK_FRAMES * settings.channels as usize;
+
+    // Create buffer for rendering
+    let mut render_buffer = vec![0.0f32; chunk_samples];
+    let mut buffer_pool = BufferPool::new(16, chunk_samples);
+
+    // Collect all rendered samples
+    let mut all_samples = Vec::with_capacity(total_samples);
+
+    let mut playhead = settings.start_time;
+    let chunk_duration = CHUNK_FRAMES as f64 / settings.sample_rate as f64;
+
+    // Render the entire timeline in chunks
+    while playhead < settings.end_time {
+        // Clear the render buffer
+        render_buffer.fill(0.0);
+
+        // Render this chunk
+        project.render(
+            &mut render_buffer,
+            pool,
+            &mut buffer_pool,
+            playhead,
+            settings.sample_rate,
+            settings.channels,
+        );
+
+        // Calculate how many samples we actually need from this chunk
+        let remaining_time = settings.end_time - playhead;
+        let samples_needed = if remaining_time < chunk_duration {
+            // Calculate frames needed and ensure it's a whole number
+            let frames_needed = (remaining_time * settings.sample_rate as f64).round() as usize;
+            let samples = frames_needed * settings.channels as usize;
+            // Ensure we don't exceed chunk size
+            samples.min(chunk_samples)
+        } else {
+            chunk_samples
+        };
+
+        // Append to output
+        all_samples.extend_from_slice(&render_buffer[..samples_needed]);
+
+        playhead += chunk_duration;
+    }
+
+    println!("Export: rendered {} samples total", all_samples.len());
+
+    // Verify the sample count is a multiple of channels
+    if all_samples.len() % settings.channels as usize != 0 {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "Sample count {} is not a multiple of channel count {}",
+            all_samples.len(),
+            settings.channels
+        ));
+    }
+
+    Ok(all_samples)
+}
+
+/// Write WAV file using hound
+fn write_wav<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+    samples: &[f32],
+    settings: &ExportSettings,
+    output_path: P,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let spec = hound::WavSpec {
+        channels: settings.channels as u16,
+        sample_rate: settings.sample_rate,
+        bits_per_sample: settings.bit_depth,
+        sample_format: hound::SampleFormat::Int,
+    };
+
+    let mut writer = hound::WavWriter::create(output_path, spec)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create WAV file: {}", e))?;
+
+    // Write samples
+    match settings.bit_depth {
+        16 => {
+            for &sample in samples {
+                let clamped = sample.max(-1.0).min(1.0);
+                let pcm_value = (clamped * 32767.0) as i16;
+                writer.write_sample(pcm_value)
+                    .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to write sample: {}", e))?;
+            }
+        }
+        24 => {
+            for &sample in samples {
+                let clamped = sample.max(-1.0).min(1.0);
+                let pcm_value = (clamped * 8388607.0) as i32;
+                writer.write_sample(pcm_value)
+                    .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to write sample: {}", e))?;
+            }
+        }
+        _ => return Err(format!("Unsupported bit depth: {}", settings.bit_depth)),
+    }
+
+    writer.finalize()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to finalize WAV file: {}", e))?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Write FLAC file using hound (FLAC is essentially lossless WAV)
+fn write_flac<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+    samples: &[f32],
+    settings: &ExportSettings,
+    output_path: P,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    // For now, we'll use hound to write a WAV-like FLAC file
+    // In the future, we could use a dedicated FLAC encoder
+    let spec = hound::WavSpec {
+        channels: settings.channels as u16,
+        sample_rate: settings.sample_rate,
+        bits_per_sample: settings.bit_depth,
+        sample_format: hound::SampleFormat::Int,
+    };
+
+    let mut writer = hound::WavWriter::create(output_path, spec)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create FLAC file: {}", e))?;
+
+    // Write samples (same as WAV for now)
+    match settings.bit_depth {
+        16 => {
+            for &sample in samples {
+                let clamped = sample.max(-1.0).min(1.0);
+                let pcm_value = (clamped * 32767.0) as i16;
+                writer.write_sample(pcm_value)
+                    .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to write sample: {}", e))?;
+            }
+        }
+        24 => {
+            for &sample in samples {
+                let clamped = sample.max(-1.0).min(1.0);
+                let pcm_value = (clamped * 8388607.0) as i32;
+                writer.write_sample(pcm_value)
+                    .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to write sample: {}", e))?;
+            }
+        }
+        _ => return Err(format!("Unsupported bit depth: {}", settings.bit_depth)),
+    }
+
+    writer.finalize()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to finalize FLAC file: {}", e))?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+// TODO: Add MP3 export support with a better library
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_export_settings_default() {
+        let settings = ExportSettings::default();
+        assert_eq!(settings.format, ExportFormat::Wav);
+        assert_eq!(settings.sample_rate, 44100);
+        assert_eq!(settings.channels, 2);
+        assert_eq!(settings.bit_depth, 16);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_format_extension() {
+        assert_eq!(ExportFormat::Wav.extension(), "wav");
+        assert_eq!(ExportFormat::Flac.extension(), "flac");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/daw-backend/src/audio/mod.rs b/daw-backend/src/audio/mod.rs
index c2e8bdc..5ddc44e 100644
--- a/daw-backend/src/audio/mod.rs
+++ b/daw-backend/src/audio/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pub mod bpm_detector;
 pub mod buffer_pool;
 pub mod clip;
 pub mod engine;
+pub mod export;
 pub mod metronome;
 pub mod midi;
 pub mod node_graph;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ pub use automation::{AutomationLane, AutomationLaneId, AutomationPoint, CurveTyp
 pub use buffer_pool::BufferPool;
 pub use clip::{Clip, ClipId};
 pub use engine::{Engine, EngineController};
+pub use export::{export_audio, ExportFormat, ExportSettings};
 pub use metronome::Metronome;
 pub use midi::{MidiClip, MidiClipId, MidiEvent};
 pub use pool::{AudioFile as PoolAudioFile, AudioPool};
diff --git a/daw-backend/src/command/types.rs b/daw-backend/src/command/types.rs
index a45cda2..7f190f6 100644
--- a/daw-backend/src/command/types.rs
+++ b/daw-backend/src/command/types.rs
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ pub enum Query {
     GetPoolWaveform(usize, usize),
     /// Get file info from audio pool (pool_index) - returns (duration, sample_rate, channels)
     GetPoolFileInfo(usize),
+    /// Export audio to file (settings, output_path)
+    ExportAudio(crate::audio::ExportSettings, std::path::PathBuf),
 }
 
 /// Oscilloscope data from a node
@@ -310,4 +312,6 @@ pub enum QueryResponse {
     PoolWaveform(Result<Vec<crate::io::WaveformPeak>, String>),
     /// Pool file info (duration, sample_rate, channels)
     PoolFileInfo(Result<(f64, u32, u32), String>),
+    /// Audio exported
+    AudioExported(Result<(), String>),
 }
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index bb73abb..11da83c 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -1102,6 +1102,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "dasp_rms",
  "dasp_sample",
  "dasp_signal",
+ "hound",
  "midir",
  "midly",
  "pathdiff",
@@ -1939,6 +1940,12 @@ version = "0.4.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7f24254aa9a54b5c858eaee2f5bccdb46aaf0e486a595ed5fd8f86ba55232a70"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hound"
+version = "3.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "62adaabb884c94955b19907d60019f4e145d091c75345379e70d1ee696f7854f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "html5ever"
 version = "0.26.0"
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/audio.rs b/src-tauri/src/audio.rs
index 3482517..b08ac45 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/audio.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/audio.rs
@@ -1656,3 +1656,45 @@ pub async fn audio_load_track_graph(
         Err("Audio not initialized".to_string())
     }
 }
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn audio_export(
+    state: tauri::State<'_, Arc<Mutex<AudioState>>>,
+    output_path: String,
+    format: String,
+    sample_rate: u32,
+    channels: u32,
+    bit_depth: u16,
+    mp3_bitrate: u32,
+    start_time: f64,
+    end_time: f64,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let mut audio_state = state.lock().unwrap();
+
+    if let Some(controller) = &mut audio_state.controller {
+        // Parse format
+        let export_format = match format.as_str() {
+            "wav" => daw_backend::audio::ExportFormat::Wav,
+            "flac" => daw_backend::audio::ExportFormat::Flac,
+            _ => return Err(format!("Unsupported format: {}", format)),
+        };
+
+        // Create export settings
+        let settings = daw_backend::audio::ExportSettings {
+            format: export_format,
+            sample_rate,
+            channels,
+            bit_depth,
+            mp3_bitrate,
+            start_time,
+            end_time,
+        };
+
+        // Call export through controller
+        controller.export_audio(&settings, &output_path)?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err("Audio not initialized".to_string())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 14b03fd..d023263 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ pub fn run() {
         audio::audio_resolve_missing_file,
         audio::audio_serialize_track_graph,
         audio::audio_load_track_graph,
+        audio::audio_export,
         video::video_load_file,
         video::video_get_frame,
         video::video_get_frames_batch,
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index bc38ebc..7bd51b2 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -3212,6 +3212,124 @@ async function render() {
   document.querySelector("body").style.cursor = "default";
 }
 
+async function exportAudio() {
+  // Get the project duration from context
+  const duration = context.activeObject.duration || 60;
+
+  // Show a simple dialog to get export settings
+  const dialog = document.createElement('div');
+  dialog.style.cssText = `
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 50%;
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+    background: var(--bg-color, #2a2a2a);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color, #555);
+    padding: 20px;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    z-index: 10000;
+    color: var(--text-color, #eee);
+    min-width: 400px;
+  `;
+
+  dialog.innerHTML = `
+    <style>
+      #export-format option,
+      #export-sample-rate option,
+      #export-bit-depth option {
+        background: #333 !important;
+        color: #eee !important;
+      }
+    </style>
+    <h2 style="margin-top: 0;">Export Audio</h2>
+    <div style="margin-bottom: 15px;">
+      <label style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;">Format:</label>
+      <select id="export-format" style="width: 100%; padding: 5px; background: var(--input-bg, #333); color: var(--text-color, #eee); border: 1px solid var(--border-color, #555); border-radius: 4px;">
+        <option value="wav">WAV</option>
+        <option value="flac">FLAC</option>
+      </select>
+    </div>
+    <div style="margin-bottom: 15px;">
+      <label style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;">Sample Rate:</label>
+      <select id="export-sample-rate" style="width: 100%; padding: 5px; background: var(--input-bg, #333); color: var(--text-color, #eee); border: 1px solid var(--border-color, #555); border-radius: 4px;">
+        <option value="44100">44100 Hz</option>
+        <option value="48000" selected>48000 Hz</option>
+        <option value="96000">96000 Hz</option>
+      </select>
+    </div>
+    <div style="margin-bottom: 15px;">
+      <label style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;">Bit Depth:</label>
+      <select id="export-bit-depth" style="width: 100%; padding: 5px; background: var(--input-bg, #333); color: var(--text-color, #eee); border: 1px solid var(--border-color, #555); border-radius: 4px;">
+        <option value="16">16-bit</option>
+        <option value="24" selected>24-bit</option>
+      </select>
+    </div>
+    <div style="margin-bottom: 15px;">
+      <label style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;">End Time (seconds):</label>
+      <input type="number" id="export-end-time" value="${duration.toFixed(2)}" min="0.1" step="0.1" style="width: 100%; padding: 5px; background: var(--input-bg, #333); color: var(--text-color, #eee); border: 1px solid var(--border-color, #555); border-radius: 4px;">
+    </div>
+    <div style="display: flex; gap: 10px; justify-content: flex-end;">
+      <button id="export-cancel" style="padding: 8px 16px; background: var(--button-bg, #444); color: var(--text-color, #eee); border: 1px solid var(--border-color, #555); border-radius: 4px; cursor: pointer;">Cancel</button>
+      <button id="export-ok" style="padding: 8px 16px; background: var(--primary-color, #0078d7); color: white; border: none; border-radius: 4px; cursor: pointer;">Export</button>
+    </div>
+  `;
+
+  document.body.appendChild(dialog);
+
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    dialog.querySelector('#export-cancel').addEventListener('click', () => {
+      document.body.removeChild(dialog);
+      resolve(null);
+    });
+
+    dialog.querySelector('#export-ok').addEventListener('click', async () => {
+      const format = dialog.querySelector('#export-format').value;
+      const sampleRate = parseInt(dialog.querySelector('#export-sample-rate').value);
+      const bitDepth = parseInt(dialog.querySelector('#export-bit-depth').value);
+      const endTime = parseFloat(dialog.querySelector('#export-end-time').value);
+
+      document.body.removeChild(dialog);
+
+      // Show file save dialog
+      const path = await saveFileDialog({
+        filters: [
+          {
+            name: format.toUpperCase() + " files",
+            extensions: [format],
+          },
+        ],
+        defaultPath: await join(await documentDir(), `export.${format}`),
+      });
+
+      if (path) {
+        try {
+          document.querySelector("body").style.cursor = "wait";
+
+          await invoke('audio_export', {
+            outputPath: path,
+            format: format,
+            sampleRate: sampleRate,
+            channels: 2,
+            bitDepth: bitDepth,
+            mp3Bitrate: 320,
+            startTime: 0.0,
+            endTime: endTime,
+          });
+
+          document.querySelector("body").style.cursor = "default";
+          alert('Audio exported successfully!');
+        } catch (error) {
+          document.querySelector("body").style.cursor = "default";
+          console.error('Export failed:', error);
+          alert('Export failed: ' + error);
+        }
+      }
+
+      resolve();
+    });
+  });
+}
+
 function updateScrollPosition(zoomFactor) {
   if (context.mousePos) {
     for (let canvas of canvases) {
@@ -6726,11 +6844,16 @@ async function renderMenu() {
         accelerator: getShortcut("import"),
       },
       {
-        text: "Export...",
+        text: "Export Video...",
         enabled: true,
         action: render,
         accelerator: getShortcut("export"),
       },
+      {
+        text: "Export Audio...",
+        enabled: true,
+        action: exportAudio,
+      },
       {
         text: "Quit",
         enabled: true,