diff --git a/flowshow/__init__.py b/flowshow/__init__.py
index b02a5f4..6127a2a 100644
--- a/flowshow/__init__.py
+++ b/flowshow/__init__.py
@@ -114,14 +114,22 @@ def _safe_serialize_artifacts(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return result
 
     def to_dataframe(self):
-        import pandas as pd
-        return pd.DataFrame(flatten_tasks(self.to_dict()))
+        import polars as pl
+        return pl.from_records(flatten_tasks(self.to_dict()))
     
     def render(self):
         template_path = Path(__file__).parent / "templates/index.html"
         template = Template(template_path.read_text())
         return template.render(data=self.to_dict())
-
+    
+    def save_render(self, path: Union[str, Path] = "task_run.html") -> None:
+        """Render the task run to HTML and save it to the specified path."""
+        path_str = path
+        if isinstance(path, Path):
+            path_str = str(path)
+               
+        with open(path_str, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(self.render())
 
 @contextmanager
 def _task_run_context(run: TaskRun):
@@ -336,6 +344,9 @@ async def _async_call(self, *args, **kwargs):
                         run._log("ERROR", error_msg)
                         
             return result
+        
+    def save_render(self, path: Union[str, Path] = "task_run.html") -> None:
+        self.last_run.save_render(path)
 
 
 def task(
diff --git a/tests/test_basics.py b/tests/test_basics.py
index 454d8e5..aaf421c 100644
--- a/tests/test_basics.py
+++ b/tests/test_basics.py
@@ -135,3 +135,23 @@ def error_task():
     assert error_data["task_name"] == "error_task"
     assert "Expected error" in error_data["error"]
     assert error_data["error_traceback"] is not None  # Traceback should be present
+
+
+def test_save_rander():
+    @task
+    def sample_task():
+        return "Sample task completed"
+
+    # Run the task to generate a last_run
+    sample_task()
+
+    # Save the rendered HTML to a file
+    sample_task.last_run.save_render("test_task_run.html")
+
+    # Check if the file was created
+    import os
+    assert os.path.exists("test_task_run.html")
+
+    # Clean up the generated file
+    os.remove("test_task_run.html")
+