Import and Export

The Bookmarks dashboard provides tools to export your bookmarks to several formats and import bookmarks from a file. Use these features to back up your data, migrate between Jira sites, or work with bookmark data in external tools.

Exporting Bookmarks

Click the Export dropdown in the Bookmarks dashboard header to reveal nine export options — three formats across three scopes.

Export Formats and Scopes

	All Bookmarks	Filtered	Selected
Markdown	Copies all bookmarks as Markdown to clipboard	Copies filtered results as Markdown to clipboard	Copies selected bookmarks as Markdown to clipboard
CSV	Downloads a .csv file of all bookmarks	Downloads a .csv file of filtered results	Downloads a .csv file of selected bookmarks
JSON	Downloads a .json file of all bookmarks	Downloads a .json file of filtered results	Downloads a .json file of selected bookmarks

Scope definitions:

• All Bookmarks — every bookmark you have, regardless of active search or filters
• Filtered — only the bookmarks currently visible after applying your active search query and filter bar selections
• Selected — only the bookmarks you have checked with the row checkboxes; this option is disabled when nothing is selected

Delivery method:

• Markdown — copied directly to your clipboard; no file is created
• CSV and JSON — downloaded as files with timestamped names, for example bookmarks-2026-03-14.csv or bookmarks-2026-03-14.json

Importing Bookmarks

1. Click Import in the Bookmarks dashboard header.
2. In the file picker that opens, select a .json or .csv file.
3. A progress dialog appears showing a progress bar as bookmarks are created sequentially.
4. When the import finishes, a toast notification confirms the result, for example: “Imported 42 bookmarks. 3 duplicates skipped.”

Duplicate Handling

If an imported bookmark references an issue key that you have already bookmarked, that entry is automatically skipped. Your existing bookmark for that issue is not modified. The final toast message tells you how many duplicates were skipped.

Import File Formats

Format	Source	Notes
JSON	Exported from Simple Bookmarks	Preserves all fields including notes, tags, priority, and due dates
CSV	Exported from Simple Bookmarks	Flat format suitable for viewing in spreadsheet applications

Both formats are produced by the Export feature described above. Importing files from other sources or hand-crafted files is not guaranteed to work — use the app’s own export output as the source for imports.