# Settings importer

**URL:** <https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/settings-importer/37378>\
**Category:** Glyphs\
**Created:** [September 30, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/settings-importer/37378 "2026-09-30T17:46:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![alx](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@alx](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/alx)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/settings-importer/37378/1 "2026-09-30T17:46:46Z")

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I just spent quite some time setting up G4 like G3, installing plugins, scripts etc. It would be really, really cool if there was an export/import for this also. It could be just a JSON with stuff installed from Plugin Manager, or something?

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**Author:** ![FlorianPircher](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/florianpircher/32/30457_2.png) [@FlorianPircher](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/FlorianPircher)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/settings-importer/37378/2 "2026-09-30T18:27:24Z")

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In the app settings, you can import most settings from Glyphs 3.

For plug-ins and scripts, there was a lot of unknown compatibility when Glyphs 3 launched, so there was no easy one-click import. Now, the compatibility of extensions is much better, so it could make sense to provide a system that downloads the same set of extensions that are already installed for Glyphs 3. Maybe, that could also have other issues.