> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.sonto.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Move your data in and out

> Import from another app, keep backups, and export when you need to

Whether you're switching to Sonto, keeping a safety net, or sharing a plan, your data stays portable.
All of this lives in the **Manage Data** window on Mac (the **Sonto** menu → **Manage Data**).

## Bring tasks in from another app

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Import tab">
    In **Manage Data**, choose **Import**. Sonto can bring tasks from **Apple Reminders**, **Todoist**,
    and **Things 3**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick your source and review">
    Follow the prompts for your app. Sonto fetches your data and shows you a list so you can choose
    exactly what to bring in. Importing only ever **adds** — nothing already in Sonto is changed. See
    [Import from Other Apps](/reference/import).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Keep a backup

<Steps>
  <Step title="Let Sonto back up automatically">
    Automatic weekly backups are on by default, stored in a folder only Sonto can write to on your Mac.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Make one on the spot and keep it safe">
    Click **Create Backup** before any big change, then **Show Backups Folder** and copy a recent backup
    somewhere off your Mac — an external drive or cloud storage. See [Manage Data](/reference/manage-data).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Export a view to share or reuse

<Steps>
  <Step title="Export as Markdown">
    Open the day, week, project, or plan you want and choose **Export as Markdown**. Paste the result
    into an email, your notes, or an AI prompt. See [Export as Markdown](/reference/markdown-export).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Or copy a link">
    Prefer a pointer to the live content over a snapshot? Choose **Copy Link** to get a deeplink that
    opens the item straight back in Sonto — handy in a note or a message.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Connect an AI assistant

For a two-way path — reading *and* writing — connect Sonto to an AI tool over MCP. Your assistant can
pull data out of Sonto and put new tasks or plans back in. See [Using AI with Sonto](/guides/ai-with-sonto).

<Check>
  You can bring data in, you have a recent backup stored off your Mac, and you can get content out — as
  Markdown, as a link, or through an AI assistant.
</Check>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Manage Data" icon="database" href="/reference/manage-data">
    Backup, restore, import, and delete in detail.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Export as Markdown" icon="file-export" href="/reference/markdown-export">
    Turn any view into shareable text.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>