Config Import & Export

Loopty can export your entire configuration (all menus, rings, shortcuts, saved websites, and settings) to a JSON file. You can use this to back up your setup or transfer it to another Mac.

Exporting your configuration

There are two ways to export:

• Settings → Advanced → Export Config: opens a save panel so you can choose where to save the file
• Settings → Advanced → Export to ~/.looptyrc: writes directly to the default config file path in your home directory
• Menu bar → Export Config: same as the Settings export, available from the menu bar dropdown

Importing a configuration

• Settings → Advanced → Import Config: opens a file picker to choose a previously exported JSON file
• Settings → Advanced → Import from ~/.looptyrc: reads from the default config file path
• Menu bar → Import Config: same as the Settings import

Default config path

The default config file is stored at:

~/.looptyrc

This is a plain JSON file in your home directory. You can open it in any text editor to inspect or manually edit your configuration.

Viewing your config

In Settings → Advanced, the Config Viewer shows the contents of your current ~/.looptyrc file. Toggle between View Parsed (a collapsible JSON tree) and View Raw (plain text) using the buttons at the top. Use the Copy button to copy the raw JSON to your clipboard.

Automatic backup on database recovery

If Loopty's internal database is corrupted or fails to migrate to a new version, Loopty automatically exports your data to a JSON backup before recovering. This means you rarely lose configuration data even in failure scenarios.