Import / Export

Import media data into CrossWatch or export it for other services.

Use Import to bring existing watch history, ratings and watchlists from other trackers into the CW Tracker. Use Export to convert data available in CW into formats that can be used by other services.

Import

The Import tab allows you to import existing tracker exports directly into CW.

Supported sources include:

1. Trakt
2. Letterboxd
3. Simkl
4. IMDb
5. TV Time
6. Yamtrack
7. Generic CSV or JSON files

CrossWatch can also automatically detect supported export formats.

Before importing, make sure the CW Tracker is configured under Connections. Imported data is written to the selected CW Tracker profile.

Importing data

1. Open Tools, then Import / Export.
2. Select the Import tab.
3. Select the source, or leave it on Auto detect.
4. Select the target CrossWatch Tracker profile.
5. Choose the export file.
6. Select which data you want to include.
7. Click Preview file.

Nothing is imported during the preview.

CW analyses the file and shows the detected items before anything is written to your tracker.

You can import:

History, watched movies, shows, seasons and episodes

Ratings, ratings contained in the source export

Watchlist, items saved to your watchlist

The preview can be filtered by media type, feature, title, year, ID and import status.

Preview status

Each item receives a status before import.

Ready, the item can be imported

In tracker, the item already exists in the target profile

Duplicate, the same item occurs more than once in the uploaded file

Missing IDs, CW could not find enough information to identify the item

Invalid, required information such as a watched date or rating is missing

Unsupported, the item or feature cannot currently be imported

By default, CrossWatch imports items marked as Ready.

Enable Include existing if you also want to process items that are already present in the CW Tracker. This can be useful when restoring or merging data.

You can import all ready items or manually select individual rows from the preview.

When you are satisfied with the preview, click Import.

Export

The Export tab lets you export data available in CW to formats understood by other media services.

Select the source provider and, when applicable, the provider instance. You can then choose which data you want to export.

Available features include:

Watchlist

History

Ratings

History & Ratings

You can further filter the export by media type or search for specific titles, years or IDs.

Click Preview to inspect the matching items before creating the export.

By default, All filtered exports every item matching the current filters. Disable it if you only want to export selected rows.

Select the required export format and click Export to create the file.

Some formats only support specific features or media types. CW automatically adjusts the available options based on the selected export format.