--- title: 'Import/Export Brackets Themes and Extensions' url: 'https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2015/import-export-brackets-themes-and-extensions' markdown: 'https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2015/import-export-brackets-themes-and-extensions.md' date: '2015-06-03' description: 'A tutorial on how to import and export Brackets themes and extensions across different operating systems. This guide covers using the Brackets-ExtensionsBulkInstall extension for bulk installation of extensions and themes.' taxonomy: category: - 'Web Development' - Software tag: - Tutorial - Resources - Tools - Extensions --- # Import/Export Brackets Themes and Extensions Published on June 3, 2015 by Tracy Ridge in [Web Development](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/category/category:Web%20Development) [Software](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/category/category:Software) If you have, or want, brackets installed on multiple operating systems (OS) then it could be rather cumbersome having to manually install all your favourite extensions. Enter [Brackets-ExtensionsBulkInstall](https://github.com/milosh86/Brackets-ExtensionsBulkInstall "Brackets-ExtensionsBulkInstall") a handy brackets extension which enables the bulk installation of extensions and themes on other platforms. In the following tutorial I will be exporting from a Mac to a Linux machine. ![Brackets On linux](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/images/1/2/8/4/8/1284844ad8ecba44c97d00225c0c44979baa2acb-bracketsonlinux.png)All my Brackets extensions installed on Linux Machine in minutes. ## Let’s Get Started First and foremost install the Bulk Install extension on all your brackets installations as this tutorial would be pretty useless without it! Open up Extensions Bulk Install Shortcut – `Ctrl(Cmd)+Alt+M` on your version of Brackets, which you want to export. ## Export File Click on **Export to File** ![Brackets Export Extensions](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/images/5/7/a/2/c/57a2cd18000a69531fb90dd5024402b5473aa4a4-bracketsexportextensions.png) Save the file, which is in JSON format, into a folder of your choice, Downloads is usually good here or save it to Dropbox or other cloud storage. The File path will be displayed on the right hand side. ## The JSON File If you open the JSON file in brackets you can see it will be something like in the example below. If there is something that you don’t want to install simply change **true** to **false** and the extension will bypass installing it. ```json { "extensions": { "mikaeljorhult.brackets-autoprefixer": true, "brackets-beautify": true, "mirorauhala.bootstrap-skeleton": true, "mikailcolak.brackets-color-picker": true, "camden.bracketsdash": true, "jeffbooher.bookmarks": true, "drewkoch.icons": true, "lamo2k123.brackets-file-tree": true, "zaggino.brackets-git": true, "hirse.outline-list": true, "notasz-uitheming": true, "brackets-wp-functions-hint": true, "camden.caniuse": true, "technet.clipbox": true, "brackets-code-folding": true, "brackets-css-shapes-editor": true, "csscomb-brackets": true, "brackets-emmet": true, "milosh86.extensions-bulk-installer": false, "dnbard.extensions-rating": true, "adobe.brackets.extract": true, "favourite-files": true, "brackets-fonts": true, "funcdocr": true, "talmand.html-templates": true, "http": true, "brackets-indent-guides": true, "interactive-linter": true, "szdc.cdn-suggestions": true, "globals": true, "pflynn.jump-to-matching-brace": true, "brackets-legibility": true, "brackets-livereload": true, "gruehle.markdown-preview": true, "bracket-match-highlighter": true, "brackets-minifier": true, "brackets-minimap": true, "brackets-morecsscodehints": true, "brackets-html5codehints": true, "insya.newdocument": true, "ohnnyj.numbertabs": true, "mackenza.php-smarthints": true, "pretty_json": true, "dnbard.projects": true, "brackets-response": true, "open.recent.file": true, "dkehrig.show-whitespace": true, "brackets-special-html-chars": true, "brackets-stripper-redo": true, "brackets.swatcher": true, "custom-work-for-brackets": true, "mikaeljorhult.brackets-todo": true, "carreau.visibletabs": true, "camden.w3cvalidation": true, "ws-sanitizer": true, "gbratsos.zurb-foundation": true } } ``` ## Switch Computers and Import Head over to your other computer and click on the **Import from File**. A **File loaded and parsed** message will appear on the right hand side, under Status Board and soon after it will start downloading and installing the extensions. ![Brackets Install From File](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/user/data/wp-content/uploads/brackets_install_from_file.png) ![Brackets Install on Linux](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/user/data/wp-content/uploads/brackets_install_on_linux_working.png) You can check the progress of the installations and it will output if an extension is already installed or you may get server errors or not compatible with your version. **A good fix would be to update your version of Brackets to the latest version on all platforms**. ### Alternative File Paths for Manual Install The extensions folder is located in: **Mac –**`/Users/YOUR USER NAME/Library/Application Support/Brackets/extensions/user`**Windows –**`C:Users/YOUR USER NAME/AppData/Roaming/Brackets/extensions/user`**Linux –**`/home/YOUR USER NAME/.config/Brackets/extensions/user` Using your file manager; Windows Explorer, Finder, Nemo etc. Navigate to the file path, specified above and simply copy the **user** folder and replace the existing one in your new/old installation. ## Conclusion For a simple no fuss way of installing extensions from one machine to another you can’t really go wrong. The alternative would be to back up the extensions folder and manually transfer them across which would probably be more time-consuming in the long run as the extensions are small so they wouldn’t take long to download and install. 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