diff --git a/web/src/components/settings/TransferSettings.svelte b/web/src/components/settings/TransferSettings.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d73bf6b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/settings/TransferSettings.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+    import ActionButton from "$components/buttons/ActionButton.svelte";
+    import IconFileExport from "@tabler/icons-svelte/IconFileExport.svelte";
+    import IconFileImport from "@tabler/icons-svelte/IconFileImport.svelte";
+    import settings, { updateSetting, loadFromString } from "$lib/state/settings";
+
+    const importSettings = () => {
+        const pseudoinput = document.createElement('input');
+        pseudoinput.type = 'file';
+        pseudoinput.accept = '.json';
+        pseudoinput.onchange = (e: Event) => {
+            const target = e.target as HTMLInputElement;
+            const reader = new FileReader();
+
+            reader.onload = function() {
+                try {
+                    const data = reader.result?.toString();
+                    if (!data) {
+                        throw "data is missing";
+                    }
+
+                    // TODO: input is not validated at all here, which means
+                    //       someone can potentially import a broken config.
+                    //       i don't know if we should do something about it
+                    //       or just thug it out.
+                    updateSetting(
+                        loadFromString(data)
+                    );
+                } catch(e) {
+                    alert(e);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (target.files?.length === 1) {
+                reader.readAsText(target.files[0]);
+            } else alert('file missing');
+        };
+        pseudoinput.click();
+    }
+
+    const exportSettings = () => {
+        const blob = new Blob(
+            [ JSON.stringify($settings, null, 2) ],
+            { type: 'application/json' }
+        );
+
+        const pseudolink = document.createElement('a');
+        pseudolink.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+        pseudolink.download = 'settings.json';
+        pseudolink.click();
+    }
+</script>
+
+<div class="button-row" id="settings-data-transfer">
+    <ActionButton id="import-settings" click={importSettings}>
+        <IconFileImport /> import
+    </ActionButton>
+    <ActionButton id="export-settings" click={exportSettings}>
+        <IconFileExport /> export
+    </ActionButton>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+    .button-row {
+        display: flex;
+        gap: var(--padding);
+    }
+</style>
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diff --git a/web/src/lib/state/settings.ts b/web/src/lib/state/settings.ts
index e19c50bb..231d21b3 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/state/settings.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/state/settings.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const migrate = (settings: AllPartialSettingsWithSchema): PartialSettings => {
         }, settings as AllPartialSettingsWithSchema);
 }
 
+
 const loadFromStorage = () => {
     const settings = localStorage.getItem('settings');
     if (!settings) {
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ const loadFromStorage = () => {
         return {};
     }
 
+    return loadFromString(settings);
+}
+
+export const loadFromString = (settings: string) => {
     const parsed = JSON.parse(settings) as AllPartialSettingsWithSchema;
     if (parsed.schemaVersion < defaultSettings.schemaVersion) {
         return migrate(parsed);
diff --git a/web/src/routes/settings/advanced/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/settings/advanced/+page.svelte
index 6ac2b73e..3d7e732d 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/settings/advanced/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/settings/advanced/+page.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-<script>
+<script lang="ts">
     import { t } from "$lib/i18n/translations";
 
     import SettingsCategory from "$components/settings/SettingsCategory.svelte";
     import SettingsToggle from "$components/buttons/SettingsToggle.svelte";
     import ResetSettingsButton from "$components/buttons/ResetSettingsButton.svelte";
+    import TransferSettings from "$components/settings/TransferSettings.svelte";
 </script>
 
 <SettingsCategory sectionId="debug" title={$t("settings.advanced.debug")}>
@@ -16,5 +17,6 @@
 </SettingsCategory>
 
 <SettingsCategory sectionId="data" title={$t("settings.advanced.data")}>
+    <TransferSettings />
     <ResetSettingsButton />
 </SettingsCategory>