Import and export

Abbrio’s Action menu and set context menu provide transfer tools for moving plain-text items or preparing a package folder.

Import a CSV or TSV file

Choose Import CSV or TSV from the Action menu, select a comma- or tab-separated file, and review the preview. Abbrio detects the separator and whether the first row is a header; use the header control to correct the choice. The columns are read as abbreviation, expansion, and description. Give the imported items a new set name before confirming.

Rows without both an abbreviation and an expansion are left out. Imported rows become plain-text items; a description is saved as the item’s label.

Export a set as CSV

Choose Export Set as CSV from the Action menu or set context menu. The exported file includes a header and one row per abbreviation. Picture items, forms, and regular-expression rules are not represented in this CSV export; Abbrio reports when items are omitted. An alias can appear as its own row with the same expansion.

Export an Espanso package

Choose Export Set as Espanso Package and provide the package name, title, author, version, and description. Select an output folder; Abbrio creates a package folder there and does not replace an existing folder of the same name. The export includes the set file, a manifest, and a README listing the set’s items.

If the set refers to files under $CONFIG, the export warns that those files are not copied with the package. Check those references and include any required files yourself before sharing the package.