exporting and importing trees

.loom

Individual trees can be exported as .loom files. By default, this includes the following information:

• All the nodes in the tree

• All bookmarks, tags, and chapters

• The last visited timestamp of each node

• The current hoist stack and collapsed nodes

• Map and generation settings associated with the tree

.loom files do not include user information. Anyone using Loom can open any .loom file exported by Loom.

exporting .loom

Trees can be exported as .loom files from File > Export > Export tree as .loom.

.loom advanced export options

With enable dev features on, the export .loom modal will display additional options about the information to be included in the export:

• Save visible only (default=false): Only export the subset of the tree currently visible in the map. For example, if leaves are pruned, they will not be included in the exported tree.

• Save metadata (default=true): Save the last visited and last updated timestamp of each node.

• Save tags and labels (default=true): Save tags and labels.

• Save generation settings (default=true): Save the generation settings associated with the tree.
• Save visualization settings (default=true): Save the map settings associated with the tree.

importing .loom

.loom files can be imported as trees from File > Import > Import tree from file.

advanced import options

With enable dev features on, the import tree modal will display additional options about how the imported file might interact with the current state.

• Overwrite if tree exists (default=false): If true, if a tree with the same id exists in your state, it will be replaced by a new tree. If false, the imported tree will be given a new id.

sharing .loom files

#.loom files can be used to share trees with others who use Loom.

Unlike #.loomstate files, .loom files never contain any sensitive configuration like API keys. The only thing you have to worry about is the content of the tree itself.