diff --git a/options/dataTransfer.js b/options/dataTransfer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b289c02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/options/dataTransfer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"use strict";
+const storage = (globalThis.messenger ?? browser).storage;
+const KEY_GROUPS = {
+    settings: [
+        'endpoint',
+        'templateName',
+        'customTemplate',
+        'customSystemPrompt',
+        'aiParams',
+        'debugLogging',
+        'htmlToMarkdown',
+        'stripUrlParams',
+        'altTextImages',
+        'collapseWhitespace'
+    ],
+    rules: ['aiRules'],
+    cache: ['aiCache']
+};
+
+function collectKeys(categories = Object.keys(KEY_GROUPS)) {
+    return categories.flatMap(cat => KEY_GROUPS[cat] || []);
+}
+
+export async function exportData(categories) {
+    const data = await storage.local.get(collectKeys(categories));
+    const blob = new Blob([JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)], { type: 'application/json' });
+    const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+    const a = document.createElement('a');
+    a.href = url;
+    a.download = 'sortana-export.json';
+    document.body.appendChild(a);
+    a.click();
+    a.remove();
+    URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+}
+
+export async function importData(file, categories) {
+    const text = await file.text();
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(text);
+    const data = {};
+    for (const key of collectKeys(categories)) {
+        if (key in parsed) data[key] = parsed[key];
+    }
+    await storage.local.set(data);
+}
diff --git a/options/options.html b/options/options.html
index f40cda2..186e2b6 100644
--- a/options/options.html
+++ b/options/options.html
@@ -207,6 +207,23 @@
                     </tbody>
                 </table>
                 <button class="button is-danger" id="clear-cache" type="button">Clear Cache</button>
+                <div class="field mt-4">
+                    <label class="label">Data categories</label>
+                    <div class="control">
+                        <label class="checkbox mr-3"><input class="transfer-category" type="checkbox" value="settings" checked> Settings</label>
+                        <label class="checkbox mr-3"><input class="transfer-category" type="checkbox" value="rules" checked> Rules</label>
+                        <label class="checkbox"><input class="transfer-category" type="checkbox" value="cache" checked> Cache</label>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="field is-grouped mt-4">
+                    <p class="control">
+                        <button class="button" id="export-data" type="button">Export Data</button>
+                    </p>
+                    <p class="control">
+                        <button class="button" id="import-data" type="button">Import Data</button>
+                        <input class="is-hidden" type="file" id="import-file" accept="application/json">
+                    </p>
+                </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </section>
diff --git a/options/options.js b/options/options.js
index 2350efb..ca25eb4 100644
--- a/options/options.js
+++ b/options/options.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
     const storage = (globalThis.messenger ?? browser).storage;
     const logger = await import(browser.runtime.getURL('logger.js'));
     const AiClassifier = await import(browser.runtime.getURL('modules/AiClassifier.js'));
+    const dataTransfer = await import(browser.runtime.getURL('options/dataTransfer.js'));
     const defaults = await storage.local.get([
         'endpoint',
         'templateName',
@@ -395,6 +396,24 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
         await AiClassifier.clearCache();
         cacheCountEl.textContent = '0';
     });
+
+    function selectedCategories() {
+        return [...document.querySelectorAll('.transfer-category:checked')].map(el => el.value);
+    }
+
+    document.getElementById('export-data').addEventListener('click', () => {
+        dataTransfer.exportData(selectedCategories());
+    });
+
+    const importInput = document.getElementById('import-file');
+    document.getElementById('import-data').addEventListener('click', () => importInput.click());
+    importInput.addEventListener('change', async () => {
+        if (importInput.files.length) {
+            await dataTransfer.importData(importInput.files[0], selectedCategories());
+            location.reload();
+        }
+    });
+
     initialized = true;
 
     document.getElementById('save').addEventListener('click', async () => {