Marvin Help

Import your tasks from another app

Coming from another app? You can bring your tasks with you instead of retyping them. You export a file from your old app, then drop it into Marvin.

[IMAGE] The "Import Your Tasks" dialog with an app selected, the export steps showing and the drop box below.

Before you start

  • Import is optional. Many people use the switch as a fresh start: they braindump what's actually on their mind and leave the old list behind. If your old app is full of things you've been ignoring, consider a fresh braindump instead.

  • Completed tasks are skipped. Marvin only imports what's still open.

  • You'll see a preview first. Nothing is added until you click Import.

Apps you can import from

Todoist, TickTick, Things 3, Microsoft To Do, OmniFocus, Asana, Nirvana, Wunderlist, Toodledo, 2Do, ClickUp, Google Calendar, Informant, Goblin Tools, Sunsama, Google Tasks, Remember The Milk, Everdo and Sorted³.

Using something else? You can still import any spreadsheet or CSV file. See Import from any other app below.

How to import

  1. Open the importer in one of these ways:

    • On the welcome cards when you're new, click Import tasks.

    • Any time: open the Main menu (the ☰ icon in the sidebar), click Your account, choose Import, then click Import from CSV.

  2. Choose the app your tasks are coming from.

  3. Follow the export steps Marvin shows for that app (they're also listed below).

  4. Drag the exported file into the box, or click the box to pick the file.

  5. Check the preview. Marvin shows example tasks, the categories and projects it found, and any recurring tasks.

  6. Click Import.

[IMAGE] The preview screen: "Great, we found some stuff! Check out examples below then click Import." with example tasks and the Import button.

[IMAGE] Main menu open with "Your account" at the top, then the Account window on the Import page.

Export steps for each app

Todoist

  1. Go to darekkay.com/todoist-export.

  2. Download your Todoist data as a JSON file.

  3. Drag the file into Marvin.

TickTick

  1. In TickTick, click your avatar and go to Settings.

  2. Generate a backup.

  3. Drag the backup file (CSV) into Marvin.

Things 3

  1. Go to the Amazing Marvin Things 3 Export page.

  2. Follow the instructions under Easy Things 3 Export.

  3. Drag the Things file (CSV) into Marvin.

Microsoft To Do

Microsoft To Do imports directly from your Microsoft account, no file needed.

  1. Open Main menu → Your account → Import and click Import from CSV.

  2. Choose Microsoft ToDo from the list.

  3. Click Import Microsoft ToDo Tasks and sign in to Microsoft when asked.

OmniFocus

  1. In OmniFocus, go to File → Export.

  2. Export your data as CSV.

  3. Drag the file into Marvin.

Asana

  1. Open a project and click the menu next to the project title.

  2. Click Export/Print and export as CSV.

  3. Drag the CSV into Marvin. Repeat for each project.

Nirvana

  1. Go to Settings at the top right, then My Account.

  2. Scroll down to Data export and click export as .csv.

  3. Drag the CSV into Marvin.

Wunderlist

  1. Click your avatar and go to the Account tab.

  2. Create and download a backup.

  3. Drag the backup file (JSON) into Marvin.

Toodledo

  1. Click your avatar and go to Import/Export/Backup.

  2. Download your data as CSV.

  3. Drag the file into Marvin.

2Do

  1. In 2Do, click Edit and choose Export to CSV.

  2. Select the lists you want and export.

  3. Drag the CSV into Marvin.

ClickUp

  1. In ClickUp, go to your account settings, then Import/Export.

  2. Download your data as CSV.

  3. Drag the file into Marvin.

Google Calendar

  1. Go to calendarlabs.com/export-calendar/google/export.

  2. Set the date format to YYYY/mm/dd hours:minutes:seconds, separated by a dash, with the 24 hour clock.

  3. Download the CSV and drag it into Marvin.

Informant

  1. In Informant's sidebar, right-click a folder or project and click Export.

  2. Drag the downloaded CSV into Marvin.

Goblin Tools (Magic ToDo)

  1. Click Export in the bottom left corner, then Save to file.

  2. This downloads a file called magic_todo.goblin.

  3. Drag that file into Marvin.

Sunsama

  1. Open the Sunsama menu in the top right and click Settings.

  2. Go to Account Management and click Export my data.

  3. Click Download JSON, then drag the file into Marvin.

Google Tasks

  1. Go to Google Takeout.

  2. Under Select data to include, click Deselect all.

  3. Scroll down and check only Tasks.

  4. Click Next step, then Create export.

  5. When Google sends it, download and unzip it.

  6. Drag the Tasks.json file into Marvin.

Remember The Milk

  1. Click the settings (cog) icon in the top right and choose Account settings.

  2. Open the Export tab and click Download Export.

  3. Drag the JSON file into Marvin.

Everdo

  1. Click the menu (☰) icon in the top right, then Export Data as JSON.

  2. Drag the file into Marvin.

Sorted³

  1. In Sorted³, go to Settings → Export.

  2. Export your tasks as CSV.

  3. Drag the file into Marvin.

Import from any other app

If your app isn't listed, export your tasks as a CSV file (most apps and all spreadsheet programs can do this) and choose Generic CSV.

  • Starting from scratch? Click generic CSV template to download MarvinImport.csv, fill it in, and drag it back in.

  • Already have a CSV? Drop it in. If Marvin doesn't recognize the format, it matches your columns to Marvin fields for you. Check each row, change any that are wrong, or set a column to (ignore). Then click Import.

[IMAGE] The column-matching screen with a few columns mapped to Marvin fields.

If it still doesn't look right, click Send this file to us instead and we'll take a look.

After importing

Marvin currently supports import from these apps:

Have your tasks in another app?

Generic CSV file

There is a generic CSV file that you can download and fill out to import items into Marvin from other apps.

Go to the import page (under account) and select "Generic CSV" from the dropdown. Download the CSV file, fill it in and upload it. If needed, this article includes details about what kind of data each column in the file can contain:

Ask us to build an importer

If you have another app you want to import from, reach out to contact@amazingmarvin.com to learn about the status of the import status of your app (it might be in beta).

How to import your tasks

1. Go to your account page through the menu on the bottom left.

2. Then click on the import tab at the left.

3. Select the app you are importing from.

4. Follow the steps outlined for your chosen app.

5. Click the "Import" button after you checked the data is correct

6. Clean up your data

Marvin has its own model of how to organize your tasks. So the first thing you want to do after importing is to "Marvinify" your imported data.

These articles will help with making this process quicker