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title: "TYPO3 Import / Export"
manual: "Import / Export"
version: "13.4"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/cms-impexp:start@13.4"
source: "Index.rst"
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# TYPO3 Import / Export {#start}

-   *Extension key:* impexp
-   *Package name:* typo3/cms-impexp
-   *Version:* release
-   *Language:* en
-   *Author:* TYPO3 contributors
-   *License:*

    This document is published under the
    [Open Content License](https://www.openhub.net/licenses/opl).

-   *Rendered:* today

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This is a tool for importing and exporting records using XML or the custom T3D
format.

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**Table of Contents:**

-   [Introduction](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/cms-impexp:introduction-into-the-system-extension-import-export@13.4)
-   [Installation](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/cms-impexp:installation-of-the-impexp-extension@13.4)
-   [Usage](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/cms-impexp:how-to-use-the-import-export-extension@13.4)
    -   [Export](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/cms-impexp:exporting-content-from-typo3-to-xml-or-t3d@13.4)
    -   [Importing .t3d files in the TYPO3 backend](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/cms-impexp:importing-t3d-files-in-the-typo3-backend@13.4)
    -   [Update content](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/cms-impexp:synchronizing-content-and-page-structures-across-instances@13.4)
    -   [Presets](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/cms-impexp:saving-and-reusing-export-configurations-with-presets@13.4)
    -   [Command line](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/cms-impexp:using-the-import-export-tool-from-the-command-line@13.4)
-   [Security](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/cms-impexp:security-considerations-regarding-exports@13.4)