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Import your MyAnimeList list, and export yours

Bring your anime and manga lists over from MyAnimeList, see exactly what will change before it does, import again safely, and export your library as MAL XML or CSV.

Anime and manga fansUpdated October 11, 2026
  • ~5 min
  • New to it
  • Part 3 of 4

Moving from MyAnimeList? Import its export file and your list comes across — and the preview shows what will change before anything does.

Before you start

  • Your MyAnimeList export: on MyAnimeList, use Export under your list settings. It gives a .xml or .xml.gz file — one for anime, one for manga.
  • Or practise with the sample below.

Sample file: a small MyAnimeList anime export to practise with (XML)Made by Waypoint Realms for this tutorial; free to use.

Import it

  1. Open the import

    In your library, open Import or export your list, above the tabs.

  2. Choose the file

    Under Import from MyAnimeList, choose the export file. A .gz is unpacked in your browser.

  3. Read the preview

    … entries in the file: … new, … to update, … already up to date. It also says how many match a show in the Atlas, and which titles you're further along in than the file.

  4. Import

    Press Import. It reads Importing… … of … as it goes.

Check it worked

A message reads Imported: … added, … updated. Imported titles are Private; make any public from its Edit form.

Importing again is safe

Import the same file twice and everything shows as already up to date. A title already in your library keeps whichever progress is further along; scores, dates and notes are only filled where yours are empty, and tags are merged. Anime are matched to the Atlas; titles that aren't there yet come in as your own entries. Manga come in as your own entries — link one from its Edit form.

Export your library

Under Export your list: Anime list (MAL XML) and Manga list (MAL XML) import into MyAnimeList, other trackers, or back here unchanged; Everything (CSV) is a spreadsheet of the whole library.

If something's off

“That isn't a MyAnimeList export file.”
Use the file MyAnimeList's Export gives you, not a saved web page.
“That file is over 12 MB…”
MAL exports are far smaller — check it's the right file.
“The import stopped part-way…”
Import the same file again; it picks up where it left off.
Import is greyed out: “Nothing to change.”
Everything in the file is already in your library as far along or further.

Next: share your list.

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