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Templates: Share and Import

v1.6.0 completes the full template sharing workflow. You can export templates locally, import templates from others, or browse official templates directly.

Export a local template​

In the Template Data section of Settings, you can choose:

  • Export Template
  • Import Template

When exporting, pick one of your local templates and save it as a template file. This is useful for:

  • moving setups across devices
  • sharing within a team
  • archiving your own template versions

Import a template​

When importing, FolderRewind validates the file first and then handles name conflicts.

If a conflict is detected, the app usually offers two choices:

  • replace the existing template
  • keep both and rename the imported one

If you are not sure which version is newer, keeping both first is usually safer.

Official templates and share codes​

Besides importing files manually, FolderRewind also supports:

  • browsing the official template list
  • importing a template via a share code

This is a good fit for communities, plugin authors, and tutorial-driven distribution.

Prepare a template sharing package​

If you want to submit a template to the official repository, or send a reviewable package to someone else first, you can prepare a template sharing package in Settings.

That process typically validates whether the template is suitable for public sharing, such as:

  • no obviously unsafe path rules
  • no inappropriate local-sensitive data
  • required metadata is complete

Submit directly to GitHub​

v1.6.0 also supports initiating the GitHub submission flow from inside the app.

The general flow is:

  1. choose a local template
  2. add share metadata such as game name
  3. sign in to GitHub
  4. let the app generate and submit the sharing content
  5. receive a share code and Pull Request link

This makes it much easier to go from “template created” to “template shared”.

Mirror source and online templates​

Online template browsing and template file downloads are affected by the GitHub source / mirror source setting.

If you notice that:

  • official template search is slow
  • template downloads fail
  • the online template list does not refresh correctly

try switching the mirror source in Settings first.

Before sharing a template​

  • test-import it on another machine or another test directory
  • clearly describe the intended scenario and expected folder structure
  • document plugin requirements
  • avoid hard-coding personal private directory structures