n8n Export Wizard
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Free · Code-signed · Personal & corporate use

Migrate n8n workflows and credentials in minutes, not hours.

A point-and-click desktop app for exporting workflows and credentials out of any n8n SQLite database, or pulling them live from a remote n8n via the Public API. Push them into another instance without spinning up the source n8n.

Code-signed via Azure Trusted Signing. Cert chain ends at David Soden; SmartScreen and most antivirus tools recognize the signature on first run.

90 seconds

See it in action

What it does

Reads from a SQLite database or a live n8n instance. Exports to disk or pushes to another running n8n. Cross-instance, key-aware credential handling included.

Two source modes

Read directly from a local database.sqlite file (the format every n8n instance writes to), or connect to a running n8n via its Public API with a URL and key. Toggle between the two without disconnecting.

Workflows: portable JSON

Output matches what the n8n editor's "Download" button produces, so the file pastes straight into the canvas, imports via "Import from File", or works with n8n import:workflow. Server-managed fields are stripped automatically so cross-instance imports never break.

Credentials, encrypted or decrypted

Default export is the encrypted blob (CLI-compatible, ideal for same-instance restore). Tick "Decrypt" with the source instance's encryption key to produce plaintext JSON for cross-instance migration. The target instance re-encrypts with its own key on import.

Push directly to another n8n

From the export modal pick "Push to a remote n8n instance" — the app POSTs each item to the target's Public API. For credentials, the target re-encrypts on receipt. Ideal for staging → production promotion or migrating between hosts.

Import local JSON files

Already have JSON files from n8n export:workflow or another tool? Switch to Remote API mode and use the Import workflows tab to push files (or a whole folder) into your connected instance with one click.

Built-in logs for support

Every run writes to a rotating log file. The Logs button in the top bar opens its location, so when something goes wrong you can attach the log to your bug report. Portable saves logs next to the .exe; installed saves to %APPDATA%.

How it works

  1. 1

    Pick a source

    Click the DB chip to load a database.sqlite file, or the API chip to connect to a running n8n with a URL and API key.

  2. 2

    Pick what to move

    Workflows or credentials, single or many. Filter by name or tag, select with checkboxes.

  3. 3

    Pick a destination

    Save to local JSON files, or push directly to a remote n8n instance via the Public API. Done.

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Always serves the latest release. No registration, no telemetry.

Windows
Installer
.exe · NSIS · adds Start Menu shortcut
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Windows
Portable
.exe · single file · runs from anywhere
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macOS
Apple Silicon
.dmg · arm64 · M-series Macs
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macOS
Intel
.dmg · x64 · 2020 and earlier Macs
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Licensing

Application — free

Free to download and use for both personal and corporate purposes. No registration, no telemetry, no nag screens.

Source code — commercial

Source is licensed commercially, distributed only by direct arrangement. If your company would like to license the source for internal use, modification, white-labeling, or extension, get in touch.

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