Switch without starting over
Switch from FitNotes without losing your history
Take your FitNotes training history with you.
How to export from FitNotes
- Open FitNotes and go to Settings.
- Choose "Spreadsheet Export", then pick your workout data.
- Save or share the CSV off your phone.
- Upload the file here.
- The .fitnotes backup file is a different thing and cannot be read here. Use the spreadsheet export.
- Body Tracker data is a separate export in the same menu.
What comes across
• Every set with its weight, reps and comment
• Distance and time for anything you logged with them
• The exercise category you had each movement filed under, used as a matching hint
What your export cannot carry
• FitNotes records a date but no session start time, so two sessions on the same day arrive as one day of training.
• There is no warm-up or superset marker in the file, so every set arrives as a working set.
Every one of these is a property of the export file itself, not a guess. Anything the file does not contain is reported to you in the preview rather than filled in.
What imported data counts for
Your history, personal records, charts and analytics come with you. Ranks, XP and achievements are earned here, so imported sessions never move them.
That line is the whole deal, and it is deliberate. A rank anyone can produce with a spreadsheet is worth nothing, so ranks, XP, achievements, streaks and leaderboards are driven only by what you log here. Everything that describes your training rather than scoring it, which is your history, your personal records, your charts and your analytics, uses your imported data from day one.
How the import works
Upload a CSV file and nothing is written yet. You get a preview first: how many rows of each kind, the date range they cover, which names matched automatically, and which need a decision from you.
When you approve it, the rows are written and stamped as part of that import. If a day already has an entry you made yourself, your own entry wins and the imported row is skipped, and the skip is counted and shown rather than quietly dropped.
Changed your mind? One button removes every row that import created and leaves everything else alone. You can upload the same file again months later too. Rows that already exist are skipped instead of duplicated, so you only ever gain what is new.
Your file, and how long we keep it
The uploaded file is stored privately for a short retention window so an import can be retried, then deleted. Undo keeps working after that, because it is keyed to the import rather than the file. Your account holds the data, and you can export it or delete your account at any time.
Frequently asked
- Which file do I upload?
- The CSV from Settings, Spreadsheet Export. The .fitnotes backup is a database file meant for restoring into FitNotes itself.
- Can I undo an import?
- Yes. Every row an import writes is stamped with that import, so one button removes all of it and leaves anything you logged yourself untouched. You can also upload the same file again later. Rows that already exist are skipped rather than duplicated.
Bring your FitNotes history with you
Create an account, upload your export, and see exactly what will be added before anything is saved.
FitNotes is a trademark of its owner. MuscleBuddy is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by FitNotes. Export steps are as documented by that app at the time of writing and can change.