diff --git a/IO/SettingsIO.ts b/IO/SettingsIO.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9c31d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IO/SettingsIO.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+import type { AutoMoverSettings } from "Settings/Settings";
+import { Notice, TFile } from "obsidian";
+import type { App } from "obsidian";
+
+class SettingsIO {
+  private static instance: SettingsIO;
+  private app: App;
+
+  private constructor() {}
+
+  public static getInstance(): SettingsIO {
+    if (!SettingsIO.instance) {
+      SettingsIO.instance = new SettingsIO();
+    }
+    return SettingsIO.instance;
+  }
+
+  public init(app: App): void {
+    this.app = app;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Exports the plugin settings to a JSON file.
+   *
+   * @param settings - The settings object to export.
+   * @returns A promise that resolves to true if the export was successful, false otherwise.
+   */
+  public async exportSettings(settings: AutoMoverSettings) {
+    try {
+      if (!this.app) {
+        throw new Error("App reference not set");
+      }
+
+      const settingsData = JSON.stringify(settings, null, 2);
+
+      const electron = (window as any).require
+        ? (window as any).require("electron")
+        : null;
+      const remote = electron ? electron.remote : null;
+
+      if (!remote || !remote.dialog) {
+        // Fall back to saving in vault if Electron APIs are not available
+        return this.exportToVault(settingsData);
+      }
+
+      const { canceled, filePath } = await remote.dialog.showSaveDialog({
+        title: "Export AutoMover Settings",
+        defaultPath: "AutoMover_settings.json",
+        filters: [{ name: "JSON Files", extensions: ["json"] }],
+        properties: ["createDirectory"],
+      });
+
+      if (canceled || !filePath) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      const fs = require("node:fs");
+      fs.writeFileSync(filePath, settingsData);
+
+      new Notice("Settings exported successfully");
+      return true;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Failed to export settings:", error);
+      new Notice("Failed to export settings");
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Exports the settings to the vault.
+   * Exports the settings to a file named AutoMover_settings.json
+   *
+   * @param settingsData - The settings data to export.
+   * @returns A promise that resolves to true if the export was successful, false otherwise.
+   */
+  private async exportToVault(settingsData: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    try {
+      const filename = "AutoMover_settings.json";
+      await this.app.vault.create(filename, settingsData);
+      new Notice(`Settings exported to vault: ${filename}`);
+      return true;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Failed to export to vault:", error);
+      new Notice("Failed to export settings to vault");
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Imports settings from a JSON file.
+   *
+   * @returns The imported settings or null if the import failed.
+   */
+  public async importSettings(): Promise<AutoMoverSettings | null> {
+    try {
+      if (!this.app) {
+        throw new Error("App reference not set");
+      }
+
+      const electron = (window as any).require
+        ? (window as any).require("electron")
+        : null;
+      const remote = electron ? electron.remote : null;
+
+      if (!remote || !remote.dialog) {
+        // Fall back to importing from vault if Electron APIs are not available
+        return this.importFromVault();
+      }
+
+      const { canceled, filePaths } = await remote.dialog.showOpenDialog({
+        title: "Import AutoMover Settings",
+        filters: [{ name: "JSON Files", extensions: ["json"] }],
+        properties: ["openFile"],
+      });
+
+      if (canceled || !filePaths || filePaths.length === 0) {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      const fs = require("node:fs");
+      const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(filePaths[0], "utf8");
+
+      const importedSettings = JSON.parse(fileContent);
+
+      if (!this.validateSettings(importedSettings)) {
+        new Notice("Invalid settings file format");
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      new Notice("Settings imported successfully");
+      return importedSettings;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Failed to import settings:", error);
+      new Notice("Failed to import settings");
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Fallback method to import settings from the vault.
+   * from the file AutoMover_settings.json
+   *
+   * @returns The imported settings or null if the import failed.
+   */
+  private async importFromVault(): Promise<AutoMoverSettings | null> {
+    try {
+      const filename = "AutoMover_settings.json";
+      const file = this.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(filename);
+
+      if (!file || !(file instanceof TFile)) {
+        new Notice(`Could not find ${filename} in vault`);
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      const fileContent = await this.app.vault.read(file);
+      const importedSettings = JSON.parse(fileContent);
+
+      if (!this.validateSettings(importedSettings)) {
+        new Notice("Invalid settings file format");
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      new Notice("Settings imported from vault successfully");
+      return importedSettings;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Failed to import from vault:", error);
+      new Notice("Failed to import settings from vault");
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Validates the settings object to ensure it has the correct structure.
+   *
+   * @param settings - The settings object to validate.
+   * @return True if the settings object is valid, false otherwise.
+   */
+  private validateSettings(settings: any): settings is AutoMoverSettings {
+    if (!settings) return false;
+
+    if (typeof settings.moveOnOpen !== "boolean") return false;
+    if (!Array.isArray(settings.movingRules)) return false;
+    if (!Array.isArray(settings.exclusionRules)) return false;
+    if (typeof settings.automaticMoving !== "boolean") return false;
+
+    if (settings.timer !== null && typeof settings.timer !== "number")
+      return false;
+
+    return true;
+  }
+}
+
+const settingsIO = SettingsIO.getInstance();
+export default settingsIO;
diff --git a/Settings/SettingsTab.ts b/Settings/SettingsTab.ts
index 0596ad9..2838a69 100644
--- a/Settings/SettingsTab.ts
+++ b/Settings/SettingsTab.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import type AutoMoverPlugin from "main";
+import settingsIO from "IO/SettingsIO";
 import { ExclusionRule } from "Models/ExclusionRule";
 import { MovingRule } from "Models/MovingRule";
-import * as obsidian from "obsidian";
 import timerUtil from "Utils/TimerUtil";
+import type AutoMoverPlugin from "main";
+import * as obsidian from "obsidian";
 
 export class SettingsTab extends obsidian.PluginSettingTab {
   plugin: AutoMoverPlugin;
@@ -17,6 +18,34 @@ export class SettingsTab extends obsidian.PluginSettingTab {
     containerEl.empty();
 
     new obsidian.Setting(containerEl).setName("Automatic moving").setHeading();
+    new obsidian.Setting(containerEl)
+      .setName("Export/Import of settings")
+      .setDesc(
+        `Import will replace the current settings.
+         If you aren't prompted to choose a location, then the file will be exported to/imported from the vault root as AutoMover_settings.json.`,
+      )
+      .addButton((button) => {
+        button.setButtonText("Export settings");
+        button.onClick(async () => {
+          settingsIO.exportSettings(this.plugin.settings);
+        });
+      })
+      .addButton((button) => {
+        button.setButtonText("Import settings");
+        button.onClick(async () => {
+          const importedSettings = await settingsIO.importSettings();
+          if (importedSettings) {
+            this.plugin.settings = importedSettings;
+            await this.plugin.saveData(this.plugin.settings);
+            this.plugin.app.workspace.trigger(
+              "AutoMover:automatic-moving-update",
+              this.plugin.settings,
+            );
+            this.display();
+          }
+        });
+      });
+
     new obsidian.Setting(containerEl)
       .setName("Move on open")
       .setDesc("Should the file be moved when it is opened?")
diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index aec7cbc..07a84a0 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+import settingsIO from "IO/SettingsIO";
 import * as Settings from "Settings/Settings";
 import { SettingsTab } from "Settings/SettingsTab";
+import exclusionMatcherUtil from "Utils/ExclusionMatcherUtil";
 import movingUtil from "Utils/MovingUtil";
 import ruleMatcherUtil from "Utils/RuleMatcherUtil";
-import * as obsidian from "obsidian";
-import exclusionMatcherUtil from "Utils/ExclusionMatcherUtil";
 import timerUtil from "Utils/TimerUtil";
-import { addIcon } from "obsidian";
+import * as obsidian from "obsidian";
 
 export default class AutoMoverPlugin extends obsidian.Plugin {
   settings: Settings.AutoMoverSettings;
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export default class AutoMoverPlugin extends obsidian.Plugin {
   async onload() {
     // console.log("loading plugin");
     movingUtil.init(this.app);
+    settingsIO.init(this.app);
     /**
      * Loading settings and creating the settings tab
      */