diff --git a/components/SettingsUI/SynchronizationSettings.tsx b/components/SettingsUI/SynchronizationSettings.tsx
index 15a1f8c..fb300b3 100644
--- a/components/SettingsUI/SynchronizationSettings.tsx
+++ b/components/SettingsUI/SynchronizationSettings.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { PluginSettings } from "@/types/pluginSettings";
+import { PluginSettings, SyncGroup } from "@/types/pluginSettings";
 import React from "react";
 import { SettingItem } from "./SettingItem";
 import settingsService from "@/core/settingsService";
@@ -22,18 +22,52 @@ export const SynchronizationSettings: React.FC<Props> = ({
 		alert("Plugin settings imported successfully.");
 	};
 
+	const toggleGroup = (group: SyncGroup) => {
+		const currentGroups = [...settings.syncGroups];
+		const index = currentGroups.indexOf(group);
+		if (index === -1) {
+			currentGroups.push(group);
+		} else {
+			currentGroups.splice(index, 1);
+		}
+		onChange("syncGroups", currentGroups);
+	};
+
+	const syncGroups: { id: SyncGroup; label: string; description: string }[] =
+		[
+			{
+				id: "statuses",
+				label: "Statuses & Templates",
+				description: "Custom statuses, templates, and workflow rules.",
+			},
+			{
+				id: "appearance",
+				label: "Appearance",
+				description: "Colors, icons, and UI element styles.",
+			},
+			{
+				id: "behavior",
+				label: "Behavior & Storage",
+				description: "Frontmatter keys, mappings, and general logic.",
+			},
+			{
+				id: "features",
+				label: "Commands & Features",
+				description: "Quick commands and experimental feature toggles.",
+			},
+		];
+
 	return (
 		<div>
 			<h3>Multi-device Synchronization</h3>
 			<p>
-				Keep all your plugin settings (statuses, templates, UI
-				preferences, etc.) in sync across devices using a file in your
-				vault.
+				Keep your plugin settings in sync across devices using a file in
+				your vault.
 			</p>
 
 			<SettingItem
 				name="Enable external synchronization"
-				description="Automatically save and load all plugin settings from a file in your vault."
+				description="Automatically save and load selected plugin settings from a file in your vault."
 			>
 				<input
 					type="checkbox"
@@ -61,12 +95,69 @@ export const SynchronizationSettings: React.FC<Props> = ({
 				/>
 			</SettingItem>
 
+			<div className="sync-groups-container" style={{ margin: "20px 0" }}>
+				<h4>Selective Synchronization</h4>
+				<p className="setting-item-description">
+					Choose which groups of settings should be included in the
+					synchronization.
+				</p>
+				<div
+					style={{
+						display: "grid",
+						gridTemplateColumns: "1fr 1fr",
+						gap: "10px",
+						marginTop: "10px",
+					}}
+				>
+					{syncGroups.map((group) => (
+						<div
+							key={group.id}
+							className={`selectable-group-item ${
+								settings.syncGroups.includes(group.id)
+									? "is-selected"
+									: ""
+							}`}
+							style={{
+								padding: "10px",
+								border: "1px solid var(--background-modifier-border)",
+								borderRadius: "4px",
+								cursor: "pointer",
+								backgroundColor: settings.syncGroups.includes(
+									group.id,
+								)
+									? "var(--background-modifier-hover)"
+									: "transparent",
+							}}
+							onClick={() => toggleGroup(group.id)}
+						>
+							<div style={{ fontWeight: "bold" }}>
+								<input
+									type="checkbox"
+									checked={settings.syncGroups.includes(
+										group.id,
+									)}
+									onChange={() => {}} // Handled by parent div onClick
+									style={{ marginRight: "8px" }}
+								/>
+								{group.label}
+							</div>
+							<div
+								className="setting-item-description"
+								style={{ marginTop: "4px", fontSize: "0.85em" }}
+							>
+								{group.description}
+							</div>
+						</div>
+					))}
+				</div>
+			</div>
+
 			<div
 				className="note-status-settings__actions"
 				style={{ marginTop: "1em", display: "flex", gap: "10px" }}
 			>
-				<button onClick={handleExport}>📤 Export to file now</button>
-				<button onClick={handleImport}>📥 Import from file now</button>
+				<button onClick={handleExport}>📤 Export selected now</button>
+				<button onClick={handleImport}>📥 Import selected now</button>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	);
diff --git a/constants/defaultSettings.ts b/constants/defaultSettings.ts
index 773759a..d70f5f0 100644
--- a/constants/defaultSettings.ts
+++ b/constants/defaultSettings.ts
@@ -57,4 +57,5 @@ export const DEFAULT_PLUGIN_SETTINGS: PluginSettings = {
 	writeMappedTagsToDefault: false,
 	enableExternalStatusSync: false,
 	externalStatusSyncPath: "_note-status-sync.json",
+	syncGroups: ["statuses", "appearance", "behavior", "features"],
 };
diff --git a/core/settingsService.ts b/core/settingsService.ts
index 9c859e5..09e418f 100644
--- a/core/settingsService.ts
+++ b/core/settingsService.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,61 @@
 import { DEFAULT_PLUGIN_SETTINGS } from "@/constants/defaultSettings";
-import { PluginSettings } from "@/types/pluginSettings";
+import { PluginSettings, SyncGroup } from "@/types/pluginSettings";
 import { Plugin, TFile, normalizePath } from "obsidian";
 import eventBus from "./eventBus";
 
+export const SETTINGS_GROUPS: Record<SyncGroup, (keyof PluginSettings)[]> = {
+	statuses: [
+		"templates",
+		"customStatuses",
+		"enabledTemplates",
+		"useCustomStatusesOnly",
+		"useMultipleStatuses",
+		"singleStatusStorageMode",
+		"strictStatuses",
+	],
+	appearance: [
+		"fileExplorerIconPosition",
+		"fileExplorerIconFrame",
+		"fileExplorerIconColorMode",
+		"statusColors",
+		"showStatusBar",
+		"autoHideStatusBar",
+		"statusBarShowTemplateName",
+		"statusBarBadgeStyle",
+		"statusBarBadgeContentMode",
+		"showStatusIconsInExplorer",
+		"hideUnknownStatusInExplorer",
+		"fileExplorerColorFileName",
+		"fileExplorerColorBlock",
+		"fileExplorerLeftBorder",
+		"fileExplorerStatusDot",
+		"fileExplorerUnderlineFileName",
+		"unknownStatusIcon",
+		"unknownStatusLucideIcon",
+		"unknownStatusColor",
+		"statusBarNoStatusText",
+		"statusBarShowNoStatusIcon",
+		"statusBarShowNoStatusText",
+		"showEditorToolbarButton",
+		"editorToolbarButtonPosition",
+		"editorToolbarButtonDisplay",
+	],
+	behavior: [
+		"tagPrefix",
+		"statusFrontmatterMappings",
+		"writeMappedTagsToDefault",
+		"applyStatusRecursivelyToSubfolders",
+		"vaultSizeLimit",
+		"enableStatusOverviewPopup",
+	],
+	features: [
+		"quickStatusCommands",
+		"enableExperimentalFeatures",
+		"enableStatusDashboard",
+		"enableGroupedStatusView",
+	],
+};
+
 class SettingsService {
 	private plugin: Plugin;
 	public settings: PluginSettings;
@@ -84,8 +137,22 @@ class SettingsService {
 		if (!this.settings.enableExternalStatusSync && !force) return;
 
 		const path = normalizePath(this.settings.externalStatusSyncPath);
+
+		// Filter settings based on selected groups
+		const keysToSync = new Set<keyof PluginSettings>();
+		this.settings.syncGroups.forEach((group) => {
+			SETTINGS_GROUPS[group].forEach((key) => keysToSync.add(key));
+		});
+
+		const filteredSettings: Partial<PluginSettings> = {};
+		keysToSync.forEach((key) => {
+			(filteredSettings as Record<string, unknown>)[key] =
+				this.settings[key];
+		});
+
 		const data = {
-			...this.settings,
+			...filteredSettings,
+			syncGroups: this.settings.syncGroups, // Always include meta-settings
 			updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
 		};
 
@@ -108,13 +175,19 @@ class SettingsService {
 			const content = await this.plugin.app.vault.adapter.read(path);
 			const data = JSON.parse(content);
 
+			// Determine which keys we should actually apply based on CURRENT settings
+			const allowedKeys = new Set<keyof PluginSettings>();
+			this.settings.syncGroups.forEach((group) => {
+				SETTINGS_GROUPS[group].forEach((key) => allowedKeys.add(key));
+			});
+
 			let hasChanged = false;
 			const keys = Object.keys(data).filter(
-				(k) => k !== "updatedAt",
+				(k) => k !== "updatedAt" && k !== "syncGroups",
 			) as Array<keyof PluginSettings>;
 
 			for (const key of keys) {
-				if (!(key in this.settings)) continue;
+				if (!(key in this.settings) || !allowedKeys.has(key)) continue;
 
 				const newValue = data[key];
 				const currentValue = this.settings[key];
diff --git a/types/pluginSettings.ts b/types/pluginSettings.ts
index 843979a..fc25208 100644
--- a/types/pluginSettings.ts
+++ b/types/pluginSettings.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export interface StatusTemplate {
 	statuses: NoteStatus[];
 }
 
+export type SyncGroup = "statuses" | "appearance" | "behavior" | "features";
+
 export type PluginSettings = {
 	fileExplorerIconPosition:
 		| "absolute-right"
@@ -72,5 +74,6 @@ export type PluginSettings = {
 	writeMappedTagsToDefault: boolean; // Whether mapped tags should also write to the default tag
 	enableExternalStatusSync: boolean; // Whether to sync statuses to an external file
 	externalStatusSyncPath: string; // Path to the external sync file
+	syncGroups: SyncGroup[]; // Selected groups of settings to synchronize
 	[key: string]: unknown;
 };