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Import / Export Settings

Back up and share Proxyman settings and debugging rules, import rules from Proxyman or Charles Proxy, and open Charles Proxy session files.

1. Import Settings​

From Proxyman 2.26.0, you can import tool settings from colleagues who use Proxyman or Charles Proxy.

To import settings, go to Tools → Import / Export Settings → Import, then choose From Proxyman or From Charles Proxy:

  • From Proxyman → From Backup File: Import a .config backup file made with Export (Backup). Choose Override to replace your current settings, or Append to add to them.
  • From Proxyman → Single Rule (Deprecated), or From Charles Proxy: Select the tool you want to import.
Tools menu of an older Proxyman version with Import Settings submenus for Proxyman and Charles Proxy

You can import settings for these tools:

Proxyman​

  • SSL Proxying List
  • Block List
  • Allow List (White List)
  • Map Local
  • Map Remote
  • Breakpoint
  • Network Conditions
  • Scripting
  • Reverse Proxy
  • DNS Spoofing
  • Protobuf

Charles Proxy​

  • SSL Proxying List
  • Block List
  • Allow List (White List)
  • Map Local
  • Map Remote
  • Breakpoint
  • Reverse Proxy
  • DNS Spoofing

2. Export Settings​

You can also export your tool settings and share them with your colleagues.

Back up all settings​

From Proxyman 6.4.0, you can save your app settings and debugging tools in one backup file:

  1. Go to Tools → Import / Export Settings → Export (Backup)…
  2. Select App Settings and the debugging tools you want to include
  3. Click Export and save the .config file

Export rules from one tool​

  1. Open the tool you want to export
  2. Select the rules
  3. Right-click → Export Settings…
Block List window with a rule selected and Export Settings in the context menu

3. Open Charles Proxy Log File (*.chls)​

Proxyman can open Charles Proxy log files that you export from the Charles Proxy app. Read the Charles Proxy Converter page.

Charles Proxy ConverterConvert Charles Proxy .chls session files to HAR and open them in Proxyman, so you can keep working with traffic you captured in Charles.

Learn more​

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