diff --git a/src/config.html b/src/config.html
index 9ee97e5..4100c1d 100644
--- a/src/config.html
+++ b/src/config.html
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
                     <button type="submit" name="submit">Add</button>
                 </div>
             </form>
+            <h2>Save / Load</h2>
+            <button onclick="saveMappings()" id="save-button">Save mappings to file</button>
+            <button onclick="loadMappings()" id="load-button">Load mappings from file</button>
         </div>
 
         <div class="second-box" style="max-height: 100%">
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 2afd963..ff16aea 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Handle mappings
  * Mappings are stored in local storage as a Map (key: directory)
  */
+const invalidFileNameCharsRe  =/[^\\\|:\*\?"<>]/;  // dont allow \/|:*?<>
+const invalidFileNameChars = "\\|:*?<>";
 
 let statusLine = document.getElementById('status');
 
@@ -63,6 +65,56 @@ function addMapping(key, directory) {
     renderMappings();
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * Save/Load from file
+ */
+function saveMappings() {
+    const mappings = new Map(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('mappings')) || []);
+    let dataStr = "data:text/json;charset=utf-8," + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(Array.from(mappings)));
+    let downloadElement = document.createElement('a');
+    downloadElement.style = "display: none;";
+    downloadElement.setAttribute("href",     dataStr);
+    downloadElement.setAttribute("download", "mappings.json");
+    document.body.appendChild(downloadElement); // required for firefox
+    downloadElement.click();
+    downloadElement.remove();
+}
+
+
+function loadMappings() {
+    const input = document.createElement('input');
+    input.type = 'file';
+    input.accept = '.json';
+
+    input.onchange = async (event) => {
+        const file = event.target.files[0];
+        if (!file) {
+            statusLine.textContent = "No file selected";
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            const fileText = await file.text();
+            const jsonData = JSON.parse(fileText);
+
+            // check is valid
+            if (typeof jsonData !== 'object' || jsonData === null) {
+                statusLine.textContent = "Invalid JSON structure";
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // TODO possibly implement sanity checks
+            localStorage.setItem('mappings', JSON.stringify(jsonData));
+            renderMappings();
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(error);;
+            statusLine = "Error loading file";
+        }
+    };
+    input.click();
+}
+
+
 // event listener for add mapping form
 document.getElementById('addMappingForm').addEventListener('submit', function(event) {
     event.preventDefault();