In Ditto, you can export all the copy in a project to a JSON, CSV, or XML file. This can be useful for a number of reasons:
In the Ditto web app, open up a project and click on the Export icon in the top bar. You'll be able to toggle between formats (JSON, CSV, or XML) and configure other settings. Only copy that is not hidden in Ditto will get exported.
When you select JSON from the dropdown menu, you'll get a preview of what the resulting JSON file will look like. You'll also have the option to check "Only include text in blocks" if you don't want to export text outside the blocks you've created!
Here's an example of how a Ditto project maps to the JSON file:
The JSON file structure mirrors the structure of your Ditto project:
• project_name — the name of your Ditto project as a string
• frames — an array of objects with the following fields:
Every text object in the JSON can have the following fields, which mirror those found in the edit panel:
The text field will always exist, but the status, notes, and tags will only be present if they have values.
We're currently beta-testing our API, which will allow users to pull down copy from their Ditto projects in a format similar to our existing JSON export. If you'd like to learn more, shoot us a message at support@dittowords.com!
To view your copy in a table format, you can export it as a CSV file. You'll be able to open it in any tool that accepts CSVs, like Google sheets, Excel, and most localization tools. When you select CSV from the dropdown menu, you'll be able to customize what information you'd like to include in your export:
You can choose whether you'd like to "Only include text in blocks," in addition to which columns you'd like included in the export:
Here's an example of how a Ditto project maps to its CSV export:
When you select XML from the dropdown menu, you'll get a preview of what the resulting file will look like.
The file follows the format of a typical string resource file for Android app development. Each piece of text is wrapped in a <string></string> tags with a name field that represents the unique ID for that string. The name for a piece of text is created by combining the name of the Ditto project, the name of the frame it's on, and the value of the text itself with underscores. We also remove any punctuation, and add a number in parentheses for any duplicates to keep the names unique.
For example, in the following project, the string "name@company.com" has the ID "onboarding_flow_welcome_namecompanycom" because it's in the "Onboarding Flow" project and on the "Welcome" frame.
Want to see other export formats? We'd love to hear about it! Message us at support@dittowords.com.