---
title: "Import and export Microsoft Project files"
description: "Open .mpp, .mpt, .mpx and XML files with tasks, dependencies, constraints, calendars and baselines, and export the plan back to Microsoft Project XML."
url: https://planitude.app/integrations/ms-project
language: en
---

# Import and export Microsoft Project files

Open .mpp, .mpt, .mpx and XML files with tasks, dependencies, constraints, calendars and baselines, and export the plan back to Microsoft Project XML.

Available · Free, included in every account · Files

## Import from Microsoft Project and Primavera P6

Drop the file, check the preview and the project is ready, with dependencies, calendars and baselines. No software to install and no licenses.

### Where it helps

- Recover Project Online plans from saved .mpp or XML files.
- Share a plan received from a supplier with people who have no Microsoft Project or Primavera license.
- Review a construction schedule prepared in Primavera P6 in the browser.

### What travels where

**From Microsoft Project to Planitude**

- Tasks, hierarchy, durations, milestones and constraints → Planitude
- Dependencies between tasks → Planitude
- Work calendars and baselines → Planitude
- Actuals and fixed costs → Planitude. Resources are listed in each task’s notes

## Connect it in three steps

1. **Prepare the file**: From Microsoft Project, save the plan as .mpp or XML; from Primavera P6, export the project as .xer or PMXML. .mpt templates and .mpx files work too.
2. **Drop it into Import**: In Planitude choose Import and drop the file. The preview shows tasks, calendars and milestones before anything is created.
3. **Create the project**: Confirm and the plan opens in the Gantt chart. The import report lists every item that could not be mapped, so nothing is dropped without notice.

## Requirements

- **Plan**: Free. Every integration is included in every Planitude account.
- **Who can connect it**: Any user: the imported project is yours and you can invite the team.
- **What you need**: Just the project file: no Microsoft Project or Primavera P6 license is needed.

## Good to know

- The original file is not modified: the import creates a new project.
- ProjectLibre and GanttProject files can be imported too.

## Guides and documentation

- [Migrating from Project Online to Planitude: step-by-step guide](https://planitude.app/blog/migrate-from-project-online): The Project Online retirement of September 30, 2026: how to retrieve projects as .mpp or XML, choose a destination and import them into Planitude.
- [The tools to connect to Planitude: a guide to integrations](https://planitude.app/blog/planitude-integrations-guide): Planitude integrations: Jira, Azure DevOps, Slack, Teams, calendars, ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini via MCP, API and webhooks, .mpp and .xer files. Which to choose.

## Frequently asked questions about Microsoft Project

### Do I need a Microsoft Project license?

No. Planitude reads the .mpp file directly, without Microsoft Project installed and without a subscription.

### What happens to items that cannot be imported?

The import report lists them one by one. Resources and their assignments are listed in the task notes, so the information stays in the plan.

### Do the integrations cost anything?

No. Every integration is included in Planitude, which is free. You only need your own access to the other tool (for example a Jira, Slack or Microsoft 365 account) under its own terms.

## Related integrations

- [Primavera P6](https://planitude.app/integrations/primavera): Import Primavera P6 .xer and .pmxml files.
- [Export](https://planitude.app/integrations/export): Microsoft Project XML, CSV, print and PDF.
- [Microsoft PowerPoint](https://planitude.app/integrations/powerpoint): Add-in that draws the Gantt chart on a slide.
- [Jira Cloud](https://planitude.app/integrations/jira): Two-way sync between tasks and issues of a Jira Cloud project.

## Connect Microsoft Project to Planitude

Create a free account, open a project and choose Integrations from the ⋯ menu. It takes two minutes.

[Create a free account](https://planitude.app/signup)

*The trademarks mentioned (Jira, Azure DevOps, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Visual Studio Code, Google Calendar, Gemini, Apple Calendar, ChatGPT, Codex, Claude, Cursor, Zapier, Make, n8n, Primavera) belong to their respective owners; Planitude is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.*