diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2b72ad..4bd61aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -147,6 +147,19 @@ You can cancel the process at any time by clicking the `Cancel` button of each p
 
 ![Screenshot of the napari-plugin-manager showing the process of updating a plugin](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/napari/napari-plugin-manager/main/images/update.png)
 
+### Export/Import plugins
+
+You can export the list of install plugins by clicking on the `Export` button located on the top right
+corner of the UI. This will prompt a dialog to select the location and name of the text file where
+the installed plugin list will be saved.
+
+This file can be shared and then imported by clicking on the `Import` button located on the top right
+corner of the UI. This will prompt a dialog to select the location of the text file to import.
+
+After selecting the file, the plugin will dialog will attempt to install all the listed plugins.
+
+![Screenshot of the napari-plugin-manager showing the process of import/export](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/napari/napari-plugin-manager/main/images/import-export.png)
+
 ### Batch actions
 
 You don't need wait for one action to finish before you can start another one. You can add more
diff --git a/images/import-export.png b/images/import-export.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..059f7fc
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diff --git a/napari_plugin_manager/_tests/test_npe2api.py b/napari_plugin_manager/_tests/test_npe2api.py
index a981f44..0ae3e4f 100644
--- a/napari_plugin_manager/_tests/test_npe2api.py
+++ b/napari_plugin_manager/_tests/test_npe2api.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from urllib.error import HTTPError, URLError
+
 from flaky import flaky
 
 from napari_plugin_manager.npe2api import (
@@ -26,20 +28,26 @@ def test_plugin_summaries():
         "pypi_versions",
         "conda_versions",
     ]
-    data = plugin_summaries()
-    test_data = dict(data[0])
-    for key in keys:
-        assert key in test_data
-        test_data.pop(key)
+    try:
+        data = plugin_summaries()
+        test_data = dict(data[0])
+        for key in keys:
+            assert key in test_data
+            test_data.pop(key)
 
-    assert not test_data
+        assert not test_data
+    except (HTTPError, URLError):
+        pass
 
 
 def test_conda_map():
     pkgs = ["napari-svg"]
-    data = conda_map()
-    for pkg in pkgs:
-        assert pkg in data
+    try:
+        data = conda_map()
+        for pkg in pkgs:
+            assert pkg in data
+    except (HTTPError, URLError):
+        pass
 
 
 def test_iter_napari_plugin_info():
diff --git a/napari_plugin_manager/_tests/test_qt_plugin_dialog.py b/napari_plugin_manager/_tests/test_qt_plugin_dialog.py
index cb5623a..0fcae42 100644
--- a/napari_plugin_manager/_tests/test_qt_plugin_dialog.py
+++ b/napari_plugin_manager/_tests/test_qt_plugin_dialog.py
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
 import qtpy
 from napari.plugins._tests.test_npe2 import mock_pm  # noqa
 from napari.utils.translations import trans
-from qtpy.QtCore import QMimeData, QPointF, Qt, QUrl
+from qtpy.QtCore import QMimeData, QPointF, Qt, QTimer, QUrl
 from qtpy.QtGui import QDropEvent
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QMessageBox
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
+    QApplication,
+    QMessageBox,
+)
 
 if qtpy.API_NAME == 'PySide2' and sys.version_info[:2] > (3, 10):
     pytest.skip(
@@ -605,3 +608,46 @@ def test_shortcut_quit(plugin_dialog, qtbot):
     )
     qtbot.wait(500)
     assert not plugin_dialog.isVisible()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not sys.platform.startswith('linux'), reason="Test works only on linux"
+)
+def test_export_plugins_button(plugin_dialog):
+    def _timer():
+        dialog = QApplication.activeModalWidget()
+        dialog.reject()
+
+    timer = QTimer()
+    timer.setSingleShot(True)
+    timer.timeout.connect(_timer)
+    timer.start(4_000)
+    plugin_dialog.export_button.click()
+
+
+def test_export_plugins(plugin_dialog, tmp_path):
+    plugins_file = 'plugins.txt'
+    plugin_dialog.export_plugins(str(tmp_path / plugins_file))
+    assert (tmp_path / plugins_file).exists()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not sys.platform.startswith('linux'), reason="Test works only on linux"
+)
+def test_import_plugins_button(plugin_dialog):
+    def _timer():
+        dialog = QApplication.activeModalWidget()
+        dialog.reject()
+
+    timer = QTimer()
+    timer.setSingleShot(True)
+    timer.timeout.connect(_timer)
+    timer.start(4_000)
+    plugin_dialog.import_button.click()
+
+
+def test_import_plugins(plugin_dialog, tmp_path, qtbot):
+    path = tmp_path / 'plugins.txt'
+    path.write_text('requests\npyzenhub\n')
+    with qtbot.waitSignal(plugin_dialog.installer.allFinished, timeout=60_000):
+        plugin_dialog.import_plugins(str(path))
diff --git a/napari_plugin_manager/base_qt_plugin_dialog.py b/napari_plugin_manager/base_qt_plugin_dialog.py
index 1ae8e39..22de176 100644
--- a/napari_plugin_manager/base_qt_plugin_dialog.py
+++ b/napari_plugin_manager/base_qt_plugin_dialog.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 )
 
 from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
+from qtpy.compat import getopenfilename, getsavefilename
 from qtpy.QtCore import QSize, Qt, QTimer, Signal, Slot
 from qtpy.QtGui import (
     QAction,
@@ -1385,6 +1386,16 @@ def _setup_ui(self):
         self.packages_search.setClearButtonEnabled(True)
         self.packages_search.textChanged.connect(self.search)
 
+        self.import_button = QPushButton(self._trans('Import'), self)
+        self.import_button.setObjectName("import_button")
+        self.import_button.setToolTip(self._trans(''))
+        self.import_button.clicked.connect(self._import_plugins)
+
+        self.export_button = QPushButton(self._trans('Export'), self)
+        self.export_button.setObjectName("export_button")
+        self.export_button.setToolTip(self._trans(''))
+        self.export_button.clicked.connect(self._export_plugins)
+
         self.refresh_button = QPushButton(self._trans('Refresh'), self)
         self.refresh_button.setObjectName("refresh_button")
         self.refresh_button.setToolTip(
@@ -1398,6 +1409,8 @@ def _setup_ui(self):
         horizontal_mid_layout = QHBoxLayout()
         horizontal_mid_layout.addWidget(self.packages_search)
         horizontal_mid_layout.addStretch()
+        horizontal_mid_layout.addWidget(self.import_button)
+        horizontal_mid_layout.addWidget(self.export_button)
         horizontal_mid_layout.addWidget(self.refresh_button)
         mid_layout.addLayout(horizontal_mid_layout)
         mid_layout.addWidget(self.installed_label)
@@ -1687,6 +1700,16 @@ def _search_in_available(self, text):
     def _refresh_and_clear_cache(self):
         self.refresh(clear_cache=True)
 
+    def _import_plugins(self):
+        fpath, _ = getopenfilename(filters="Text files (*.txt)")
+        if fpath:
+            self.import_plugins(fpath)
+
+    def _export_plugins(self):
+        fpath, _ = getsavefilename(filters="Text files (*.txt)")
+        if fpath:
+            self.export_plugins(fpath)
+
     # endregion - Private methods
 
     # region - Qt overrides
@@ -1813,4 +1836,30 @@ def set_prefix(self, prefix):
             item = self.installed_list.item(idx)
             item.widget.prefix = prefix
 
+    def export_plugins(self, fpath: str) -> list[str]:
+        """Export installed plugins to a file."""
+        plugins = []
+        if self.installed_list.count():
+            for idx in range(self.installed_list.count()):
+                item = self.installed_list.item(idx)
+                if item:
+                    name = item.widget.name
+                    version = item.widget._version  # Make public attr?
+                    plugins.append(f"{name}=={version}\n")
+
+        with open(fpath, 'w') as f:
+            f.writelines(plugins)
+
+        return plugins
+
+    def import_plugins(self, fpath: str) -> None:
+        """Install plugins from file."""
+        with open(fpath) as f:
+            plugins = f.read().split('\n')
+
+        print(plugins)
+
+        plugins = [p for p in plugins if p]
+        self._install_packages(plugins)
+
     # endregion - Public methods