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Exporting data

Export your data to work with it locally or with other tools.

Once you've imported data into Foxglove, you can export events, time ranges & topics, or full recordings as a MCAP (.mcap) or ROS 1 (.bag) file. You can also stream and visualize the data directly within Foxglove or analyze it in third-party debugging tools like Jupyter Notebooks.

Download recording or event​

Select a recording from the Recordings page or an event from the Events to download it.

When downloading MCAP files, all associated metadata records and attachments are included. You can also download MCAP files' attachments separately, under the recording details page's Attachments tab.

Download time range​

Use the Timeline page to find the data you are interested in:

search

Zoom in and out of your data, and navigate to time ranges of interest. Click any column in the timeline to zoom in on the data you want.

After locating the data you want, click a coverage bar or select a time range by dragging and clicking the selected region:

export via Timeline

Download the selected data as a .mcap or .bag file, or launch it in Foxglove for immediate visualization.