diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 96ef6c0..8f819b5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 /target
 Cargo.lock
+*.log
+*.yaml
+*.yml
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 65ef47a..bdde25a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use simplelog::*;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
-mod settings;
+pub mod settings;
 use settings::utils;
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ pub fn init() -> std::result::Result<(), log::SetLoggerError> {
     }
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-fn import_words(path: PathBuf) -> Result<String> {
+pub fn import_input(path: PathBuf) -> Result<String> {
     utils::read_file(&path)
 }
diff --git a/src/settings/mod.rs b/src/settings/mod.rs
index ec8a19c..66c72dd 100644
--- a/src/settings/mod.rs
+++ b/src/settings/mod.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
 extern crate serde;
 extern crate serde_json;
 extern crate serde_yaml;
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 extern crate log;
 use log::warn;
 
 // mod utils;
 pub mod utils;
+use utils::SettingsType;
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 const RULESET_CURRENT_VERSION: &'static str = "1";
 
-pub enum SettingsType {
-    Yaml,
-    Json,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct Settings {
     #[serde(default = "Settings::get_ruleset_version")]
     version: String,
@@ -28,7 +24,6 @@ pub struct Settings {
 }
 
 impl Settings {
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
             version: Self::get_ruleset_version(),
@@ -41,23 +36,39 @@ impl Settings {
         String::from(RULESET_CURRENT_VERSION)
     }
 
+    pub fn export(&self, path: &std::path::Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        let filetype = utils::get_file_type(&path).unwrap();
+        let content = match filetype {
+            SettingsType::Yaml => match serde_yaml::to_string(&self) {
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!("Could not serialize settings: {}", e.to_string());
+                    return Err(std::io::Error::new(
+                        std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+                        e,
+                    ));
+                }
+                Ok(val) => val,
+            },
+            SettingsType::Json => match serde_json::to_string(&self) {
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!("Could not serialize settings: {}", e.to_string());
+                    return Err(std::io::Error::new(
+                        std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+                        e,
+                    ));
+                }
+                Ok(val) => val,
+            },
+        };
+
+        utils::write_file(&path, content)
+    }
+
     #[allow(dead_code)]
-    pub fn import(path: &std::path::PathBuf) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
+    pub fn import(path: &std::path::Path) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
         use SettingsType::*;
         let display = path.display();
-        let extension = path.extension().unwrap();
-        let extension = extension.to_str().unwrap();
-        let method = match extension {
-            "yaml" => Yaml,
-            "json" => Json,
-            _ => {
-                use std::io::{Error, ErrorKind};
-                return Err(Error::new(
-                    ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                    "File must have \"yaml\" or \"json\" extension",
-                ));
-            }
-        };
+        let file_type = utils::get_file_type(&path).unwrap();
         let content = match utils::read_file(&path) {
             Err(e) => {
                 warn!("Could not read file {}: {}", display, e.to_string());
@@ -66,7 +77,7 @@ impl Settings {
             Ok(content) => content,
         };
 
-        let settings: Settings = match method {
+        let settings: Settings = match file_type {
             Yaml => match serde_yaml::from_str(&content) {
                 Err(e) => {
                     warn!("Could not import settings: {}", e.to_string());
@@ -92,3 +103,26 @@ impl Settings {
         Ok(settings)
     }
 }
+
+impl PartialEq for Settings {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.version == other.version
+            && self.categories == other.categories
+            && self.rules == other.rules
+    }
+}
+
+impl Eq for Settings {}
+
+#[test]
+fn write_settings() {
+    let s = Settings::new();
+    let path = std::path::Path::new("test.yaml");
+    let settings = r#"---
+version: "1"
+categories: []
+rules: []"#;
+    utils::write_file(&path, serde_yaml::to_string(&s).unwrap()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(settings, utils::read_file(&path).unwrap());
+}
+
diff --git a/src/settings/utils.rs b/src/settings/utils.rs
index ec67075..d22460c 100644
--- a/src/settings/utils.rs
+++ b/src/settings/utils.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@ use log::{info, warn};
 
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{Read, Result};
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::Path;
 
-pub fn read_file(path: &PathBuf) -> Result<String> {
+pub enum SettingsType {
+    Yaml,
+    Json,
+}
+
+pub fn read_file(path: &Path) -> Result<String> {
     let display = path.display();
     let mut file = match File::open(&path) {
         Err(why) => {
@@ -26,3 +31,52 @@ pub fn read_file(path: &PathBuf) -> Result<String> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub fn write_file(path: &Path, content: String) -> Result<()> {
+    use std::io::prelude::*;
+    let mut file = match File::create(&path) {
+        Err(e) => {
+            warn!("Could not open file {}: {}", path.display(), e.to_string());
+            return Err(e);
+        }
+        Ok(file) => file,
+    };
+    match file.write_all(content.as_bytes()) {
+        Err(e) => {
+            warn!(
+                "Could not write settings to file {}: {}",
+                path.display(),
+                e.to_string()
+            );
+            return Err(e);
+        }
+        Ok(_) => {
+            info!("Wrote settings to file {}", path.display());
+        }
+    };
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn get_file_type(path: &Path) -> Result<SettingsType> {
+    let extension = match path.extension() {
+        None => {
+            return Err(std::io::Error::new(
+                std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                "File has no extension",
+            ));
+        }
+        Some(val) => val,
+    };
+    let extension = extension
+        .to_str()
+        .expect("Could not get String out of extension")
+        .to_lowercase();
+    match extension.as_str() {
+        "yml" | "yaml" => Ok(SettingsType::Yaml),
+        "json" => Ok(SettingsType::Json),
+        _ => Err(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+            "Invalid extension",
+        )),
+    }
+}