diff --git a/niimblue/src/fabric-object/barcode.class.ts b/niimblue/src/fabric-object/barcode.class.ts
index 30f3a1c..db842cf 100644
--- a/niimblue/src/fabric-object/barcode.class.ts
+++ b/niimblue/src/fabric-object/barcode.class.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { fabric } from "fabric";
 import { code128b, ean13 } from "../utils/barcode";
-import { equalSpacingFillText } from "../utils/canvas";
+import { equalSpacingFillText } from "../utils/canvas_utils";
 
 const PRESERVE_PROPERTIES = ["text", "encoding", "printText"];
 const EAN13_LONG_IDX: number[] = [0, 1, 2, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 92, 93, 94];
diff --git a/niimblue/src/lib/ImageEditor.svelte b/niimblue/src/lib/ImageEditor.svelte
index 7446c9d..1f9cd7b 100644
--- a/niimblue/src/lib/ImageEditor.svelte
+++ b/niimblue/src/lib/ImageEditor.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { onDestroy, onMount } from "svelte";
   import { fabric } from "fabric";
-  import { type LabelProps, type OjectType } from "../types";
+  import { type LabelProps, type OjectType, type ExportedLabelTemplate } from "../types";
   import LabelPropsEditor from "./LabelPropsEditor.svelte";
   import IconPicker from "./IconPicker.svelte";
   import { type IconName, icon as faIcon, parse as faParse } from "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core";
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@
   import PrintPreview from "./PrintPreview.svelte";
   import TextParamsPanel from "./TextParamsControls.svelte";
   import GenericObjectParamsControls from "./GenericObjectParamsControls.svelte";
-  import { ImageEditorUtils } from "../image_editor_utils";
+  import { ImageEditorUtils } from "../utils/image_editor_utils";
   import { QRCode } from "../fabric-object/qrcode.class";
   import QrCodeParamsPanel from "./QRCodeParamsControls.svelte";
   import { Barcode } from "../fabric-object/barcode.class";
   import BarcodeParamsPanel from "./BarcodeParamsControls.svelte";
   import Dropdown from "bootstrap/js/dist/dropdown";
+  import { FileUtils } from "../utils/file_utils";
 
   let htmlCanvas: HTMLCanvasElement;
   let fabricCanvas: fabric.Canvas;
@@ -66,60 +67,26 @@
   };
 
   const onExportClicked = () => {
-    const json: string = JSON.stringify({
-      canvas: fabricCanvas.toJSON(),
-      label: labelProps,
-    });
-    const link = document.createElement("a");
-    const file: Blob = new Blob([json], { type: "text/json" });
-    link.href = URL.createObjectURL(file);
-    link.download = "canvas.json";
-    link.click();
-    URL.revokeObjectURL(link.href);
+    FileUtils.saveLabelAsJson(fabricCanvas, labelProps);
   };
 
-  const onImportClicked = () => {
-    const input: HTMLInputElement = document.createElement("input");
-    const reader = new FileReader();
+  const onImportClicked = async () => {
+    const contents = await FileUtils.pickAndReadTextFile("json");
+    const data = JSON.parse(contents);
 
-    input.type = "file";
+    // todo: validation and merge with  onLoadClicked
+    labelProps = data.label;
+    onUpdateLabelProps();
 
-    input.onchange = (e: Event) => {
-      let target = e.target as HTMLInputElement;
-      if (target.files !== null) {
-        let file: File = target.files[0];
-
-        if (file.type === "application/json") {
-          reader.readAsText(file, "UTF-8");
-          reader.onload = (readerEvt: ProgressEvent<FileReader>) => {
-            if (readerEvt?.target?.result) {
-              const json = readerEvt.target.result as string;
-              const data = JSON.parse(json);
-
-              // todo: validation and merge with  onLoadClicked
-              labelProps = data.label;
-              onUpdateLabelProps();
-
-              fabricCanvas.loadFromJSON(
-                data.canvas,
-                () => {
-                  fabricCanvas.requestRenderAll();
-                },
-                (src: object, obj: fabric.Object, error: any) => {
-                  obj.set({ snapAngle: 10 });
-                  // console.log(error);
-                }
-              );
-            }
-          };
-          reader.onerror = (readerEvt: ProgressEvent<FileReader>) => {
-            console.error(readerEvt);
-          };
-        }
+    fabricCanvas.loadFromJSON(
+      data.canvas,
+      () => {
+        fabricCanvas.requestRenderAll();
+      },
+      (src: object, obj: fabric.Object, error: any) => {
+        obj.set({ snapAngle: 10 });
       }
-    };
-
-    input.click();
+    );
   };
 
   const onLoadClicked = () => {
@@ -143,22 +110,8 @@
     );
   };
 
-  const onObjectPicked = (name: OjectType) => {
-    if (name === "text") {
-      ImageEditorUtils.addText(fabricCanvas);
-    } else if (name === "line") {
-      ImageEditorUtils.addHLine(fabricCanvas);
-    } else if (name === "circle") {
-      ImageEditorUtils.addCircle(fabricCanvas);
-    } else if (name === "rectangle") {
-      ImageEditorUtils.addRect(fabricCanvas);
-    } else if (name === "image") {
-      ImageEditorUtils.addImageWithFilePicker(fabricCanvas);
-    } else if (name === "qrcode") {
-      ImageEditorUtils.addQrCode(fabricCanvas);
-    } else if (name === "barcode") {
-      ImageEditorUtils.addBarcode(fabricCanvas);
-    }
+  const onObjectPicked = (objectType: OjectType) => {
+    ImageEditorUtils.addObject(fabricCanvas, objectType);
   };
 
   const onIconPicked = (i: IconName) => {
diff --git a/niimblue/src/lib/PrintPreview.svelte b/niimblue/src/lib/PrintPreview.svelte
index 3b93e8d..735f277 100644
--- a/niimblue/src/lib/PrintPreview.svelte
+++ b/niimblue/src/lib/PrintPreview.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   import { derived } from "svelte/store";
   import Modal from "bootstrap/js/dist/modal";
   import { connectionState, printerClient, printerMeta } from "../stores";
-  import { copyImageData, threshold, atkinson } from "../post_process";
+  import { copyImageData, threshold, atkinson } from "../utils/post_process";
   import { type EncodedImage, ImageEncoder, LabelType, PacketGenerator, ProtocolVersion } from "@mmote/niimbluelib";
   import type { LabelProps } from "../types";
   import FaIcon from "./FaIcon.svelte";
diff --git a/niimblue/src/types.ts b/niimblue/src/types.ts
index a3f8bb2..234b9ac 100644
--- a/niimblue/src/types.ts
+++ b/niimblue/src/types.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,8 @@ export type LabelPreset = {
 };
 
 export type OjectType = "text" | "rectangle" | "line" | "circle" | "image" | "qrcode" | "barcode";
+
+export interface ExportedLabelTemplate {
+  canvas: { version: string; objects: Object[] };
+  label: LabelProps;
+};
diff --git a/niimblue/src/utils/canvas.ts b/niimblue/src/utils/canvas_utils.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from niimblue/src/utils/canvas.ts
rename to niimblue/src/utils/canvas_utils.ts
diff --git a/niimblue/src/utils/file_utils.ts b/niimblue/src/utils/file_utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19589cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/niimblue/src/utils/file_utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import type { fabric } from "fabric";
+import type { ExportedLabelTemplate, LabelProps } from "../types";
+
+export class FileUtils {
+  /** Convert label template to JSON and download it */
+  public static saveLabelAsJson(canvas: fabric.Canvas, labelProps: LabelProps) {
+    const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+    const label: ExportedLabelTemplate = {
+      canvas: canvas.toJSON(),
+      label: labelProps,
+    };
+    const json: string = JSON.stringify(label);
+    const link = document.createElement("a");
+    const file: Blob = new Blob([json], { type: "text/json" });
+    link.href = URL.createObjectURL(file);
+    link.download = `label_${timestamp}.json`;
+    link.click();
+    URL.revokeObjectURL(link.href);
+  }
+
+  /** Open file picker and return file contents */
+  public static async pickAndReadTextFile(acceptExtension: string): Promise<string> {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const input: HTMLInputElement = document.createElement("input");
+      const reader = new FileReader();
+
+      input.type = "file";
+      input.accept = `.${acceptExtension}`;
+
+      input.onchange = (e: Event) => {
+        const target = e.target as HTMLInputElement;
+        if (target.files !== null) {
+          const file: File = target.files[0];
+          const ext = file.name.split(".").pop();
+
+          if (ext === acceptExtension) {
+            reader.readAsText(file, "UTF-8");
+            reader.onload = (readerEvt: ProgressEvent<FileReader>) => {
+              if (readerEvt?.target?.result) {
+                resolve(readerEvt.target.result as string);
+              }
+            };
+            reader.onerror = (readerEvt: ProgressEvent<FileReader>) => {
+              console.error(readerEvt);
+              reject(new Error("Unable to load file"));
+            };
+          }
+        }
+      };
+      input.click();
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/niimblue/src/image_editor_utils.ts b/niimblue/src/utils/image_editor_utils.ts
similarity index 84%
rename from niimblue/src/image_editor_utils.ts
rename to niimblue/src/utils/image_editor_utils.ts
index ccaa787..3e1c155 100644
--- a/niimblue/src/image_editor_utils.ts
+++ b/niimblue/src/utils/image_editor_utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { fabric } from "fabric";
-import { QRCode } from "./fabric-object/qrcode.class";
-import Barcode from "./fabric-object/barcode.class";
+import { QRCode } from "../fabric-object/qrcode.class";
+import Barcode from "../fabric-object/barcode.class";
+import type { OjectType } from "../types";
 
 export class ImageEditorUtils {
   static readonly SIZE_DEFAULT: number = 64;
@@ -142,7 +143,25 @@ export class ImageEditorUtils {
       width: ImageEditorUtils.SIZE_DEFAULT * 2,
       height: ImageEditorUtils.SIZE_DEFAULT,
       encoding: "EAN13",
-    })
+    });
     canvas.add(barcode);
   }
+
+  public static addObject(canvas: fabric.Canvas, objType: OjectType): void {
+    if (objType === "text") {
+      this.addText(canvas);
+    } else if (objType === "line") {
+      this.addHLine(canvas);
+    } else if (objType === "circle") {
+      this.addCircle(canvas);
+    } else if (objType === "rectangle") {
+      this.addRect(canvas);
+    } else if (objType === "image") {
+      this.addImageWithFilePicker(canvas);
+    } else if (objType === "qrcode") {
+      this.addQrCode(canvas);
+    } else if (objType === "barcode") {
+      this.addBarcode(canvas);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/niimblue/src/post_process.ts b/niimblue/src/utils/post_process.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from niimblue/src/post_process.ts
rename to niimblue/src/utils/post_process.ts