> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://alpr-vue-docs.asier.uk/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Export License Plate Detections to CSV

> Download your detected plates as a CSV file for Excel or Google Sheets. Each row includes plate text, confidence score, detection timestamp, and a unique ID.

The export feature lets you download your complete detection history as a CSV file in one click. The file includes every plate the app has confirmed during your session — including any text you edited manually — along with the OCR confidence score, detection time, and a unique ID for each record. Use this to log vehicle activity, build reports, or analyze patterns in a spreadsheet.

## Exporting your data

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the plate history panel">
    Make sure you have at least one detection in the **Detected Plates** list. The export button only appears when results are present.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Export CSV">
    Click the **Export CSV** button in the top-right corner of the plate history panel.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save the file">
    Your browser immediately downloads the file to your device. Check your browser's default downloads folder if it doesn't appear automatically.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## CSV columns

The exported file contains four columns:

| Column         | Description                                                                                                                                         |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Text**       | The recognized plate string. If you edited the plate text in the detail modal, the corrected version is exported here.                              |
| **Confidence** | The mean OCR confidence across all characters in the plate, expressed as a decimal between 0 and 1. A value of `0.92` means 92% average confidence. |
| **Date**       | The date and time the plate was detected, formatted as a locale timestamp.                                                                          |
| **ID**         | A unique identifier assigned to each detection record. Useful if you need to cross-reference entries across multiple exports or systems.            |

## File format

The CSV file is encoded in **UTF-8** and uses commas as the delimiter. Any commas or double-quote characters in the plate text are properly escaped so the file opens correctly in Excel and other tools. The file downloads immediately to your device — nothing is sent to a server.

## Example output

```csv theme={null}
Text,Confidence,Date,ID
ABC1234,0.92,2024-01-15T10:23:45.000Z,a1b2c3d4
XYZ5678,0.87,2024-01-15T10:24:12.000Z,e5f6g7h8
```

<Tip>
  Open the CSV in Excel or Google Sheets to sort by confidence, filter by date range, or build charts from your detection data. In Google Sheets, go to **File → Import** and select the downloaded file.
</Tip>