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Migrate a Microsoft Project plan anywhere

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Microsoft Project Online retires on September 30, 2026. The migration tool moves an existing Microsoft Project plan to wherever your team works next, and shows you exactly what will carry over before you commit, so there are no surprises after the fact.

It reads the real schedule from your file (not a flattened spreadsheet): task hierarchy, dependencies, dates, percent complete, cost, and custom fields. Then it scores each destination and lists, in plain language, what transfers cleanly and what needs a look.

What you can migrate to

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Every destination gets a 0-100 fidelity score in the preview. What you can actually do with each one today:

  • Onplana, the highest-fidelity destination. Keeps the full work breakdown, dependencies, cost, and custom fields with no loss. Live now.
  • Microsoft Excel, CSV, and Microsoft Project XML (MSPDI), portable files you can download right away, no sign-in. Live now.
  • Microsoft Project for the web and Microsoft Planner, with the task tree and dependencies carried across. Rolling out (connect your Microsoft 365 account to write directly).
  • Microsoft To Do, Microsoft Lists, and other tools, scored in the preview today; direct write is on the way.

Supported source files

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.mpp (Microsoft Project desktop), .mpx, .xer (Primavera P6), and Microsoft Project XML / MSPDI .xml. Up to 50 MB.

How it works

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  1. Upload your file. Choose a .mpp, .mpx, .xer, or .xml file.

  2. See the fidelity preview. Each destination shows a score plus a “carries over cleanly” vs “needs a review” breakdown: which dependencies survive, whether cost and custom fields make it, where the hierarchy is flattened.

  3. Pick a destination. Download a file target (Excel, CSV, MSPDI), or migrate into Onplana with full fidelity. For a Microsoft cloud destination that is live, connect your Microsoft 365 account to write into it directly; otherwise download a file and import it there.

Why the fidelity preview matters

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Different destinations keep different things. A flat list cannot store a dependency; a basic task board cannot store cost. The preview is honest about this up front, so you choose the destination that keeps what you care about, rather than discovering the loss after the migration.

Onplana shows the least loss of any destination, which is why “migrate into Onplana” preserves the full plan: every task, dependency, cost line, and custom field.

FAQs

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Is it free? Yes. Previewing any plan and exporting the file formats (Excel, CSV, MSPDI) is free on every plan.

Does it change my original file? No. The tool only reads your uploaded file; it never modifies it.

What about resources and assignments? Resource assignments carry into Onplana. Most other destinations do not keep them, and the preview flags that per destination.

Already in Microsoft Project and just want a quick check? Use the Microsoft Project to Onplana preview for a fast single-destination compatibility report.

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