TCG Actana prepares a reviewed scan batch as a CSV for TCG PowerTools. It does not create marketplace listings or upload cards to Cardmarket. You review the cards in Actana, create the file, and import it into TCG PowerTools yourself.
Before you export
The file can only be as accurate as the card data behind it. Before exporting the current batch, check the details that describe the physical copies:
- Printing: set and collector number
- Condition: your assessment on the Cardmarket scale
- Language: the language of the card
- Finish: non-foil, foil, reverse holo, or another supported variant
- Quantity: the number of matching copies
Check printing, finish, condition, language, and quantity before creating the CSV. Condition and finish remain your own manual choices; the card condition guide explains the grades from MT to PO.
Create the TCG PowerTools CSV
For the current batch, open the export action in the Scan view and choose TCG PowerTools. Actana prepares the relevant TCG PowerTools file from the cards in that batch.
If the current workflow contains Magic, Pokémon, and One Piece cards, the export keeps the games in separate files because TCG PowerTools imports into one active game at a time.
The file carries the matching Cardmarket ID where available, quantity and card name, set and collector number, condition, language, finish, and a matching price when one exists for that exact variant. If a variant has no matching market value, the price stays empty rather than borrowing the value of another variant. The full column overview is on our TCG PowerTools CSV page.
The import side itself is lenient: TCG PowerTools requires only a quantity plus one way to identify the card, and it fills a missing language or condition with English and Near Mint. Actana therefore writes your stored values out explicitly instead of relying on those defaults. If some cards are not covered by the chosen format, Actana shows how many were skipped. It does not produce a detailed skipped-card report, so check the source data before trying the export again.
Review the file before importing
Do not treat the export as a finished listing. Open the file and check a few representative rows:
- Do printing, language, condition, and finish match the physical cards?
- Do the quantities match the cards you intend to move into the next workflow?
- Did Actana report any skipped cards?
- Are empty prices intentional?
Market values are reference points, not guaranteed sale prices. Set and review your final prices in TCG PowerTools.
Continue in TCG PowerTools
Open TCG PowerTools, select the matching game, and import its CSV. Repeat the step for each game you exported. TCG Actana does not upload cards to Cardmarket or publish listings on your behalf.
If you edit the CSV in a spreadsheet, do not rename the columns, and watch what the program changes on saving: re-saving can switch the separator to semicolons, rewrite prices with decimal commas, and strip leading zeros from collector numbers. Save as “CSV UTF-8 (comma delimited)” and check the price and collector-number columns afterwards. When in doubt, create a fresh export instead of repairing a heavily reformatted file.
Already have a TCGplayer export?
This article covers exports from TCG Actana. For a ManaBox file, use the free ManaBox to TCG PowerTools converter.