diff --git a/website/src/repl/Header.jsx b/website/src/repl/Header.jsx
index 5e991f8a..b6f13060 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/Header.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/Header.jsx
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export function Header({ context }) {
             )}
           </button>
           <button
-            onClick={handleUpdate}
+            onClick={() => handleUpdate()}
             title="update"
             className={cx(
               'flex items-center space-x-1',
diff --git a/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx b/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
index 3d3117ae..a5bfffd4 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { prebake } from './prebake.mjs';
 import * as tunes from './tunes.mjs';
 import PlayCircleIcon from '@heroicons/react/20/solid/PlayCircleIcon';
 import { themes } from './themes.mjs';
-import { settingsMap, useSettings, setLatestCode, updateUserCode } from '../settings.mjs';
+import { settingsMap, useSettings, setLatestCode, updateUserCode, setActivePattern } from '../settings.mjs';
 import Loader from './Loader';
 import { settingPatterns } from '../settings.mjs';
 import { code2hash, hash2code } from './helpers.mjs';
@@ -247,14 +247,21 @@ export function Repl({ embedded = false }) {
       stop();
     }
   };
-  const handleUpdate = (newCode) => {
+  const handleUpdate = async (newCode, reset = false) => {
+    if (reset) {
+      clearCanvas();
+      resetLoadedSounds();
+      scheduler.setCps(1);
+      await prebake(); // declare default samples
+    }
     (newCode || isDirty) && activateCode(newCode);
-    logger('[repl] code updated! tip: you can also update the code by pressing ctrl+enter', 'highlight');
+    logger('[repl] code updated!');
   };
 
   const handleShuffle = async () => {
     const { code, name } = getRandomTune();
     logger(`[repl] ✨ loading random tune "${name}"`);
+    setActivePattern(name);
     clearCanvas();
     resetLoadedSounds();
     scheduler.setCps(1);
diff --git a/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx b/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx
index 1b19c8e0..175ed887 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import * as tunes from '../tunes.mjs';
 import {
   useSettings,
@@ -8,8 +8,13 @@ import {
   deleteActivePattern,
   duplicateActivePattern,
   getUserPattern,
+  getUserPatterns,
   renameActivePattern,
+  addUserPattern,
+  setUserPatterns,
 } from '../../settings.mjs';
+import { logger } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
+import { DocumentDuplicateIcon, PencilSquareIcon, TrashIcon } from '@heroicons/react/20/solid';
 
 function classNames(...classes) {
   return classes.filter(Boolean).join(' ');
@@ -17,77 +22,125 @@ function classNames(...classes) {
 
 export function PatternsTab({ context }) {
   const { userPatterns, activePattern } = useSettings();
+  const isExample = useMemo(() => activePattern && !!tunes[activePattern], [activePattern]);
   return (
-    <div className="px-4 w-full text-foreground space-y-4">
+    <div className="px-4 w-full dark:text-white text-stone-900 space-y-4 pb-4">
       <section>
-        <h2 className="text-xl mb-2">Pattern Collection</h2>
-        <div className="space-x-4 border-b border-foreground mb-1">
+        {activePattern && (
+          <div className="flex items-center mb-2 space-x-2 overflow-auto">
+            <h1 className="text-xl">{activePattern}</h1>
+            <div className="space-x-4 flex w-min">
+              {!isExample && (
+                <button className="hover:opacity-50" onClick={() => renameActivePattern()} title="Rename">
+                  <PencilSquareIcon className="w-5 h-5" />
+                  {/* <PencilIcon className="w-5 h-5" /> */}
+                </button>
+              )}
+              <button className="hover:opacity-50" onClick={() => duplicateActivePattern()} title="Duplicate">
+                <DocumentDuplicateIcon className="w-5 h-5" />
+              </button>
+              {!isExample && (
+                <button className="hover:opacity-50" onClick={() => deleteActivePattern()} title="Delete">
+                  <TrashIcon className="w-5 h-5" />
+                </button>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
+        <div className="font-mono text-sm">
+          {Object.entries(userPatterns).map(([key, up]) => (
+            <a
+              key={key}
+              className={classNames(
+                'mr-4 hover:opacity-50 cursor-pointer inline-block',
+                key === activePattern ? 'outline outline-1' : '',
+              )}
+              onClick={() => {
+                const { code } = up;
+                setActivePattern(key);
+                context.handleUpdate(code, true);
+              }}
+            >
+              {key}
+            </a>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+        <div className="pr-4 space-x-4 border-b border-foreground mb-2 h-8 flex overflow-auto max-w-full items-center">
           <button
             className="hover:opacity-50"
             onClick={() => {
               const name = newUserPattern();
               const { code } = getUserPattern(name);
-              context.handleUpdate(code);
+              context.handleUpdate(code, true);
             }}
           >
             new
           </button>
-          <button className="hover:opacity-50" onClick={() => duplicateActivePattern()}>
-            duplicate
-          </button>
-          <button className="hover:opacity-50" onClick={() => renameActivePattern()}>
-            rename
-          </button>
-          <button className="hover:opacity-50" onClick={() => deleteActivePattern()}>
-            delete
-          </button>
           <button className="hover:opacity-50" onClick={() => clearUserPatterns()}>
             clear
           </button>
-        </div>
-        {Object.entries(userPatterns).map(([key, up]) => (
-          <a
-            key={key}
-            className={classNames(
-              'mr-4 hover:opacity-50 cursor-pointer inline-block',
-              key === activePattern ? 'underline' : '',
-            )}
+          <label className="hover:opacity-50 cursor-pointer">
+            <input
+              style={{ display: 'none' }}
+              type="file"
+              multiple
+              accept="text/plain,application/json"
+              onChange={async (e) => {
+                const files = Array.from(e.target.files);
+                await Promise.all(
+                  files.map(async (file, i) => {
+                    const content = await file.text();
+                    if (file.type === 'application/json') {
+                      const userPatterns = getUserPatterns() || {};
+                      setUserPatterns({ ...userPatterns, ...JSON.parse(content) });
+                    } else if (file.type === 'text/plain') {
+                      const name = file.name.replace(/\.[^/.]+$/, '');
+                      addUserPattern(name, { code: content });
+                    }
+                  }),
+                );
+                logger(`import done!`);
+              }}
+            />
+            import
+          </label>
+          <button
+            className="hover:opacity-50"
             onClick={() => {
-              const { code } = up;
-              setActivePattern(key);
-              context.handleUpdate(code);
+              const blob = new Blob([JSON.stringify(userPatterns)], { type: 'application/json' });
+              const downloadLink = document.createElement('a');
+              downloadLink.href = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+              const date = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0];
+              downloadLink.download = `strudel_patterns_${date}.json`;
+              document.body.appendChild(downloadLink);
+              downloadLink.click();
+              document.body.removeChild(downloadLink);
             }}
           >
-            {key}
-          </a>
-        ))}
+            export
+          </button>
+        </div>
       </section>
       <section>
         <h2 className="text-xl mb-2">Examples</h2>
-        {Object.entries(tunes).map(([key, tune]) => (
-          <a
-            key={key}
-            className={classNames(
-              'mr-4 hover:opacity-50 cursor-pointer inline-block',
-              key === activePattern ? 'underline' : '',
-            )}
-            onClick={() => {
-              setActivePattern(key);
-              context.handleUpdate(tune);
-            }}
-          >
-            {key}
-          </a>
-        ))}
+        <div className="font-mono text-sm">
+          {Object.entries(tunes).map(([key, tune]) => (
+            <a
+              key={key}
+              className={classNames(
+                'mr-4 hover:opacity-50 cursor-pointer inline-block',
+                key === activePattern ? 'outline outline-1' : '',
+              )}
+              onClick={() => {
+                setActivePattern(key);
+                context.handleUpdate(tune, true);
+              }}
+            >
+              {key}
+            </a>
+          ))}
+        </div>
       </section>
     </div>
   );
 }
-
-/*
-selectable examples
-if example selected
-  type character -> create new user pattern with exampleName_n
-  even if 
-clicking (+) opens the "new" example with same behavior as above
-*/
diff --git a/website/src/repl/panel/SoundsTab.jsx b/website/src/repl/panel/SoundsTab.jsx
index aeda4f6d..fe32212d 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/panel/SoundsTab.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/panel/SoundsTab.jsx
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ export function SoundsTab() {
     });
   });
   return (
-    <div id="sounds-tab" className="flex flex-col w-full h-full dark:text-white text-stone-900">
-      <div className="px-2 pb-2 flex-none">
+    <div id="sounds-tab" className="px-4 flex flex-col w-full h-full dark:text-white text-stone-900">
+      <div className="pb-2 flex-none">
         <ButtonGroup
           value={soundsFilter}
           onChange={(value) => settingsMap.setKey('soundsFilter', value)}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export function SoundsTab() {
           }}
         ></ButtonGroup>
       </div>
-      <div className="p-2 min-h-0 max-h-full grow overflow-auto font-mono text-sm break-normal">
+      <div className="min-h-0 max-h-full grow overflow-auto font-mono text-sm break-normal">
         {soundEntries.map(([name, { data, onTrigger }]) => (
           <span
             key={name}
diff --git a/website/src/settings.mjs b/website/src/settings.mjs
index a5e69ca7..88c306df 100644
--- a/website/src/settings.mjs
+++ b/website/src/settings.mjs
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ export const fontSize = patternSetting('fontSize');
 
 export const settingPatterns = { theme, fontFamily, fontSize };
 
-function getUserPatterns() {
+export function getUserPatterns() {
   return JSON.parse(settingsMap.get().userPatterns);
 }
 function getSetting(key) {
   return settingsMap.get()[key];
 }
 
-function setUserPatterns(obj) {
+export function setUserPatterns(obj) {
   settingsMap.setKey('userPatterns', JSON.stringify(obj));
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ export function renameActivePattern() {
     return;
   }
   const newName = prompt('Enter new name', activePattern);
+  if (newName === null) {
+    // canceled
+    return;
+  }
   if (userPatterns[newName]) {
     alert('Name already taken!');
     return;
@@ -188,6 +192,7 @@ export function duplicateActivePattern() {
 }
 
 export function setActivePattern(key) {
-  console.log('set', key);
   settingsMap.setKey('activePattern', key);
 }
+
+export function importUserPatternJSON(jsonString) {}