# Option in Simbrief Downloader to not append date to MSFS flightplan filename

**URL:** <https://forum.navigraph.com/t/option-in-simbrief-downloader-to-not-append-date-to-msfs-flightplan-filename/8081>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** simbrief-downloader\
**Created:** [May 22, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.navigraph.com/t/option-in-simbrief-downloader-to-not-append-date-to-msfs-flightplan-filename/8081 "2022-05-22T12:56:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![GrinningLlama](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.navigraph.com/grinningllama/32/8169_2.png) [@GrinningLlama](https://forum.navigraph.com/u/GrinningLlama)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.navigraph.com/t/option-in-simbrief-downloader-to-not-append-date-to-msfs-flightplan-filename/8081/1 "2022-05-22T12:56:56Z")

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Currently, when the Simbrief Downloader saves flightplans for MSFS 2020, it always names the file something like CYOWKBOS\_MFS\_22May22.pln. This causes several files to accumulate as we plan the same route multiple times over a length of time.

It would be nice to have an option to say you don’t want the date added to the file name so it would simply be called CYOWKBOS.pln for example. This way it would overwrite existing versions just like it already does for other formats.

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**Author:** ![SimBrief](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.navigraph.com/simbrief/32/4850_2.png) [@SimBrief](https://forum.navigraph.com/u/SimBrief)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.navigraph.com/t/option-in-simbrief-downloader-to-not-append-date-to-msfs-flightplan-filename/8081/2 "2022-05-25T08:01:20Z")

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Hi, thanks, I will add this for a possible future update.

Best regards,

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**Author:** ![robroberson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/50afbb/32.png) [@robroberson](https://forum.navigraph.com/u/robroberson)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.navigraph.com/t/option-in-simbrief-downloader-to-not-append-date-to-msfs-flightplan-filename/8081/3 "2022-05-29T16:31:48Z")

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How about a FS2020 option to choose .rte flight plan type. Cannot use .pln flight plans in PMDG FMS.

Thanks,  
Rob

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**Author:** ![Ian](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.navigraph.com/ian/32/154_2.png) [@Ian](https://forum.navigraph.com/u/Ian)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.navigraph.com/t/option-in-simbrief-downloader-to-not-append-date-to-msfs-flightplan-filename/8081/4 "2022-05-29T22:24:41Z")

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Hi Rob,

Welcome.

Please see [FAQ - Exporting SimBrief flight plans to PMDG 737 for MSFS](https://forum.navigraph.com/t/faq-exporting-simbrief-flight-plans-to-pmdg-737-for-msfs/8111)

Cheers  
Ian

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**Author:** ![modemair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@modemair](https://forum.navigraph.com/u/modemair)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.navigraph.com/t/option-in-simbrief-downloader-to-not-append-date-to-msfs-flightplan-filename/8081/5 "2023-12-17T16:40:22Z")

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Hi,  
I was wondering, is this request (saving flightplan without the date as part of the flightplan name) processed in the current version of Simbrief Downloader?

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**Author:** ![Capecod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@Capecod](https://forum.navigraph.com/u/Capecod)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.navigraph.com/t/option-in-simbrief-downloader-to-not-append-date-to-msfs-flightplan-filename/8081/6 "2025-12-09T13:47:24Z")

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Hello there any update about this ?

Regards