How to Install a PoE 2 Loot Filter
After exporting a filter, the game needs the .filter file in its item-filter folder. These steps describe the Windows path shown in LootBase and what is different on PlayStation and Xbox.
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Install on PC in four steps
- In LootBase, choose the filter folder. On Windows it is usually %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Path of Exile 2. Choosing a folder works in Google Chrome; in other browsers use the save dialog and pick the same folder.
- Type a filter name and save. The file must end in .filter.
- In Path of Exile 2 open Options → Game → Item Filter.
- Press the refresh button beside the list, select your filter and apply the change.
The folder button beside the Item Filter list opens the directory the game actually reads. Use it when your Documents folder is redirected, for example to OneDrive, or when you play on another platform.
Update the filter later
LootBase settings are editable in the browser, but the exported .filter file is the version the game reads. After editing, use the update action to write the current settings into the same file, then refresh or reselect the filter in game so the new rules take effect.
Keep custom sound files alongside the filter when your rules reference them, and keep a copy of a working filter before making larger changes.
PlayStation and Xbox
A file saved on a computer is read only by the game on that computer. Consoles have no local filter folder: they use item filters attached to your Path of Exile account on pathofexile.com, selected in the same Options → Game → Item Filter menu.
Link your console account to your Path of Exile account first, then choose an account filter in game and refresh the list. A filter exported from LootBase as a local file is intended for the PC client.
If the filter is not in the list
Check that the file is in the folder opened by the game, that it is not inside the OnlineFilters subfolder, and that its name ends in .filter rather than .filter.txt. The troubleshooting guide covers each case.