diff --git a/org_status/encoders/__init__.py b/org_status/encoders/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94709ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org_status/encoders/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+class OrgListEncoder:
+    NAME = None
+
+    def convert_org_list_to_format(self, repos):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+
+def get_all_supported_encoders():
+    from org_status.encoders.gitman import GitManEncoder
+
+    return (
+        GitManEncoder,
+    )
diff --git a/org_status/encoders/gitman.py b/org_status/encoders/gitman.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17a5666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org_status/encoders/gitman.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import yaml
+from giturlparse import parse
+
+from org_status.encoders import OrgListEncoder
+
+
+class GitManEncoder(OrgListEncoder):
+    NAME = 'gitman'
+
+    def convert_org_list_to_format(self, repos):
+        yml_data = {'sources': []}
+
+        for repo in repos:
+            name = parse(repo.repo_url).repo
+            yml_data['sources'].append({'name': name,
+                                        'repo': repo.repo_url,
+                                        'rev': 'master'})
+
+        return yaml.dump(yml_data, default_flow_style=False)
diff --git a/org_status/org_status.py b/org_status/org_status.py
index 8b42510..5888bdd 100644
--- a/org_status/org_status.py
+++ b/org_status/org_status.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from os import environ
+from os import environ, getcwd
 from multiprocessing.dummy import Pool
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from org_status.status_providers import Status
 from org_status.org_hosts import get_all_supported_hosts
+from org_status.encoders import get_all_supported_encoders
 
 
 def get_host_token(host_name):
@@ -75,19 +76,41 @@ def get_argument_parser():
     parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v', action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('--hosts-only', '-o', action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('--skip-host-checks', action='store_true')
+    parser.add_argument('--export-orgs', type=str)
+    parser.add_argument('--format', type=str, default='yml')
 
     return parser
 
 
-def main():
-    parser = get_argument_parser()
-    args = parser.parse_args()
+parser = get_argument_parser()
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+styled = (lambda l, *_: l) if args.no_color else colored
+verbose = print if args.verbose else (lambda *_: None)
+
+hosts_only_print = print if args.hosts_only else verbose
+
+
+def encode_repo_list(repo_data, exporter_name):
+    exporters = get_all_supported_encoders()
+    encoded_repo_list = None
+
+    for exporter in exporters:
+        if exporter.NAME == exporter_name:
+            try:
+                encoded_repo_list = exporter().convert_org_list_to_format(
+                    repo_data)
+
+            except NotImplementedError:
+                print(styled('exporter does not support exporting results',
+                             'red'))
+        else:
+            print(styled(f'unknown export format {exporter_name}', 'red'))
 
-    styled = (lambda l, *_: l) if args.no_color else colored
-    verbose = print if args.verbose else (lambda *_: None)
+    return encoded_repo_list
 
-    hosts_only_print = print if args.hosts_only else verbose
 
+def main():
     if len(args.orgs) == 0 and args.hosts_only:
         args.orgs = ['coala']
     elif len(args.orgs) == 0:
@@ -137,4 +160,23 @@ def main():
 
         org_host = Host(token, org, verbose=args.verbose)
         org_status = aggregate_org_status(org_host, threads=args.threads)
+
+        if args.export_orgs:
+            export_data = encode_repo_list(org_status, args.format)
+            export_file = f'{getcwd()}/{args.export_orgs}'
+
+            write_format_to_file(export_data, export_file)
+
         present_status(org_status, args.no_color)
+
+
+def write_format_to_file(export_data, export_file):
+    if export_data is not None:
+        try:
+            with open(export_file, 'w') as file:
+                file.write(export_data)
+                verbose(f"exported repo list as {args.format}")
+
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            print(styled(f'unable to find file {args.export_orgs}', 'red'))
+    return
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 78da91f..8b9d6ce 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 git+https://gitlab.com/gitmate/open-source/IGitt.git#egg=IGitt
 requests
 termcolor
+furl
+git+https://github.com/nephila/giturlparse