diff --git a/qgis_deployment_toolbelt/cli.py b/qgis_deployment_toolbelt/cli.py
index c22caae4..4fc822e1 100644
--- a/qgis_deployment_toolbelt/cli.py
+++ b/qgis_deployment_toolbelt/cli.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     parser_rules_context_export,
 )
 from qgis_deployment_toolbelt.commands.deployment import parser_main_deployment
+from qgis_deployment_toolbelt.commands.extract import parser_extract_from_profile
 from qgis_deployment_toolbelt.commands.upgrade import parser_upgrade
 from qgis_deployment_toolbelt.utils.journalizer import configure_logger
 
@@ -181,6 +182,19 @@ def main(in_args: list[str] = None):
     add_common_arguments(subcmd_rules_context)
     parser_rules_context_export(subcmd_rules_context)
 
+    # Extractor
+    subcmd_extract = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "extract",
+        aliases=[
+            "qgis2qdt",
+        ],
+        help="Generate profile ready for QDT from an existing QGIS profile.",
+        formatter_class=main_parser.formatter_class,
+        prog="upgrade",
+    )
+    add_common_arguments(subcmd_extract)
+    parser_extract_from_profile(subcmd_extract)
+
     # Upgrader
     subcmd_upgrade = subparsers.add_parser(
         "upgrade",
diff --git a/qgis_deployment_toolbelt/commands/extract.py b/qgis_deployment_toolbelt/commands/extract.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8bb9473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qgis_deployment_toolbelt/commands/extract.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#! python3  # noqa: E265
+
+"""
+    Sub-command in charge of running the main logic.
+
+    Author: Julien M. (https://github.com/guts)
+"""
+
+# #############################################################################
+# ########## Libraries #############
+# ##################################
+
+# Standard library
+import argparse
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# submodules
+from qgis_deployment_toolbelt.profiles.qdt_profile import QdtProfile
+from qgis_deployment_toolbelt.utils.check_path import check_path
+
+# #############################################################################
+# ########## Globals ###############
+# ##################################
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+# ############################################################################
+# ########## CLI #################
+# ################################
+
+
+def parser_extract_from_profile(
+    subparser: argparse.ArgumentParser,
+) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    """Set the argument parser for deployment subcommand.
+
+    Args:
+        subparser (argparse.ArgumentParser): parser to set up
+
+    Returns:
+        argparse.ArgumentParser: parser ready to use
+    """
+    subparser.add_argument(
+        "-f",
+        "--from",
+        "--from-profile-path",
+        dest="input_profile_path",
+        help="Path to the QGIS profile to extract.",
+        type=str,
+    )
+
+    subparser.add_argument(
+        "-t",
+        "--to",
+        "--to-profile-path",
+        dest="output_profile_path",
+        help="Path where to store the QDT profile.",
+        type=str,
+    )
+
+    subparser.set_defaults(func=run)
+
+    return subparser
+
+
+# ############################################################################
+# ########## MAIN ################
+# ################################
+
+
+def run(args: argparse.Namespace):
+    """Run the main logic.
+
+    Args:
+        args (argparse.Namespace): arguments passed to the subcommand
+    """
+    logger.debug(f"Running {args.command} with {args}")
+
+    # check input profile exists
+    check_path(
+        input_path=args.input_profile_path,
+        must_be_a_file=False,
+        must_be_a_folder=True,
+        must_be_readable=True,
+        raise_error=True,
+    )
+    input_qgis_profile_path = Path(args.input_profile_path)
+
+    # make sure output profile folder exists
+    output_qdt_profile_path = Path(args.output_profile_path)
+    output_qdt_profile_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    src_profile: QdtProfile = QdtProfile.from_profile_folder(
+        input_profile_folder=input_qgis_profile_path
+    )
+
+    print(src_profile)
diff --git a/qgis_deployment_toolbelt/profiles/qdt_profile.py b/qgis_deployment_toolbelt/profiles/qdt_profile.py
index f0295508..b872df8a 100644
--- a/qgis_deployment_toolbelt/profiles/qdt_profile.py
+++ b/qgis_deployment_toolbelt/profiles/qdt_profile.py
@@ -188,6 +188,39 @@ def from_json(
             **profile_data,
         )
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_profile_folder(cls, input_profile_folder: Path) -> Self:
+        """Create object from a QGIS profile folder. Must contain a QGIS/QGIS3.ini file.
+
+        Args:
+            input_profile_folder (Path): path to the folder containgin a QGIS plugin
+
+        Returns:
+            Self: instanciated object
+        """
+        # check that input path is a folder
+        check_path(
+            input_path=input_profile_folder,
+            must_exists=True,
+            must_be_a_folder=True,
+            must_be_a_file=False,
+            must_be_readable=True,
+        )
+        # check if the folder contains a QGIS3.ini file
+        profile_qgis_ini = input_profile_folder / "QGIS/QGIS3.ini"
+        check_path(
+            input_path=profile_qgis_ini,
+            must_be_a_file=True,
+            must_be_readable=True,
+            must_exists=True,
+        )
+
+        # return new instance with loaded object
+        return cls(
+            folder=input_profile_folder.name,
+            loaded_from_json=False,
+        )
+
     @property
     def alias(self) -> str:
         """Returns the profile's alias.