diff --git a/loader/include/Geode/loader/SettingV3.hpp b/loader/include/Geode/loader/SettingV3.hpp
index 8f17c193..a5a09128 100644
--- a/loader/include/Geode/loader/SettingV3.hpp
+++ b/loader/include/Geode/loader/SettingV3.hpp
@@ -328,16 +328,11 @@ namespace geode {
         FileSettingV3(PrivateMarker);
         static Result<std::shared_ptr<FileSettingV3>> parse(std::string const& key, std::string const& modID, matjson::Value const& json);
 
-        enum class FileType {
-            Any    = 0,
-            File   = 1,
-            Folder = 2,
-        };
-
         std::filesystem::path getDefaultValue() const override;
         Result<> isValid(std::filesystem::path const& value) const override;
 
-        FileType getFileType() const;
+        bool isFolder() const;
+        bool useSaveDialog() const;
 
         std::optional<std::vector<utils::file::FilePickOptions::Filter>> getFilters() const;
         
diff --git a/loader/src/loader/ModSettingsManager.cpp b/loader/src/loader/ModSettingsManager.cpp
index 96412fec..dc625ac7 100644
--- a/loader/src/loader/ModSettingsManager.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/loader/ModSettingsManager.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ private:
         { "float", &FloatSettingV3::parse },
         { "string", &StringSettingV3::parse },
         { "file", &FileSettingV3::parse },
+        { "folder", &FileSettingV3::parse },
         { "path", &FileSettingV3::parse },
         { "rgb", &Color3BSettingV3::parse },
         { "color", &Color3BSettingV3::parse },
diff --git a/loader/src/loader/SettingNodeV3.cpp b/loader/src/loader/SettingNodeV3.cpp
index c9b80726..93e2ad94 100644
--- a/loader/src/loader/SettingNodeV3.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/loader/SettingNodeV3.cpp
@@ -347,17 +347,17 @@ bool FileSettingNodeV3::init(std::shared_ptr<FileSettingV3> setting, float width
     labelBG->setScale(.25f);
     labelBG->setColor({ 0, 0, 0 });
     labelBG->setOpacity(90);
-    labelBG->setContentSize({ 400, 80 });
-    this->getButtonMenu()->addChildAtPosition(labelBG, Anchor::Center, ccp(-15, 0));
+    labelBG->setContentSize({ 420, 80 });
+    this->getButtonMenu()->addChildAtPosition(labelBG, Anchor::Center, ccp(-10, 0));
 
     m_fileIcon = CCSprite::create();
-    this->getButtonMenu()->addChildAtPosition(m_fileIcon, Anchor::Left, ccp(3, 0));
+    this->getButtonMenu()->addChildAtPosition(m_fileIcon, Anchor::Left, ccp(5, 0));
 
     m_nameLabel = CCLabelBMFont::create("", "bigFont.fnt");
-    this->getButtonMenu()->addChildAtPosition(m_nameLabel, Anchor::Left, ccp(11, 0), ccp(0, .5f));
+    this->getButtonMenu()->addChildAtPosition(m_nameLabel, Anchor::Left, ccp(13, 0), ccp(0, .5f));
 
     auto selectSpr = CCSprite::createWithSpriteFrameName("GJ_plus2Btn_001.png");
-    selectSpr->setScale(.75f);
+    selectSpr->setScale(.7f);
     auto selectBtn = CCMenuItemSpriteExtra::create(
         selectSpr, this, menu_selector(FileSettingNodeV3::onPickFile)
     );
@@ -370,18 +370,21 @@ bool FileSettingNodeV3::init(std::shared_ptr<FileSettingV3> setting, float width
 
 void FileSettingNodeV3::updateState() {
     SettingNodeV3::updateState();
-    auto ty = this->getSetting()->getFileType();
-    if (ty == FileSettingV3::FileType::Any) {
-        ty = std::filesystem::is_directory(m_path) ? 
-            FileSettingV3::FileType::Folder : 
-            FileSettingV3::FileType::File;
-    }
     m_fileIcon->setDisplayFrame(CCSpriteFrameCache::get()->spriteFrameByName(
-        ty == FileSettingV3::FileType::File ? "file.png"_spr : "folderIcon_001.png"
+        this->getSetting()->isFolder() ? "folderIcon_001.png" : "file.png"_spr
     ));
     limitNodeSize(m_fileIcon, ccp(10, 10), 1.f, .1f);
-    m_nameLabel->setString(m_path.filename().string().c_str());
-    m_nameLabel->limitLabelWidth(75, .4f, .1f);
+    if (m_path.empty()) {
+        m_nameLabel->setString(this->getSetting()->isFolder() ? "No Folder Selected" : "No File Selected");
+        m_nameLabel->setColor(ccGRAY);
+        m_nameLabel->setOpacity(155);
+    }
+    else {
+        m_nameLabel->setString(m_path.filename().string().c_str());
+        m_nameLabel->setColor(ccWHITE);
+        m_nameLabel->setOpacity(255);
+    }
+    m_nameLabel->limitLabelWidth(75, .35f, .1f);
 }
 
 void FileSettingNodeV3::onCommit() {
@@ -407,9 +410,9 @@ void FileSettingNodeV3::onPickFile(CCObject*) {
         }
     });
     m_pickListener.setFilter(file::pick(
-        this->getSetting()->getFileType() == FileSettingV3::FileType::Folder ?
-            file::PickMode::OpenFolder :
-            file::PickMode::OpenFile, 
+        this->getSetting()->isFolder() ? 
+            file::PickMode::OpenFolder : 
+            (this->getSetting()->useSaveDialog() ? file::PickMode::SaveFile : file::PickMode::OpenFile), 
         {
             dirs::getGameDir(),
             this->getSetting()->getFilters().value_or(std::vector<file::FilePickOptions::Filter>())
diff --git a/loader/src/loader/SettingV3.cpp b/loader/src/loader/SettingV3.cpp
index b3b096c5..8f74da61 100644
--- a/loader/src/loader/SettingV3.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/loader/SettingV3.cpp
@@ -609,7 +609,8 @@ class FileSettingV3::Impl final {
 public:
     std::filesystem::path value;
     std::filesystem::path defaultValue;
-    FileType fileType;
+    bool folder = false;
+    bool useSaveDialog = false; // this option makes no sense if folder = true
     std::optional<std::vector<utils::file::FilePickOptions::Filter>> filters;
 };
 
@@ -623,7 +624,7 @@ Result<std::shared_ptr<FileSettingV3>> FileSettingV3::parse(std::string const& k
     ret->parseDefaultValue(root, ret->m_impl->defaultValue);
     ret->m_impl->value = ret->m_impl->defaultValue;
 
-    // Replace known paths like `{gd-save-dir}/`    
+    // Replace known paths like `{gd-save-dir}/`
     try {
         ret->m_impl->defaultValue = fmt::format(
             fmt::runtime(ret->m_impl->defaultValue.string()),
@@ -639,29 +640,41 @@ Result<std::shared_ptr<FileSettingV3>> FileSettingV3::parse(std::string const& k
     }
     ret->m_impl->value = ret->m_impl->defaultValue;
 
-    if (auto ty = root.has("filetype")) {
-        ty.assertIsString();
-        switch (hash(ty.template get<std::string>())) {
-            case hash("any"): ret->m_impl->fileType = FileType::Any; break;
-            case hash("file"): ret->m_impl->fileType = FileType::File; break;
-            case hash("folder"): ret->m_impl->fileType = FileType::Folder; break;
-            default: return Err(
-                "Setting '{}' in mod {}: Invalid filetype \"{}\"",
-                key, modID, ty.template get<std::string>()
+    std::string type;
+    root.needs("type").into(type);
+    if (type == "folder") {
+        ret->m_impl->folder = true;
+        // folder-specific stuff if they ever exist
+    }
+    else if (type == "file" || type == "path") {
+        if (type == "path") {
+            log::warn(
+                "Setting '{}' in mod {}: the \"path\" type has been "
+                "deprecated, use \"type\": \"file\" or \"type\": \"folder\" instead",
+                key, modID
             );
         }
-    }
-
-    if (auto controls = root.has("control")) {
-        auto filters = std::vector<file::FilePickOptions::Filter>();
-        for (auto& item : controls.has("filters").items()) {
-            utils::file::FilePickOptions::Filter filter;
-            item.has("description").into(filter.description);
-            item.has("files").into(filter.files);
-            filters.push_back(filter);
+        std::string dialogType;
+        root.has("dialog").into(dialogType);
+        switch (hash(dialogType)) {
+            case hash("save"): ret->m_impl->useSaveDialog = true; break;
+            case hash("open"): ret->m_impl->useSaveDialog = false; break;
+            case hash(""): break;
+            default: return Err("Setting '{}' in mod {}: unknown \"dialog\" type \"{}\"", key, modID, dialogType);
         }
-        if (!filters.empty()) {
-            ret->m_impl->filters.emplace(filters);
+
+        // Filter controls only make sense for files but not for folders
+        if (auto controls = root.has("control")) {
+            auto filters = std::vector<file::FilePickOptions::Filter>();
+            for (auto& item : controls.has("filters").items()) {
+                utils::file::FilePickOptions::Filter filter;
+                item.has("description").into(filter.description);
+                item.has("files").into(filter.files);
+                filters.push_back(filter);
+            }
+            if (!filters.empty()) {
+                ret->m_impl->filters.emplace(filters);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -676,22 +689,25 @@ std::filesystem::path FileSettingV3::getDefaultValue() const {
     return m_impl->defaultValue;
 }
 Result<> FileSettingV3::isValid(std::filesystem::path const& value) const {
-    if (m_impl->fileType != FileType::Any) {
-        if (!std::filesystem::exists(value)) {
-            return Err("{} must exist", m_impl->fileType == FileType::File ? "File" : "Folder");
-        }
-        if (m_impl->fileType == FileType::File && !std::filesystem::is_regular_file(value)) {
-            return Err("Value must be a file");
-        }
-        if (m_impl->fileType == FileType::Folder && !std::filesystem::is_directory(value)) {
+    std::error_code ec;
+    if (m_impl->folder) {
+        if (!std::filesystem::is_directory(value, ec)) {
             return Err("Value must be a folder");
         }
     }
+    else {
+        if (!std::filesystem::is_regular_file(value, ec)) {
+            return Err("Value must be a file");
+        }
+    }
     return Ok();
 }
 
-FileSettingV3::FileType FileSettingV3::getFileType() const {
-    return m_impl->fileType;
+bool FileSettingV3::isFolder() const {
+    return m_impl->folder;
+}
+bool FileSettingV3::useSaveDialog() const {
+    return m_impl->useSaveDialog;
 }
 
 std::optional<std::vector<utils::file::FilePickOptions::Filter>> FileSettingV3::getFilters() const {