diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index 14ebf0610..141c83246 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -1961,11 +1961,30 @@ void FurnaceGUI::openFileDialog(FurnaceGUIFileDialogs type) {
       );
       break;
     case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_LAYOUT:
-      if (!dirExists(workingDirKeybinds)) workingDirKeybinds=getHomeDir();
+      if (!dirExists(workingDirLayout)) workingDirLayout=getHomeDir();
       hasOpened=fileDialog->openLoad(
         "Select Layout File",
         {".ini files", "*.ini"},
-        workingDirKeybinds,
+        workingDirLayout,
+        dpiScale
+      );
+      break;
+    case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_USER_PRESETS:
+    case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_USER_PRESETS_REPLACE:
+      if (!dirExists(workingDirConfig)) workingDirConfig=getHomeDir();
+      hasOpened=fileDialog->openLoad(
+        "Select User Presets File",
+        {"configuration files", "*.cfgu"},
+        workingDirConfig,
+        dpiScale
+      );
+      break;
+    case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_CONFIG:
+      if (!dirExists(workingDirConfig)) workingDirConfig=getHomeDir();
+      hasOpened=fileDialog->openLoad(
+        "Select Settings File",
+        {"configuration files", "*.cfg"},
+        workingDirConfig,
         dpiScale
       );
       break;
@@ -1988,11 +2007,29 @@ void FurnaceGUI::openFileDialog(FurnaceGUIFileDialogs type) {
       );
       break;
     case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_LAYOUT:
-      if (!dirExists(workingDirKeybinds)) workingDirKeybinds=getHomeDir();
+      if (!dirExists(workingDirLayout)) workingDirLayout=getHomeDir();
       hasOpened=fileDialog->openSave(
         "Export Layout",
         {".ini files", "*.ini"},
-        workingDirKeybinds,
+        workingDirLayout,
+        dpiScale
+      );
+      break;
+    case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_USER_PRESETS:
+      if (!dirExists(workingDirConfig)) workingDirConfig=getHomeDir();
+      hasOpened=fileDialog->openSave(
+        "Export User Presets",
+        {"configuration files", "*.cfgu"},
+        workingDirConfig,
+        dpiScale
+      );
+      break;
+    case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_CONFIG:
+      if (!dirExists(workingDirConfig)) workingDirConfig=getHomeDir();
+      hasOpened=fileDialog->openSave(
+        "Export Settings",
+        {"configuration files", "*.cfg"},
+        workingDirConfig,
         dpiScale
       );
       break;
@@ -4852,6 +4889,13 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
         case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_LAYOUT:
           workingDirLayout=fileDialog->getPath()+DIR_SEPARATOR_STR;
           break;
+        case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_USER_PRESETS:
+        case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_USER_PRESETS_REPLACE:
+        case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_USER_PRESETS:
+        case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_CONFIG:
+        case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_CONFIG:
+          workingDirConfig=fileDialog->getPath()+DIR_SEPARATOR_STR;
+          break;
         case GUI_FILE_YRW801_ROM_OPEN:
         case GUI_FILE_TG100_ROM_OPEN:
         case GUI_FILE_MU5_ROM_OPEN:
@@ -4937,6 +4981,12 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
           if (curFileDialog==GUI_FILE_EXPORT_LAYOUT) {
             checkExtension(".ini");
           }
+          if (curFileDialog==GUI_FILE_EXPORT_USER_PRESETS) {
+            checkExtension(".cfgu");
+          }
+          if (curFileDialog==GUI_FILE_EXPORT_CONFIG) {
+            checkExtension(".cfg");
+          }
           String copyOfName=fileName;
           switch (curFileDialog) {
             case GUI_FILE_OPEN:
@@ -5361,6 +5411,19 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
             case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_LAYOUT:
               importLayout(copyOfName);
               break;
+            case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_USER_PRESETS:
+              if (!loadUserPresets(false,copyOfName,true)) {
+                showError("could not import user presets!");
+              }
+              break;
+            case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_USER_PRESETS_REPLACE:
+              if (!loadUserPresets(false,copyOfName,false)) {
+                showError(fmt::sprintf("could not import user presets! (%s)",strerror(errno)));
+              }
+              break;
+            case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_CONFIG:
+              importConfig(copyOfName);
+              break;
             case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_COLORS:
               exportColors(copyOfName);
               break;
@@ -5370,6 +5433,14 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
             case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_LAYOUT:
               exportLayout(copyOfName);
               break;
+            case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_USER_PRESETS:
+              if (!saveUserPresets(false,copyOfName)) {
+                showError(fmt::sprintf("could not import user presets! (%s)",strerror(errno)));
+              }
+              break;
+            case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_CONFIG:
+              exportConfig(copyOfName);
+              break;
             case GUI_FILE_YRW801_ROM_OPEN:
               settings.yrw801Path=copyOfName;
               break;
@@ -6614,6 +6685,7 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::init() {
   workingDirColors=e->getConfString("lastDirColors",workingDir);
   workingDirKeybinds=e->getConfString("lastDirKeybinds",workingDir);
   workingDirLayout=e->getConfString("lastDirLayout",workingDir);
+  workingDirConfig=e->getConfString("lastDirConfig",workingDir);
   workingDirTest=e->getConfString("lastDirTest",workingDir);
 
   editControlsOpen=e->getConfBool("editControlsOpen",true);
@@ -7173,6 +7245,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::commitState() {
   e->setConf("lastDirColors",workingDirColors);
   e->setConf("lastDirKeybinds",workingDirKeybinds);
   e->setConf("lastDirLayout",workingDirLayout);
+  e->setConf("lastDirConfig",workingDirConfig);
   e->setConf("lastDirTest",workingDirTest);
 
   // commit last open windows
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index db65aabd0..83396d6f6 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -575,9 +575,14 @@ enum FurnaceGUIFileDialogs {
   GUI_FILE_IMPORT_COLORS,
   GUI_FILE_IMPORT_KEYBINDS,
   GUI_FILE_IMPORT_LAYOUT,
+  GUI_FILE_IMPORT_USER_PRESETS,
+  GUI_FILE_IMPORT_USER_PRESETS_REPLACE,
+  GUI_FILE_IMPORT_CONFIG,
   GUI_FILE_EXPORT_COLORS,
   GUI_FILE_EXPORT_KEYBINDS,
   GUI_FILE_EXPORT_LAYOUT,
+  GUI_FILE_EXPORT_USER_PRESETS,
+  GUI_FILE_EXPORT_CONFIG,
   GUI_FILE_YRW801_ROM_OPEN,
   GUI_FILE_TG100_ROM_OPEN,
   GUI_FILE_MU5_ROM_OPEN,
@@ -1526,6 +1531,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
   String workingDirSong, workingDirIns, workingDirWave, workingDirSample, workingDirAudioExport;
   String workingDirVGMExport, workingDirZSMExport, workingDirROMExport, workingDirFont, workingDirColors, workingDirKeybinds;
   String workingDirLayout, workingDirROM, workingDirTest;
+  String workingDirConfig;
   String mmlString[32];
   String mmlStringW, grooveString, grooveListString, mmlStringModTable;
   String mmlStringSNES[DIV_MAX_CHIPS];
@@ -2697,6 +2703,8 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
   bool exportKeybinds(String path);
   bool importLayout(String path);
   bool exportLayout(String path);
+  bool importConfig(String path);
+  bool exportConfig(String path);
 
   float computeGradPos(int type, int chan);
 
@@ -2796,8 +2804,8 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
   void initRandomDemoSong();
   bool loadRandomDemoSong();
 
-  bool loadUserPresets(bool redundancy=true);
-  bool saveUserPresets(bool redundancy=true);
+  bool loadUserPresets(bool redundancy=true, String path="", bool append=false);
+  bool saveUserPresets(bool redundancy=true, String path="");
 
   void encodeMMLStr(String& target, int* macro, int macroLen, int macroLoop, int macroRel, bool hex=false, bool bit30=false);
   void decodeMMLStr(String& source, int* macro, unsigned char& macroLen, unsigned char& macroLoop, int macroMin, int macroMax, unsigned char& macroRel, bool bit30=false);
diff --git a/src/gui/settings.cpp b/src/gui/settings.cpp
index c071a221b..13f00f18b 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -5189,6 +5189,14 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::exportLayout(String path) {
   return true;
 }
 
+bool FurnaceGUI::importConfig(String path) {
+  return false;
+}
+
+bool FurnaceGUI::exportConfig(String path) {
+  return false;
+}
+
 void FurnaceGUI::resetColors() {
   for (int i=0; i<GUI_COLOR_MAX; i++) {
     uiColors[i]=ImGui::ColorConvertU32ToFloat4(guiColors[i].defaultColor);
diff --git a/src/gui/userPresets.cpp b/src/gui/userPresets.cpp
index 2882fea15..d0b5369c7 100644
--- a/src/gui/userPresets.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/userPresets.cpp
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ std::vector<FurnaceGUISysDef>* digDeep(std::vector<FurnaceGUISysDef>& entries, i
   return &result;
 }
 
-bool FurnaceGUI::loadUserPresets(bool redundancy) {
-  String path=e->getConfigPath()+PRESETS_FILE;
+bool FurnaceGUI::loadUserPresets(bool redundancy, String path, bool append) {
+  if (path.empty()) path=e->getConfigPath()+PRESETS_FILE;
   String line;
   logD("opening user presets: %s",path);
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loadUserPresets(bool redundancy) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  userCategory->systems.clear();
+  if (!append) userCategory->systems.clear();
 
   char nextLine[4096];
   while (!feof(f)) {
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ void writeSubEntries(FILE* f, std::vector<FurnaceGUISysDef>& entries, int depth)
   }
 }
 
-bool FurnaceGUI::saveUserPresets(bool redundancy) {
-  String path=e->getConfigPath()+PRESETS_FILE;
+bool FurnaceGUI::saveUserPresets(bool redundancy, String path) {
+  if (path.empty()) path=e->getConfigPath()+PRESETS_FILE;
   FurnaceGUISysCategory* userCategory=NULL;
 
   for (FurnaceGUISysCategory& i: sysCategories) {
@@ -509,6 +509,20 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawUserPresets() {
     if (ImGui::Button("Save and Close")) {
       userPresetsOpen=false;
     }
+    ImGui::SameLine();
+    ImGui::Dummy(ImVec2(8.0f*dpiScale,1.0f));
+    ImGui::SameLine();
+    if (ImGui::Button("Import")) {
+      openFileDialog(GUI_FILE_IMPORT_USER_PRESETS);
+    }
+    ImGui::SameLine();
+    if (ImGui::Button("Import (replace)")) {
+      openFileDialog(GUI_FILE_IMPORT_USER_PRESETS_REPLACE);
+    }
+    ImGui::SameLine();
+    if (ImGui::Button("Export")) {
+      openFileDialog(GUI_FILE_EXPORT_USER_PRESETS);
+    }
   }
   if (!userPresetsOpen) {
     saveUserPresets(true);