diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7fcc76a..9d95c7f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
         "@pixi/particle-emitter": "^5.0.4",
         "core-js": "^3.6.5",
         "lodash.clonedeep": "^4.5.0",
+        "lz-string": "^1.4.4",
         "nanoevents": "^6.0.2",
         "pixi.js": "^6.3.0",
         "vue": "^3.2.26",
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
         "@jetblack/operator-overloading": "^0.2.0",
         "@rushstack/eslint-patch": "^1.1.0",
         "@types/lodash.clonedeep": "^4.5.6",
+        "@types/lz-string": "^1.3.34",
         "@vue/babel-plugin-jsx": "^1.1.1",
         "@vue/cli-plugin-babel": "^5.0.3",
         "@vue/cli-plugin-eslint": "^5.0.3",
@@ -2461,6 +2463,12 @@
         "@types/lodash": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/lz-string": {
+      "version": "1.3.34",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lz-string/-/lz-string-1.3.34.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-j6G1e8DULJx3ONf6NdR5JiR2ZY3K3PaaqiEuKYkLQO0Czfi1AzrtjfnfCROyWGeDd5IVMKCwsgSmMip9OWijow==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/mime": {
       "version": "1.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/mime/-/mime-1.3.2.tgz",
@@ -8592,6 +8600,14 @@
         "node": ">=10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/lz-string": {
+      "version": "1.4.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lz-string/-/lz-string-1.4.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-wNjq82BZ9wV5bh40SBHPTEmNOiY=",
+      "bin": {
+        "lz-string": "bin/bin.js"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/magic-string": {
       "version": "0.25.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/magic-string/-/magic-string-0.25.7.tgz",
@@ -15010,6 +15026,12 @@
         "@types/lodash": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/lz-string": {
+      "version": "1.3.34",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lz-string/-/lz-string-1.3.34.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-j6G1e8DULJx3ONf6NdR5JiR2ZY3K3PaaqiEuKYkLQO0Czfi1AzrtjfnfCROyWGeDd5IVMKCwsgSmMip9OWijow==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "@types/mime": {
       "version": "1.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/mime/-/mime-1.3.2.tgz",
@@ -19594,6 +19616,11 @@
         "yallist": "^4.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "lz-string": {
+      "version": "1.4.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lz-string/-/lz-string-1.4.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-wNjq82BZ9wV5bh40SBHPTEmNOiY="
+    },
     "magic-string": {
       "version": "0.25.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/magic-string/-/magic-string-0.25.7.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ebb01ab..d5fb30b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "@pixi/particle-emitter": "^5.0.4",
     "core-js": "^3.6.5",
     "lodash.clonedeep": "^4.5.0",
+    "lz-string": "^1.4.4",
     "nanoevents": "^6.0.2",
     "pixi.js": "^6.3.0",
     "vue": "^3.2.26",
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
     "@jetblack/operator-overloading": "^0.2.0",
     "@rushstack/eslint-patch": "^1.1.0",
     "@types/lodash.clonedeep": "^4.5.6",
+    "@types/lz-string": "^1.3.34",
     "@vue/babel-plugin-jsx": "^1.1.1",
     "@vue/cli-plugin-babel": "^5.0.3",
     "@vue/cli-plugin-eslint": "^5.0.3",
diff --git a/src/components/SavesManager.vue b/src/components/SavesManager.vue
index 6ec3128..6d5ef8f 100644
--- a/src/components/SavesManager.vue
+++ b/src/components/SavesManager.vue
@@ -57,23 +57,17 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import projInfo from "data/projInfo.json";
 import Modal from "components/Modal.vue";
 import player, { PlayerData } from "game/player";
 import settings from "game/settings";
 import { getUniqueID, loadSave, save, newSave } from "util/save";
-import {
-    ComponentPublicInstance,
-    computed,
-    nextTick,
-    ref,
-    shallowReactive,
-    unref,
-    watch
-} from "vue";
+import { ComponentPublicInstance, computed, nextTick, ref, shallowReactive, watch } from "vue";
 import Select from "./fields/Select.vue";
 import Text from "./fields/Text.vue";
 import Save from "./Save.vue";
 import Draggable from "vuedraggable";
+import LZString from "lz-string";
 
 export type LoadablePlayerData = Omit<Partial<PlayerData>, "id"> & { id: string; error?: unknown };
 
@@ -89,21 +83,32 @@ defineExpose({
 const importingFailed = ref(false);
 const saveToImport = ref("");
 
-watch(saveToImport, save => {
-    if (save) {
+watch(saveToImport, importedSave => {
+    if (importedSave) {
         nextTick(() => {
             try {
-                const playerData = JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(save))));
+                if (importedSave[0] === "{") {
+                    // plaintext. No processing needed
+                } else if (importedSave[0] === "e") {
+                    // Assumed to be base64, which starts with e
+                    importedSave = decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(importedSave)));
+                } else if (importedSave[0] === "ᯡ") {
+                    // Assumed to be lz, which starts with ᯡ
+                    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+                    importedSave = LZString.decompressFromUTF16(importedSave)!;
+                } else {
+                    console.warn("Unable to determine preset encoding", importedSave);
+                    importingFailed.value = true;
+                    return;
+                }
+                const playerData = JSON.parse(importedSave);
                 if (typeof playerData !== "object") {
                     importingFailed.value = true;
                     return;
                 }
                 const id = getUniqueID();
                 playerData.id = id;
-                localStorage.setItem(
-                    id,
-                    btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(playerData))))
-                );
+                save(playerData);
                 saveToImport.value = "";
                 importingFailed.value = false;
 
@@ -132,14 +137,30 @@ let bank = ref(
 const cachedSaves = shallowReactive<Record<string, LoadablePlayerData | undefined>>({});
 function getCachedSave(id: string) {
     if (cachedSaves[id] == null) {
-        const save = localStorage.getItem(id);
+        let save = localStorage.getItem(id);
         if (save == null) {
             cachedSaves[id] = { error: `Save doesn't exist in localStorage`, id };
         } else if (save === "dW5kZWZpbmVk") {
             cachedSaves[id] = { error: `Save is undefined`, id };
         } else {
             try {
-                cachedSaves[id] = { ...JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(save)))), id };
+                if (save[0] === "{") {
+                    // plaintext. No processing needed
+                } else if (save[0] === "e") {
+                    // Assumed to be base64, which starts with e
+                    save = decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(save)));
+                } else if (save[0] === "ᯡ") {
+                    // Assumed to be lz, which starts with ᯡ
+                    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+                    save = LZString.decompressFromUTF16(save)!;
+                } else {
+                    console.warn("Unable to determine preset encoding", save);
+                    importingFailed.value = true;
+                    cachedSaves[id] = { error: "Unable to determine preset encoding", id };
+                    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+                    return cachedSaves[id]!;
+                }
+                cachedSaves[id] = { ...JSON.parse(save), id };
             } catch (error) {
                 cachedSaves[id] = { error, id };
                 console.warn(
@@ -170,7 +191,19 @@ function exportSave(id: string) {
     if (player.id === id) {
         saveToExport = save();
     } else {
-        saveToExport = btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(saves.value[id]))));
+        saveToExport = JSON.stringify(saves.value[id]);
+        switch (projInfo.saveEncoding) {
+            default:
+                console.warn(`Unknown save encoding: ${projInfo.saveEncoding}. Defaulting to lz`);
+            case "lz":
+                saveToExport = LZString.compressToUTF16(saveToExport);
+                break;
+            case "base64":
+                saveToExport = btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(saveToExport)));
+                break;
+            case "plain":
+                break;
+        }
     }
 
     // Put on clipboard. Using the clipboard API asks for permissions and stuff
@@ -189,10 +222,7 @@ function duplicateSave(id: string) {
     }
 
     const playerData = { ...saves.value[id], id: getUniqueID() };
-    localStorage.setItem(
-        playerData.id,
-        btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(playerData))))
-    );
+    save(playerData as PlayerData);
 
     settings.saves.push(playerData.id);
 }
@@ -214,12 +244,22 @@ function openSave(id: string) {
 }
 
 function newFromPreset(preset: string) {
-    const playerData = JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(preset))));
+    if (preset[0] === "{") {
+        // plaintext. No processing needed
+    } else if (preset[0] === "e") {
+        // Assumed to be base64, which starts with e
+        preset = decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(preset)));
+    } else if (preset[0] === "ᯡ") {
+        // Assumed to be lz, which starts with ᯡ
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+        preset = LZString.decompressFromUTF16(preset)!;
+    } else {
+        console.warn("Unable to determine preset encoding", preset);
+        return;
+    }
+    const playerData = JSON.parse(preset);
     playerData.id = getUniqueID();
-    localStorage.setItem(
-        playerData.id,
-        btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(playerData))))
-    );
+    save(playerData as PlayerData);
 
     settings.saves.push(playerData.id);
 }
@@ -232,7 +272,7 @@ function editSave(id: string, newName: string) {
             player.name = newName;
             save();
         } else {
-            localStorage.setItem(id, btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(currSave)))));
+            save(currSave as PlayerData);
             cachedSaves[id] = undefined;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/data/projInfo.json b/src/data/projInfo.json
index 2a4378c..ad6543d 100644
--- a/src/data/projInfo.json
+++ b/src/data/projInfo.json
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@
 
 	"maxTickLength": 3600,
 	"offlineLimit": 1,
-	"enablePausing": true
+	"enablePausing": true,
+	"saveEncoding": "lz"
 }
diff --git a/src/game/settings.ts b/src/game/settings.ts
index d986d5d..927c704 100644
--- a/src/game/settings.ts
+++ b/src/game/settings.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import projInfo from "data/projInfo.json";
 import { Themes } from "data/themes";
 import { CoercableComponent } from "features/feature";
 import { globalBus } from "game/events";
+import LZString from "lz-string";
 import { hardReset } from "util/save";
 import { reactive, watch } from "vue";
 
@@ -23,20 +24,44 @@ const state = reactive<Partial<Settings>>({
 
 watch(
     state,
-    state =>
-        localStorage.setItem(
-            projInfo.id,
-            btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(state))))
-        ),
+    state => {
+        let stringifiedSettings = JSON.stringify(state);
+        switch (projInfo.saveEncoding) {
+            default:
+                console.warn(`Unknown save encoding: ${projInfo.saveEncoding}. Defaulting to lz`);
+            case "lz":
+                stringifiedSettings = LZString.compressToUTF16(stringifiedSettings);
+                break;
+            case "base64":
+                stringifiedSettings = btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(stringifiedSettings)));
+                break;
+            case "plain":
+                break;
+        }
+        localStorage.setItem(projInfo.id, stringifiedSettings);
+    },
     { deep: true }
 );
 export default window.settings = state as Settings;
 
 export function loadSettings(): void {
     try {
-        const item: string | null = localStorage.getItem(projInfo.id);
+        let item: string | null = localStorage.getItem(projInfo.id);
         if (item != null && item !== "") {
-            const settings = JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(item))));
+            if (item[0] === "{") {
+                // plaintext. No processing needed
+            } else if (item[0] === "e") {
+                // Assumed to be base64, which starts with e
+                item = decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(item)));
+            } else if (item[0] === "ᯡ") {
+                // Assumed to be lz, which starts with ᯡ
+                // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+                item = LZString.decompressFromUTF16(item)!;
+            } else {
+                console.warn("Unable to determine settings encoding", item);
+                return;
+            }
+            const settings = JSON.parse(item);
             if (typeof settings === "object") {
                 Object.assign(state, settings);
             }
diff --git a/src/util/save.ts b/src/util/save.ts
index ea1305c..3f5f1d6 100644
--- a/src/util/save.ts
+++ b/src/util/save.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import projInfo from "data/projInfo.json";
 import player, { Player, PlayerData, stringifySave } from "game/player";
 import settings, { loadSettings } from "game/settings";
 import { ProxyState } from "./proxies";
+import LZString from "lz-string";
 
 export function setupInitialStore(player: Partial<PlayerData> = {}): Player {
     return Object.assign(
@@ -23,9 +24,21 @@ export function setupInitialStore(player: Partial<PlayerData> = {}): Player {
     ) as Player;
 }
 
-export function save(): string {
-    const stringifiedSave = btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(stringifySave(player[ProxyState]))));
-    localStorage.setItem(player.id, stringifiedSave);
+export function save(playerData?: PlayerData): string {
+    let stringifiedSave = stringifySave(playerData ?? player[ProxyState]);
+    switch (projInfo.saveEncoding) {
+        default:
+            console.warn(`Unknown save encoding: ${projInfo.saveEncoding}. Defaulting to lz`);
+        case "lz":
+            stringifiedSave = LZString.compressToUTF16(stringifiedSave);
+            break;
+        case "base64":
+            stringifiedSave = btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(stringifiedSave)));
+            break;
+        case "plain":
+            break;
+    }
+    localStorage.setItem((playerData ?? player[ProxyState]).id, stringifiedSave);
     return stringifiedSave;
 }
 
@@ -34,12 +47,24 @@ export async function load(): Promise<void> {
     loadSettings();
 
     try {
-        const save = localStorage.getItem(settings.active);
+        let save = localStorage.getItem(settings.active);
         if (save == null) {
             await loadSave(newSave());
             return;
         }
-        const player = JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(save))));
+        if (save[0] === "{") {
+            // plaintext. No processing needed
+        } else if (save[0] === "e") {
+            // Assumed to be base64, which starts with e
+            save = decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(save)));
+        } else if (save[0] === "ᯡ") {
+            // Assumed to be lz, which starts with ᯡ
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+            save = LZString.decompressFromUTF16(save)!;
+        } else {
+            throw `Unable to determine save encoding`;
+        }
+        const player = JSON.parse(save);
         if (player.modID !== projInfo.id) {
             await loadSave(newSave());
             return;
@@ -55,7 +80,7 @@ export async function load(): Promise<void> {
 export function newSave(): PlayerData {
     const id = getUniqueID();
     const player = setupInitialStore({ id });
-    localStorage.setItem(id, btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(stringifySave(player)))));
+    save(player);
 
     settings.saves.push(id);