diff --git a/app/core.cpp b/app/core.cpp
index 07684d63c..72d84f5f5 100644
--- a/app/core.cpp
+++ b/app/core.cpp
@@ -824,7 +824,8 @@ void Core::SaveProjectInternal(Project* project, const QString& override_filenam
     return;
 #endif
   } else {
-    psm = new ProjectSaveTask(project);
+    bool use_compression = !project->filename().endsWith(QStringLiteral(".ovexml"), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+    psm = new ProjectSaveTask(project, use_compression);
 
     if (!override_filename.isEmpty()) {
       // Set override filename if provided
@@ -1170,24 +1171,35 @@ bool Core::CloseAllExceptActiveProject()
 
 QString Core::GetProjectFilter(bool include_any_filter)
 {
-  QString filters;
+  static const QVector< QPair<QString, QString> > FILTERS = {
+    // Standard compressed Olive project
+    {tr("Olive Project"), QStringLiteral("ove")},
 
+    // Uncompressed XML Olive project
+    {tr("Olive Project (Uncompressed XML)"), QStringLiteral("ovexml")},
+
+    // OpenTimelineIO project, if available
 #ifdef USE_OTIO
+    {tr("OpenTimelineIO"), QStringLiteral("otio")}
+#endif
+  };
+
+  QStringList filters;
+  filters.reserve(FILTERS.size() + 1);
+
   if (include_any_filter) {
-    filters.append(QStringLiteral("All Supported Projects (*.ove *.otio);;"));
+    QStringList combined;
+    for (auto it=FILTERS.cbegin(); it!=FILTERS.cend(); it++) {
+      combined.append(QStringLiteral("*.%1").arg(it->second));
+    }
+    filters.append(QStringLiteral("%1 (%2)").arg(tr("All Supported Projects"), combined.join(' ')));
   }
-#else
-  Q_UNUSED(include_any_filter)
-#endif
 
-  // Append standard filter
-  filters.append(QStringLiteral("%1 (*.ove)").arg(tr("Olive Project")));
+  for (auto it=FILTERS.cbegin(); it!=FILTERS.cend(); it++) {
+    filters.append(QStringLiteral("%1 (*.%2)").arg(it->first, it->second));
+  }
 
-#ifdef USE_OTIO
-  filters.append(QStringLiteral(";;%2 (*.otio)").arg(tr("OpenTimelineIO")));
-#endif
-
-  return filters;
+  return filters.join(QStringLiteral(";;"));
 }
 
 QString Core::GetRecentProjectsFilePath()
diff --git a/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.cpp b/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.cpp
index f5b9d23f7..aa4de715b 100644
--- a/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.cpp
+++ b/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Paste(const QString &type)
   return res;
 }
 
-ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Save(const SaveData &data, const QString &type)
+ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Save(const SaveData &data, const QString &type, bool compress)
 {
   QString temp_save = FileFunctions::GetSafeTemporaryFilename(data.GetFilename());
 
@@ -176,8 +176,12 @@ ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Save(const SaveData &data, const QS
       return r;
     }
 
-    project_file.write("OVEC");
-    project_file.write(qCompress(b));
+    if (compress) {
+      project_file.write("OVEC");
+      project_file.write(qCompress(b));
+    } else {
+      project_file.write(b);
+    }
 
     project_file.close();
 
diff --git a/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.h b/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.h
index 831c98d44..3847ba062 100644
--- a/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.h
+++ b/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public:
   static Result Load(Project *project, QXmlStreamReader *read_device, const QString &type);
   static Result Paste(const QString &type);
 
-  static Result Save(const SaveData &data, const QString &type);
+  static Result Save(const SaveData &data, const QString &type, bool compress);
   static Result Save(QXmlStreamWriter *write_device, const SaveData &data, const QString &type);
   static Result Copy(const SaveData &data, const QString &type);
 
diff --git a/app/task/project/save/save.cpp b/app/task/project/save/save.cpp
index 10446e8f1..0283c02f7 100644
--- a/app/task/project/save/save.cpp
+++ b/app/task/project/save/save.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@
 
 namespace olive {
 
-ProjectSaveTask::ProjectSaveTask(Project *project) :
-  project_(project)
+ProjectSaveTask::ProjectSaveTask(Project *project, bool use_compression) :
+  project_(project),
+  use_compression_(use_compression)
 {
   SetTitle(tr("Saving '%1'").arg(project->filename()));
 }
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ bool ProjectSaveTask::Run()
 
   ProjectSerializer::SaveData data(project_, using_filename);
 
-  ProjectSerializer::Result result = ProjectSerializer::Save(data, QStringLiteral("project"));
+  ProjectSerializer::Result result = ProjectSerializer::Save(data, QStringLiteral("project"), use_compression_);
 
   bool success = false;
 
diff --git a/app/task/project/save/save.h b/app/task/project/save/save.h
index 6157b2d67..642d00e7f 100644
--- a/app/task/project/save/save.h
+++ b/app/task/project/save/save.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class ProjectSaveTask : public Task
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 public:
-  ProjectSaveTask(Project* project);
+  ProjectSaveTask(Project* project, bool use_compression);
 
   Project* GetProject() const
   {
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ private:
 
   QString override_filename_;
 
+  bool use_compression_;
+
 };
 
 }