diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorCharacter.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorCharacter.hx
index 7186e59418..77d42dc504 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorCharacter.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorCharacter.hx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import flixel.math.FlxPoint.FlxCallbackPoint; // honestly these are kind of awes
 import flixel.FlxSprite;
 import haxe.io.Bytes;
 import haxe.io.Path;
-import funkin.util.SerializerUtil;
 
 // literally just basecharacter but less functionality
 // like the removal of note event functions
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ class CharCreatorCharacter extends Bopper
   public var generatedParams:WizardGenerateParams;
   public var characterId(get, never):String;
   public var renderType(get, never):String;
+  public var files(get, never):Array<WizardFile>;
 
   public var characterName:String = "Unknown";
   public var characterType:CharacterType = BF;
@@ -254,9 +254,10 @@ class CharCreatorCharacter extends Bopper
    * Returns the `CharacterData` in bytes
    * @return Bytes
    */
-  public function toBytes():Bytes
+  public function toJSON():String
   {
-    return Bytes.ofString(SerializerUtil.toJSON(toCharacterData()));
+    var writer = new json2object.JsonWriter<CharacterData>(true);
+    return writer.write(toCharacterData(), '  ');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -268,8 +269,14 @@ class CharCreatorCharacter extends Bopper
     return {
       version: CharacterRegistry.CHARACTER_DATA_VERSION,
       name: characterName,
-      assetPaths: generatedParams.files.filter((file) -> return file.name.endsWith(".png"))
-        .map((file) -> Path.normalize(file.name.substr(file.name.indexOf("images") + 7)).replace(".png", "")),
+      assetPaths: generatedParams.files.filter((file) -> return file.name.endsWith(".png") || file.name.endsWith(".zip")).map((file) -> {
+        var path = Path.withoutExtension(Path.normalize(file.name));
+        if (!CharCreatorUtil.isCharacterPath(path))
+        {
+          return 'characters/${Path.withoutDirectory(path)}';
+        }
+        return path.substr(path.lastIndexOf("images") + 7);
+      }),
       flipX: characterFlipX,
       renderType: generatedParams.renderType,
       healthIcon:
@@ -293,6 +300,11 @@ class CharCreatorCharacter extends Bopper
     return generatedParams.renderType;
   }
 
+  function get_files()
+  {
+    return generatedParams.files;
+  }
+
   function get_characterOrigin():FlxPoint
   {
     var xPos = (width / 2); // Horizontal center
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorState.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorState.hx
index 945a76a253..7803b5f2e3 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorState.hx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package funkin.ui.debug.char;
 
+import haxe.io.Path;
 import haxe.ui.core.Screen;
 import haxe.ui.backend.flixel.UIState;
 import haxe.ui.containers.windows.WindowManager;
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ import funkin.input.Cursor;
 import funkin.ui.debug.char.pages.*;
 import funkin.util.MouseUtil;
 import funkin.util.WindowUtil;
-import funkin.util.SerializerUtil;
+import funkin.util.FileUtil;
 import flixel.addons.display.FlxGridOverlay;
 import flixel.FlxCamera;
 import flixel.FlxSprite;
@@ -164,7 +165,21 @@ class CharCreatorState extends UIState
   {
     var gameplayPage:CharCreatorGameplayPage = cast pages[Gameplay];
 
-    funkin.util.FileUtil.saveFile(gameplayPage.currentCharacter.toBytes(), [funkin.util.FileUtil.FILE_FILTER_JSON]);
+    var zipEntries = [];
+    zipEntries.push(FileUtil.makeZIPEntry('${gameplayPage.currentCharacter.characterId}.json', gameplayPage.currentCharacter.toJSON()));
+
+    for (file in gameplayPage.currentCharacter.files)
+    {
+      // skip if the file is in a character path
+      if (CharCreatorUtil.isCharacterPath(file.name))
+      {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      zipEntries.push(FileUtil.makeZIPEntryFromBytes('images/characters/${Path.withoutDirectory(file.name)}', file.bytes));
+    }
+
+    FileUtil.saveFilesAsZIP(zipEntries);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/util/CharCreatorUtil.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/util/CharCreatorUtil.hx
index 51b104413b..fc2e2a8e57 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/util/CharCreatorUtil.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/util/CharCreatorUtil.hx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package funkin.ui.debug.char.util;
 
+import haxe.io.Path;
 import haxe.ui.core.Screen;
 import haxe.ui.focus.FocusManager;
 
@@ -32,4 +33,12 @@ class CharCreatorUtil
       text = text.substring(1, text.length);
     return text;
   }
+
+  public static function isCharacterPath(path:String):Bool
+  {
+    var cwd = Path.addTrailingSlash(Path.normalize(sys.FileSystem.fullPath(".")));
+    path = Path.normalize(path);
+    path = path.replace(cwd, "");
+    return !Path.isAbsolute(path) && path.indexOf("images/characters") != -1;
+  }
 }