diff --git a/dstatInterface/interface/dstatInterface.glade b/dstatInterface/interface/dstatInterface.glade
index e56f06441f4375fb544e1501b462d4b430e988b0..8c0a51bd271eb613543d980c7b8ea800f3d33338 100644
--- a/dstatInterface/interface/dstatInterface.glade
+++ b/dstatInterface/interface/dstatInterface.glade
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@
                       </object>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <object class="GtkImageMenuItem" id="file_save_npy">
-                        <property name="label">Save data as NPY</property>
+                      <object class="GtkImageMenuItem" id="file_save_exp">
+                        <property name="label">Save current data...</property>
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                         <property name="image">image2</property>
                         <property name="use_stock">False</property>
-                        <signal name="activate" handler="on_file_save_npy_activate" swapped="no"/>
+                        <signal name="activate" handler="on_file_save_exp_activate" swapped="no"/>
                       </object>
                     </child>
                     <child>
diff --git a/dstatInterface/interface/save.py b/dstatInterface/interface/save.py
index 0e83f2f77b831c215b76d5737c7682f5e9dfdea4..4789d408d2ab596dca851e6edbacf560a9c5722a 100644
--- a/dstatInterface/interface/save.py
+++ b/dstatInterface/interface/save.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class npSave:
         self.filters[0].set_name("NumPy binary (.npy)")
         self.filters[0].add_pattern("*.npy")
         self.filters.append(gtk.FileFilter())
-        self.filters[1].set_name("Whitespace separated text (.txt)")
+        self.filters[1].set_name("Space separated text (.txt)")
         self.filters[1].add_pattern("*.txt")
         
         self.fcd.set_do_overwrite_confirmation(True)
@@ -28,10 +28,22 @@ class npSave:
             
             if filter_selection.endswith("(.npy)"):
                 self.npy()
+            elif filter_selection.endswith("(.txt)"):
+                self.text()
             self.fcd.destroy()
     
     def npy(self):
         self.data = np.array(self.exp.data)
-        np.save(self.path, self.data)
+        np.save(self.path, self.data())
+
+    def text(self):
+        if not self.path.endswith(".txt"):
+            self.path += ".txt"
+        
+        self.data = np.array(self.exp.data)
+        header = ""
+        for i in self.exp.commands:
+            header += i
+        np.savetxt(self.path, self.data.transpose(), header=header, newline='\n')
 
 
diff --git a/dstatInterface/interface_test.py b/dstatInterface/interface_test.py
index 277b7c4546b764b91bd4975d089289c75e57daff..08d2d817f7675f250d9076ca11e5590166fd2498 100644
--- a/dstatInterface/interface_test.py
+++ b/dstatInterface/interface_test.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class main:
             self.databuffer.insert_at_cursor("\n")
         self.spinner.stop()
 
-    def on_file_save_npy_activate(self, menuitem, data=None):
+    def on_file_save_exp_activate(self, menuitem, data=None):
         if self.current_exp:
             self.save = save.npSave(self.current_exp)