diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index 295a06de2..c22bbea7a 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -1442,6 +1442,66 @@ void FurnaceGUI::openFileDialog(FurnaceGUIFileDialogs type) {
         dpiScale
       );
       break;
+    case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_COLORS:
+      if (!dirExists(workingDirColors)) workingDirColors=getHomeDir();
+      hasOpened=fileDialog->openLoad(
+        "Select Color File",
+        {"configuration files", "*.cfg"},
+        "configuration files{.cfg}",
+        workingDirColors,
+        dpiScale
+      );
+      break;
+    case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_KEYBINDS:
+      if (!dirExists(workingDirKeybinds)) workingDirKeybinds=getHomeDir();
+      hasOpened=fileDialog->openLoad(
+        "Select Keybind File",
+        {"configuration files", "*.cfg"},
+        "configuration files{.cfg}",
+        workingDirKeybinds,
+        dpiScale
+      );
+      break;
+    case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_LAYOUT:
+      if (!dirExists(workingDirKeybinds)) workingDirKeybinds=getHomeDir();
+      hasOpened=fileDialog->openLoad(
+        "Select Layout File",
+        {".ini files", "*.ini"},
+        ".ini files{.ini}",
+        workingDirKeybinds,
+        dpiScale
+      );
+      break;
+    case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_COLORS:
+      if (!dirExists(workingDirColors)) workingDirColors=getHomeDir();
+      hasOpened=fileDialog->openSave(
+        "Export Colors",
+        {"configuration files", "*.cfg"},
+        "configuration files{.cfg}",
+        workingDirColors,
+        dpiScale
+      );
+      break;
+    case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_KEYBINDS:
+      if (!dirExists(workingDirKeybinds)) workingDirKeybinds=getHomeDir();
+      hasOpened=fileDialog->openSave(
+        "Export Keybinds",
+        {"configuration files", "*.cfg"},
+        "configuration files{.cfg}",
+        workingDirKeybinds,
+        dpiScale
+      );
+      break;
+    case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_LAYOUT:
+      if (!dirExists(workingDirKeybinds)) workingDirKeybinds=getHomeDir();
+      hasOpened=fileDialog->openSave(
+        "Export Layout",
+        {".ini files", "*.ini"},
+        ".ini files{.ini}",
+        workingDirKeybinds,
+        dpiScale
+      );
+      break;
   }
   if (hasOpened) curFileDialog=type;
   //ImGui::GetIO().ConfigFlags|=ImGuiConfigFlags_NavEnableKeyboard;
@@ -2588,6 +2648,18 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
         case GUI_FILE_LOAD_PAT_FONT:
           workingDirFont=fileDialog->getPath()+DIR_SEPARATOR_STR;
           break;
+        case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_COLORS:
+        case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_COLORS:
+          workingDirColors=fileDialog->getPath()+DIR_SEPARATOR_STR;
+          break;
+        case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_KEYBINDS:
+        case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_KEYBINDS:
+          workingDirKeybinds=fileDialog->getPath()+DIR_SEPARATOR_STR;
+          break;
+        case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_LAYOUT:
+        case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_LAYOUT:
+          workingDirLayout=fileDialog->getPath()+DIR_SEPARATOR_STR;
+          break;
       }
       if (fileDialog->accepted()) {
         fileName=fileDialog->getFileName();
@@ -2723,6 +2795,24 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
             case GUI_FILE_LOAD_PAT_FONT:
               settings.patFontPath=copyOfName;
               break;
+            case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_COLORS:
+              importColors(copyOfName);
+              break;
+            case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_KEYBINDS:
+              importKeybinds(copyOfName);
+              break;
+            case GUI_FILE_IMPORT_LAYOUT:
+              importLayout(copyOfName);
+              break;
+            case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_COLORS:
+              exportColors(copyOfName);
+              break;
+            case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_KEYBINDS:
+              exportKeybinds(copyOfName);
+              break;
+            case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_LAYOUT:
+              exportLayout(copyOfName);
+              break;
           }
           curFileDialog=GUI_FILE_OPEN;
         }
@@ -2813,6 +2903,12 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
             ImGui::LoadIniSettingsFromMemory(defaultLayout);
             ImGui::SaveIniSettingsToDisk(finalLayoutPath);
             break;
+          case GUI_WARN_RESET_KEYBINDS:
+            resetKeybinds();
+            break;
+          case GUI_WARN_RESET_COLORS:
+            resetColors();
+            break;
           case GUI_WARN_GENERIC:
             break;
         }
@@ -2899,6 +2995,9 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::init() {
   workingDirAudioExport=e->getConfString("lastDirAudioExport",workingDir);
   workingDirVGMExport=e->getConfString("lastDirVGMExport",workingDir);
   workingDirFont=e->getConfString("lastDirFont",workingDir);
+  workingDirColors=e->getConfString("lastDirColors",workingDir);
+  workingDirKeybinds=e->getConfString("lastDirKeybinds",workingDir);
+  workingDirLayout=e->getConfString("lastDirLayout",workingDir);
 
   editControlsOpen=e->getConfBool("editControlsOpen",true);
   ordersOpen=e->getConfBool("ordersOpen",true);
@@ -3057,6 +3156,9 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::finish() {
   e->setConf("lastDirAudioExport",workingDirAudioExport);
   e->setConf("lastDirVGMExport",workingDirVGMExport);
   e->setConf("lastDirFont",workingDirFont);
+  e->setConf("lastDirColors",workingDirColors);
+  e->setConf("lastDirKeybinds",workingDirKeybinds);
+  e->setConf("lastDirLayout",workingDirLayout);
 
   // commit last open windows
   e->setConf("editControlsOpen",editControlsOpen);
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index becd759bc..0bc136ca6 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -198,7 +198,13 @@ enum FurnaceGUIFileDialogs {
   GUI_FILE_EXPORT_VGM,
   GUI_FILE_EXPORT_ROM,
   GUI_FILE_LOAD_MAIN_FONT,
-  GUI_FILE_LOAD_PAT_FONT
+  GUI_FILE_LOAD_PAT_FONT,
+  GUI_FILE_IMPORT_COLORS,
+  GUI_FILE_IMPORT_KEYBINDS,
+  GUI_FILE_IMPORT_LAYOUT,
+  GUI_FILE_EXPORT_COLORS,
+  GUI_FILE_EXPORT_KEYBINDS,
+  GUI_FILE_EXPORT_LAYOUT
 };
 
 enum FurnaceGUIWarnings {
@@ -208,6 +214,8 @@ enum FurnaceGUIWarnings {
   GUI_WARN_OPEN_BACKUP,
   GUI_WARN_OPEN_DROP,
   GUI_WARN_RESET_LAYOUT,
+  GUI_WARN_RESET_COLORS,
+  GUI_WARN_RESET_KEYBINDS,
   GUI_WARN_GENERIC
 };
 
@@ -648,7 +656,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
   bool updateSampleTex;
 
   String workingDir, fileName, clipboard, warnString, errorString, lastError, curFileName, nextFile;
-  String workingDirSong, workingDirIns, workingDirWave, workingDirSample, workingDirAudioExport, workingDirVGMExport, workingDirFont;
+  String workingDirSong, workingDirIns, workingDirWave, workingDirSample, workingDirAudioExport, workingDirVGMExport, workingDirFont, workingDirColors, workingDirKeybinds, workingDirLayout;
   String mmlString[13];
   String mmlStringW;
 
@@ -1015,6 +1023,16 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
   void promptKey(int which);
   void doAction(int what);
 
+  bool importColors(String path);
+  bool exportColors(String path);
+  bool importKeybinds(String path);
+  bool exportKeybinds(String path);
+  bool importLayout(String path);
+  bool exportLayout(String path);
+
+  void resetColors();
+  void resetKeybinds();
+
   void syncSettings();
   void commitSettings();
   void processDrags(int dragX, int dragY);
diff --git a/src/gui/settings.cpp b/src/gui/settings.cpp
index 1cc0686d0..f41ed5e13 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "gui.h"
 #include "fonts.h"
 #include "../ta-log.h"
+#include "../fileutils.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "guiConst.h"
 #include "ImGuiFileDialog.h"
@@ -870,6 +871,17 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawSettings() {
         ImGui::Separator();
 
         if (ImGui::TreeNode("Color scheme")) {
+          if (ImGui::Button("Import")) {
+            openFileDialog(GUI_FILE_IMPORT_COLORS);
+          }
+          ImGui::SameLine();
+          if (ImGui::Button("Export")) {
+            openFileDialog(GUI_FILE_EXPORT_COLORS);
+          }
+          ImGui::SameLine();
+          if (ImGui::Button("Reset defaults")) {
+            showWarning("Are you sure you want to reset the color scheme?",GUI_WARN_RESET_COLORS);
+          }
           if (ImGui::TreeNode("General")) {
             ImGui::Text("Color scheme type:");
             if (ImGui::RadioButton("Dark##gcb0",settings.guiColorsBase==0)) {
@@ -1005,6 +1017,17 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawSettings() {
         ImGui::EndTabItem();
       }
       if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("Keyboard")) {
+        if (ImGui::Button("Import")) {
+          openFileDialog(GUI_FILE_IMPORT_KEYBINDS);
+        }
+        ImGui::SameLine();
+        if (ImGui::Button("Export")) {
+          openFileDialog(GUI_FILE_EXPORT_KEYBINDS);
+        }
+        ImGui::SameLine();
+        if (ImGui::Button("Reset defaults")) {
+          showWarning("Are you sure you want to reset the keyboard settings?",GUI_WARN_RESET_KEYBINDS);
+        }
         if (ImGui::TreeNode("Global hotkeys")) {
           KEYBIND_CONFIG_BEGIN("keysGlobal");
 
@@ -1537,7 +1560,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::commitSettings() {
 
   // colors
   for (int i=0; i<GUI_COLOR_MAX; i++) {
-    e->setConf(guiColors[i].name,(int)ImGui::GetColorU32(uiColors[i]));
+    e->setConf(guiColors[i].name,(int)ImGui::ColorConvertFloat4ToU32(uiColors[i]));
   }
 
   // keybinds
@@ -1577,6 +1600,217 @@ void FurnaceGUI::commitSettings() {
   }
 }
 
+bool FurnaceGUI::importColors(String path) {
+  FILE* f=ps_fopen(path.c_str(),"rb");
+  if (f==NULL) {
+    logW("error while opening color file for import: %s\n",strerror(errno));
+    return false;
+  }
+  resetColors();
+  char line[4096];
+  while (!feof(f)) {
+    String key="";
+    String value="";
+    bool keyOrValue=false;
+    if (fgets(line,4095,f)==NULL) {
+      break;
+    }
+    for (char* i=line; *i; i++) {
+      if (*i=='\n') continue;
+      if (keyOrValue) {
+        value+=*i;
+      } else {
+        if (*i=='=') {
+          keyOrValue=true;
+        } else {
+          key+=*i;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    if (keyOrValue) {
+      // unoptimal
+      const char* cs=key.c_str();
+      bool found=false;
+      for (int i=0; i<GUI_COLOR_MAX; i++) {
+        try {
+          if (strcmp(cs,guiColors[i].name)==0) {
+            uiColors[i]=ImGui::ColorConvertU32ToFloat4(std::stoi(value));
+            found=true;
+            break;
+          }
+        } catch (std::out_of_range& e) {
+          break;
+        } catch (std::invalid_argument& e) {
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (!found) logW("line invalid: %s\n",line);
+    }
+  }
+  fclose(f);
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool FurnaceGUI::exportColors(String path) {
+  FILE* f=ps_fopen(path.c_str(),"wb");
+  if (f==NULL) {
+    logW("error while opening color file for export: %s\n",strerror(errno));
+    return false;
+  }
+  for (int i=0; i<GUI_COLOR_MAX; i++) {
+    if (fprintf(f,"%s=%d\n",guiColors[i].name,ImGui::ColorConvertFloat4ToU32(uiColors[i]))<0) {
+      logW("error while exporting colors: %s\n",strerror(errno));
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  fclose(f);
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool FurnaceGUI::importKeybinds(String path) {
+  FILE* f=ps_fopen(path.c_str(),"rb");
+  if (f==NULL) {
+    logW("error while opening keybind file for import: %s\n",strerror(errno));
+    return false;
+  }
+  resetKeybinds();
+  char line[4096];
+  while (!feof(f)) {
+    String key="";
+    String value="";
+    bool keyOrValue=false;
+    if (fgets(line,4095,f)==NULL) {
+      break;
+    }
+    for (char* i=line; *i; i++) {
+      if (*i=='\n') continue;
+      if (keyOrValue) {
+        value+=*i;
+      } else {
+        if (*i=='=') {
+          keyOrValue=true;
+        } else {
+          key+=*i;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    if (keyOrValue) {
+      // unoptimal
+      const char* cs=key.c_str();
+      bool found=false;
+      for (int i=0; i<GUI_ACTION_MAX; i++) {
+        try {
+          if (strcmp(cs,guiActions[i].name)==0) {
+            actionKeys[i]=std::stoi(value);
+            found=true;
+            break;
+          }
+        } catch (std::out_of_range& e) {
+          break;
+        } catch (std::invalid_argument& e) {
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (!found) logW("line invalid: %s\n",line);
+    }
+  }
+  fclose(f);
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool FurnaceGUI::exportKeybinds(String path) {
+  FILE* f=ps_fopen(path.c_str(),"wb");
+  if (f==NULL) {
+    logW("error while opening keybind file for export: %s\n",strerror(errno));
+    return false;
+  }
+  for (int i=0; i<GUI_ACTION_MAX; i++) {
+    if (guiActions[i].defaultBind==-1) continue;
+    if (fprintf(f,"%s=%d\n",guiActions[i].name,actionKeys[i])<0) {
+      logW("error while exporting keybinds: %s\n",strerror(errno));
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  fclose(f);
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool FurnaceGUI::importLayout(String path) {
+  FILE* f=ps_fopen(path.c_str(),"rb");
+  if (f==NULL) {
+    logW("error while opening keybind file for import: %s\n",strerror(errno));
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (fseek(f,0,SEEK_END)<0) {
+    fclose(f);
+    return false;
+  }
+  ssize_t len=ftell(f);
+  if (len==(SIZE_MAX>>1)) {
+    fclose(f);
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (len<1) {
+    if (len==0) {
+      logE("that file is empty!\n");
+      lastError="file is empty";
+    } else {
+      perror("tell error");
+    }
+    fclose(f);
+    return false;
+  }
+  unsigned char* file=new unsigned char[len];
+  if (fseek(f,0,SEEK_SET)<0) {
+    perror("size error");
+    lastError=fmt::sprintf("on get size: %s",strerror(errno));
+    fclose(f);
+    delete[] file;
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (fread(file,1,(size_t)len,f)!=(size_t)len) {
+    perror("read error");
+    lastError=fmt::sprintf("on read: %s",strerror(errno));
+    fclose(f);
+    delete[] file;
+    return false;
+  }
+  fclose(f);
+
+  ImGui::LoadIniSettingsFromMemory((const char*)file,len);
+  delete[] file;
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool FurnaceGUI::exportLayout(String path) {
+  FILE* f=ps_fopen(path.c_str(),"wb");
+  if (f==NULL) {
+    logW("error while opening layout file for export: %s\n",strerror(errno));
+    return false;
+  }
+  size_t dataSize=0;
+  const char* data=ImGui::SaveIniSettingsToMemory(&dataSize);
+  if (fwrite(data,1,dataSize,f)!=dataSize) {
+    logW("error while exporting layout: %s\n",strerror(errno));
+  }
+  fclose(f);
+  return true;
+}
+
+void FurnaceGUI::resetColors() {
+  for (int i=0; i<GUI_COLOR_MAX; i++) {
+    uiColors[i]=ImGui::ColorConvertU32ToFloat4(guiColors[i].defaultColor);
+  }
+}
+
+void FurnaceGUI::resetKeybinds() {
+  for (int i=0; i<GUI_COLOR_MAX; i++) {
+    if (guiActions[i].defaultBind==-1) continue;
+    actionKeys[i]=guiActions[i].defaultBind;
+  }
+  parseKeybinds();
+}
+
 void FurnaceGUI::parseKeybinds() {
   actionMapGlobal.clear();
   actionMapPat.clear();