diff --git a/src/global.d.ts b/src/global.d.ts
index 74ad4c4..698febf 100644
--- a/src/global.d.ts
+++ b/src/global.d.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 /// <reference types="svelte" />
 
+import type { LZString } from "./shark/LZString";
 import type { SharkGame } from "./shark/SharkGame";
 
 declare global {
   interface Window {
     SharkGame: SharkGame;
+    LZString: LZString;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/shark/LZString.ts b/src/shark/LZString.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba57e7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shark/LZString.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,435 @@
+import { StaticClass } from "./StaticClass";
+
+export class LZString extends StaticClass {
+  static readonly #KeyStrBase64 =
+    "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/=";
+
+  static readonly #KeyStrBase64Dict = LZString.#createBaseDict(
+    LZString.#KeyStrBase64
+  );
+
+  static #createBaseDict(alphabet: string): Record<string, number> {
+    const dict: Record<string, number> = {};
+    for (let i = 0; i < alphabet.length; i++) {
+      dict[alphabet[i]] = i;
+    }
+    return dict;
+  }
+
+  static compressToBase64(input: string): string {
+    const result = LZString.#compress(input, 6, (a) =>
+      LZString.#KeyStrBase64.charAt(a)
+    );
+    return result + "=".repeat((4 - (result.length % 4)) % 4);
+  }
+  static decompressFromBase64(input: string | null): string | null {
+    if (input === null || input === "") return null;
+    return LZString.#decompress(
+      input.length,
+      32,
+      (index) => LZString.#KeyStrBase64Dict[input.charAt(index)]
+    );
+  }
+
+  static compress(uncompressed: string): string {
+    return LZString.#compress(uncompressed);
+  }
+  static #compress(uncompressed: string): string;
+  static #compress(
+    uncompressed: string,
+    bitsPerChar: number,
+    getCharFromInt: (index: number) => string
+  ): string;
+  static #compress(
+    uncompressed: string,
+    bitsPerChar = 16,
+    getCharFromNumber = (code: number) => String.fromCharCode(code)
+  ): string {
+    const contextDictionary: Record<string, number> = {};
+    const contextDictionaryToCreate: Record<string, boolean> = {};
+
+    let contextDictSize = 3;
+    let contextW = "";
+    let contextEnlargeIn = 2; // Compensate for the first entry which should not count
+    let contextNumBits = 2;
+    let contextData = "";
+    let contextDataVal = 0;
+    let contextDataPosition = 0;
+
+    let value: number;
+
+    for (const contextC of uncompressed) {
+      if (!Object.keys(contextDictionary).includes(contextC)) {
+        contextDictionary[contextC] = contextDictSize++;
+        contextDictionaryToCreate[contextC] = true;
+      }
+
+      const contextWC = contextW + contextC;
+      if (Object.keys(contextDictionary).includes(contextWC)) {
+        contextW = contextWC;
+      } else {
+        if (Object.keys(contextDictionaryToCreate).includes(contextW)) {
+          if (contextW.charCodeAt(0) < 256) {
+            for (let i = 0; i < contextNumBits; i++) {
+              contextDataVal <<= 1;
+              if (contextDataPosition === bitsPerChar - 1) {
+                contextDataPosition = 0;
+                contextData += getCharFromNumber(contextDataVal);
+                contextDataVal = 0;
+              } else {
+                contextDataPosition++;
+              }
+            }
+            value = contextW.charCodeAt(0);
+            for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+              contextDataVal = (contextDataVal << 1) | (value & 1);
+              if (contextDataPosition === bitsPerChar - 1) {
+                contextDataPosition = 0;
+                contextData += getCharFromNumber(contextDataVal);
+                contextDataVal = 0;
+              } else {
+                contextDataPosition++;
+              }
+              value >>= 1;
+            }
+          } else {
+            value = 1;
+            for (let i = 0; i < contextNumBits; i++) {
+              contextDataVal = (contextDataVal << 1) | value;
+              if (contextDataPosition === bitsPerChar - 1) {
+                contextDataPosition = 0;
+                contextData += getCharFromNumber(contextDataVal);
+                contextDataVal = 0;
+              } else {
+                contextDataPosition++;
+              }
+              value = 0;
+            }
+            value = contextW.charCodeAt(0);
+
+            for (let i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
+              contextDataVal = (contextDataVal << 1) | (value & 1);
+              if (contextDataPosition === bitsPerChar - 1) {
+                contextDataPosition = 0;
+                contextData += getCharFromNumber(contextDataVal);
+                contextDataVal = 0;
+              } else {
+                contextDataPosition++;
+              }
+              value >>= 1;
+            }
+          }
+          contextEnlargeIn--;
+          if (contextEnlargeIn === 0) {
+            contextEnlargeIn = 2 ** contextNumBits;
+            contextNumBits++;
+          }
+          delete contextDictionaryToCreate[contextW];
+        } else {
+          value = contextDictionary[contextW];
+          for (let i = 0; i < contextNumBits; i++) {
+            contextDataVal = (contextDataVal << 1) | (value & 1);
+            if (contextDataPosition === bitsPerChar - 1) {
+              contextDataPosition = 0;
+              contextData += getCharFromNumber(contextDataVal);
+              contextDataVal = 0;
+            } else {
+              contextDataPosition++;
+            }
+            value >>= 1;
+          }
+        }
+        contextEnlargeIn--;
+        if (contextEnlargeIn === 0) {
+          contextEnlargeIn = 2 ** contextNumBits;
+          contextNumBits++;
+        }
+        contextDictionary[contextWC] = contextDictSize++;
+        contextW = contextC;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (contextW !== "") {
+      if (Object.keys(contextDictionaryToCreate).includes(contextW)) {
+        if (contextW.charCodeAt(0) < 256) {
+          for (let i = 0; i < contextNumBits; i++) {
+            contextDataVal = contextDataVal << 1;
+            if (contextDataPosition === bitsPerChar - 1) {
+              contextDataPosition = 0;
+              contextData += getCharFromNumber(contextDataVal);
+              contextDataVal = 0;
+            } else {
+              contextDataPosition++;
+            }
+          }
+          value = contextW.charCodeAt(0);
+          for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+            contextDataVal = (contextDataVal << 1) | (value & 1);
+            if (contextDataPosition === bitsPerChar - 1) {
+              contextDataPosition = 0;
+              contextData += getCharFromNumber(contextDataVal);
+              contextDataVal = 0;
+            } else {
+              contextDataPosition++;
+            }
+            value >>= 1;
+          }
+        } else {
+          value = 1;
+          for (let i = 0; i < contextNumBits; i++) {
+            contextDataVal = (contextDataVal << 1) | value;
+            if (contextDataPosition === bitsPerChar - 1) {
+              contextDataPosition = 0;
+              contextData += getCharFromNumber(contextDataVal);
+              contextDataVal = 0;
+            } else {
+              contextDataPosition++;
+            }
+            value = 0;
+          }
+
+          value = contextW.charCodeAt(0);
+          for (let i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
+            contextDataVal = (contextDataVal << 1) | (value & 1);
+            if (contextDataPosition === bitsPerChar - 1) {
+              contextDataPosition = 0;
+              contextData += getCharFromNumber(contextDataVal);
+              contextDataVal = 0;
+            } else {
+              contextDataPosition++;
+            }
+            value >>= 1;
+          }
+        }
+        contextEnlargeIn--;
+        if (contextEnlargeIn === 0) {
+          contextEnlargeIn = 2 ** contextNumBits;
+          contextNumBits++;
+        }
+        delete contextDictionaryToCreate[contextW];
+      } else {
+        value = contextDictionary[contextW];
+        for (let i = 0; i < contextNumBits; i++) {
+          contextDataVal = (contextDataVal << 1) | (value & 1);
+          if (contextDataPosition === bitsPerChar - 1) {
+            contextDataPosition = 0;
+            contextData += getCharFromNumber(contextDataVal);
+            contextDataVal = 0;
+          } else {
+            contextDataPosition++;
+          }
+          value >>= 1;
+        }
+      }
+      contextEnlargeIn--;
+      if (contextEnlargeIn === 0) {
+        contextNumBits++;
+      }
+    }
+    value = 2;
+    for (let i = 0; i < contextNumBits; i++) {
+      contextDataVal = (contextDataVal << 1) | (value & 1);
+      if (contextDataPosition === bitsPerChar - 1) {
+        contextDataPosition = 0;
+        contextData += getCharFromNumber(contextDataVal);
+        contextDataVal = 0;
+      } else {
+        contextDataPosition++;
+      }
+      value >>= 1;
+    }
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-constant-condition
+    while (true) {
+      contextDataVal <<= 1;
+      if (contextDataPosition === bitsPerChar - 1) {
+        contextData += getCharFromNumber(contextDataVal);
+        break;
+      } else {
+        contextDataPosition++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return contextData;
+  }
+
+  static decompress(compressed: string | null): string | null {
+    if (compressed === null || compressed === "") return null;
+    return LZString.#decompress(compressed.length, 32768, (index) =>
+      compressed.charCodeAt(index)
+    );
+  }
+  static #decompress(
+    length: number,
+    resetValue: number,
+    getNextValue: (index: number) => number
+  ): string | null {
+    const dictionary: (number | string)[] = [];
+
+    let enlargeIn = 4;
+    let dictSize = 4;
+    let numBits = 3;
+    let entry = "";
+    const result = [];
+
+    const data = {
+      val: getNextValue(0),
+      position: resetValue,
+      index: 1,
+    };
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+      dictionary[i] = i;
+    }
+
+    let bits = 0;
+    let maxPower = 2 ** 2;
+    let power = 1;
+
+    let resb: number;
+    while (power !== maxPower) {
+      resb = data.val & data.position;
+      data.position >>= 1;
+      if (data.position === 0) {
+        data.position = resetValue;
+        data.val = getNextValue(data.index++);
+      }
+      bits |= resb > 0 ? power : 0;
+      power <<= 1;
+    }
+
+    let c = "";
+    switch (bits) {
+      case 0:
+        bits = 0;
+        maxPower = 2 ** 8;
+        power = 1;
+        while (power !== maxPower) {
+          resb = data.val & data.position;
+          data.position >>= 1;
+          if (data.position === 0) {
+            data.position = resetValue;
+            data.val = getNextValue(data.index++);
+          }
+          bits |= (resb > 0 ? 1 : 0) * power;
+          power <<= 1;
+        }
+        c = String.fromCharCode(bits);
+        break;
+      case 1:
+        bits = 0;
+        maxPower = 2 ** 16;
+        power = 1;
+        while (power != maxPower) {
+          resb = data.val & data.position;
+          data.position >>= 1;
+          if (data.position == 0) {
+            data.position = resetValue;
+            data.val = getNextValue(data.index++);
+          }
+          bits |= (resb > 0 ? 1 : 0) * power;
+          power <<= 1;
+        }
+        c = String.fromCharCode(bits);
+        break;
+      case 2:
+        return "";
+    }
+    dictionary[3] = c;
+    let w = c;
+    result.push(c);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-constant-condition
+    while (true) {
+      if (data.index > length) {
+        return "";
+      }
+
+      bits = 0;
+      maxPower = 2 ** numBits;
+      power = 1;
+
+      while (power !== maxPower) {
+        resb = data.val & data.position;
+        data.position >>= 1;
+        if (data.position === 0) {
+          data.position = resetValue;
+          data.val = getNextValue(data.index++);
+        }
+        bits |= resb > 0 ? power : 0;
+        power <<= 1;
+      }
+
+      let c2;
+      switch ((c2 = bits)) {
+        case 0:
+          bits = 0;
+          maxPower = 2 ** 8;
+          power = 1;
+          while (power !== maxPower) {
+            resb = data.val & data.position;
+            data.position >>= 1;
+            if (data.position === 0) {
+              data.position = resetValue;
+              data.val = getNextValue(data.index++);
+            }
+            bits |= (resb > 0 ? 1 : 0) * power;
+            power <<= 1;
+          }
+
+          dictionary[dictSize++] = String.fromCharCode(bits);
+          c2 = dictSize - 1;
+          enlargeIn--;
+          break;
+        case 1:
+          bits = 0;
+          maxPower = 2 ** 16;
+          power = 1;
+          while (power !== maxPower) {
+            resb = data.val & data.position;
+            data.position >>= 1;
+            if (data.position === 0) {
+              data.position = resetValue;
+              data.val = getNextValue(data.index++);
+            }
+            bits |= (resb > 0 ? 1 : 0) * power;
+            power <<= 1;
+          }
+          dictionary[dictSize++] = String.fromCharCode(bits);
+          c2 = dictSize - 1;
+          enlargeIn--;
+          break;
+        case 2:
+          return result.join("");
+      }
+
+      if (enlargeIn == 0) {
+        enlargeIn = Math.pow(2, numBits);
+        numBits++;
+      }
+
+      if (dictionary[c2]) {
+        entry = dictionary[c2] as string;
+      } else {
+        if (c2 === dictSize) {
+          entry = w + w.charAt(0);
+        } else {
+          return null;
+        }
+      }
+      result.push(entry);
+
+      // Add w+entry[0] to the dictionary.
+      dictionary[dictSize++] = w + entry.charAt(0);
+      enlargeIn--;
+
+      w = entry;
+
+      if (enlargeIn == 0) {
+        enlargeIn = Math.pow(2, numBits);
+        numBits++;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+window.LZString = LZString;
diff --git a/src/shark/SaveHandler.ts b/src/shark/SaveHandler.ts
index afb146d..86d9fbb 100644
--- a/src/shark/SaveHandler.ts
+++ b/src/shark/SaveHandler.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import type { Message, MessageType } from "./Message";
-import type { Settings } from "./Settings";
 import type { SharkGame } from "./SharkGame";
 import { StaticClass } from "./StaticClass";
 import type { TabHandler } from "./TabHandler";
+import { LZString } from "./LZString";
 
 const __EMPTY_OBJECT = {};
 type Version0Save = typeof __EMPTY_OBJECT;
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type Version1Save = Version0Save & {
     type: MessageType;
   }[];
   selectedTab: keyof typeof TabHandler["AllTabs"];
-  settings: ReturnType<typeof Settings["getCurrent"]>;
+  settings: Record<`${string};${string}`, unknown>;
 };
 
 type CurrentVersionSave = Version1Save;
@@ -40,10 +40,21 @@ export class SaveHandler extends StaticClass {
     );
     const selectedTabName = allTabsEntries[selectedTabIndex][0];
 
+    const currentSettings = game.Settings.getSaveable();
+    const saveSettings: CurrentVersionSave["settings"] = {};
+    for (const [settingId, setting] of Object.entries(currentSettings) as [
+      keyof typeof currentSettings,
+      typeof currentSettings[keyof typeof currentSettings]
+    ][]) {
+      if (setting.current !== setting.default) {
+        saveSettings[settingId] = setting.current;
+      }
+    }
+
     const save: CurrentVersionSave = {
       version: 1,
       selectedTab: selectedTabName,
-      settings: game.Settings.getCurrent(),
+      settings: saveSettings,
       messages: messages.map((message) => {
         return {
           message: message.message,
@@ -51,13 +62,24 @@ export class SaveHandler extends StaticClass {
         };
       }),
     };
-    const encodedSave = JSON.stringify(save);
+    const stringifiedSave = JSON.stringify(save);
+    const encodedSave = LZString.compressToBase64(stringifiedSave);
+    console.debug(
+      `${new Date(
+        Date.now()
+      ).toISOString()} - saving ${stringifiedSave} - encoded to ${
+        Math.round((encodedSave.length / stringifiedSave.length) * 100 * 100) /
+        100
+      }% size`
+    );
 
     localStorage.setItem(SaveHandler.saveName, encodedSave);
   }
 
   static async load(game: typeof SharkGame): Promise<unknown> {
-    const localSave = localStorage.getItem(SaveHandler.saveName);
+    const localSave = LZString.decompressFromBase64(
+      localStorage.getItem(SaveHandler.saveName)
+    );
     const loadedSave = JSON.parse(localSave ?? "{}");
     const saveVersion = loadedSave.version ?? 0;
 
diff --git a/src/shark/Settings.ts b/src/shark/Settings.ts
index ac8b8a2..cad8433 100644
--- a/src/shark/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/shark/Settings.ts
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ export class Settings extends StaticClass {
   static getSettings(): SettingsRecord {
     return Object.seal(Object.assign({}, Settings.#settings));
   }
-  static getCurrent(): Record<`${string};${string}`, Setting> {
+  static getSaveable(): Record<`${string};${string}`, Setting> {
     const current = this.getSettings();
     const result: Record<`${string};${string}`, Setting> = {};
     for (const [categoryName, category] of Object.entries(current)) {
       for (const [settingName, setting] of Object.entries(category)) {
-        result[`${categoryName};${settingName}`] = setting.current;
+        result[`${categoryName};${settingName}`] = setting;
       }
     }
     return result;