diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8080b32..5d187bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ This tool will back up your games, and save files from your playdate to your com
 	
 3. Run the script `./PDBackup.sh` and choose if you want to back up just your saves, or games, or both.
 
+>[!TIP]
+> The default output is a zip file, if you want a tar.gz, run `./PDBackup.sh -t`
+
 ## Scrip is Throwing Error
 
 1. Make sure your Playdate is in Data Disk Mode
diff --git a/src/LinuxM/PDBackup.sh b/src/LinuxM/PDBackup.sh
index adec534..7aefcad 100755
--- a/src/LinuxM/PDBackup.sh
+++ b/src/LinuxM/PDBackup.sh
@@ -47,11 +47,20 @@ if [ $choice == "b" ]; then
 	
 fi
 
-printf "Tarballing Saves and Games\n"
-tar cf PDBackup$tdate.tar Playdate/
+if [ $1 == "-t" ]; then
 
-printf "Gziping tarball\n"
-gzip PDBackup$tdate.tar
+	printf "Tarballing files\n"
+	tar cf PDBackup$tdate.tar Playdate/
+	
+	printf "Gziping tarball\n"
+	gzip PDBackup$tdate.tar
+
+else
+	
+	printf "Zipping files\n"
+	zip -r PDBackup$tdate.zip Playdate/ 2>/dev/null 1>&2
+	
+fi
 
 rm -rf Playdate
 
diff --git a/src/LinuxR/PDBackup.sh b/src/LinuxR/PDBackup.sh
index ce63031..eacee9e 100755
--- a/src/LinuxR/PDBackup.sh
+++ b/src/LinuxR/PDBackup.sh
@@ -47,11 +47,20 @@ if [ $choice == "b" ]; then
 	
 fi
 
-printf "Tarballing Saves and Games\n"
-tar cf PDBackup$tdate.tar Playdate/
+if [ $1 == "-t" ]; then
 
-printf "Gziping tarball\n"
-gzip PDBackup$tdate.tar
+	printf "Tarballing files\n"
+	tar cf PDBackup$tdate.tar Playdate/
+	
+	printf "Gziping tarball\n"
+	gzip PDBackup$tdate.tar
+
+else
+	
+	printf "Zipping files\n"
+	zip -r PDBackup$tdate.zip Playdate/ 2>/dev/null 1>&2
+	
+fi
 
 rm -rf Playdate
 
diff --git a/src/mac/PDBackup.sh b/src/mac/PDBackup.sh
index bf4caae..931e591 100755
--- a/src/mac/PDBackup.sh
+++ b/src/mac/PDBackup.sh
@@ -47,11 +47,20 @@ if [ $choice == "b" ]; then
 	
 fi
 
-printf "Tarballing Saves and Games\n"
-tar cf PDBackup$tdate.tar Playdate/
+if [ $1 == "-t" ]; then
 
-printf "Gziping tarball\n"
-gzip PDBackup$tdate.tar
+	printf "Tarballing files\n"
+	tar cf PDBackup$tdate.tar Playdate/
+	
+	printf "Gziping tarball\n"
+	gzip PDBackup$tdate.tar
+
+else
+	
+	printf "Zipping files\n"
+	zip -r PDBackup$tdate.zip Playdate/ 2>/dev/null 1>&2
+	
+fi
 
 rm -rf Playdate