diff --git a/Scripts/Dialogs/CreateNewImage.gd b/Scripts/Dialogs/CreateNewImage.gd
index 083496a3a..dcb756eeb 100644
--- a/Scripts/Dialogs/CreateNewImage.gd
+++ b/Scripts/Dialogs/CreateNewImage.gd
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func _on_CreateNewImage_confirmed() -> void:
 	var width : int = width_value.value
 	var height : int = height_value.value
 	var fill_color : Color = fill_color_node.color
-	Global.control.clear_canvases()
+	Global.clear_canvases()
 	Global.layers.clear()
 	# Store [Layer name (0), Layer visibility boolean (1), Layer lock boolean (2), Frame container (3),
 	# will new frames be linked boolean (4), Array of linked frames (5)]
diff --git a/Scripts/Global.gd b/Scripts/Global.gd
index 19674c266..800c45d43 100644
--- a/Scripts/Global.gd
+++ b/Scripts/Global.gd
@@ -499,6 +499,17 @@ func canvases_changed(value : Array) -> void:
 
 			layers[i][3].add_child(frame_button)
 
+func clear_canvases() -> void:
+	for child in Global.canvas_parent.get_children():
+		if child is Canvas:
+			child.queue_free()
+	Global.canvases.clear()
+	Global.animation_tags.clear()
+	Global.animation_tags = Global.animation_tags # To execute animation_tags_changed()
+
+	Global.window_title = "(" + tr("untitled") + ") - Pixelorama"
+	Global.undo_redo.clear_history(false)
+
 func layers_changed(value : Array) -> void:
 	layers = value
 	if layers_changed_skip:
diff --git a/Scripts/OpenSave.gd b/Scripts/OpenSave.gd
index 9ee852094..745fee96d 100644
--- a/Scripts/OpenSave.gd
+++ b/Scripts/OpenSave.gd
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ var current_save_path := ""
 
 func open_pxo_file(path : String) -> void:
 	var file := File.new()
-	var err := file.open(path, File.READ)
-	if err != OK: # An error occured
+	var err := file.open_compressed(path, File.READ, File.COMPRESSION_ZSTD)
+	if err == ERR_FILE_UNRECOGNIZED:
+		err =  file.open(path, File.READ) # If the file is not compressed open it raw (pre-v0.7)
+
+	if err != OK:
 		file.close()
 		OS.alert("Can't load file")
 		return
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ func open_pxo_file(path : String) -> void:
 	var file_minor_version = int(file_version.substr(3, 1))
 
 	if file_major_version == 0 and file_minor_version < 5:
-		OS.alert("File is from an older version of Pixelorama, as such it might not work properly")
+		Global.notification_label("File is from an older version of Pixelorama, as such it might not work properly")
 
 	var frame := 0
 	Global.layers.clear()
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ func open_pxo_file(path : String) -> void:
 			global_layer_line = file.get_line()
 
 	var frame_line := file.get_line()
-	clear_canvases()
+	Global.clear_canvases()
 	while frame_line == "--": # Load frames
 		var canvas : Canvas = load("res://Prefabs/Canvas.tscn").instance()
 		Global.canvas = canvas
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ func save_pxo_file(path : String) -> void:
 	current_save_path = path
 
 	var file := File.new()
-	var err := file.open(path, File.WRITE)
+	var err := file.open_compressed(path, File.WRITE, File.COMPRESSION_ZSTD)
 	if err == OK:
 		# Store Pixelorama version
 		file.store_line(ProjectSettings.get_setting("application/config/Version"))
@@ -212,15 +215,3 @@ func save_pxo_file(path : String) -> void:
 
 	Global.window_title = current_save_path.get_file() + " - Pixelorama"
 	Global.notification_label("File saved")
-
-
-func clear_canvases() -> void:
-	for child in Global.canvas_parent.get_children():
-		if child is Canvas:
-			child.queue_free()
-	Global.canvases.clear()
-	Global.animation_tags.clear()
-	Global.animation_tags = Global.animation_tags # To execute animation_tags_changed()
-
-	Global.window_title = "(" + tr("untitled") + ") - Pixelorama"
-	Global.undo_redo.clear_history(false)