diff --git a/PCK-Studio/Forms/Editor/COLEditor.cs b/PCK-Studio/Forms/Editor/COLEditor.cs
index a183da36..62be2cc6 100644
--- a/PCK-Studio/Forms/Editor/COLEditor.cs
+++ b/PCK-Studio/Forms/Editor/COLEditor.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ namespace PckStudio.Forms.Editor
 			SetUpDefaultFile(null, EventArgs.Empty, 11, false);
 		}
 
+		public COLEditor() // for editing external files
+		{
+			InitializeComponent();
+
+			SetUpMenu();
+
+			openToolStripMenuItem_Click(null, null);
+		}
+
 		void SetUpMenu()
 		{
 			TU12ToolStripMenuItem.Click += (sender, e) => SetUpDefaultFile(sender, e, 0);
@@ -245,12 +254,39 @@ namespace PckStudio.Forms.Editor
 						return;
 				}
 			}
-			using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
+
+			if(_file is null) // if external file is being edited
 			{
-				var writer = new COLFileWriter(colourfile);
-                writer.WriteToStream(stream);
-				_file.SetData(stream.ToArray());
+				using (var sfd = new SaveFileDialog())
+				{
+					sfd.Filter = "COL (Minecraft Color Table)|*.col";
+					if (sfd.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
+					{
+						try
+						{
+							var writer = new COLFileWriter(colourfile);
+							writer.WriteToFile(sfd.FileName);
+						}
+						catch (Exception ex)
+						{
+							MessageBox.Show(this, $"Failed to read the selected file\nError: {ex.Message}", "Failed to read .col file");
+						}
+
+						SetUpDefaultFile(null, EventArgs.Empty, 11, false);
+					}
+					else return;
+				}
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
+				{
+					var writer = new COLFileWriter(colourfile);
+					writer.WriteToStream(stream);
+					_file.SetData(stream.ToArray());
+				}
+			}
+
             DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
         }
 
@@ -634,6 +670,10 @@ namespace PckStudio.Forms.Editor
 
 					SetUpDefaultFile(null, EventArgs.Empty, 11, false);
 				}
+				else if(_file is null)
+				{
+					Close();
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/PCK-Studio/MainForm.Designer.cs b/PCK-Studio/MainForm.Designer.cs
index 42a20ff1..2880361f 100644
--- a/PCK-Studio/MainForm.Designer.cs
+++ b/PCK-Studio/MainForm.Designer.cs
@@ -145,8 +145,10 @@
 			this.label11 = new MetroFramework.Controls.MetroLabel();
 			this.treeViewMain = new System.Windows.Forms.TreeView();
 			this.imageList = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList(this.components);
-			this.LittleEndianCheckBox = new MetroFramework.Controls.MetroCheckBox();
 			this.pictureBoxImagePreview = new PckStudio.PictureBoxWithInterpolationMode();
+			this.LittleEndianCheckBox = new MetroFramework.Controls.MetroCheckBox();
+			this.fileEditorsToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
+			this.cOLEditorToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
 			this.contextMenuPCKEntries.SuspendLayout();
 			this.menuStrip.SuspendLayout();
 			this.contextMenuMetaTree.SuspendLayout();
@@ -552,7 +554,8 @@
 			this.miscToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
             this.addCustomPackImageToolStripMenuItem,
             this.openPckManagerToolStripMenuItem,
-            this.convertMusicFilesToolStripMenuItem});
+            this.convertMusicFilesToolStripMenuItem,
+            this.fileEditorsToolStripMenuItem});
 			this.miscToolStripMenuItem.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
 			this.miscToolStripMenuItem.Name = "miscToolStripMenuItem";
 			resources.ApplyResources(this.miscToolStripMenuItem, "miscToolStripMenuItem");
@@ -1083,6 +1086,14 @@
 			resources.ApplyResources(this.imageList, "imageList");
 			this.imageList.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
 			// 
+			// pictureBoxImagePreview
+			// 
+			resources.ApplyResources(this.pictureBoxImagePreview, "pictureBoxImagePreview");
+			this.pictureBoxImagePreview.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
+			this.pictureBoxImagePreview.InterpolationMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.InterpolationMode.NearestNeighbor;
+			this.pictureBoxImagePreview.Name = "pictureBoxImagePreview";
+			this.pictureBoxImagePreview.TabStop = false;
+			// 
 			// LittleEndianCheckBox
 			// 
 			resources.ApplyResources(this.LittleEndianCheckBox, "LittleEndianCheckBox");
@@ -1092,13 +1103,18 @@
 			this.LittleEndianCheckBox.Theme = MetroFramework.MetroThemeStyle.Dark;
 			this.LittleEndianCheckBox.UseSelectable = true;
 			// 
-			// pictureBoxImagePreview
+			// fileEditorsToolStripMenuItem
 			// 
-			resources.ApplyResources(this.pictureBoxImagePreview, "pictureBoxImagePreview");
-			this.pictureBoxImagePreview.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
-			this.pictureBoxImagePreview.InterpolationMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.InterpolationMode.NearestNeighbor;
-			this.pictureBoxImagePreview.Name = "pictureBoxImagePreview";
-			this.pictureBoxImagePreview.TabStop = false;
+			this.fileEditorsToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
+            this.cOLEditorToolStripMenuItem});
+			this.fileEditorsToolStripMenuItem.Name = "fileEditorsToolStripMenuItem";
+			resources.ApplyResources(this.fileEditorsToolStripMenuItem, "fileEditorsToolStripMenuItem");
+			// 
+			// cOLEditorToolStripMenuItem
+			// 
+			this.cOLEditorToolStripMenuItem.Name = "cOLEditorToolStripMenuItem";
+			resources.ApplyResources(this.cOLEditorToolStripMenuItem, "cOLEditorToolStripMenuItem");
+			this.cOLEditorToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.colEditorToolStripMenuItem_Click);
 			// 
 			// MainForm
 			// 
@@ -1255,6 +1271,8 @@
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem addEntryToolStripMenuItem1;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem addBOXEntryToolStripMenuItem1;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem addANIMEntryToolStripMenuItem1;
+		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem fileEditorsToolStripMenuItem;
+		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem cOLEditorToolStripMenuItem;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/PCK-Studio/MainForm.cs b/PCK-Studio/MainForm.cs
index 549ffa21..d3808515 100644
--- a/PCK-Studio/MainForm.cs
+++ b/PCK-Studio/MainForm.cs
@@ -2394,5 +2394,10 @@ namespace PckStudio
 				return;
 			}
 		}
+
+		private void colEditorToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+		{
+			new COLEditor().ShowDialog(this);
+		}
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PCK-Studio/MainForm.resx b/PCK-Studio/MainForm.resx
index b5c4e4b6..fef9305e 100644
--- a/PCK-Studio/MainForm.resx
+++ b/PCK-Studio/MainForm.resx
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
 </value>
   </data>
   <data name="newToolStripMenuItem.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
-    <value>144, 22</value>
+    <value>180, 22</value>
   </data>
   <data name="newToolStripMenuItem.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>New</value>
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
 </value>
   </data>
   <data name="openToolStripMenuItem.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
-    <value>144, 22</value>
+    <value>180, 22</value>
   </data>
   <data name="openToolStripMenuItem.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Open</value>
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@
 </value>
   </data>
   <data name="extractToolStripMenuItem1.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
-    <value>144, 22</value>
+    <value>180, 22</value>
   </data>
   <data name="extractToolStripMenuItem1.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Extract</value>
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
     <value>Full box support</value>
   </data>
   <data name="packSettingsToolStripMenuItem.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
-    <value>144, 22</value>
+    <value>180, 22</value>
   </data>
   <data name="packSettingsToolStripMenuItem.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Pack Settings</value>
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@
 </value>
   </data>
   <data name="saveToolStripMenuItem1.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
-    <value>144, 22</value>
+    <value>180, 22</value>
   </data>
   <data name="saveToolStripMenuItem1.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Save</value>
@@ -603,13 +603,13 @@
 </value>
   </data>
   <data name="saveToolStripMenuItem.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
-    <value>144, 22</value>
+    <value>180, 22</value>
   </data>
   <data name="saveToolStripMenuItem.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Save As</value>
   </data>
   <data name="closeToolStripMenuItem.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
-    <value>144, 22</value>
+    <value>180, 22</value>
   </data>
   <data name="closeToolStripMenuItem.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Close</value>
@@ -703,6 +703,18 @@
   <data name="convertMusicFilesToolStripMenuItem.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Convert Music Files</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="cOLEditorToolStripMenuItem.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
+    <value>180, 22</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="cOLEditorToolStripMenuItem.Text" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>.COL Editor</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="fileEditorsToolStripMenuItem.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
+    <value>195, 22</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="fileEditorsToolStripMenuItem.Text" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>File Editors</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="miscToolStripMenuItem.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
     <value>46, 20</value>
   </data>
@@ -29098,9 +29110,6 @@
         AP//AAA=
 </value>
   </data>
-  <data name="$this.ImeMode" type="System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode, System.Windows.Forms">
-    <value>NoControl</value>
-  </data>
   <data name="$this.MinimumSize" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
     <value>1064, 660</value>
   </data>
@@ -29656,6 +29665,18 @@
   <data name="&gt;&gt;imageList.Type" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>System.Windows.Forms.ImageList, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="&gt;&gt;fileEditorsToolStripMenuItem.Name" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>fileEditorsToolStripMenuItem</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="&gt;&gt;fileEditorsToolStripMenuItem.Type" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="&gt;&gt;cOLEditorToolStripMenuItem.Name" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>cOLEditorToolStripMenuItem</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="&gt;&gt;cOLEditorToolStripMenuItem.Type" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="&gt;&gt;$this.Name" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>MainForm</value>
   </data>