diff --git a/renderer/src/layouts/projects/Export/ExportProjectPopUp.js b/renderer/src/layouts/projects/Export/ExportProjectPopUp.js
index 71c2dc47..d6f4e7fe 100644
--- a/renderer/src/layouts/projects/Export/ExportProjectPopUp.js
+++ b/renderer/src/layouts/projects/Export/ExportProjectPopUp.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export default function ExportProjectPopUp(props) {
   const [metadata, setMetadata] = React.useState({});
   const [audioExport, setAudioExport] = React.useState('default');
   const [checkText, setCheckText] = React.useState(false);
+  const [checkZip, setCheckZip] = React.useState(true);
 
   const [totalExported, setTotalExported] = React.useState(0);
   const [totalExports, setTotalExports] = React.useState(0);
@@ -87,38 +88,51 @@ export default function ExportProjectPopUp(props) {
   const updateCommon = (fs, path, folder, project) => {
     const fse = window.require('fs-extra');
     logger.debug('ExportProjectPopUp.js', 'Updated Scripture burrito');
-          let data = fs.readFileSync(path.join(folder, 'metadata.json'), 'utf-8');
-          const sb = JSON.parse(data);
-          // Adding the below line in 0.5.8 version, since the id in the previous versions is autographa.org
-          sb.idAuthorities.scribe.id = 'http://www.scribe.bible';
-          if (!sb.copyright?.shortStatements && sb.copyright?.licenses) {
-            delete sb.copyright.publicDomain;
-            data = JSON.stringify(sb);
-          }
-          const success = validate('metadata', path.join(folder, 'metadata.json'), data, sb.meta.version);
-          if (success) {
-            logger.debug('ExportProjectPopUp.js', 'Burrito validated successfully');
-            fse.copy(folder, path.join(folderPath, project.name))
-              .then(() => {
-                deleteGitAfterCopy(fs, path.join(folderPath, project.name), path)
-                .then(() => {
-                  resetExportProgress(); // reset export states
-                  logger.debug('ExportProjectPopUp.js', 'Exported Successfully');
-                  setNotify('success');
-                  setSnackText(t('dynamic-msg-export-success'));
-                  setOpenSnackBar(true);
-                  closePopUp(false);
+      let data = fs.readFileSync(path.join(folder, 'metadata.json'), 'utf-8');
+      const sb = JSON.parse(data);
+      // Adding the below line in 0.5.8 version, since the id in the previous versions is autographa.org
+      sb.idAuthorities.scribe.id = 'http://www.scribe.bible';
+      if (!sb.copyright?.shortStatements && sb.copyright?.licenses) {
+        delete sb.copyright.publicDomain;
+        data = JSON.stringify(sb);
+      }
+      const success = validate('metadata', path.join(folder, 'metadata.json'), data, sb.meta.version);
+      if (success) {
+        logger.debug('ExportProjectPopUp.js', 'Burrito validated successfully');
+        fse.copy(folder, path.join(folderPath, project.name))
+          .then(() => {
+            deleteGitAfterCopy(fs, path.join(folderPath, project.name), path)
+            .then(async () => {
+              // convert to zip if text translation and zip checked
+              if (project?.type === 'Text Translation' && checkZip) {
+                const AdmZip = window.require('adm-zip');
+                const zip = new AdmZip();
+                zip.addLocalFolder(path.join(folderPath, project.name));
+                zip.writeZip(path.join(folderPath, `${project.name}.zip`));
+                // delete folder
+                await fs.rmdirSync(path.join(folderPath, project.name), { recursive: true }, async (err) => {
+                  if (err) {
+                    throw new Error(`Remove Org Exported Dir failed :  ${err}`);
+                  }
                 });
-              })
-              .catch((err) => {
-                resetExportProgress(); // reset export states
-                logger.error('ExportProjectPopUp.js', `Failed to export ${err}`);
-                setNotify('failure');
-                setSnackText(t('dynamic-msg-export-fail'));
-                setOpenSnackBar(true);
-                closePopUp(false);
-              });
-          }
+              }
+              resetExportProgress(); // reset export states
+              logger.debug('ExportProjectPopUp.js', 'Exported Successfully');
+              setNotify('success');
+              setSnackText(t('dynamic-msg-export-success'));
+              setOpenSnackBar(true);
+              closePopUp(false);
+            });
+          })
+          .catch((err) => {
+            resetExportProgress(); // reset export states
+            logger.error('ExportProjectPopUp.js', `Failed to export ${err}`);
+            setNotify('failure');
+            setSnackText(t('dynamic-msg-export-fail'));
+            setOpenSnackBar(true);
+            closePopUp(false);
+          });
+      }
   };
 
   const updateBurritoVersion = (username, fs, path, folder) => {
@@ -295,6 +309,16 @@ export default function ExportProjectPopUp(props) {
                         <span className=" ml-4 text-xs font-bold" title="All takes of every verse saved as a ZIP archive within Scripture Burrito">Full project</span>
                       </div>
                     </div>
+                    )}
+                    {project?.type === 'Text Translation' && (
+
+                    <div className="w-full py-3 flex">
+                      <div className="flex flex-row justify-end mr-3">
+                        <input id="visible_1" className="visible" type="checkbox" checked={checkZip} onClick={() => setCheckZip(!checkZip)} />
+                        <span className="ml-2 text-xs font-bold" title="">Project as zip</span>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+
                     )}
                     <div className="absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 bg-white">
                       <div className="flex gap-6 mx-5 justify-end">
diff --git a/renderer/src/layouts/projects/ImportProjectPopUp.js b/renderer/src/layouts/projects/ImportProjectPopUp.js
index a9796a2c..4a4b747f 100644
--- a/renderer/src/layouts/projects/ImportProjectPopUp.js
+++ b/renderer/src/layouts/projects/ImportProjectPopUp.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export default function ImportProjectPopUp(props) {
   const [processMerge, setProcessMerge] = React.useState(false);
   const [currentUser, setCurrentUser] = React.useState();
   const [sbData, setSbData] = React.useState({});
+  const [importingIsZip, setImportingIsZip] = React.useState(false);
   const [model, setModel] = React.useState({
     openModel: false,
     title: '',
@@ -58,8 +59,9 @@ export default function ImportProjectPopUp(props) {
     completedSteps: 0,
   });
 
-  function close() {
-    logger.debug('ImportProjectPopUp.js', 'Closing the Dialog box');
+  async function close(triggeredFrom) {
+    logger.debug('ImportProjectPopUp.js', `Closing the Dialog box : Triggered from : ${triggeredFrom}`);
+    removeExtractedZipDir()
     setValid(false);
     closePopUp(false);
     setShow(false);
@@ -68,27 +70,58 @@ export default function ImportProjectPopUp(props) {
 
   const openFileDialogSettingData = async () => {
     logger.debug('ImportProjectPopUp.js', 'Inside openFileDialogSettingData');
-    const options = { properties: ['openDirectory'] };
+    // const options = { properties: ['openDirectory', 'openFile'] };
+    const options = { properties: [] };
     const { dialog } = window.require('@electron/remote');
     const chosenFolder = await dialog.showOpenDialog(options);
+    let selectedFolderPath;
     if ((chosenFolder.filePaths).length > 0) {
       logger.debug('ImportProjectPopUp.js', 'Selected a directory');
       await localforage.getItem('userProfile').then(async (value) => {
         setShow(true);
         setCurrentUser(value.username)
         // Adding 'projects' to check the duplication in the user project resources list
-        const result = await viewBurrito(chosenFolder.filePaths[0], value.username, 'projects');
+        selectedFolderPath = chosenFolder.filePaths[0]
+        // check if zip
+        if(chosenFolder.filePaths[0].endsWith('.zip')) {
+          const AdmZip = window.require('adm-zip');
+          setImportingIsZip(true)
+          const path = require('path');
+          const zip = new AdmZip(chosenFolder.filePaths[0]);
+          const extractFileName = chosenFolder.filePaths[0].replace('.zip',"__extracted")
+          zip.extractAllTo(path.join(extractFileName),true);
+          // change the choosefolder Filepath to new path
+          selectedFolderPath = extractFileName
+        }
+
+        const result = await viewBurrito(selectedFolderPath, value.username, 'projects');
         setSbData(result);
       });
     } else {
       logger.debug('ImportProjectPopUp.js', 'Didn\'t select any project');
       setSbData({});
-      close();
+      close("else");
     }
-    setFolderPath(chosenFolder.filePaths[0]);
+    setFolderPath(selectedFolderPath);
   };
 
-  const modelClose = () => {
+  const removeExtractedZipDir = async() => {
+    const path = require('path');
+    const fs = window.require('fs');
+    // delete the extracted zip file after successfull / failed import
+    if(importingIsZip) {
+      setImportingIsZip(false)
+      if (fs.existsSync(path.join(folderPath))) {
+        await fs.rmdirSync(path.join(folderPath), { recursive: true }, async (err) => {
+          if (err) {
+            throw new Error(`Remove extracted zip folder :  ${err}`);
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const modelClose = async () => {
     setModel({
       openModel: false,
       title: '',
@@ -99,11 +132,15 @@ export default function ImportProjectPopUp(props) {
   };
 
   const callImport = async (updateBurriot) => {
-    modelClose();
+    await modelClose();
     setImportProgress((prev)=>({...prev, importStarted:true, completedSteps: prev.completedSteps + 1 }))
     logger.debug('ImportProjectPopUp.js', 'Inside callImport');
+    const path = require('path');
+    const fs = window.require('fs');
     await localforage.getItem('userProfile').then(async (value) => {
       const status = await importBurrito(folderPath, value.username, updateBurriot, languages);
+      // delete the extracted zip file after successfull / failed import
+      await removeExtractedZipDir()
       setImportProgress((prev)=>({...prev, importStarted:true, completedSteps: prev.completedSteps + 1 }))
       setOpenSnackBar(true);
       closePopUp(false);
@@ -112,7 +149,7 @@ export default function ImportProjectPopUp(props) {
       setImportProgress((prev)=>({...prev, importStarted:true, completedSteps: 0, totalSteps: 0}))
       if (status[0].type === 'success') {
         setSbData({});
-        close();
+        close("Success");
         FetchProjects();
         router.push('/projects');
       }
@@ -210,7 +247,8 @@ export default function ImportProjectPopUp(props) {
           initialFocus={cancelButtonRef}
           static
           open={show}
-          onClose={close}
+          // onClose={() => close('X')}
+          onClose={() => {}}
         >
           <Dialog.Overlay className="fixed inset-0 bg-black opacity-30" />
           <div className="flex items-center justify-center h-screen">
@@ -221,7 +259,7 @@ export default function ImportProjectPopUp(props) {
                     {t('label-import-project')}
                   </div>
                   <button
-                    onClick={close}
+                    onClick={() => close('Backdrop')}
                     type="button"
                     className="focus:outline-none"
                   >
@@ -316,7 +354,7 @@ export default function ImportProjectPopUp(props) {
 
                       <button
                         type="button"
-                        onClick={close}
+                        onClick={() => close('cancel')}
                         className="py-2 px-6 rounded shadow bg-error text-white uppercase text-xs tracking-widest font-semibold"
                       >
                         {t('btn-cancel')}