diff --git a/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/fx/SmartCSVController.java b/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/fx/SmartCSVController.java
index 31f0220..68b60fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/fx/SmartCSVController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/fx/SmartCSVController.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import ninja.javafx.smartcsv.fx.table.model.CSVModel;
 import ninja.javafx.smartcsv.fx.table.model.CSVRow;
 import ninja.javafx.smartcsv.fx.table.model.CSVValue;
 import ninja.javafx.smartcsv.preferences.PreferencesFileReader;
+import ninja.javafx.smartcsv.preferences.PreferencesFileWriter;
 import ninja.javafx.smartcsv.validation.ValidationError;
 import ninja.javafx.smartcsv.validation.ValidationFileReader;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ import org.supercsv.prefs.CsvPreference;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ import static javafx.application.Platform.runLater;
 @Component
 public class SmartCSVController extends FXMLController {
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // constants
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+    private static final File PREFERENCES_FILE =  new File(System.getProperty("user.home") +
+            File.separator +
+            ".SmartCSV.fx" +
+            File.separator + "" +
+            "preferences.json");
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // injections
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -80,6 +90,9 @@ public class SmartCSVController extends FXMLController {
     @Autowired
     private PreferencesFileReader preferencesLoader;
 
+    @Autowired
+    private PreferencesFileWriter preferencesWriter;
+
     @Autowired
     private CSVFileReader csvLoader;
 
@@ -207,7 +220,9 @@ public class SmartCSVController extends FXMLController {
         Optional<ButtonType> result = alert.showAndWait();
 
         if (result.get() == ButtonType.OK){
-            setCsvPreference(preferencesController.getCsvPreference());
+            CsvPreference csvPreference = preferencesController.getCsvPreference();
+            setCsvPreference(csvPreference);
+            saveCsvPreferences(csvPreference);
         }
     }
 
@@ -234,15 +249,37 @@ public class SmartCSVController extends FXMLController {
 
     private void loadCsvPreferences() {
         try {
-            File preferencesFile = new File(
-                    getClass().getResource("/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/fx/preferences/preferences.json").toURI());
-            preferencesLoader.read(preferencesFile);
+            if (PREFERENCES_FILE.exists()) {
+                preferencesLoader.read(PREFERENCES_FILE);
+            }
             setCsvPreference(preferencesLoader.getCSVpreference());
-        } catch (IOException | URISyntaxException e) {
+        } catch (IOException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
     }
 
+    private void saveCsvPreferences(CsvPreference csvPreference) {
+        try {
+            createPreferenceFile();
+            preferencesWriter.saveFile(PREFERENCES_FILE, csvPreference);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void createPreferenceFile() throws IOException {
+        if (!PREFERENCES_FILE.exists()) {
+            createPreferencesFileFolder();
+            PREFERENCES_FILE.createNewFile();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void createPreferencesFileFolder() {
+        if (!PREFERENCES_FILE.getParentFile().exists()) {
+            PREFERENCES_FILE.getParentFile().mkdir();
+        }
+    }
+
     private void setCsvPreference(CsvPreference csvPreference) {
         csvLoader.setCsvPreference(csvPreference);
         csvFileWriter.setCsvPreference(csvPreference);
diff --git a/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/preferences/PreferencesFileReader.java b/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/preferences/PreferencesFileReader.java
index 8487413..bae0290 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/preferences/PreferencesFileReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/preferences/PreferencesFileReader.java
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ import ninja.javafx.smartcsv.FileReader;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.supercsv.prefs.CsvPreference;
 import org.supercsv.quote.AlwaysQuoteMode;
-import org.supercsv.quote.ColumnQuoteMode;
-import org.supercsv.quote.NormalQuoteMode;
-import org.supercsv.quote.QuoteMode;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
diff --git a/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/preferences/PreferencesFileWriter.java b/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/preferences/PreferencesFileWriter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..516705f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/preferences/PreferencesFileWriter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+   The MIT License (MIT)
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+   Copyright (c) 2015 javafx.ninja <info@javafx.ninja>                                              
+                                                                                                                    
+   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+   of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+   in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+   to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+   copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+   furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+   all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+   IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+   FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+   AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+   LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+   OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+   THE SOFTWARE.
+  
+*/
+
+package ninja.javafx.smartcsv.preferences;
+
+import com.typesafe.config.Config;
+import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory;
+import com.typesafe.config.ConfigRenderOptions;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.supercsv.prefs.CsvPreference;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static java.nio.file.Files.write;
+
+/**
+ * Save preferences to configuration file
+ */
+@Service
+public class PreferencesFileWriter {
+
+    public void saveFile(File file, CsvPreference csvPreference) throws IOException {
+        Map<String, Object> preferences = new HashMap<>();
+        preferences.put("quoteChar", Character.toString(csvPreference.getQuoteChar()));
+        preferences.put("delimiterChar", Character.toString((char)csvPreference.getDelimiterChar()));
+        preferences.put("endOfLineSymbols", csvPreference.getEndOfLineSymbols());
+        preferences.put("surroundingSpacesNeedQuotes", csvPreference.isSurroundingSpacesNeedQuotes());
+        preferences.put("ignoreEmptyLines", csvPreference.isIgnoreEmptyLines());
+        preferences.put("quoteMode", QuoteModeHelper.getQuoteModeName(csvPreference.getQuoteMode()));
+
+        Config config = ConfigFactory.parseMap(preferences);
+        write(file.toPath(), config.root().render(ConfigRenderOptions.concise()).getBytes());
+    }
+
+}