diff --git a/Source/PluginEditor.cpp b/Source/PluginEditor.cpp
index a4e8e6e..ec29dd1 100644
--- a/Source/PluginEditor.cpp
+++ b/Source/PluginEditor.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ TrommelkisteEditor::TrommelkisteEditor(TrommelkisteProcessor& p)
         int id = presetCombo.getSelectedId();
         if (id >= 1)
         {
-            proc.loadKit(id - 1);
+            proc.loadPreset(id - 1);
             for (int i = 0; i < NUM_TRACKS; ++i)
                 updateFileLabel(i);
         }
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ TrommelkisteEditor::TrommelkisteEditor(TrommelkisteProcessor& p)
     addAndMakeVisible(presetCombo);
 
     presetPrevBtn.onClick = [this] {
-        proc.prevKit();
+        proc.prevPreset();
         refreshPresetCombo();
         for (int i = 0; i < NUM_TRACKS; ++i)
             updateFileLabel(i);
@@ -306,13 +306,36 @@ TrommelkisteEditor::TrommelkisteEditor(TrommelkisteProcessor& p)
     addAndMakeVisible(presetPrevBtn);
 
     presetNextBtn.onClick = [this] {
-        proc.nextKit();
+        proc.nextPreset();
         refreshPresetCombo();
         for (int i = 0; i < NUM_TRACKS; ++i)
             updateFileLabel(i);
     };
     addAndMakeVisible(presetNextBtn);
 
+    presetSaveBtn.onClick = [this]
+    {
+        auto* aw = new juce::AlertWindow("Save Preset", "Enter a name for this preset:",
+                                         juce::MessageBoxIconType::NoIcon);
+        aw->addTextEditor("name", "", "Preset name");
+        aw->addButton("Save", 1, juce::KeyPress(juce::KeyPress::returnKey));
+        aw->addButton("Cancel", 0, juce::KeyPress(juce::KeyPress::escapeKey));
+        aw->enterModalState(true, juce::ModalCallbackFunction::create(
+            [this, aw](int result)
+            {
+                if (result == 1)
+                {
+                    auto name = aw->getTextEditor("name")->getText().trim();
+                    if (name.isNotEmpty())
+                    {
+                        proc.saveUserPreset(name);
+                        refreshPresetCombo();
+                    }
+                }
+            }), true);
+    };
+    addAndMakeVisible(presetSaveBtn);
+
     scaleCombo.addItemList({"100%", "125%", "150%", "175%", "200%"}, 1);
     scaleCombo.setSelectedId(3, dontSendNotification);
     scaleCombo.setColour(ComboBox::backgroundColourId, Colour(0xFF333333));
@@ -449,10 +472,10 @@ void TrommelkisteEditor::updateFileLabel(int idx)
 void TrommelkisteEditor::refreshPresetCombo()
 {
     presetCombo.clear(dontSendNotification);
-    const int n = proc.getNumKits();
+    const int n = proc.getNumPresets();
     for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
-        presetCombo.addItem(proc.getKitList()[i].name, i + 1);
-    presetCombo.setSelectedId(proc.currentKitIndex + 1, dontSendNotification);
+        presetCombo.addItem(proc.getPresetName(i), i + 1);
+    presetCombo.setSelectedId(proc.currentPresetIndex + 1, dontSendNotification);
 }
 
 void TrommelkisteEditor::paint(Graphics& g)
@@ -606,7 +629,8 @@ void TrommelkisteEditor::resized()
     presetPrevBtn.setBounds(scaled(150), scaled(14), scaled(20), scaled(20));
     presetCombo.setBounds(scaled(172), scaled(14), scaled(100), scaled(20));
     presetNextBtn.setBounds(scaled(274), scaled(14), scaled(20), scaled(20));
-    scaleCombo.setBounds(scaled(298), scaled(14), scaled(52), scaled(20));
+    presetSaveBtn.setBounds(scaled(296), scaled(14), scaled(48), scaled(20));
+    scaleCombo.setBounds(scaled(348), scaled(14), scaled(52), scaled(20));
 
     // Header knobs
     const int hk = HDR_KNOB;
diff --git a/Source/PluginEditor.h b/Source/PluginEditor.h
index c69ee23..9ab62e5 100644
--- a/Source/PluginEditor.h
+++ b/Source/PluginEditor.h
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ public:
     void mouseDown(const juce::MouseEvent&) override;
     void timerCallback() override;
 
+    bool isInterestedInFileDrag(const juce::StringArray& files) override;
+    void fileDragEnter(const juce::StringArray& files, int x, int y) override;
+    void fileDragMove(const juce::StringArray& files, int x, int y) override;
+    void fileDragExit(const juce::StringArray& files) override;
+    void filesDropped(const juce::StringArray& files, int x, int y) override;
+
 private:
     TrommelkisteProcessor& proc;
     TrommelkisteLookAndFeel lnf;
@@ -78,6 +84,7 @@ private:
     juce::ComboBox presetCombo;
     juce::TextButton presetPrevBtn{"<"};
     juce::TextButton presetNextBtn{">"};
+    juce::TextButton presetSaveBtn{"SAVE"};
 
     // Global effect controls in header
     KnobSlider globalRingFreq, globalDestruction;
diff --git a/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp b/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
index a401c5d..e86cbbe 100644
--- a/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
+++ b/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ TrommelkisteProcessor::TrommelkisteProcessor()
     formatManager.registerBasicFormats();
     scanSamples();
     loadKit(0);
+    refreshUserPresets();
 }
 
 TrommelkisteProcessor::~TrommelkisteProcessor() {}
@@ -605,19 +606,12 @@ static const TrommelkisteProcessor::Kit kits[] = {
 
 const TrommelkisteProcessor::Kit* TrommelkisteProcessor::getKitList() { return kits; }
 int TrommelkisteProcessor::getNumKits() const { return 4; }
-juce::String TrommelkisteProcessor::getCurrentKitName() const
-{
-    if (currentKitIndex >= 0 && currentKitIndex < getNumKits())
-        return kits[currentKitIndex].name;
-    return {};
-}
 
 void TrommelkisteProcessor::loadKit(int index)
 {
     if (index < 0 || index >= getNumKits())
         return;
 
-    currentKitIndex = index;
     const auto& kit = kits[index];
 
     for (int t = 0; t < NUM_TRACKS; ++t)
@@ -647,18 +641,161 @@ void TrommelkisteProcessor::loadKit(int index)
     }
 }
 
-void TrommelkisteProcessor::nextKit()
+juce::String TrommelkisteProcessor::getPresetName(int index) const
 {
-    int idx = currentKitIndex + 1;
-    if (idx >= getNumKits()) idx = 0;
-    loadKit(idx);
+    if (index < 0 || index >= getNumPresets())
+        return {};
+    if (index < getNumKits())
+        return kits[index].name;
+    return userPresets[index - getNumKits()].name;
 }
 
-void TrommelkisteProcessor::prevKit()
+void TrommelkisteProcessor::loadPreset(int index)
 {
-    int idx = currentKitIndex - 1;
-    if (idx < 0) idx = getNumKits() - 1;
-    loadKit(idx);
+    if (index < 0 || index >= getNumPresets())
+        return;
+
+    currentPresetIndex = index;
+    if (index < getNumKits())
+        loadKit(index);
+    else
+        loadUserPreset(index - getNumKits());
+}
+
+void TrommelkisteProcessor::nextPreset()
+{
+    const int n = getNumPresets();
+    if (n <= 0) return;
+    loadPreset((currentPresetIndex + 1) % n);
+}
+
+void TrommelkisteProcessor::prevPreset()
+{
+    const int n = getNumPresets();
+    if (n <= 0) return;
+    loadPreset((currentPresetIndex + n - 1) % n);
+}
+
+// ── User presets ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+static juce::File getUserPresetDirectory()
+{
+    return juce::File::getSpecialLocation(juce::File::userApplicationDataDirectory)
+               .getChildFile("Trommelkiste").getChildFile("Presets");
+}
+
+void TrommelkisteProcessor::refreshUserPresets()
+{
+    userPresets.clear();
+
+    auto dir = getUserPresetDirectory();
+    if (! dir.isDirectory())
+        return;
+
+    juce::Array<juce::File> files =
+        dir.findChildFiles(juce::File::findFiles, false, "*.trommelpreset");
+    files.sort();
+
+    for (const auto& f : files)
+    {
+        auto xml = juce::XmlDocument::parse(f);
+        if (xml == nullptr)
+            continue;
+
+        UserPreset p;
+        p.name = xml->getStringAttribute("name");
+        if (p.name.isEmpty())
+            p.name = f.getFileNameWithoutExtension();
+        p.file = f;
+        userPresets.add(p);
+    }
+}
+
+void TrommelkisteProcessor::saveUserPreset(const juce::String& name)
+{
+    auto dir = getUserPresetDirectory();
+    dir.createDirectory();
+
+    juce::String safeName = name;
+    safeName = safeName.replaceCharacter('\\', '_').replaceCharacter('/', '_');
+    auto file = dir.getChildFile(safeName + ".trommelpreset");
+
+    auto state = apvts.copyState();
+    state.setProperty("name", name, nullptr);
+
+    juce::ValueTree samples("Samples");
+    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_TRACKS; ++i)
+    {
+        juce::ValueTree tr("Track" + juce::String(i));
+        tr.setProperty("path", tracks[i].filePath, nullptr);
+        tr.setProperty("sampleIndex", currentSampleIndex[i], nullptr);
+        if (currentSampleIndex[i] >= 0 && currentSampleIndex[i] < trackSamples[i].size())
+            tr.setProperty("sampleName", trackSamples[i][currentSampleIndex[i]].name, nullptr);
+        samples.appendChild(tr, nullptr);
+    }
+    state.appendChild(samples, nullptr);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<juce::XmlElement> xml(state.createXml());
+    if (! xml->writeToFile(file, {}))
+        return;
+
+    refreshUserPresets();
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < userPresets.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        if (userPresets[i].file == file)
+        {
+            currentPresetIndex = getNumKits() + i;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void TrommelkisteProcessor::loadUserPreset(int index)
+{
+    if (index < 0 || index >= userPresets.size())
+        return;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<juce::XmlElement> xml = juce::XmlDocument::parse(userPresets[index].file);
+    if (xml == nullptr)
+        return;
+
+    auto state = juce::ValueTree::fromXml(*xml);
+    apvts.replaceState(state);
+
+    auto samples = state.getChildWithName("Samples");
+    if (samples.isValid())
+    {
+        for (int i = 0; i < NUM_TRACKS; ++i)
+        {
+            auto tr = samples.getChildWithName("Track" + juce::String(i));
+            if (! tr.isValid())
+                continue;
+
+            auto path = tr.getProperty("path", "").toString();
+            auto sampleName = tr.getProperty("sampleName", "").toString();
+
+            if (path.isNotEmpty())
+            {
+                loadSample(i, juce::File(path));
+                currentSampleIndex[i] = (int)tr.getProperty("sampleIndex", -1);
+            }
+            else if (sampleName.isNotEmpty())
+            {
+                int found = -1;
+                for (int s = 0; s < trackSamples[i].size(); ++s)
+                {
+                    if (trackSamples[i][s].name.equalsIgnoreCase(sampleName))
+                    {
+                        found = s;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (found >= 0)
+                    loadSampleByIndex(i, found);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 juce::AudioProcessorEditor* TrommelkisteProcessor::createEditor()
@@ -670,7 +807,7 @@ void TrommelkisteProcessor::getStateInformation(juce::MemoryBlock& destData)
 {
     auto state = apvts.copyState();
 
-    state.setProperty("kitIndex", currentKitIndex, nullptr);
+    state.setProperty("presetIndex", currentPresetIndex, nullptr);
 
     juce::ValueTree samples("Samples");
     for (int i = 0; i < NUM_TRACKS; ++i)
@@ -697,7 +834,8 @@ void TrommelkisteProcessor::setStateInformation(const void* data, int sizeInByte
     auto state = juce::ValueTree::fromXml(*xml);
     apvts.replaceState(state);
 
-    currentKitIndex = (int)state.getProperty("kitIndex", 0);
+    currentPresetIndex = (int)state.getProperty("presetIndex",
+                                                state.getProperty("kitIndex", 0));
 
     auto samples = state.getChildWithName("Samples");
     if (samples.isValid())
diff --git a/Source/PluginProcessor.h b/Source/PluginProcessor.h
index 47f3f14..419c65c 100644
--- a/Source/PluginProcessor.h
+++ b/Source/PluginProcessor.h
@@ -78,14 +78,29 @@ public:
         const char* samples[NUM_TRACKS];
     };
 
-    int currentKitIndex = 0;
+    int currentPresetIndex = 0;
     void loadKit(int index);
-    void nextKit();
-    void prevKit();
     int getNumKits() const;
-    juce::String getCurrentKitName() const;
     static const Kit* getKitList();
 
+    // User presets (saved to disk, shown in the preset menu)
+    struct UserPreset
+    {
+        juce::String name;
+        juce::File file;
+    };
+
+    juce::Array<UserPreset> userPresets;
+    void saveUserPreset(const juce::String& name);
+    void loadUserPreset(int index);
+    void refreshUserPresets();
+
+    int getNumPresets() const { return getNumKits() + userPresets.size(); }
+    juce::String getPresetName(int index) const;
+    void loadPreset(int index);
+    void nextPreset();
+    void prevPreset();
+
 private:
     struct Voice
     {