diff --git a/software/files/index.js b/software/files/index.js
index a3e8997..16c6d90 100644
--- a/software/files/index.js
+++ b/software/files/index.js
@@ -65,7 +65,35 @@ function ch4() {
 
 function buttonStopCallback(){
 	websocket.send("stop");
-	var myTextArea = $('#raw_samples');
+	saveTextAsFile();
+}
+
+// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21479107/saving-html5-textarea-contents-to-file
+function saveTextAsFile() {
+  var textToWrite = document.getElementById('raw_samples').value;
+  var textFileAsBlob = new Blob([ textToWrite ], { type: 'text/plain' });
+  var fileNameToSaveAs = "samples.csv";
+
+  var downloadLink = document.createElement("a");
+  downloadLink.download = fileNameToSaveAs;
+  downloadLink.innerHTML = "Download File";
+  if (window.webkitURL != null) {
+    // Chrome allows the link to be clicked without actually adding it to the DOM.
+    downloadLink.href = window.webkitURL.createObjectURL(textFileAsBlob);
+  } else {
+    // Firefox requires the link to be added to the DOM before it can be clicked.
+    downloadLink.href = window.URL.createObjectURL(textFileAsBlob);
+    downloadLink.onclick = destroyClickedElement;
+    downloadLink.style.display = "none";
+    document.body.appendChild(downloadLink);
+  }
+
+  downloadLink.click();
+}
+
+function destroyClickedElement(event) {
+  // remove the link from the DOM
+  document.body.removeChild(event.target);
 }
 
 function onOpen(evt) {