diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java b/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
index 83a4a8a113d..3eb60f3d376 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ public class Editor extends JFrame implements RunnerListener {
 
   Runnable runHandler;
   Runnable presentHandler;
+  Runnable runAndSaveHandler;
+  Runnable presentAndSaveHandler;
   Runnable stopHandler;
   Runnable exportHandler;
   Runnable exportAppHandler;
@@ -557,21 +559,6 @@ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
       });
     fileMenu.add(saveAsMenuItem);
 
-    item = newJMenuItem(_("Upload"), 'U');
-    item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
-        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
-          handleExport(false);
-        }
-      });
-    fileMenu.add(item);
-
-    item = newJMenuItemShift(_("Upload Using Programmer"), 'U');
-    item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
-        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
-          handleExport(true);
-        }
-      });
-    fileMenu.add(item);
 
     fileMenu.addSeparator();
 
@@ -620,7 +607,7 @@ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
   protected JMenu buildSketchMenu() {
     JMenuItem item;
     sketchMenu = new JMenu(_("Sketch"));
-
+    
     item = newJMenuItem(_("Verify / Compile"), 'R');
     item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
@@ -629,13 +616,29 @@ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
       });
     sketchMenu.add(item);
 
-//    item = newJMenuItemShift("Verify / Compile (verbose)", 'R');
-//    item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
-//        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
-//          handleRun(true);
-//        }
-//      });
-//    sketchMenu.add(item);
+    item = newJMenuItemShift("Compile and Save Hex", 'R');
+    item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+          handleRunAndSave(false);
+        }
+      });
+    sketchMenu.add(item);
+
+    item = newJMenuItem(_("Upload"), 'U');
+    item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+          handleExport(false);
+        }
+      });
+    sketchMenu.add(item);
+
+    item = newJMenuItemShift(_("Upload Using Programmer"), 'U');
+    item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+          handleExport(true);
+        }
+      });
+    sketchMenu.add(item);
 
 //    item = new JMenuItem("Stop");
 //    item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
@@ -1414,11 +1417,17 @@ protected void updateRedoState() {
   // abstract from the editor in this fashion.
 
 
-  public void setHandlers(Runnable runHandler, Runnable presentHandler,
+  public void setHandlers(Runnable runHandler,
+                          Runnable presentHandler,
+                          Runnable runAndSaveHandler,
+                          Runnable presentAndSaveHandler,
                           Runnable stopHandler,
-                          Runnable exportHandler, Runnable exportAppHandler) {
+                          Runnable exportHandler,
+                          Runnable exportAppHandler) {
     this.runHandler = runHandler;
     this.presentHandler = presentHandler;
+    this.runAndSaveHandler = runHandler;
+    this.presentAndSaveHandler = presentHandler;
     this.stopHandler = stopHandler;
     this.exportHandler = exportHandler;
     this.exportAppHandler = exportAppHandler;
@@ -1428,6 +1437,8 @@ public void setHandlers(Runnable runHandler, Runnable presentHandler,
   public void resetHandlers() {
     runHandler = new DefaultRunHandler();
     presentHandler = new DefaultPresentHandler();
+    runAndSaveHandler = new DefaultRunAndSaveHandler();
+    presentAndSaveHandler = new DefaultPresentAndSaveHandler();
     stopHandler = new DefaultStopHandler();
     exportHandler = new DefaultExportHandler();
     exportAppHandler = new DefaultExportAppHandler();
@@ -1916,13 +1927,35 @@ public void handleRun(final boolean verbose) {
     // placed on the event thread and causes a hang--bad idea all around.
     new Thread(verbose ? presentHandler : runHandler).start();
   }
+  /**
+   * Implements Sketch → Run and Save Hex.
+   * @param verbose Set true to run with verbose output.
+   */
+  public void handleRunAndSave(final boolean verbose) {
+    internalCloseRunner();
+    running = true;
+    toolbar.activate(EditorToolbar.RUN);
+    status.progress(_("Compiling sketch..."));
+
+    // do this to advance/clear the terminal window / dos prompt / etc
+    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) System.out.println();
+
+    // clear the console on each run, unless the user doesn't want to
+    if (Preferences.getBoolean("console.auto_clear")) {
+      console.clear();
+    }
+
+    // Cannot use invokeLater() here, otherwise it gets
+    // placed on the event thread and causes a hang--bad idea all around.
+    new Thread(verbose ? presentAndSaveHandler : runAndSaveHandler).start();
+  }
 
   // DAM: in Arduino, this is compile
   class DefaultRunHandler implements Runnable {
     public void run() {
       try {
         sketch.prepare();
-        sketch.build(false);
+        sketch.build(false, false);
         statusNotice(_("Done compiling."));
       } catch (Exception e) {
         status.unprogress();
@@ -1939,7 +1972,7 @@ class DefaultPresentHandler implements Runnable {
     public void run() {
       try {
         sketch.prepare();
-        sketch.build(true);
+        sketch.build(true, false);
         statusNotice(_("Done compiling."));
       } catch (Exception e) {
         status.unprogress();
@@ -1950,6 +1983,39 @@ public void run() {
       toolbar.deactivate(EditorToolbar.RUN);
     }
   }
+//DAM: in Arduino, this is compile
+ class DefaultRunAndSaveHandler implements Runnable {
+   public void run() {
+     try {
+       sketch.prepare();
+       sketch.build(false, true);
+       statusNotice(_("Done compiling."));
+     } catch (Exception e) {
+       status.unprogress();
+       statusError(e);
+     }
+
+     status.unprogress();
+     toolbar.deactivate(EditorToolbar.RUN);
+   }
+ }
+
+ // DAM: in Arduino, this is compile (with verbose output)
+ class DefaultPresentAndSaveHandler implements Runnable {
+   public void run() {
+     try {
+       sketch.prepare();
+       sketch.build(true, true);
+       statusNotice(_("Done compiling."));
+     } catch (Exception e) {
+       status.unprogress();
+       statusError(e);
+     }
+
+     status.unprogress();
+     toolbar.deactivate(EditorToolbar.RUN);
+   }
+ }
 
   class DefaultStopHandler implements Runnable {
     public void run() {
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Sketch.java b/app/src/processing/app/Sketch.java
index 285962755e9..23b2ab68031 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Sketch.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Sketch.java
@@ -1129,8 +1129,8 @@ public void prepare() throws IOException {
    * @return null if compilation failed, main class name if not
    * @throws RunnerException
    */
-  public String build(boolean verbose) throws RunnerException {
-    return build(tempBuildFolder.getAbsolutePath(), verbose);
+  public String build(boolean verbose, boolean save) throws RunnerException {
+    return build(tempBuildFolder.getAbsolutePath(), verbose, save);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ public String build(boolean verbose) throws RunnerException {
    *
    * @return null if compilation failed, main class name if not
    */
-  public String build(String buildPath, boolean verbose) throws RunnerException {
+  public String build(String buildPath, boolean verbose, boolean save) throws RunnerException {
     // run the preprocessor
     editor.status.progressUpdate(20);
 
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ public void progress(int percent) {
       }
     };
     
-    return Compiler.build(data, buildPath, tempBuildFolder, pl, verbose);
+    return Compiler.build(data, buildPath, tempBuildFolder, pl, verbose, save);
   }
 
   protected boolean exportApplet(boolean usingProgrammer) throws Exception {
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ public boolean exportApplet(String appletPath, boolean usingProgrammer)
 
     // build the sketch
     editor.status.progressNotice(_("Compiling sketch..."));
-    String foundName = build(appletPath, false);
+    String foundName = build(appletPath, false, false);
     // (already reported) error during export, exit this function
     if (foundName == null) return false;
 
diff --git a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java
index 2088bc5f182..184a733b877 100644
--- a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java
+++ b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public class Compiler implements MessageConsumer {
   private SketchData sketch;
   private PreferencesMap prefs;
   private boolean verbose;
+  private boolean saveHex;
 
   private List<File> objectFiles;
 
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ public interface ProgressListener {
 
   private ProgressListener progressListener;
 
-  static public String build(SketchData data, String buildPath, File tempBuildFolder, ProgressListener progListener, boolean verbose) throws RunnerException {
+  static public String build(SketchData data, String buildPath, File tempBuildFolder, ProgressListener progListener, boolean verbose, boolean save) throws RunnerException {
     if (SketchData.checkSketchFile(data.getPrimaryFile()) == null)
       BaseNoGui.showError(_("Bad file selected"),
                           _("Bad sketch primary file or bad sketck directory structure"), null);
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ static public String build(SketchData data, String buildPath, File tempBuildFold
     
     // compile the program. errors will happen as a RunnerException
     // that will bubble up to whomever called build().
-    if (compiler.compile(verbose)) {
+    if (compiler.compile(verbose, save)) {
       compiler.size(compiler.getBuildPreferences());
       return primaryClassName;
     }
@@ -343,10 +344,11 @@ protected void size(PreferencesMap prefs) throws RunnerException {
    * @return true if successful.
    * @throws RunnerException Only if there's a problem. Only then.
    */
-  public boolean compile(boolean _verbose) throws RunnerException {
+  public boolean compile(boolean _verbose, boolean _save) throws RunnerException {
     preprocess(prefs.get("build.path"));
     
     verbose = _verbose || PreferencesData.getBoolean("build.verbose");
+    saveHex = _save;
     sketchIsCompiled = false;
     objectFiles = new ArrayList<File>();
 
@@ -409,6 +411,12 @@ public boolean compile(boolean _verbose) throws RunnerException {
     // 6. build the .hex file
     progressListener.progress(80);
     compileHex();
+    
+    // 7. Save the .hex file
+    if (saveHex) {
+      progressListener.progress(85);
+      saveHex();
+    }
 
     progressListener.progress(90);
     return true;
@@ -1101,6 +1109,23 @@ void compileHex() throws RunnerException {
     }
     execAsynchronously(cmdArray);
   }
+  
+  // 7. Save the .hex file
+  void saveHex() throws RunnerException {
+    PreferencesMap dict = new PreferencesMap(prefs);
+    dict.put("ide_version", "" + BaseNoGui.REVISION);
+
+    String[] cmdArray;
+    try {
+      String hexPattern = prefs.get("recipe.hex.pattern");
+      String savePath = sketch.getFolder().getAbsolutePath() + "/" + hexPattern;
+      String cmd = hexPattern + " " + savePath;
+      cmdArray = StringReplacer.formatAndSplit(cmd, dict, true);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new RunnerException(e);
+    }
+    execAsynchronously(cmdArray);
+  }
 
   private static String prepareIncludes(List<File> includeFolders) {
     String res = "";
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt b/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt
index 834774614ef..3ce4d6096c6 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt
+++ b/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ recipe.objcopy.eep.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.objcopy.cmd}" {compiler.obj
 ## Create hex
 recipe.objcopy.hex.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.elf2hex.cmd}" {compiler.elf2hex.flags} {compiler.elf2hex.extra_flags} "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf" "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.hex"
 
+## Save hex
+recipe.hex.pattern=cp -f "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.hex"
+recipe.hex.pattern.windows=copy /y "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.hex"
+
 ## Compute size
 recipe.size.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.size.cmd}" -A "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf"
 recipe.size.regex=^(?:\.text|\.data|\.bootloader)\s+([0-9]+).*
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/platform.txt b/hardware/arduino/sam/platform.txt
index 85522faf4d0..1b4f16e2a67 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/sam/platform.txt
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/platform.txt
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ recipe.objcopy.eep.pattern=
 ## Create hex
 recipe.objcopy.hex.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.elf2hex.cmd}" {compiler.elf2hex.flags} {compiler.elf2hex.extra_flags} "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf" "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.bin"
 
+## Save hex
+recipe.hex.pattern=cp -f "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.bin"
+recipe.hex.pattern.windows=copy /y "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.bin"
+
 ## Compute size
 recipe.size.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.size.cmd}" -A "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf"
 recipe.size.regex=\.text\s+([0-9]+).*