diff --git a/core/src/io/anuke/mindustry/ui/dialogs/FileChooser.java b/core/src/io/anuke/mindustry/ui/dialogs/FileChooser.java
index 297d419a3d..7672bf94f4 100644
--- a/core/src/io/anuke/mindustry/ui/dialogs/FileChooser.java
+++ b/core/src/io/anuke/mindustry/ui/dialogs/FileChooser.java
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ public class FileChooser extends FloatingDialog {
 			updateFiles(true);
 		});
 
+		//Macs are confined to the Downloads/ directory
+		if(OS.isMac){
+			up.setDisabled(true);
+		}
+
 		ImageButton back = new ImageButton("icon-arrow-left");
 		back.resizeImage(isize);
 		
@@ -169,7 +174,8 @@ public class FileChooser extends FloatingDialog {
 
 	private void updateFiles(boolean push){
 		if(push) stack.push(directory);
-		navigation.setText(directory.toString());
+		//if is mac, don't display extra info since you can only ever go to downloads
+		navigation.setText(OS.isMac ? directory.name() : directory.toString());
 		
 		GlyphLayout layout = Pools.obtain(GlyphLayout.class);
 		
@@ -184,23 +190,25 @@ public class FileChooser extends FloatingDialog {
 		Pools.free(layout);
 
 		files.clearChildren();
+		files.top().left();
 		FileHandle[] names = getFileNames();
 
-		Image upimage = new Image("icon-folder-parent");
+		//macs are confined to the Downloads/ directory
+		if(!OS.isMac) {
+			Image upimage = new Image("icon-folder-parent");
+			TextButton upbutton = new TextButton(".." + directory.toString());
+			upbutton.clicked(() -> {
+				directory = directory.parent();
+				updateFiles(true);
+			});
 
-		TextButton upbutton = new TextButton(".." + directory.toString());
-		upbutton.clicked(()->{
-			directory = directory.parent();
-			updateFiles(true);
-		});
-		
-		upbutton.left().add(upimage).padRight(4f).size(14*2);
-		upbutton.getCells().reverse();
-		
-		files.top().left().add(upbutton).align(Align.topLeft).fillX().expandX().height(50).pad(2).colspan(2);
-		upbutton.getLabel().setAlignment(Align.left);
+			upbutton.left().add(upimage).padRight(4f).size(14 * 2);
+			upbutton.getLabel().setAlignment(Align.left);
+			upbutton.getCells().reverse();
 
-		files.row();
+			files.add(upbutton).align(Align.topLeft).fillX().expandX().height(50).pad(2).colspan(2);
+			files.row();
+		}
 		
 		ButtonGroup<TextButton> group = new ButtonGroup<TextButton>();
 		group.setMinCheckCount(0);