diff --git a/app/gui2/env.d.ts b/app/gui2/env.d.ts
index 271c5d0b83b..ee4f82abcc7 100644
--- a/app/gui2/env.d.ts
+++ b/app/gui2/env.d.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ interface Window {
  * interface.
  */
 interface FileBrowserApi {
-  /** Select path for local file or directory using the system file browser. */
+  /**
+   * Select path for local file or directory using the system file browser.
+   * 'filePath' is same as 'file', but allows picking non-existing files.
+   */
   readonly openFileBrowser: (
-    kind: 'file' | 'directory' | 'default',
+    kind: 'file' | 'directory' | 'default' | 'filePath',
   ) => Promise<string[] | undefined>
 }
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/widgets/WidgetFileBrowser.vue b/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/widgets/WidgetFileBrowser.vue
index 5a8b85e154f..f5ecf96e135 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/widgets/WidgetFileBrowser.vue
+++ b/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/widgets/WidgetFileBrowser.vue
@@ -26,9 +26,30 @@ const insertAsFileConstructor = computed(() => {
     return false
   }
 })
-const strictlyFile = computed(() => props.input.dynamicConfig?.kind === 'File_Browse')
-const strictlyDirectory = computed(() => props.input.dynamicConfig?.kind === 'Folder_Browse')
-const label = computed(() => (strictlyDirectory.value ? 'Choose directory…' : 'Choose file…'))
+const dialogKind = computed(() => {
+  switch (props.input.dynamicConfig?.kind) {
+    case 'File_Browse':
+      return props.input.dynamicConfig.existing_only ? 'file' : 'filePath'
+    case 'Folder_Browse':
+      return 'directory'
+    default:
+      if (props.input[ArgumentInfoKey]?.info?.reprType.includes(WRITABLE_FILE_TYPE)) {
+        return 'filePath'
+      } else {
+        return 'default'
+      }
+  }
+})
+const label = computed(() => {
+  switch (dialogKind.value) {
+    case 'directory':
+      return 'Choose directory…'
+    case 'filePath':
+      return 'Choose path…'
+    default:
+      return 'Choose file…'
+  }
+})
 
 const FILE_CONSTRUCTOR = FILE_TYPE + '.new'
 const FILE_SHORT_CONSTRUCTOR = 'File.new'
@@ -54,11 +75,7 @@ function makeValue(edit: Ast.MutableModule, useFileConstructor: boolean, path: s
 }
 
 const onClick = async () => {
-  const kind =
-    strictlyDirectory.value ? 'directory'
-    : strictlyFile.value ? 'file'
-    : 'default'
-  const selected = await window.fileBrowserApi.openFileBrowser(kind)
+  const selected = await window.fileBrowserApi.openFileBrowser(dialogKind.value)
   if (selected != null && selected[0] != null) {
     const edit = graph.startEdit()
     const value = makeValue(edit, insertAsFileConstructor.value, selected[0])
@@ -90,6 +107,8 @@ const innerWidgetInput = computed(() => {
 const TEXT_TYPE = 'Standard.Base.Data.Text.Text'
 const FILE_MODULE = 'Standard.Base.System.File'
 const FILE_TYPE = FILE_MODULE + '.File'
+const WRITABLE_FILE_MODULE = 'Standard.Base.System.File.Generic.Writable_File'
+const WRITABLE_FILE_TYPE = WRITABLE_FILE_MODULE + '.Writable_File'
 
 export const widgetDefinition = defineWidget(
   WidgetInput.isAstOrPlaceholder,
@@ -101,7 +120,9 @@ export const widgetDefinition = defineWidget(
         props.input.dynamicConfig?.kind === 'Folder_Browse'
       )
         return Score.Perfect
-      if (props.input[ArgumentInfoKey]?.info?.reprType.includes(FILE_TYPE)) return Score.Perfect
+      const reprType = props.input[ArgumentInfoKey]?.info?.reprType
+      if (reprType?.includes(FILE_TYPE) || reprType?.includes(WRITABLE_FILE_TYPE))
+        return Score.Perfect
       return Score.Mismatch
     },
   },
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/widgets/WidgetFunctionName.vue b/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/widgets/WidgetFunctionName.vue
index f7b7dbc7dcf..484a3d07c1c 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/widgets/WidgetFunctionName.vue
+++ b/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/widgets/WidgetFunctionName.vue
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 import AutoSizedInput from '@/components/widgets/AutoSizedInput.vue'
 import { Score, WidgetInput, defineWidget, widgetProps } from '@/providers/widgetRegistry'
 import { useProjectStore } from '@/stores/project'
-import type { SuggestionEntry } from '@/stores/suggestionDatabase/entry'
 import { Ast } from '@/util/ast'
 import { Err, Ok, type Result } from '@/util/data/result'
 import { useToast } from '@/util/toast'
 import { PropertyAccess } from 'shared/ast'
-import type { ExpressionId, MethodPointer } from 'shared/languageServerTypes'
+import type { ExpressionId } from 'shared/languageServerTypes'
 import { computed, ref, watchEffect } from 'vue'
 import NodeWidget from '../NodeWidget.vue'
 
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/providers/widgetRegistry/configuration.ts b/app/gui2/src/providers/widgetRegistry/configuration.ts
index 12afc39cd25..323b939e7b0 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/providers/widgetRegistry/configuration.ts
+++ b/app/gui2/src/providers/widgetRegistry/configuration.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export interface FolderBrowse {
 
 export interface FileBrowse {
   kind: 'File_Browse'
+  existing_only?: boolean | undefined
 }
 
 export interface SingleChoice {
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ export const widgetConfigurationSchema: z.ZodType<
   z.ZodTypeDef,
   any
 > = withKindSchema.pipe(
+  /* eslint-disable camelcase */
   z.discriminatedUnion('kind', [
     z
       .object({
@@ -154,10 +156,8 @@ export const widgetConfigurationSchema: z.ZodType<
     z
       .object({
         kind: z.literal('Vector_Editor'),
-        /* eslint-disable camelcase */
         item_editor: z.lazy(() => widgetConfigurationSchema),
         item_default: z.string(),
-        /* eslint-enable camelcase */
       })
       .merge(withDisplay),
     z
@@ -178,7 +178,10 @@ export const widgetConfigurationSchema: z.ZodType<
       .merge(withDisplay),
     z.object({ kind: z.literal('Text_Input') }).merge(withDisplay),
     z.object({ kind: z.literal('Folder_Browse') }).merge(withDisplay),
-    z.object({ kind: z.literal('File_Browse') }).merge(withDisplay),
+    z
+      .object({ kind: z.literal('File_Browse'), existing_only: z.boolean().optional() })
+      .merge(withDisplay),
+    /* eslint-enable camelcase */
   ]),
 )
 
diff --git a/app/ide-desktop/lib/client/src/index.ts b/app/ide-desktop/lib/client/src/index.ts
index 096ad77acae..3c9d7fab210 100644
--- a/app/ide-desktop/lib/client/src/index.ts
+++ b/app/ide-desktop/lib/client/src/index.ts
@@ -445,24 +445,36 @@ class App {
         )
         electron.ipcMain.handle(
             ipc.Channel.openFileBrowser,
-            async (_event, kind: 'default' | 'directory' | 'file') => {
+            async (_event, kind: 'default' | 'directory' | 'file' | 'filePath') => {
                 logger.log('Request for opening browser for ', kind)
-                /** Helper for `showOpenDialog`, which has weird types by default. */
-                type Properties = ('openDirectory' | 'openFile')[]
-                const properties: Properties =
-                    kind === 'file'
-                        ? ['openFile']
-                        : kind === 'directory'
-                          ? ['openDirectory']
-                          : process.platform === 'darwin'
-                            ? ['openFile', 'openDirectory']
-                            : ['openFile']
-                const { canceled, filePaths } = await electron.dialog.showOpenDialog({ properties })
-                if (!canceled) {
-                    return filePaths
+                let retval = null
+                if (kind === 'filePath') {
+                    // "Accept", as the file won't be created immediately.
+                    const { canceled, filePath } = await electron.dialog.showSaveDialog({
+                        buttonLabel: 'Accept',
+                    })
+                    if (!canceled) {
+                        retval = [filePath]
+                    }
                 } else {
-                    return null
+                    /** Helper for `showOpenDialog`, which has weird types by default. */
+                    type Properties = ('openDirectory' | 'openFile')[]
+                    const properties: Properties =
+                        kind === 'file'
+                            ? ['openFile']
+                            : kind === 'directory'
+                              ? ['openDirectory']
+                              : process.platform === 'darwin'
+                                ? ['openFile', 'openDirectory']
+                                : ['openFile']
+                    const { canceled, filePaths } = await electron.dialog.showOpenDialog({
+                        properties,
+                    })
+                    if (!canceled) {
+                        retval = filePaths
+                    }
                 }
+                return retval
             }
         )
 
diff --git a/app/ide-desktop/lib/client/src/preload.ts b/app/ide-desktop/lib/client/src/preload.ts
index 675a4af965f..edc2d50b189 100644
--- a/app/ide-desktop/lib/client/src/preload.ts
+++ b/app/ide-desktop/lib/client/src/preload.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ const AUTHENTICATION_API = {
 electron.contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld(AUTHENTICATION_API_KEY, AUTHENTICATION_API)
 
 const FILE_BROWSER_API = {
-    openFileBrowser: (kind: 'any' | 'directory' | 'file') =>
+    openFileBrowser: (kind: 'any' | 'directory' | 'file' | 'filePath') =>
         electron.ipcRenderer.invoke(ipc.Channel.openFileBrowser, kind),
 }
 electron.contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld(FILE_BROWSER_API_KEY, FILE_BROWSER_API)
diff --git a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Metadata.enso b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Metadata.enso
index b6b3704dce1..419b2de2efe 100644
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Metadata.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Metadata.enso
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ type Widget
     Folder_Browse label:(Nothing | Text)=Nothing display:Display=Display.When_Modified
 
     ## Describes a file chooser.
-    File_Browse label:(Nothing | Text)=Nothing display:Display=Display.When_Modified action:File_Action=File_Action.Open file_types:(Vector Pair)=[Pair.new "All Files" "*.*"]
+    File_Browse existing_only:Boolean=True label:(Nothing | Text)=Nothing display:Display=Display.When_Modified action:File_Action=File_Action.Open file_types:(Vector Pair)=[Pair.new "All Files" "*.*"]
 
 ## PRIVATE
 make_single_choice : Vector -> Display -> Widget
diff --git a/distribution/lib/Standard/Table/0.0.0-dev/src/Table.enso b/distribution/lib/Standard/Table/0.0.0-dev/src/Table.enso
index d89f2c2bda7..87bb2017aac 100644
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Table/0.0.0-dev/src/Table.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Table/0.0.0-dev/src/Table.enso
@@ -2670,7 +2670,7 @@ type Table
              from Standard.Table import all
 
              example_to_xlsx = Examples.inventory_table.write (enso_project.data / "example_xlsx_output.xlsx") (Excel_Format.Sheet "MySheetName")
-    @path (Widget.File_Browse display=Display.Always)
+    @path (Widget.File_Browse existing_only=False display=Display.Always)
     @format Widget_Helpers.write_table_selector
     write : Writable_File -> File_Format -> Existing_File_Behavior -> Match_Columns -> Problem_Behavior -> File ! Column_Count_Mismatch | Illegal_Argument | File_Error
     write self path:Writable_File format=Auto_Detect on_existing_file=Existing_File_Behavior.Backup match_columns=Match_Columns.By_Name on_problems=Report_Warning =