diff --git a/R/geneviewer.R b/R/geneviewer.R
index 1f8b7ab..830a760 100644
--- a/R/geneviewer.R
+++ b/R/geneviewer.R
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ magrittr::`%>%`
 #'   list(backgroundColor = "white", border = "2px solid black"). Default is an
 #'   empty list.
 #' @param elementId Optional identifier string for the widget. Default is NULL.
+#' @param save_button Logical, whether to include a save button. Default is TRUE.
 #'
 #' @return A GC chart widget.
 #'
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ magrittr::`%>%`
 #' @import htmlwidgets
 #' @import fontawesome
 #' @export
-GC_chart <- function(data, start = "start", end = "end", cluster = NULL, group = NULL, strand = NULL, width = "100%", height = "400px", style = list(), elementId = NULL) {
+GC_chart <- function(data, start = "start", end = "end", cluster = NULL, group = NULL, strand = NULL, width = "100%", height = "400px", style = list(), elementId = NULL, save_button = TRUE) {
 
   x <- list()
   # Capture all arguments with their current values
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ GC_chart <- function(data, start = "start", end = "end", cluster = NULL, group =
     width = width
   )
   x$legend$style <- list(width = "100%", backgroundColor = style$backgroundColor)
+  x$saveButton <- save_button
 
 
   if (is.null(cluster)) {
@@ -185,6 +187,13 @@ GC_chart <- function(data, start = "start", end = "end", cluster = NULL, group =
       )
   }
 
+  # Determine dependencies
+  dependencies <- if (save_button) {
+    list(fontawesome::fa_html_dependency())
+  } else {
+    NULL
+  }
+
   # create the widget
   htmlwidgets::createWidget(
     name = "geneviewer",
@@ -192,7 +201,7 @@ GC_chart <- function(data, start = "start", end = "end", cluster = NULL, group =
     width = width,
     height = height,
     package = "geneviewer",
-    dependencies = fontawesome::fa_html_dependency(),
+    dependencies = dependencies,
     elementId = elementId
   )
 }
diff --git a/inst/htmlwidgets/geneviewerwidget.js b/inst/htmlwidgets/geneviewerwidget.js
index 8b3cb36..eb4976c 100644
--- a/inst/htmlwidgets/geneviewerwidget.js
+++ b/inst/htmlwidgets/geneviewerwidget.js
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ HTMLWidgets.widget({
       }
 
       // Save icon
-      createSaveIcon(widgetId, el);
+      createSaveIcon(widgetId, el, show = saveButton);
 
     };
 
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ HTMLWidgets.widget({
         data = HTMLWidgets.dataframeToD3(input.data);
         links = input.links;
         series = input.series;
+        saveButton = input.saveButton;
         titleOptions = input.title;
         legendOptions = input.legend;
         draw(width, height);
diff --git a/inst/htmlwidgets/lib/geneviewer-0.1.8/geneviewer.js b/inst/htmlwidgets/lib/geneviewer-0.1.8/geneviewer.js
index a729c0c..df24e7d 100644
--- a/inst/htmlwidgets/lib/geneviewer-0.1.8/geneviewer.js
+++ b/inst/htmlwidgets/lib/geneviewer-0.1.8/geneviewer.js
@@ -583,9 +583,10 @@ function addScalePadding(startValue, endValue, padding, to) {
   }
 }
 
-function createSaveIcon(widgetId, el) {
-    // Create an icon in the top right corner of the container div
-    var icon = d3.select(el).append("i")
+function createSaveIcon(widgetId, el, show = true) {
+
+  if (show) {
+      var icon = d3.select(el).append("i")
         .attr("class", "fa-solid fa-download")
         .attr("id", `saveIcon-${widgetId}`)
         .style("position", "absolute")
@@ -645,6 +646,7 @@ function createSaveIcon(widgetId, el) {
             });
         });
     });
+  }
 }
 
 // Make links function
diff --git a/man/GC_chart.Rd b/man/GC_chart.Rd
index a8c03dc..301a9d3 100644
--- a/man/GC_chart.Rd
+++ b/man/GC_chart.Rd
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ GC_chart(
   width = "100\%",
   height = "400px",
   style = list(),
-  elementId = NULL
+  elementId = NULL,
+  save_button = TRUE
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ list(backgroundColor = "white", border = "2px solid black"). Default is an
 empty list.}
 
 \item{elementId}{Optional identifier string for the widget. Default is NULL.}
+
+\item{save_button}{Logical, whether to include a save button. Default is TRUE.}
 }
 \value{
 A GC chart widget.