diff --git a/src/experimental/platform/CMakeLists.txt b/src/experimental/platform/CMakeLists.txt
index dfd44fa6..c08f9a24 100644
--- a/src/experimental/platform/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/experimental/platform/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ target_compile_definitions(${MUJOCO_PLATFORM_TARGET_NAME}
 
 target_sources(${MUJOCO_PLATFORM_TARGET_NAME}
     PUBLIC
-        file_dialog.cc
         file_dialog.h
         gui.cc
         gui.h
@@ -68,6 +67,19 @@ if(APPLE)
         COMPILE_FLAGS "-x objective-c++")
     target_sources(${MUJOCO_PLATFORM_TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC
         window_osx.mm
+        file_dialog_cocoa.mm
+    )
+elseif(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    target_sources(${MUJOCO_PLATFORM_TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC
+        file_dialog_zenity.cc
+    )
+elseif(WINDOWS)
+    target_sources(${MUJOCO_PLATFORM_TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC
+        file_dialog_win.cc
+    )
+else()
+    target_sources(${MUJOCO_PLATFORM_TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC
+        file_dialog.cc
     )
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/experimental/platform/file_dialog_cocoa.mm b/src/experimental/platform/file_dialog_cocoa.mm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9caa2bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/experimental/platform/file_dialog_cocoa.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// Copyright 2026 DeepMind Technologies Limited
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+#include "experimental/platform/file_dialog.h"
+
+namespace mujoco::platform {
+
+DialogResult OpenFileDialog(std::string_view path,
+                            std::span<std::string_view> filters) {
+  NSOpenPanel* panel = [NSOpenPanel openPanel];
+  NSURL* userDocumentsDir = [NSFileManager.defaultManager URLsForDirectory:NSDocumentDirectory
+                                                          inDomains:NSUserDomainMask].firstObject;
+  [panel setDirectoryURL:userDocumentsDir];
+  [panel setNameFieldStringValue:[NSString stringWithUTF8String:path.data()]];
+
+  DialogResult result;
+  if ([panel runModal] == NSModalResponseOK) {
+    std::ostringstream s;
+    s << [panel.URL.path cStringUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+    result.path = s.str();
+    result.status = DialogResult::kAccepted;
+  } else {
+    result.status = DialogResult::kCancelled;
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+DialogResult SaveFileDialog(std::string_view path,
+                            std::span<std::string_view> filters) {
+  NSSavePanel* panel = [NSSavePanel savePanel];
+  NSURL* userDocumentsDir = [NSFileManager.defaultManager URLsForDirectory:NSDocumentDirectory
+                                                          inDomains:NSUserDomainMask].firstObject;
+  [panel setDirectoryURL:userDocumentsDir];
+  [panel setNameFieldStringValue:[NSString stringWithUTF8String:path.data()]];
+
+  DialogResult result;
+  if ([panel runModal] == NSModalResponseOK) {
+    std::ostringstream s;
+    s << [panel.URL.path cStringUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+    result.path = s.str();
+    result.status = DialogResult::kAccepted;
+  } else {
+    result.status = DialogResult::kCancelled;
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+DialogResult SelectPathDialog(std::string_view path) {
+  return OpenFileDialog(path);
+}
+
+}  // namespace mujoco::platform
diff --git a/src/experimental/platform/file_dialog_win.cc b/src/experimental/platform/file_dialog_win.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b970bff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/experimental/platform/file_dialog_win.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+// Copyright 2026 DeepMind Technologies Limited
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "experimental/platform/file_dialog.h"
+
+#ifndef UNICODE
+#define UNICODE
+#endif
+
+#define _CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <crtdbg.h>
+#include <shobjidl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <wchar.h>
+#include <windows.h>
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+#include <span>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace mujoco::platform {
+
+static DialogResult SetError(std::string err) {
+  return {.status = DialogResult::kError, .path = std::move(err)};
+}
+
+static std::string WCharToChar(const wchar_t* str) {
+  int wlen = static_cast<int>(wcslen(str));
+  int num_bytes =
+      WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, str, wlen, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
+  assert(num_bytes);
+  num_bytes += 1;
+
+  std::string out;
+  out.resize(num_bytes);
+  WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, str, -1, out.data(), num_bytes, NULL, NULL);
+  return out;
+}
+
+static std::unique_ptr<wchar_t[]> CharToWChar(std::string_view str) {
+  int len = static_cast<int>(str.size());
+  int num_wchars = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, str.data(), len, NULL, 0);
+  assert(num_wchars);
+  num_wchars += 1;  // terminator
+
+  wchar_t* ptr = new wchar_t[num_wchars];
+  MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, str.data(), num_wchars, ptr, num_wchars);
+  ptr[num_wchars - 1] = '\0';
+  return std::unique_ptr<wchar_t[]>(ptr);
+}
+
+static std::unique_ptr<wchar_t[]> ReadFilter(std::string_view filter) {
+  std::string filter_str;
+  while (!filter.empty()) {
+    if (auto pos = filter.find(','); pos != std::string_view::npos) {
+      filter_str += "*." + std::string(filter.substr(0, pos)) + ";";
+      filter = filter.substr(pos + 1);
+    }
+    if (!filter.empty()) {
+      filter_str += "*." + std::string(filter);
+    }
+  }
+  return CharToWChar(filter_str);
+}
+
+static bool AddFilters(IFileDialog* dialog,
+                       std::span<std::string_view> filters = {}) {
+  // +1 to include *.* wildcard.
+  const int num_filters = filters.size() + 1;
+
+  std::vector<COMDLG_FILTERSPEC> specs;
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<wchar_t[]>> names;
+  names.reserve(num_filters);
+  specs.reserve(num_filters);
+
+  for (std::string_view filter : filters) {
+    auto wfilter = ReadFilter(filter);
+    auto& spec = specs.emplace_back();
+    spec.pszName = wfilter.get();
+    spec.pszSpec = wfilter.get();
+    names.push_back(std::move(wfilter));
+  }
+
+  const wchar_t WILDCARD[] = L"*.*";
+  auto& last = specs.emplace_back();
+  last.pszSpec = WILDCARD;
+  last.pszName = WILDCARD;
+
+  dialog->SetFileTypes(num_filters, specs.data());
+  return true;
+}
+
+static bool SetDefaultPath(IFileDialog* dialog, std::string_view path) {
+  if (path.empty() || path.front() == 0) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  auto wpath = CharToWChar(path);
+
+  IShellItem* folder(NULL);
+  HRESULT hresult =
+      SHCreateItemFromParsingName(wpath.get(), NULL, IID_PPV_ARGS(&folder));
+  if (hresult == HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND) ||
+      hresult == HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_INVALID_DRIVE)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (SUCCEEDED(hresult)) {
+    dialog->SetFolder(folder);
+    folder->Release();
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+static std::unique_ptr<T, std::function<void(T*)>> MakeDialog(REFCLSID class_id,
+                                                              REFIID ref_id) {
+  T* ptr = nullptr;
+  HRESULT hresult = ::CoCreateInstance(class_id, NULL, CLSCTX_ALL, ref_id,
+                                       reinterpret_cast<void**>(&ptr));
+  if (!SUCCEEDED(hresult) || ptr == nullptr) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  return {ptr, [](T* dialog) { dialog->Release(); }};
+}
+
+static DialogResult RunDialog(IFileDialog* dialog,
+                              std::string_view default_path,
+                              std::span<std::string_view> filters = {}) {
+  if (!dialog) {
+    return SetError("Could not create dialog.");
+  }
+  if (!SetDefaultPath(dialog, default_path)) {
+    return SetError("Could not set path.");
+  }
+  if (!AddFilters(dialog, filters)) {
+    return SetError("Could not create dialog.");
+  }
+
+  HRESULT hresult = dialog->Show(nullptr);
+
+  if (SUCCEEDED(hresult)) {
+    IShellItem* item = nullptr;
+    hresult = dialog->GetResult(&item);
+    if (!SUCCEEDED(hresult)) {
+      item->Release();
+      return SetError("Could not get file path for selected.");
+    }
+
+    wchar_t* wselected = nullptr;
+    hresult = item->GetDisplayName(SIGDN_DESKTOPABSOLUTEPARSING, &wselected);
+    if (!SUCCEEDED(hresult)) {
+      item->Release();
+      return SetError("GetDisplayName for IShellItem failed.");
+    }
+
+    std::string selected_path = WCharToChar(wselected);
+    CoTaskMemFree(wselected);
+    item->Release();
+
+    if (selected_path.empty()) {
+      return SetError("");
+
+    } else {
+      return {.status = DialogResult::kAccepted,
+              .path = std::move(selected_path)};
+    }
+
+  } else if (hresult == HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_CANCELLED)) {
+    return {.status = DialogResult::kCancelled};
+
+  } else {
+    return SetError("File dialog box show failed.");
+  }
+}
+
+namespace {
+struct ScopedCom {
+  ScopedCom() {
+    hresult = ::CoInitializeEx(
+        NULL, ::COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED | ::COINIT_DISABLE_OLE1DDE);
+  }
+
+  ~ScopedCom() {
+    if (SUCCEEDED(hresult)) {
+      ::CoUninitialize();
+    }
+  }
+
+  bool ok() {
+    if (hresult == RPC_E_CHANGED_MODE) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    return SUCCEEDED(hresult);
+  }
+
+  HRESULT hresult;
+};
+}  // namespace
+
+DialogResult OpenFileDialog(std::string_view path,
+                            std::span<std::string_view> filters) {
+  ScopedCom com;
+  if (!com.ok()) {
+    return SetError("Could not initialize COM.");
+  }
+
+  auto dialog =
+      MakeDialog<IFileOpenDialog>(CLSID_FileOpenDialog, IID_IFileOpenDialog);
+  return RunDialog(dialog.get(), path, filters);
+}
+
+DialogResult SaveFileDialog(std::string_view path,
+                            std::span<std::string_view> filters) {
+  ScopedCom com;
+  if (!com.ok()) {
+    return SetError("Could not initialize COM.");
+  }
+
+  auto dialog =
+      MakeDialog<IFileSaveDialog>(CLSID_FileSaveDialog, IID_IFileSaveDialog);
+  return RunDialog(dialog.get(), path, filters);
+}
+
+DialogResult SelectPathDialog(std::string_view path) {
+  ScopedCom com;
+  if (!com.ok()) {
+    return SetError("Could not initialize COM.");
+  }
+
+  auto dialog =
+      MakeDialog<IFileOpenDialog>(CLSID_FileOpenDialog, IID_IFileOpenDialog);
+  DWORD options = 0;
+  if (!SUCCEEDED(dialog->GetOptions(&options))) {
+    return SetError("GetOptions for IFileDialog failed.");
+  }
+  if (!SUCCEEDED(dialog->SetOptions(options | FOS_PICKFOLDERS))) {
+    return SetError("SetOptions for IFileDialog failed.");
+  }
+  return RunDialog(dialog.get(), path);
+}
+}  // namespace mujoco::platform
diff --git a/src/experimental/platform/file_dialog_zenity.cc b/src/experimental/platform/file_dialog_zenity.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79edb7a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/experimental/platform/file_dialog_zenity.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+// Copyright 2026 DeepMind Technologies Limited
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "experimental/platform/file_dialog.h"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <span>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace mujoco::platform {
+
+static DialogResult RunZenity(std::vector<std::string>& args) {
+  std::string cmd = "zenity";
+  for (const std::string& arg : args) {
+    cmd += " " + arg;
+  }
+
+  static constexpr int kBufferSize = 1024;
+  FILE* output = popen(cmd.c_str(), "r");
+  if (!output) {
+    return DialogResult{.status = DialogResult::kCancelled};
+  }
+  char buffer[kBufferSize];
+  auto ret = fgets(buffer, kBufferSize, output);
+  if (ret == nullptr || ferror(output)) {
+    return DialogResult{.status = DialogResult::kError};
+  }
+  if (buffer[kBufferSize - 1] == '\0') {
+    buffer[0] = '\0';
+  }
+  return DialogResult{.status = DialogResult::kAccepted,
+                      .path = std::string(buffer)};
+}
+
+static void UpdateArgs(std::vector<std::string>& args,
+                       std::string_view path,
+                       std::span<std::string_view> filters = {}) {
+  if (!path.empty() && path.front() != 0) {
+    args.push_back("--filename=" + std::string(path.data()));
+  }
+  for (std::string_view filter : filters) {
+    std::string filter_str = "--file-filter=";
+    while (!filter.empty()) {
+      if (auto pos = filter.find(','); pos != std::string_view::npos) {
+        filter_str += "*." + std::string(filter.substr(0, pos)) + " ";
+        filter = filter.substr(pos + 1);
+      }
+      if (!filter.empty()) {
+        filter_str += "*." + std::string(filter);
+      }
+    }
+    args.push_back(filter_str);
+  }
+}
+
+DialogResult OpenFileDialog(std::string_view path,
+                            std::span<std::string_view> filters) {
+  std::vector<std::string> args;
+  args.push_back("--file-selection");
+  args.push_back("--title=Open File");
+  UpdateArgs(args, path, filters);
+  return RunZenity(args);
+}
+
+DialogResult SaveFileDialog(std::string_view path,
+                            std::span<std::string_view> filters) {
+  std::vector<std::string> args;
+  args.push_back("--file-selection");
+  args.push_back("--title=Save File");
+  args.push_back("--save");
+  UpdateArgs(args, path, filters);
+  return RunZenity(args);
+}
+
+DialogResult SelectPathDialog(std::string_view path) {
+  std::vector<std::string> args;
+  args.push_back("--file-selection");
+  args.push_back("--title=Select Folder");
+  args.push_back("--directory");
+  UpdateArgs(args, path);
+  return RunZenity(args);
+}
+
+}  // namespace mujoco::platform