diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Base.java b/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
index 2ff02a5e0..401def98c 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import javax.swing.*;
 
 import processing.app.debug.Compiler;
 import processing.app.debug.Target;
+import processing.app.tools.ZipDeflater;
 import processing.core.*;
 import static processing.app.I18n._;
 
@@ -2362,4 +2363,25 @@ public class Base {
       }
     }
   }
+
+
+  public void handleAddZipLibrary(Editor editor) {
+    String prompt = _("Select a zip file containing the library you'd like to add");
+    FileDialog fd = new FileDialog(editor, prompt, FileDialog.LOAD);
+    fd.setDirectory(System.getProperty("user.home"));
+    fd.setVisible(true);
+
+    String directory = fd.getDirectory();
+    String filename = fd.getFile();
+    if (filename == null) return;
+
+    File sourceFile = new File(directory, filename);
+    try {
+      ZipDeflater zipDeflater = new ZipDeflater(sourceFile, getSketchbookLibrariesFolder());
+      zipDeflater.deflate();
+      editor.statusNotice(_("Library added to your libraries. Check \"Import library\" menu"));
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      editor.statusError(e);      
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java b/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
index 838ca2dc2..cb18b0e44 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class Editor extends JFrame implements RunnerListener {
           // re-add the sub-menus that are shared by all windows
           fileMenu.insert(sketchbookMenu, 2);
           fileMenu.insert(examplesMenu, 3);
-          sketchMenu.insert(importMenu, 4);
+          //sketchMenu.insert(importMenu, 4);
           toolsMenu.insert(boardsMenu, numTools);
           toolsMenu.insert(serialMenu, numTools + 1);
         }
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class Editor extends JFrame implements RunnerListener {
 //          System.err.println("deactivate");  // not coming through
           fileMenu.remove(sketchbookMenu);
           fileMenu.remove(examplesMenu);
-          sketchMenu.remove(importMenu);
+          //sketchMenu.remove(importMenu);
           toolsMenu.remove(boardsMenu);
           toolsMenu.remove(serialMenu);
         }
@@ -631,6 +631,16 @@ public class Editor extends JFrame implements RunnerListener {
     }
     sketchMenu.add(importMenu);
 
+    item = new JMenuItem(_("Add Library from ZIP"));
+    item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+        base.handleAddZipLibrary(Editor.this);
+        base.onBoardOrPortChange();
+        base.rebuildImportMenu(Editor.importMenu);
+      }
+    });
+    sketchMenu.add(item);
+
     item = newJMenuItem(_("Show Sketch Folder"), 'K');
     item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/tools/ZipDeflater.java b/app/src/processing/app/tools/ZipDeflater.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..651ff37ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/tools/ZipDeflater.java
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package processing.app.tools;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
+import java.util.zip.ZipException;
+import java.util.zip.ZipFile;
+
+public class ZipDeflater {
+
+  private final ZipFile zipFile;
+  private final File destFolder;
+
+  public ZipDeflater(File file, File destFolder) throws ZipException, IOException {
+    this.destFolder = destFolder;
+    this.zipFile = new ZipFile(file);
+  }
+
+  public void deflate() throws IOException {
+    String folderName = tempFolderNameFromZip();
+
+    File folder = new File(destFolder, folderName);
+
+    if (!folder.mkdir()) {
+      throw new IOException("Unable to create folder " + folderName);
+    }
+
+    Enumeration<? extends ZipEntry> entries = zipFile.entries();
+    while (entries.hasMoreElements()) {
+      ZipEntry entry = entries.nextElement();
+      ensureFoldersOfEntryExist(folder, entry);
+      File entryFile = new File(folder, entry.getName());
+      if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+        entryFile.mkdir();
+      } else {
+        FileOutputStream fos = null;
+        InputStream zipInputStream = null;
+        try {
+          fos = new FileOutputStream(entryFile);
+          zipInputStream = zipFile.getInputStream(entry);
+          byte[] buffer = new byte[1024 * 4];
+          int len = -1;
+          while ((len = zipInputStream.read(buffer)) != -1) {
+            fos.write(buffer, 0, len);
+          }
+        } finally {
+          if (fos != null) {
+            fos.close();
+          }
+          if (zipInputStream != null) {
+            zipInputStream.close();
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Test.zip may or may not contain Test folder. We use zip name to create libraries folder. Therefore, a contained Test folder is useless and must be removed
+    ensureOneLevelFolder(folder);
+  }
+
+  private void ensureFoldersOfEntryExist(File folder, ZipEntry entry) {
+    String[] parts = entry.getName().split("/");
+    File current = folder;
+    for (int i = 0; i < parts.length - 1; i++) {
+      current = new File(current, parts[i]);
+      current.mkdir();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void ensureOneLevelFolder(File folder) {
+    File[] files = folder.listFiles();
+    if (files.length == 1 && files[0].isDirectory()) {
+      File tempFile = new File(files[0].getPath() + new Random().nextInt(1000));
+      files[0].renameTo(tempFile);
+      for (File file : tempFile.listFiles()) {
+        file.renameTo(new File(folder, file.getName()));
+      }
+      tempFile.delete();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private String tempFolderNameFromZip() {
+    String folderName = zipFile.getName();
+    if (folderName.lastIndexOf(".") != -1) {
+      folderName = folderName.substring(0, folderName.lastIndexOf("."));
+    }
+    if (folderName.lastIndexOf(File.separator) != -1) {
+      folderName = folderName.substring(folderName.lastIndexOf(File.separator) + 1);
+    }
+    return folderName;
+  }
+
+}