diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/components/MainHeader/WorkflowDetails.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/components/MainHeader/WorkflowDetails.vue
index 08f776709df..a0eaec055e8 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/components/MainHeader/WorkflowDetails.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/components/MainHeader/WorkflowDetails.vue
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import { useNpsSurveyStore } from '@/stores/npsSurvey.store';
 import { type BaseTextKey, useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
 import { ProjectTypes } from '@/types/projects.types';
 import { useWorkflowSaving } from '@/composables/useWorkflowSaving';
+import { sanitizeFilename } from '@/utils/fileUtils';
 
 const props = defineProps<{
 	readOnly?: boolean;
@@ -466,7 +467,7 @@ async function onWorkflowMenuSelect(action: WORKFLOW_MENU_ACTIONS): Promise<void
 			});
 
 			let name = props.name || 'unsaved_workflow';
-			name = name.replace(/[^a-z0-9]/gi, '_');
+			name = sanitizeFilename(name);
 
 			telemetry.track('User exported workflow', { workflow_id: workflowData.id });
 			saveAs(blob, name + '.json');
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/utils/fileUtils.test.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/utils/fileUtils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52bef112379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/utils/fileUtils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { sanitizeFilename } from './fileUtils';
+
+describe('sanitizeFilename', () => {
+	it('should return normal filenames unchanged', () => {
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('normalfile')).toBe('normalfile');
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('my-file_v2')).toBe('my-file_v2');
+	});
+
+	it('should handle empty and invalid inputs', () => {
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('')).toBe('untitled');
+		expect(sanitizeFilename(null as unknown as string)).toBe('untitled');
+		expect(sanitizeFilename(undefined as unknown as string)).toBe('untitled');
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('filename   ')).toBe('filename');
+	});
+
+	it('should replace forbidden characters', () => {
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('hello:world')).toBe('hello_world');
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('file<name>')).toBe('file_name_');
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('file/name')).toBe('file_name');
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('file|name')).toBe('file_name');
+	});
+
+	it('should handle Unicode characters', () => {
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('file\u200Bname')).toBe('filename'); // Zero-width space
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('file\u00A0name')).toBe('file name'); // Non-breaking space
+	});
+
+	it('should handle edge cases', () => {
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('.')).toBe('untitled');
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('..')).toBe('untitled');
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('   ...   ')).toBe('untitled');
+	});
+
+	it('should handle length limits', () => {
+		const longName = 'a'.repeat(250);
+		const result = sanitizeFilename(longName, 50);
+		expect(result.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(50);
+	});
+
+	// 15 most complex world languages (by writing system complexity)
+	it('should support complex writing systems', () => {
+		// 1. Arabic - Right-to-left, complex ligatures
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('سير العمل الخاص بي')).toBe('سير العمل الخاص بي');
+
+		// 2. Burmese - Complex script with stacked characters
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('ကျွန်ုပ်၏ လုပ်ငန်းစဉ်')).toBe('ကျွန်ုပ်၏ လုပ်ငန်းစဉ်');
+
+		// 3. Thai - Complex script, no word separators
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('เวิร์กโฟลว์ของฉัน')).toBe('เวิร์กโฟลว์ของฉัน');
+
+		// 4. Hindi - Devanagari script with complex conjuncts
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('मेरा वर्कफ़्लो')).toBe('मेरा वर्कफ़्लो');
+
+		// 5. Bengali - Complex script with conjunct consonants
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('আমার ওয়ার্কফ্লো')).toBe('আমার ওয়ার্কফ্লো');
+
+		// 6. Urdu - Right-to-left, Arabic-based script
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('میرا ورک فلو')).toBe('میرا ورک فلو');
+
+		// 7. Chinese - Logographic writing system
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('我的工作流')).toBe('我的工作流');
+
+		// 8. Japanese - Mixed scripts (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji)
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('私のワークフロー')).toBe('私のワークフロー');
+
+		// 9. Korean - Hangul syllabic blocks
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('내 워크플로우')).toBe('내 워크플로우');
+
+		// 10. Russian - Cyrillic script
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('Мой рабочий процесс')).toBe('Мой рабочий процесс');
+
+		// 11. Tamil - Complex script with vowel marks
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('எனது பணிப்பாய்வு')).toBe('எனது பணிப்பாய்வு');
+
+		// 12. Telugu - Complex script with conjunct consonants
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('నా వర్క్‌ఫ్లో')).toBe('నా వర్క్ఫ్లో');
+
+		// 13. Marathi - Devanagari script
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('माझा वर्कफ्लो')).toBe('माझा वर्कफ्लो');
+
+		// 14. Gujarati - Complex script with vowel modifications
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('મારો વર્કફ્લો')).toBe('મારો વર્કફ્લો');
+
+		// 15. Punjabi - Gurmukhi script
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('ਮੇਰਾ ਵਰਕਫਲੋ')).toBe('ਮੇਰਾ ਵਰਕਫਲੋ');
+	});
+
+	it('should handle mixed complex scripts with special characters', () => {
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('工作流程/ワークフロー')).toBe('工作流程_ワークフロー');
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('वर्कफ्लो:العمل')).toBe('वर्कफ्लो_العمل');
+		expect(sanitizeFilename('프로세스|процесс')).toBe('프로세스_процесс');
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/utils/fileUtils.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/utils/fileUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9fcdd1818c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/utils/fileUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/**
+ * Filename sanitization utilities
+ * For handling cross-platform filename compatibility issues
+ */
+
+// Constants definition
+const INVALID_CHARS_REGEX = /[<>:"/\\|?*\u0000-\u001F\u007F-\u009F]/g;
+const ZERO_WIDTH_CHARS_REGEX = /[\u200B-\u200D\u2060\uFEFF]/g;
+const UNICODE_SPACES_REGEX = /[\u00A0\u2000-\u200A]/g;
+const LEADING_TRAILING_DOTS_SPACES_REGEX = /^[\s.]+|[\s.]+$/g;
+const WINDOWS_RESERVED_NAMES = new Set([
+	'CON',
+	'PRN',
+	'AUX',
+	'NUL',
+	'COM1',
+	'COM2',
+	'COM3',
+	'COM4',
+	'COM5',
+	'COM6',
+	'COM7',
+	'COM8',
+	'COM9',
+	'LPT1',
+	'LPT2',
+	'LPT3',
+	'LPT4',
+	'LPT5',
+	'LPT6',
+	'LPT7',
+	'LPT8',
+	'LPT9',
+]);
+
+const DEFAULT_FALLBACK_NAME = 'untitled';
+const MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH = 200;
+
+/**
+ * Sanitizes a filename to be compatible with Mac, Linux, and Windows file systems
+ *
+ * Main features:
+ * - Replace invalid characters (e.g. ":" in hello:world)
+ * - Handle Windows reserved names
+ * - Limit filename length
+ * - Normalize Unicode characters
+ *
+ * @param filename - The filename to sanitize (without extension)
+ * @param maxLength - Maximum filename length (default: 200)
+ * @returns A sanitized filename (without extension)
+ *
+ * @example
+ * sanitizeFilename('hello:world') // returns 'hello_world'
+ * sanitizeFilename('CON') // returns '_CON'
+ * sanitizeFilename('') // returns 'untitled'
+ */
+export const sanitizeFilename = (
+	filename: string,
+	maxLength: number = MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH,
+): string => {
+	// Input validation
+	if (!filename) {
+		return DEFAULT_FALLBACK_NAME;
+	}
+
+	let baseName = filename
+		.trim()
+		.replace(INVALID_CHARS_REGEX, '_')
+		.replace(ZERO_WIDTH_CHARS_REGEX, '')
+		.replace(UNICODE_SPACES_REGEX, ' ')
+		.replace(LEADING_TRAILING_DOTS_SPACES_REGEX, '');
+
+	// Handle empty or invalid filenames after cleaning
+	if (!baseName) {
+		baseName = DEFAULT_FALLBACK_NAME;
+	}
+
+	// Handle Windows reserved names
+	if (WINDOWS_RESERVED_NAMES.has(baseName.toUpperCase())) {
+		baseName = `_${baseName}`;
+	}
+
+	// Truncate if too long
+	if (baseName.length > maxLength) {
+		baseName = baseName.slice(0, maxLength);
+	}
+
+	return baseName;
+};