diff --git a/pynecone/pc.py b/pynecone/pc.py
index 8c5f1e787..6189b3f8d 100644
--- a/pynecone/pc.py
+++ b/pynecone/pc.py
@@ -150,7 +150,11 @@ def deploy(dry_run: bool = typer.Option(False, help="Whether to run a dry run.")
 
 
 @cli.command()
-def export():
+def export(
+    zipping: bool = typer.Option(
+        True, "--no-zip", help="Disable zip for backend and frontend exports."
+    )
+):
     """Export the app to a zip file."""
     # Get the app config.
     config = utils.get_config()
@@ -159,10 +163,17 @@ def export():
     # Compile the app in production mode and export it.
     utils.console.rule("[bold]Compiling production app and preparing for export.")
     app = utils.get_app().app
-    utils.export_app(app, zip=True)
-    utils.console.rule(
-        "Backend & Frontend compiled. See [green bold]backend.zip[/green bold] and [green bold]frontend.zip[/green bold]."
-    )
+    utils.export_app(app, zip=zipping)
+    if zipping:
+        utils.console.rule(
+            """Backend & Frontend compiled. See [green bold]backend.zip[/green bold] 
+            and [green bold]frontend.zip[/green bold]."""
+        )
+    else:
+        utils.console.rule(
+            """Backend & Frontend compiled. See [green bold]app[/green bold] 
+            and [green bold].web/_static[/green bold] directories."""
+        )
 
 
 main = cli
diff --git a/pynecone/utils.py b/pynecone/utils.py
index be7720cf1..1009d0034 100644
--- a/pynecone/utils.py
+++ b/pynecone/utils.py
@@ -500,7 +500,10 @@ def export_app(app: App, zip: bool = False):
 
     # Zip up the app.
     if zip:
-        cmd = r"cd .web/_static && zip -r ../../frontend.zip ./* && cd ../.. && zip -r backend.zip ./* -x .web/\* ./assets\* ./frontend.zip\* ./backend.zip\*"
+        if os.name == "posix":
+            cmd = r"cd .web/_static && zip -r ../../frontend.zip ./* && cd ../.. && zip -r backend.zip ./* -x .web/\* ./assets\* ./frontend.zip\* ./backend.zip\*"
+        if os.name == "nt":
+            cmd = r'powershell -Command "Set-Location .web/_static; Compress-Archive -Path .\* -DestinationPath ..\..\frontend.zip; Set-Location ..\..; Compress-Archive -Path .\* -DestinationPath backend.zip -Exclude .web\*, assets\*, frontend.zip, backend.zip"'
         os.system(cmd)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/components/test_component.py b/tests/components/test_component.py
index 568f1b8b0..8ebaecc6a 100644
--- a/tests/components/test_component.py
+++ b/tests/components/test_component.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ def component1() -> Type[Component]:
     """
 
     class TestComponent1(Component):
-
         # A test string prop.
         text: Var[str]
 
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ def component2() -> Type[Component]:
     """
 
     class TestComponent2(Component):
-
         # A test list prop.
         arr: Var[List[str]]