diff --git a/novelwriter/dialogs/wordlist.py b/novelwriter/dialogs/wordlist.py
index 53641830..7c65f535 100644
--- a/novelwriter/dialogs/wordlist.py
+++ b/novelwriter/dialogs/wordlist.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
 )
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
+from novelwriter.common import formatFileFilter
 from novelwriter.core.spellcheck import UserDictionary
 from novelwriter.extensions.configlayout import NColourLabel
 
@@ -184,12 +185,9 @@ class GuiWordList(QDialog):
         SHARED.info(self.tr(
             "Note: The import file must be a plain text file with UTF-8 or ASCII encoding."
         ))
-        extFilter = [
-            "{0} (*.txt)".format(self.tr("Text files")),
-            "{0} (*)".format(self.tr("All files")),
-        ]
+        ffilter = formatFileFilter(["*.txt", "*"])
         path, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
-            self, self.tr("Import File"), str(Path.home()), filter=";;".join(extFilter)
+            self, self.tr("Import File"), str(Path.home()), filter=ffilter
         )
         if path:
             try:
diff --git a/novelwriter/guimain.py b/novelwriter/guimain.py
index 0f3fa719..842a9e6c 100644
--- a/novelwriter/guimain.py
+++ b/novelwriter/guimain.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ from novelwriter.tools.writingstats import GuiWritingStats
 from novelwriter.enum import (
     nwDocAction, nwDocInsert, nwDocMode, nwItemType, nwWidget, nwView
 )
-from novelwriter.common import hexToInt
+from novelwriter.common import formatFileFilter, hexToInt
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -664,14 +664,9 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
             return False
 
         lastPath = CONFIG.lastPath()
-        extFilter = [
-            "{0} (*.txt)".format(self.tr("Text files")),
-            "{0} (*.md)".format(self.tr("Markdown files")),
-            "{0} (*.nwd)".format(self.tr("novelWriter files")),
-            "{0} (*)".format(self.tr("All files")),
-        ]
+        ffilter = formatFileFilter(["*.txt", "*.md", "*.nwd", "*"])
         loadFile, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
-            self, self.tr("Import File"), str(lastPath), filter=";;".join(extFilter)
+            self, self.tr("Import File"), str(lastPath), filter=ffilter
         )
         if not loadFile:
             return False
diff --git a/novelwriter/shared.py b/novelwriter/shared.py
index 1c003687..c7f7f70d 100644
--- a/novelwriter/shared.py
+++ b/novelwriter/shared.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QObject, QRunnable, QThreadPool, pyqtSignal
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QFileDialog, QMessageBox, QWidget
+from novelwriter.common import formatFileFilter
 
 from novelwriter.constants import nwFiles
 from novelwriter.core.spellcheck import NWSpellEnchant
@@ -221,13 +222,12 @@ class SharedData(QObject):
     def getProjectPath(self, parent: QWidget, path: str | Path | None = None,
                        allowZip: bool = False) -> Path | None:
         """Open the file dialog and select a novelWriter project file."""
-        label = (self.tr("novelWriter Project File or Zip")
+        label = (self.tr("novelWriter Project File or Zip File")
                  if allowZip else self.tr("novelWriter Project File"))
         ext = f"{nwFiles.PROJ_FILE} *.zip" if allowZip else nwFiles.PROJ_FILE
+        ffilter = formatFileFilter([(label, ext), "*"])
         selected, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
-            parent, self.tr("Open Project"), str(path or ""), filter=";;".join(
-                [f"{label} ({ext})", "{0} (*)".format(self.tr("All Files"))]
-            )
+            parent, self.tr("Open Project"), str(path or ""), filter=ffilter
         )
         return Path(selected) if selected else None
 
diff --git a/novelwriter/tools/dictionaries.py b/novelwriter/tools/dictionaries.py
index 23e29bcf..7d122348 100644
--- a/novelwriter/tools/dictionaries.py
+++ b/novelwriter/tools/dictionaries.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
 from novelwriter.error import formatException
-from novelwriter.common import openExternalPath, formatInt, getFileSize
+from novelwriter.common import formatFileFilter, openExternalPath, formatInt, getFileSize
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -180,12 +180,11 @@ class GuiDictionaries(QDialog):
     @pyqtSlot()
     def _doBrowseHunspell(self):
         """Browse for a Free/Libre Office dictionary."""
-        extFilter = [
-            self.tr("Free or Libre Office extension ({0})").format("*.sox *.oxt"),
-            self.tr("All files ({0})").format("*"),
-        ]
+        ffilter = formatFileFilter([
+            (self.tr("Free or Libre Office extension"), "*.sox *.oxt"), "*"
+        ])
         soxFile, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
-            self, self.tr("Browse Files"), "", filter=";;".join(extFilter)
+            self, self.tr("Browse Files"), "", filter=ffilter
         )
         if soxFile:
             path = Path(soxFile).absolute()
diff --git a/novelwriter/tools/writingstats.py b/novelwriter/tools/writingstats.py
index a215df20..95f737e2 100644
--- a/novelwriter/tools/writingstats.py
+++ b/novelwriter/tools/writingstats.py
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ class GuiWritingStats(QDialog):
         # Generate the file name
         savePath = CONFIG.lastPath() / f"sessionStats.{fileExt}"
         savePath, _ = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(
-            self, self.tr("Save Data As"), str(savePath), "%s (*.%s)" % (textFmt, fileExt)
+            self, self.tr("Save Data As"), str(savePath), f"{textFmt} (*.{fileExt})"
         )
         if not savePath:
             return False