diff --git a/core/amber/src/main/scala/edu/uci/ics/texera/web/service/ResultExportService.scala b/core/amber/src/main/scala/edu/uci/ics/texera/web/service/ResultExportService.scala
index 87b4d949a34..783505424f4 100644
--- a/core/amber/src/main/scala/edu/uci/ics/texera/web/service/ResultExportService.scala
+++ b/core/amber/src/main/scala/edu/uci/ics/texera/web/service/ResultExportService.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.texera.web.service
 
 import java.io.{ByteArrayInputStream, ByteArrayOutputStream}
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
 import java.util
 import java.util.concurrent.{Executors, ThreadPoolExecutor}
 import com.github.tototoshi.csv.CSVWriter
@@ -74,8 +75,8 @@ class ResultExportService(opResultStorage: OpResultStorage, wId: UInteger) {
         handleGoogleSheetRequest(cache, request, results, attributeNames)
       case "csv" =>
         handleCSVRequest(user, request, results, attributeNames)
-      case "binary" =>
-        handleBinaryRequest(user, request, results)
+      case "data" =>
+        handleDataRequest(user, request, results)
       case _ =>
         ResultExportResponse("error", s"Unknown export type: ${request.exportType}")
     }
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ class ResultExportService(opResultStorage: OpResultStorage, wId: UInteger) {
     targetSheet.getSpreadsheetId
   }
 
-  private def handleBinaryRequest(
+  private def handleDataRequest(
       user: User,
       request: ResultExportRequest,
       results: Iterable[Tuple]
@@ -191,47 +192,32 @@ class ResultExportService(opResultStorage: OpResultStorage, wId: UInteger) {
     }
 
     val selectedRow = results.toSeq(rowIndex)
-
     val field: Any = selectedRow.getField(columnIndex)
 
-    // Ensure the field is of type byte[]
-    val binaryData: Array[Byte] = field match {
+    // Convert the field to a byte array, regardless of its type
+    val dataBytes: Array[Byte] = field match {
       case data: Array[Byte] => data
-      case data: AnyRef
-          if data.getClass.isArray && data.getClass.getComponentType == classOf[Byte] =>
-        data.asInstanceOf[Array[Byte]]
-      case _ =>
-        return ResultExportResponse(
-          "error",
-          s"Expected binary data (Array[Byte]), but got: ${field.getClass}"
-        )
+      case data: String      => data.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
+      case data              => data.toString.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
     }
 
-    // Save the binary file (similar to how files are saved in the CSV handler)
-    binaryData match {
-      case data: Array[Byte] =>
-        val byteArray = data
-        val fileStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(byteArray)
-
-        // Save the binary file
-        request.datasetIds.foreach { did =>
-          val datasetPath = PathUtils.getDatasetPath(UInteger.valueOf(did))
-          val filePath = datasetPath.resolve(filename)
-          createNewDatasetVersionByAddingFiles(
-            UInteger.valueOf(did),
-            user,
-            Map(filePath -> fileStream)
-          )
-        }
-
-        ResultExportResponse(
-          "success",
-          s"Binary file $filename saved to Datasets ${request.datasetIds.mkString(",")}"
-        )
+    // Save the data file
+    val fileStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(dataBytes)
 
-      case _ =>
-        ResultExportResponse("error", s"Selected field is not binary data")
+    request.datasetIds.foreach { did =>
+      val datasetPath = PathUtils.getDatasetPath(UInteger.valueOf(did))
+      val filePath = datasetPath.resolve(filename)
+      createNewDatasetVersionByAddingFiles(
+        UInteger.valueOf(did),
+        user,
+        Map(filePath -> fileStream)
+      )
     }
+
+    ResultExportResponse(
+      "success",
+      s"Data file $filename saved to Datasets ${request.datasetIds.mkString(",")}"
+    )
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-exportation/result-exportation.component.html b/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-exportation/result-exportation.component.html
index 092dd357b0b..1fe8284b2e0 100644
--- a/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-exportation/result-exportation.component.html
+++ b/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-exportation/result-exportation.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="centered-container">
   <div
-    *ngIf="exportType === 'binary'"
+    *ngIf="exportType === 'data'"
     class="input-wrapper">
     <nz-form-item>
       <nz-form-label nzFor="filenameInput">Filename</nz-form-label>
diff --git a/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-panel/result-table-frame/result-table-frame.component.html b/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-panel/result-table-frame/result-table-frame.component.html
index 4ee60ebe4ce..5b9711eeae8 100644
--- a/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-panel/result-table-frame/result-table-frame.component.html
+++ b/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-panel/result-table-frame/result-table-frame.component.html
@@ -98,25 +98,25 @@ <h5 class="rightAlign"><span [innerHTML]="compare(column.header, 'other')"></spa
       </tr>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
-      <tr *ngFor="let row of basicTable.data; let i = index">
+      <tr
+        *ngFor="let row of basicTable.data; let i = index"
+        class="table-row-hover">
         <td
-          (click)="open(i, row)"
           *ngFor="let column of currentColumns; let columnIndex = index"
-          class="table-row"
+          class="table-cell"
           nzEllipsis
-          ngClass="data-size">
+          (click)="open(i, row)">
+          <span class="cell-content">{{ column.getCell(row) }}</span>
           <button
-            *ngIf="isBinaryData(currentResult[i][column.columnDef])"
-            (click)="downloadBinaryData(currentResult[i][column.columnDef], i, columnIndex, column.columnDef); $event.stopPropagation()"
+            (click)="downloadData(currentResult[i][column.columnDef], i, columnIndex, column.columnDef); $event.stopPropagation()"
             nz-button
-            nz-dropdown
-            class="borderless-button"
-            title="export binary data">
+            nzType="link"
+            class="download-button"
+            title="Download data">
             <i
               nz-icon
               nzType="cloud-download"></i>
           </button>
-          {{ column.getCell(row) }}
         </td>
       </tr>
     </tbody>
diff --git a/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-panel/result-table-frame/result-table-frame.component.scss b/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-panel/result-table-frame/result-table-frame.component.scss
index af1d072c066..ed2883e9690 100644
--- a/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-panel/result-table-frame/result-table-frame.component.scss
+++ b/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-panel/result-table-frame/result-table-frame.component.scss
@@ -60,3 +60,43 @@ th.header-size {
     background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
   }
 }
+
+.table-cell {
+  position: relative;
+  padding-right: 28px;
+}
+
+.cell-content {
+  display: block;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.download-button {
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 4px;
+  top: 50%;
+  transform: translateY(-50%);
+  opacity: 0;
+  transition: opacity 0.2s ease-in-out;
+  padding: 4px;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+
+  i {
+    font-size: 16px; // Slightly larger to match the cloud icon
+    color: #1890ff; // Ant Design's primary blue color
+  }
+}
+
+.table-row-hover:hover {
+  .download-button {
+    opacity: 0.7;
+
+    &:hover {
+      opacity: 1;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-panel/result-table-frame/result-table-frame.component.ts b/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-panel/result-table-frame/result-table-frame.component.ts
index fd58ba433eb..17dccdc0886 100644
--- a/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-panel/result-table-frame/result-table-frame.component.ts
+++ b/core/gui/src/app/workspace/component/result-panel/result-table-frame/result-table-frame.component.ts
@@ -358,21 +358,14 @@ export class ResultTableFrameComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     return trimAndFormatData(cellContent, TABLE_COLUMN_TEXT_LIMIT);
   }
 
-  isBinaryData(cellContent: any): boolean {
-    if (typeof cellContent === "string") {
-      return isBase64(cellContent) || isBinary(cellContent);
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  downloadBinaryData(binaryData: any, rowIndex: number, columnIndex: number, columnName: string): void {
+  downloadData(data: any, rowIndex: number, columnIndex: number, columnName: string): void {
     const realRowNumber = (this.currentPageIndex - 1) * this.pageSize + rowIndex;
     const defaultFileName = `${columnName}_${realRowNumber}`;
     const modal = this.modalService.create({
-      nzTitle: "Export Binary Data and Save to a Dataset",
+      nzTitle: "Export Data and Save to a Dataset",
       nzContent: ResultExportationComponent,
       nzData: {
-        exportType: "binary",
+        exportType: "data",
         workflowName: this.workflowActionService.getWorkflowMetadata.name,
         defaultFileName: defaultFileName,
         rowIndex: realRowNumber,