diff --git a/src/lib/cli.py b/src/lib/cli.py
index 52ece0b5..98f49e2d 100644
--- a/src/lib/cli.py
+++ b/src/lib/cli.py
@@ -113,5 +113,5 @@ def main():
             format = plot.default_save_format()
 
         path = args.save / f"{args.get_save_file_stem()}.{format}"
-        plot.save_to_path(path)
+        plot.save_to_path(path, dpi=args.save_dpi)
         print(f"wrote to {path}")
diff --git a/src/lib/parsing/args.py b/src/lib/parsing/args.py
index 9934a263..9ab6e49e 100644
--- a/src/lib/parsing/args.py
+++ b/src/lib/parsing/args.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Args(argparse.Namespace):
     show: bool
     save: Path | None
     save_format: str | None
+    save_dpi: float | None
     dask_graph: bool
 
     def get_data(self) -> DataWithAttrs:
diff --git a/src/lib/parsing/parse.py b/src/lib/parsing/parse.py
index a9cd1d9d..95c7f59c 100644
--- a/src/lib/parsing/parse.py
+++ b/src/lib/parsing/parse.py
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ def _get_parser(prefixes: Iterable[str]) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         default=None,
         help="format for saved animations (default: mp4, falls back to gif if ffmpeg unavailable)",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--save-dpi",
+        type=float,
+        default=None,
+        help="dots per inch of saved figure (defaults to Matplotlib's default)",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--dask-graph",
         action="store_true",
diff --git a/src/lib/plotting/animated_plot.py b/src/lib/plotting/animated_plot.py
index fe1a117c..5efda2b0 100644
--- a/src/lib/plotting/animated_plot.py
+++ b/src/lib/plotting/animated_plot.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def show(self):
     def allowed_save_formats(self) -> list[SaveFormat]:
         return ["mp4", "gif"]
 
-    def save_to_path(self, path: Path):
+    def save_to_path(self, path: Path, *, dpi: float | None = None):
         self._initialize()
         writer = PillowWriter() if path.suffix == ".gif" else FFMpegWriter()
-        self.anim.save(path, writer=writer)
+        self.anim.save(path, writer=writer, dpi=dpi)
diff --git a/src/lib/plotting/plot.py b/src/lib/plotting/plot.py
index 8e33d602..4b2f4a19 100644
--- a/src/lib/plotting/plot.py
+++ b/src/lib/plotting/plot.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def add_hook(self, hook: Hook):
     def show(self): ...
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def save_to_path(self, path: Path): ...
+    def save_to_path(self, path: Path, *, dpi: float | None = None): ...
 
     @abstractmethod
     def allowed_save_formats(self) -> list[SaveFormat]: ...
diff --git a/src/lib/plotting/renderers/field_2d.py b/src/lib/plotting/renderers/field_2d.py
index d2fcd06a..f27c1de0 100644
--- a/src/lib/plotting/renderers/field_2d.py
+++ b/src/lib/plotting/renderers/field_2d.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def init(self, fig: Figure, ax: Axes, full_data: Field, frame_data: Field, init_
             origin="lower",
             extent=(*get_extent(da, spatial_dims[0]), *get_extent(da, spatial_dims[1])),
             norm=init_data.color_norm,
+            interpolation="nearest",
         )
 
         fig.colorbar(self.im)
diff --git a/src/lib/plotting/static_plot.py b/src/lib/plotting/static_plot.py
index 9f0e37e2..4dd9b4af 100644
--- a/src/lib/plotting/static_plot.py
+++ b/src/lib/plotting/static_plot.py
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ def show(self):
     def allowed_save_formats(self) -> list[SaveFormat]:
         return ["png"]
 
-    def save_to_path(self, path: Path):
+    def save_to_path(self, path: Path, *, dpi: float | None = None):
         self._initialize()
-        self.fig.savefig(path, dpi=300.0)
+        self.fig.savefig(path, dpi=dpi or "figure")