# GPlates projects - Have a 'Recent projects' list in the File menu

**URL:** https://discourse.gplates.org/t/gplates-projects-have-a-recent-projects-list-in-the-file-menu/308
**Category:** Suggestions
**Created:** [22 May 2021 20:50 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/gplates-projects-have-a-recent-projects-list-in-the-file-menu/308 "2021-05-22T20:50:34Z")
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### Author: ![chhei](https://discourse.gplates.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@chhei](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/chhei)
#### Post date: [22 May 2021 20:50 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/gplates-projects-have-a-recent-projects-list-in-the-file-menu/308/1 "2021-05-22T20:50:34Z")

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Hi John, Michael et al.,

it would be great to have an option to open recent projects in the `File` menu similar to the already implemented `File` → `Open Recent Session` for GPlates projects - ie `File` → `Open Recent Projects` → `list of recent projects`. A recent session might not be the same as project because one has dragged in extra (temporary) files, and it is not easy to identify which session is related to a project, especially when you keep multiple projects in a single folder.

Cheers,  
Christian