---
title: "On startup, don't open last project - Show \"New Project\" screen instead."
description: "Set startup behavior in Preferences - reopen last projects or show the new project screen."
canonical: "https://www.codeandweb.com/babeledit/knowledgebase/reopen-last-projects"
product: "babeledit"
source: "html"
---

# On startup, don't open last project - Show "New Project" screen instead.

You can configure the startup behavior in the _Preferences_ dialog:

*   **Disable "Reopen last projects"** to start with a screen where you can create a new project or open one of your recent BabelEdit projects.
*   **Enable** this option to automatically reopen all projects that were open when BabelEdit was last closed.

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