diff --git a/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt b/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt
index d861ded8a1..0f526be938 100644
--- a/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt
+++ b/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ appdata
 APPEXECLINK
 Appium
 Applicationcan
+APPLICATIONFRAMEHOST
 appmanifest
 APPNAME
 appref
diff --git a/PowerToys.sln b/PowerToys.sln
index ed6a86dace..a67288a272 100644
--- a/PowerToys.sln
+++ b/PowerToys.sln
@@ -605,6 +605,8 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "projects-common", "projects
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "ProjectsModuleInterface", "src\modules\Projects\ProjectsModuleInterface\ProjectsModuleInterface.vcxproj", "{45285DF2-9742-4ECA-9AC9-58951FC26489}"
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "ProjectsLib", "src\modules\Projects\ProjectsLib\ProjectsLib.vcxproj", "{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -3423,6 +3425,22 @@ Global
 		{45285DF2-9742-4ECA-9AC9-58951FC26489}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 		{45285DF2-9742-4ECA-9AC9-58951FC26489}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{45285DF2-9742-4ECA-9AC9-58951FC26489}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|x64
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
@@ -3645,6 +3663,7 @@ Global
 		{3D63307B-9D27-44FD-B033-B26F39245B85} = {A2221D7E-55E7-4BEA-90D1-4F162D670BBF}
 		{BE126CBB-AE12-406A-9837-A05ACFCA57A7} = {A2221D7E-55E7-4BEA-90D1-4F162D670BBF}
 		{45285DF2-9742-4ECA-9AC9-58951FC26489} = {A2221D7E-55E7-4BEA-90D1-4F162D670BBF}
+		{B31FCC55-B5A4-4EA7-B414-2DCEAE6AF332} = {A2221D7E-55E7-4BEA-90D1-4F162D670BBF}
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 		SolutionGuid = {C3A2F9D1-7930-4EF4-A6FC-7EE0A99821D0}
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Data/ProjectData.cs b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Data/ProjectData.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1c52ffdd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Data/ProjectData.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Projects.Data;
+using static ProjectsEditor.Data.ProjectData;
+
+namespace ProjectsEditor.Data
+{
+    public class ProjectData : ProjectsEditorData<ProjectWrapper>
+    {
+        public struct ApplicationWrapper
+        {
+            public struct WindowPositionWrapper
+            {
+                public int X { get; set; }
+
+                public int Y { get; set; }
+
+                public int Width { get; set; }
+
+                public int Height { get; set; }
+            }
+
+            public string Application { get; set; }
+
+            public string ApplicationPath { get; set; }
+
+            public string Title { get; set; }
+
+            public string PackageFullName { get; set; }
+
+            public string CommandLineArguments { get; set; }
+
+            public bool Minimized { get; set; }
+
+            public bool Maximized { get; set; }
+
+            public WindowPositionWrapper Position { get; set; }
+
+            public int Monitor { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        public struct MonitorConfigurationWrapper
+        {
+            public struct MonitorRectWrapper
+            {
+                public int Top { get; set; }
+
+                public int Left { get; set; }
+
+                public int Width { get; set; }
+
+                public int Height { get; set; }
+            }
+
+            public string Id { get; set; }
+
+            public string InstanceId { get; set; }
+
+            public int MonitorNumber { get; set; }
+
+            public int Dpi { get; set; }
+
+            public MonitorRectWrapper MonitorRectDpiAware { get; set; }
+
+            public MonitorRectWrapper MonitorRectDpiUnaware { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        public struct ProjectWrapper
+        {
+            public string Id { get; set; }
+
+            public string Name { get; set; }
+
+            public long CreationTime { get; set; }
+
+            public long LastLaunchedTime { get; set; }
+
+            public bool IsShortcutNeeded { get; set; }
+
+            public List<MonitorConfigurationWrapper> MonitorConfiguration { get; set; }
+
+            public List<ApplicationWrapper> Applications { get; set; }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Data/ProjectsData.cs b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Data/ProjectsData.cs
index e5937ca45f..603c9c41e7 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Data/ProjectsData.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Data/ProjectsData.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Projects.Data;
 using ProjectsEditor.Utils;
+using static ProjectsEditor.Data.ProjectData;
 using static ProjectsEditor.Data.ProjectsData;
 
 namespace ProjectsEditor.Data
@@ -19,81 +20,6 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor.Data
             }
         }
 
-        public struct ApplicationWrapper
-        {
-            public struct WindowPositionWrapper
-            {
-                public int X { get; set; }
-
-                public int Y { get; set; }
-
-                public int Width { get; set; }
-
-                public int Height { get; set; }
-            }
-
-            public string Application { get; set; }
-
-            public string ApplicationPath { get; set; }
-
-            public string Title { get; set; }
-
-            public string PackageFullName { get; set; }
-
-            public string CommandLineArguments { get; set; }
-
-            public bool Minimized { get; set; }
-
-            public bool Maximized { get; set; }
-
-            public WindowPositionWrapper Position { get; set; }
-
-            public int Monitor { get; set; }
-        }
-
-        public struct MonitorConfigurationWrapper
-        {
-            public struct MonitorRectWrapper
-            {
-                public int Top { get; set; }
-
-                public int Left { get; set; }
-
-                public int Width { get; set; }
-
-                public int Height { get; set; }
-            }
-
-            public string Id { get; set; }
-
-            public string InstanceId { get; set; }
-
-            public int MonitorNumber { get; set; }
-
-            public int Dpi { get; set; }
-
-            public MonitorRectWrapper MonitorRectDpiAware { get; set; }
-
-            public MonitorRectWrapper MonitorRectDpiUnaware { get; set; }
-        }
-
-        public struct ProjectWrapper
-        {
-            public string Id { get; set; }
-
-            public string Name { get; set; }
-
-            public long CreationTime { get; set; }
-
-            public long LastLaunchedTime { get; set; }
-
-            public bool IsShortcutNeeded { get; set; }
-
-            public List<MonitorConfigurationWrapper> MonitorConfiguration { get; set; }
-
-            public List<ApplicationWrapper> Applications { get; set; }
-        }
-
         public struct ProjectsListWrapper
         {
             public List<ProjectWrapper> Projects { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Data/TempProjectData.cs b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Data/TempProjectData.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d39c911c0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Data/TempProjectData.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using ProjectsEditor.Utils;
+
+namespace ProjectsEditor.Data
+{
+    public class TempProjectData : ProjectData
+    {
+        public string File
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return FolderUtils.DataFolder() + "\\temp-project.json";
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void DeleteTempFile()
+        {
+            if (System.IO.File.Exists(File))
+            {
+                System.IO.File.Delete(File);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ProjectEditorPage.xaml.cs b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ProjectEditorPage.xaml.cs
index 63d6bdece7..ba9ddfbc1e 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ProjectEditorPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ProjectEditorPage.xaml.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Input;
+using ProjectsEditor.Data;
 using ProjectsEditor.Models;
 using ProjectsEditor.ViewModels;
 
@@ -27,13 +28,24 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor
         private void SaveButtonClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             Project projectToSave = this.DataContext as Project;
-            _mainViewModel.SaveProject(projectToSave);
+            if (projectToSave.EditorWindowTitle == Properties.Resources.CreateProject)
+            {
+                _mainViewModel.AddNewProject(projectToSave);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _mainViewModel.SaveProject(projectToSave);
+            }
+
             _mainViewModel.SwitchToMainView();
         }
 
         private void CancelButtonClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            _mainViewModel.CancelLastEdit();
+            // delete the temp file created by the snapshot tool
+            TempProjectData parser = new TempProjectData();
+            parser.DeleteTempFile();
+
             _mainViewModel.SwitchToMainView();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index a0f5beb491..d08c096523 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -150,6 +150,15 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor.Properties {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Project.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string DefaultProjectNamePrefix {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("DefaultProjectNamePrefix", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Remove.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Properties/Resources.resx b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Properties/Resources.resx
index 4404e223e3..60d86314ff 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Properties/Resources.resx
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Properties/Resources.resx
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@
   <data name="DaysAgo" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>days ago</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="DefaultProjectNamePrefix" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Project</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Delete" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Remove</value>
   </data>
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/SnapshotWindow.xaml.cs b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/SnapshotWindow.xaml.cs
index 704e092185..44367d9bd0 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/SnapshotWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/SnapshotWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -2,19 +2,7 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
-using System.Windows.Controls;
-using System.Windows.Data;
-using System.Windows.Documents;
-using System.Windows.Input;
-using System.Windows.Media;
-using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
-using System.Windows.Shapes;
 using ProjectsEditor.ViewModels;
 
 namespace ProjectsEditor
@@ -41,7 +29,7 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor
         private void SnapshotButtonClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             Close();
-            _mainViewModel.AddNewProject();
+            _mainViewModel.SnapNewProject();
         }
 
         private void Window_Closing(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Utils/ProjectsEditorIO.cs b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Utils/ProjectsEditorIO.cs
index 9f594e09ee..68f6d41c1e 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Utils/ProjectsEditorIO.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Utils/ProjectsEditorIO.cs
@@ -46,24 +46,20 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor.Utils
             }
         }
 
-        public ParsingResult ParseProject(string fileName, out Project project)
+        public ParsingResult ParseTempProject(out Project project)
         {
             project = null;
             try
             {
-                ProjectsData parser = new ProjectsData();
-                if (!File.Exists(fileName))
+                TempProjectData parser = new TempProjectData();
+                if (!File.Exists(parser.File))
                 {
                     Logger.LogWarning($"ParseProject method. Projects storage file not found: {parser.File}");
-                    return new ParsingResult(true);
+                    return new ParsingResult(false);
                 }
 
-                ProjectsData.ProjectsListWrapper projects = parser.Read(fileName);
-                if (!ExtractProject(projects, out project))
-                {
-                    Logger.LogWarning($"ParseProject method. Projects storage file content could not be set. Reason: {Properties.Resources.Error_Parsing_Message}");
-                    return new ParsingResult(false, ProjectsEditor.Properties.Resources.Error_Parsing_Message);
-                }
+                project = GetProjectFromWrapper(parser.Read(parser.File));
+                parser.DeleteTempFile();
 
                 return new ParsingResult(true);
             }
@@ -74,25 +70,7 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor.Utils
             }
         }
 
-        private bool ExtractProject(ProjectsData.ProjectsListWrapper projects, out Project project)
-        {
-            project = null;
-            if (projects.Projects == null)
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            if (projects.Projects.Count != 1)
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            ProjectsData.ProjectWrapper projectWrapper = projects.Projects[0];
-            project = GetProjectFromWrapper(projectWrapper);
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        private Project GetProjectFromWrapper(ProjectsData.ProjectWrapper project)
+        private Project GetProjectFromWrapper(ProjectData.ProjectWrapper project)
         {
             Project newProject = new Project()
             {
@@ -143,24 +121,24 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor.Utils
         {
             ProjectsData serializer = new ProjectsData();
             ProjectsData.ProjectsListWrapper projectsWrapper = new ProjectsData.ProjectsListWrapper { };
-            projectsWrapper.Projects = new List<ProjectsData.ProjectWrapper>();
+            projectsWrapper.Projects = new List<ProjectData.ProjectWrapper>();
 
             foreach (Project project in projects)
             {
-                ProjectsData.ProjectWrapper wrapper = new ProjectsData.ProjectWrapper
+                ProjectData.ProjectWrapper wrapper = new ProjectData.ProjectWrapper
                 {
                     Id = project.Id,
                     Name = project.Name,
                     CreationTime = project.CreationTime,
                     IsShortcutNeeded = project.IsShortcutNeeded,
                     LastLaunchedTime = project.LastLaunchedTime,
-                    Applications = new List<ProjectsData.ApplicationWrapper> { },
-                    MonitorConfiguration = new List<ProjectsData.MonitorConfigurationWrapper> { },
+                    Applications = new List<ProjectData.ApplicationWrapper> { },
+                    MonitorConfiguration = new List<ProjectData.MonitorConfigurationWrapper> { },
                 };
 
                 foreach (var app in project.Applications)
                 {
-                    wrapper.Applications.Add(new ProjectsData.ApplicationWrapper
+                    wrapper.Applications.Add(new ProjectData.ApplicationWrapper
                     {
                         Application = app.AppName,
                         ApplicationPath = app.AppPath,
@@ -169,7 +147,7 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor.Utils
                         CommandLineArguments = app.CommandLineArguments,
                         Maximized = app.Maximized,
                         Minimized = app.Minimized,
-                        Position = new ProjectsData.ApplicationWrapper.WindowPositionWrapper
+                        Position = new ProjectData.ApplicationWrapper.WindowPositionWrapper
                         {
                             X = app.Position.X,
                             Y = app.Position.Y,
@@ -182,20 +160,20 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor.Utils
 
                 foreach (var monitor in project.Monitors)
                 {
-                    wrapper.MonitorConfiguration.Add(new ProjectsData.MonitorConfigurationWrapper
+                    wrapper.MonitorConfiguration.Add(new ProjectData.MonitorConfigurationWrapper
                     {
                         Id = monitor.MonitorName,
                         InstanceId = monitor.MonitorInstanceId,
                         MonitorNumber = monitor.MonitorNumber,
                         Dpi = monitor.Dpi,
-                        MonitorRectDpiAware = new ProjectsData.MonitorConfigurationWrapper.MonitorRectWrapper
+                        MonitorRectDpiAware = new ProjectData.MonitorConfigurationWrapper.MonitorRectWrapper
                         {
                             Left = (int)monitor.MonitorDpiAwareBounds.Left,
                             Top = (int)monitor.MonitorDpiAwareBounds.Top,
                             Width = (int)monitor.MonitorDpiAwareBounds.Width,
                             Height = (int)monitor.MonitorDpiAwareBounds.Height,
                         },
-                        MonitorRectDpiUnaware = new ProjectsData.MonitorConfigurationWrapper.MonitorRectWrapper
+                        MonitorRectDpiUnaware = new ProjectData.MonitorConfigurationWrapper.MonitorRectWrapper
                         {
                             Left = (int)monitor.MonitorDpiUnawareBounds.Left,
                             Top = (int)monitor.MonitorDpiUnawareBounds.Top,
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index 01862a4beb..ab50c911b3 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Drawing;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Timers;
 using ManagedCommon;
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor.ViewModels
         }
 
         private Project editedProject;
-        private bool isEditedProjectNewlyCreated;
         private string projectNameBeingEdited;
         private MainWindow _mainWindow;
         private System.Timers.Timer lastUpdatedTimer;
@@ -218,45 +217,62 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor.ViewModels
             project.Name = projectNameBeingEdited;
         }
 
-        public async void AddNewProject()
+        public async void SnapNewProject()
         {
             CancelSnapshot();
-            await Task.Run(() => RunSnapshotTool());
-            if (_projectsEditorIO.ParseProjects(this).Result == true && Projects.Count != 0)
-            {
-                int repeatCounter = 1;
-                string newName = Projects.Count != 0 ? Projects.Last().Name : "Project 1"; // TODO: localizable project name
-                while (Projects.Where(x => x.Name.Equals(Projects.Last().Name, StringComparison.Ordinal)).Count() > 1)
-                {
-                    Projects.Last().Name = $"{newName} ({repeatCounter})";
-                    repeatCounter++;
-                }
 
-                _projectsEditorIO.SerializeProjects(Projects.ToList());
-                EditProject(Projects.Last(), true);
+            await Task.Run(() => RunSnapshotTool());
+
+            Project project = new Project();
+            if (_projectsEditorIO.ParseTempProject(out project).Result)
+            {
+                EditProject(project, true);
             }
         }
 
         public void EditProject(Project selectedProject, bool isNewlyCreated = false)
         {
-            isEditedProjectNewlyCreated = isNewlyCreated;
             var editPage = new ProjectEditor(this);
             SetEditedProject(selectedProject);
-            Project projectEdited = new Project(selectedProject) { EditorWindowTitle = isNewlyCreated ? Properties.Resources.CreateProject : Properties.Resources.EditProject };
-            projectEdited.Initialize();
 
-            editPage.DataContext = projectEdited;
+            if (isNewlyCreated)
+            {
+                // generate a default name for the new project
+                string defaultNamePrefix = Properties.Resources.DefaultProjectNamePrefix;
+                int nextProjectIndex = 0;
+                foreach (var proj in Projects)
+                {
+                    if (proj.Name.StartsWith(defaultNamePrefix, StringComparison.CurrentCulture))
+                    {
+                        try
+                        {
+                            int index = int.Parse(proj.Name[(defaultNamePrefix.Length + 1)..], CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+                            if (nextProjectIndex < index)
+                            {
+                                nextProjectIndex = index;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception)
+                        {
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                selectedProject.Name = defaultNamePrefix + " " + (nextProjectIndex + 1).ToString(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+            }
+
+            selectedProject.EditorWindowTitle = isNewlyCreated ? Properties.Resources.CreateProject : Properties.Resources.EditProject;
+            selectedProject.Initialize();
+
+            editPage.DataContext = selectedProject;
             _mainWindow.ShowPage(editPage);
             lastUpdatedTimer.Stop();
         }
 
-        public void CancelLastEdit()
+        public void AddNewProject(Project project)
         {
-            if (isEditedProjectNewlyCreated)
-            {
-                Projects.Remove(editedProject);
-                _projectsEditorIO.SerializeProjects(Projects.ToList());
-            }
+            Projects.Add(project);
+            _projectsEditorIO.SerializeProjects(Projects.ToList());
         }
 
         public void DeleteProject(Project selectedProject)
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/AppLauncher.cpp b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/AppLauncher.cpp
index be36d69641..27a08cc862 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/AppLauncher.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/AppLauncher.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <winrt/Windows.ApplicationModel.Core.h>
 
 #include <shellapi.h>
+#include <ShellScalingApi.h>
 
 #include <projects-common/AppUtils.h>
 #include <projects-common/MonitorEnumerator.h>
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectLauncherResource.rc b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectLauncherResource.base.rc
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectLauncherResource.rc
rename to src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectLauncherResource.base.rc
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj
index f096291e15..958c05b7c2 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
   <!-- Project configurations -->
   <!-- Props that should be disabled while building on CI server -->
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+  <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h ProjectLauncherResource.base.rc ProjectLauncherResource.rc" />
+  </Target>
   <!-- C++ source compile-specific things for all configurations -->
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
@@ -143,15 +146,19 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Display\Display.vcxproj">
       <Project>{caba8dfb-823b-4bf2-93ac-3f31984150d9}</Project>
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-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
-      <Project>{d9b8fc84-322a-4f9f-bbb9-20915c47ddfd}</Project>
-    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
       <Project>{6955446d-23f7-4023-9bb3-8657f904af99}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\ProjectsLib\ProjectsLib.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{b31fcc55-b5a4-4ea7-b414-2dceae6af332}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ResourceCompile Include="ProjectLauncherResource.rc" />
+    <ResourceCompile Include="Generated Files/ProjectLauncherResource.rc" />
+    <None Include="ProjectLauncherResource.base.rc" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="Resource.resx" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj.filters b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj.filters
index c58cbe303a..507dfa3964 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj.filters
@@ -46,8 +46,13 @@
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ResourceCompile Include="ProjectLauncherResource.rc">
+    <ResourceCompile Include="ProjectLauncherResource.base.rc">
       <Filter>Resource Files</Filter>
     </ResourceCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="Resource.resx">
+      <Filter>Resource Files</Filter>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/Resource.resx b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/Resource.resx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1af7de150c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/Resource.resx
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<root>
+  <!-- 
+    Microsoft ResX Schema 
+    
+    Version 2.0
+    
+    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format 
+    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the 
+    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes 
+    associated with the data types.
+    
+    Example:
+    
+    ... ado.net/XML headers & schema ...
+    <resheader name="resmimetype">text/microsoft-resx</resheader>
+    <resheader name="version">2.0</resheader>
+    <resheader name="reader">System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <resheader name="writer">System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <data name="Name1"><value>this is my long string</value><comment>this is a comment</comment></data>
+    <data name="Color1" type="System.Drawing.Color, System.Drawing">Blue</data>
+    <data name="Bitmap1" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded serialized .NET Framework object]</value>
+    </data>
+    <data name="Icon1" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded string representing a byte array form of the .NET Framework object]</value>
+        <comment>This is a comment</comment>
+    </data>
+                
+    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple 
+    name/value pairs.
+    
+    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a 
+    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support 
+    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture. 
+    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the 
+    mimetype set.
+    
+    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the 
+    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not 
+    extensible. For a given mimetype the value must be set accordingly:
+    
+    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format 
+    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can 
+    read any of the formats listed below.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.soap.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array 
+            : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    -->
+  <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
+    <xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" />
+    <xsd:element name="root" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
+      <xsd:complexType>
+        <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
+          <xsd:element name="metadata">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" use="required" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="assembly">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:attribute name="alias" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="data">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+                <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="2" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="3" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="4" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="resheader">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+        </xsd:choice>
+      </xsd:complexType>
+    </xsd:element>
+  </xsd:schema>
+  <resheader name="resmimetype">
+    <value>text/microsoft-resx</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="version">
+    <value>2.0</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="reader">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="writer">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+</root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/resource.h b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/resource.base.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/resource.h
rename to src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/resource.base.h
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLib/ProjectsLib.vcxproj b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLib/ProjectsLib.vcxproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41e95bf188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLib/ProjectsLib.vcxproj
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
+    <ProjectGuid>{b31fcc55-b5a4-4ea7-b414-2dceae6af332}</ProjectGuid>
+    <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
+    <RootNamespace>ProjectsLib</RootNamespace>
+    <ProjectName>ProjectsLib</ProjectName>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Label="Shared">
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
+    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\..\..\common\inc;..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp">
+      <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(UsePrecompiledHeaders)' != 'false'">Create</PrecompiledHeader>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{d9b8fc84-322a-4f9f-bbb9-20915c47ddfd}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
+  </ImportGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLib/ProjectsLib.vcxproj.filters b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLib/ProjectsLib.vcxproj.filters
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..edb4a24874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLib/ProjectsLib.vcxproj.filters
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Filter Include="Source Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>cpp;c;cc;cxx;c++;cppm;ixx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Header Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>h;hh;hpp;hxx;h++;hm;inl;inc;ipp;xsd</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="pch.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLib/pch.cpp b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLib/pch.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64b7eef6d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLib/pch.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// pch.cpp: source file corresponding to the pre-compiled header
+
+#include "pch.h"
+
+// When you are using pre-compiled headers, this source file is necessary for compilation to succeed.
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLib/pch.h b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLib/pch.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dba977e716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLib/pch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// pch.h: This is a precompiled header file.
+// Files listed below are compiled only once, improving build performance for future builds.
+// This also affects IntelliSense performance, including code completion and many code browsing features.
+// However, files listed here are ALL re-compiled if any one of them is updated between builds.
+// Do not add files here that you will be updating frequently as this negates the performance advantage.
+
+#ifndef PCH_H
+#define PCH_H
+
+#endif //PCH_H
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/JsonUtils.h b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/JsonUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce83c0f8ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/JsonUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <projects-common/Data.h>
+
+#include <common/logger/logger.h>
+
+namespace ProjectsJsonUtils
+{
+    inline std::vector<Project> Read(const std::wstring& fileName)
+    {
+        std::vector<Project> projects{};
+        try
+        {
+            auto savedProjectsJson = json::from_file(fileName);
+            if (savedProjectsJson.has_value())
+            {
+                auto savedProjects = JsonUtils::ProjectsListJSON::FromJson(savedProjectsJson.value());
+                if (savedProjects.has_value())
+                {
+                    projects = savedProjects.value();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch (std::exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger::error("Error reading projects file. {}", ex.what());
+        }
+
+        return projects;
+    }
+
+    inline void Write(const std::wstring& fileName, const std::vector<Project>& projects)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            json::to_file(fileName, JsonUtils::ProjectsListJSON::ToJson(projects));
+        }
+        catch (std::exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger::error("Error writing projects file. {}", ex.what());
+        }
+    }
+
+    inline void Write(const std::wstring& fileName, const Project& project)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            json::to_file(fileName, JsonUtils::ProjectJSON::ToJson(project));
+        }
+        catch (std::exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger::error("Error writing projects file. {}", ex.what());
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj
index 6917ff39fc..6bfa72ecf9 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
   <!-- Project configurations -->
   <!-- Props that should be disabled while building on CI server -->
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h ProjectsSnapshotToolResources.base.rc ProjectsSnapshotToolResources.rc" />
+  </Target>
   <!-- C++ source compile-specific things for all configurations -->
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
@@ -127,10 +130,14 @@
     <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(UsePrecompiledHeaders)' != 'false'">Create</PrecompiledHeader>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="SnapshotUtils.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="JsonUtils.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="NameUtils.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="resource.base.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="SnapshotUtils.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="packages.config" />
@@ -139,15 +146,19 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Display\Display.vcxproj">
       <Project>{caba8dfb-823b-4bf2-93ac-3f31984150d9}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
-      <Project>{d9b8fc84-322a-4f9f-bbb9-20915c47ddfd}</Project>
-    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
       <Project>{6955446d-23f7-4023-9bb3-8657f904af99}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\ProjectsLib\ProjectsLib.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{b31fcc55-b5a4-4ea7-b414-2dceae6af332}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ResourceCompile Include="ProjectsSnapshotTool.rc" />
+    <ResourceCompile Include="Generated Files/ProjectsSnapshotToolResources.rc" />
+    <None Include="ProjectsSnapshotToolResources.base.rc" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="Resource.resx" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj.filters b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj.filters
index bb9fecde08..e2fe55ad94 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj.filters
@@ -18,7 +18,16 @@
     <ClInclude Include="pch.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="resource.h">
+    <ClInclude Include="NameUtils.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="JsonUtils.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="SnapshotUtils.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="resource.base.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -29,12 +38,23 @@
     <ClCompile Include="main.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="SnapshotUtils.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="packages.config" />
+    <None Include="ProjectsSnapshotToolResources.base.rc">
+      <Filter>Resource Files</Filter>
+    </None>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ResourceCompile Include="ProjectsSnapshotTool.rc">
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="Resource.resx">
+      <Filter>Resource Files</Filter>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="Generated Files/ProjectsSnapshotToolResources.rc">
       <Filter>Resource Files</Filter>
     </ResourceCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.rc b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotToolResources.base.rc
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.rc
rename to src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotToolResources.base.rc
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/Resource.resx b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/Resource.resx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c8a6b3d8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/Resource.resx
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<root>
+  <!-- 
+    Microsoft ResX Schema 
+    
+    Version 2.0
+    
+    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format 
+    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the 
+    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes 
+    associated with the data types.
+    
+    Example:
+    
+    ... ado.net/XML headers & schema ...
+    <resheader name="resmimetype">text/microsoft-resx</resheader>
+    <resheader name="version">2.0</resheader>
+    <resheader name="reader">System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <resheader name="writer">System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <data name="Name1"><value>this is my long string</value><comment>this is a comment</comment></data>
+    <data name="Color1" type="System.Drawing.Color, System.Drawing">Blue</data>
+    <data name="Bitmap1" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded serialized .NET Framework object]</value>
+    </data>
+    <data name="Icon1" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded string representing a byte array form of the .NET Framework object]</value>
+        <comment>This is a comment</comment>
+    </data>
+                
+    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple 
+    name/value pairs.
+    
+    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a 
+    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support 
+    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture. 
+    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the 
+    mimetype set.
+    
+    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the 
+    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not 
+    extensible. For a given mimetype the value must be set accordingly:
+    
+    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format 
+    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can 
+    read any of the formats listed below.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.soap.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array 
+            : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    -->
+  <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
+    <xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" />
+    <xsd:element name="root" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
+      <xsd:complexType>
+        <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
+          <xsd:element name="metadata">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" use="required" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="assembly">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:attribute name="alias" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="data">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+                <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="2" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="3" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="4" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="resheader">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+        </xsd:choice>
+      </xsd:complexType>
+    </xsd:element>
+  </xsd:schema>
+  <resheader name="resmimetype">
+    <value>text/microsoft-resx</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="version">
+    <value>2.0</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="reader">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="writer">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <data name="DefaultProjectNamePrefix" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Project</value>
+  </data>
+</root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/SnapshotUtils.cpp b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/SnapshotUtils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3775920823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/SnapshotUtils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#include "pch.h"
+#include "SnapshotUtils.h"
+
+#include <Psapi.h>
+
+#include <projects-common/AppUtils.h>
+#include <projects-common/WindowEnumerator.h>
+#include <projects-common/WindowFilter.h>
+
+#include <common/utils/process_path.h>
+#include <TlHelp32.h>
+
+namespace SnapshotUtils
+{
+    std::vector<Project::Application> GetApps(const std::function<unsigned int(HWND)> getMonitorNumberFromWindowHandle)
+    {
+        std::vector<Project::Application> apps{};
+
+        auto installedApps = Utils::Apps::GetAppsList();
+        auto windows = WindowEnumerator::Enumerate(WindowFilter::Filter);
+
+        for (const auto window : windows)
+        {
+            // filter by window rect size
+            RECT rect = WindowUtils::GetWindowRect(window);
+            if (rect.right - rect.left <= 0 || rect.bottom - rect.top <= 0)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // filter by window title
+            std::wstring title = WindowUtils::GetWindowTitle(window);
+            if (title.empty())
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // filter by app path
+            std::wstring processPath = get_process_path_waiting_uwp(window);
+            if (processPath.empty() || WindowUtils::IsExcludedByDefault(window, processPath, title))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            auto data = Utils::Apps::GetApp(processPath, installedApps);
+            if (!data.has_value() || data->name.empty())
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            Project::Application app{
+                .name = data.value().name,
+                .title = title,
+                .path = processPath,
+                .packageFullName = data.value().packageFullName,
+                .commandLineArgs = L"",
+                .isMinimized = WindowUtils::IsMinimized(window),
+                .isMaximized = WindowUtils::IsMaximized(window),
+                .position = Project::Application::Position{
+                    .x = rect.left,
+                    .y = rect.top,
+                    .width = rect.right - rect.left,
+                    .height = rect.bottom - rect.top,
+                },
+                .monitor = getMonitorNumberFromWindowHandle(window),
+            };
+
+            apps.push_back(app);
+        }
+
+        return apps;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/SnapshotUtils.h b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/SnapshotUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4274ecdf66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/SnapshotUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <projects-common/Data.h>
+
+namespace SnapshotUtils
+{
+    std::vector<Project::Application> GetApps(const std::function<unsigned int(HWND)> getMonitorNumberFromWindowHandle);
+};
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/main.cpp b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/main.cpp
index 624177d656..b2bb309c57 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/main.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 #include "pch.h"
 
 #include <chrono>
-#include <iostream>
 
-#include <projects-common/AppUtils.h>
 #include <projects-common/Data.h>
 #include <projects-common/GuidUtils.h>
 #include <projects-common/MonitorUtils.h>
-#include <projects-common/WindowEnumerator.h>
-#include <projects-common/WindowFilter.h>
+
+#include <JsonUtils.h>
+#include <SnapshotUtils.h>
 
 #include <common/utils/gpo.h>
 #include <common/utils/logger_helper.h>
@@ -45,88 +44,13 @@ int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hInstPrev, LPSTR cmdLine, int cm
         fileName = fileNameParam;
     }
 
-    // read previously saved projects 
-    std::vector<Project> projects;
-    try
-    {
-        auto savedProjectsJson = json::from_file(fileName);
-        if (savedProjectsJson.has_value())
-        {
-            auto savedProjects = JsonUtils::ProjectsListJSON::FromJson(savedProjectsJson.value());
-            if (savedProjects.has_value())
-            {
-                projects = savedProjects.value();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    catch (std::exception ex)
-    {
-        Logger::error("Error reading projects file. {}", ex.what());
-    }
-    
-    // new project name
-    std::wstring defaultNamePrefix = L"Project"; // TODO: localizable
-    int nextProjectIndex = 0;
-    for (const auto& proj : projects)
-    {
-        const std::wstring& name = proj.name;
-        if (name.starts_with(defaultNamePrefix))
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                int index = std::stoi(name.substr(defaultNamePrefix.length() + 1));
-                if (nextProjectIndex < index)
-                {
-                    nextProjectIndex = index;
-                }
-            }
-            catch (std::exception) {}
-        }
-    }
-
-    std::wstring projectName = defaultNamePrefix + L" " + std::to_wstring(nextProjectIndex + 1);
+    // create new project
     time_t creationTime = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(std::chrono::system_clock::now());
-    Project project{ .id = CreateGuidString(), .name = projectName, .creationTime = creationTime };
+    Project project{ .id = CreateGuidString(), .creationTime = creationTime };
     Logger::trace(L"Creating project {}:{}", project.name, project.id);
 
-    // save monitor configuration
     project.monitors = MonitorUtils::IdentifyMonitors();
-
-    // get list of windows
-    auto windows = WindowEnumerator::Enumerate(WindowFilter::Filter);
-
-    // get installed apps list
-    auto apps = Utils::Apps::GetAppsList();
-
-    for (const auto& window : windows)
-    {
-        // filter by window rect size
-        RECT rect = WindowUtils::GetWindowRect(window);
-        if (rect.right - rect.left <= 0 || rect.bottom - rect.top <= 0)
-        {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        // filter by window title
-        std::wstring title = WindowUtils::GetWindowTitle(window);
-        if (title.empty())
-        {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        // filter by app path
-        std::wstring processPath = get_process_path_waiting_uwp(window);
-        if (processPath.empty() || WindowUtils::IsExcludedByDefault(window, processPath, title))
-        {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        auto data = Utils::Apps::GetApp(processPath, apps);
-        if (!data.has_value())
-        {
-            continue;
-        }
-
+    project.apps = SnapshotUtils::GetApps([&](HWND window) -> unsigned int {
         auto windowMonitor = MonitorFromWindow(window, MONITOR_DEFAULTTOPRIMARY);
         unsigned int monitorNumber = 0;
         for (const auto& monitor : project.monitors)
@@ -138,28 +62,11 @@ int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hInstPrev, LPSTR cmdLine, int cm
             }
         }
 
-        Project::Application app {
-            .name = data.value().name,
-            .title = title,
-            .path = processPath,
-            .packageFullName = data.value().packageFullName,
-            .commandLineArgs = L"",
-            .isMinimized = WindowUtils::IsMinimized(window),
-            .isMaximized = WindowUtils::IsMaximized(window),
-            .position = Project::Application::Position {
-                .x = rect.left,
-                .y = rect.top,
-                .width = rect.right - rect.left,
-                .height = rect.bottom - rect.top,
-            },
-            .monitor = monitorNumber,
-        };
+        return monitorNumber;
+    });
 
-        project.apps.push_back(app);
-    }
-
-    projects.push_back(project);
-    json::to_file(fileName, JsonUtils::ProjectsListJSON::ToJson(projects));
+    ProjectsJsonUtils::Write(JsonUtils::TempProjectsFile(), project);
     Logger::trace(L"Project {}:{} created", project.name, project.id);
+
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/resource.h b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/resource.base.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/resource.h
rename to src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/resource.base.h
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/AppUtils.h b/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/AppUtils.h
index 8135bb375b..fac0a12b28 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/AppUtils.h
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/AppUtils.h
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ namespace Utils
 	{
         namespace NonLocalizable
         {
-            const wchar_t* PackageFullNameProp = L"System.AppUserModel.PackageFullName";
-            const wchar_t* PackageInstallPathProp = L"System.AppUserModel.PackageInstallPath";
-            const wchar_t* InstallPathProp = L"System.Link.TargetParsingPath";
+            constexpr const wchar_t* PackageFullNameProp = L"System.AppUserModel.PackageFullName";
+            constexpr const wchar_t* PackageInstallPathProp = L"System.AppUserModel.PackageInstallPath";
+            constexpr const wchar_t* InstallPathProp = L"System.Link.TargetParsingPath";
 
-            const wchar_t* FileExplorerName = L"File Explorer";
-            const wchar_t* FileExplorerPath = L"C:\\WINDOWS\\EXPLORER.EXE";
+            constexpr const wchar_t* FileExplorerName = L"File Explorer";
+            constexpr const wchar_t* FileExplorerPath = L"C:\\WINDOWS\\EXPLORER.EXE";
         }
 
 		struct AppData
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/Data.h b/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/Data.h
index f44a247f05..04f08f4c20 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/Data.h
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/Data.h
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ namespace JsonUtils
         return std::wstring(settingsFolderPath) + L"\\projects.json";
     }
 
+    inline std::wstring TempProjectsFile()
+    {
+        std::wstring settingsFolderPath = PTSettingsHelper::get_module_save_folder_location(NonLocalizable::ModuleKey);
+        return std::wstring(settingsFolderPath) + L"\\temp-project.json";
+    }
+
     namespace ProjectJSON
     {
         namespace ApplicationJSON
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/WindowUtils.h b/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/WindowUtils.h
index 37a9c5bae5..c364661c5a 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/WindowUtils.h
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/WindowUtils.h
@@ -1,28 +1,23 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <Windows.h>
-#include <ShellScalingApi.h>
-
-#include <algorithm>
-
 #include <common/Display/dpi_aware.h>
 #include <common/utils/excluded_apps.h>
 #include <common/utils/window.h>
 
-// FancyZones WindowUtils
 namespace WindowUtils
 {
     // Non-Localizable strings
     namespace NonLocalizable
     {
-        const wchar_t SystemAppsFolder[] = L"SYSTEMAPPS";
-        const wchar_t System[] = L"WINDOWS/SYSTEM";
-        const wchar_t System32[] = L"SYSTEM32";
-        const wchar_t SystemWOW64[] = L"SYSTEMWOW64";
         const char SplashClassName[] = "MsoSplash";
+        
+        const wchar_t SystemAppsFolder[] = L"SYSTEMAPPS";
+        
         const wchar_t CoreWindow[] = L"WINDOWS.UI.CORE.COREWINDOW";
         const wchar_t SearchUI[] = L"SEARCHUI.EXE";
-        const wchar_t HelpWindow[] = L"C:\\WINDOWS\\HH.EXE";
+        const wchar_t HelpWindow[] = L"WINDOWS\\HH.EXE";
+        const wchar_t ApplicationFrameHost[] = L"WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\APPLICATIONFRAMEHOST.EXE";
+        
         const wchar_t ProjectsSnapshotTool[] = L"POWERTOYS.PROJECTSSNAPSHOTTOOL";
         const wchar_t ProjectsEditor[] = L"POWERTOYS.PROJECTSEDITOR";
         const wchar_t ProjectsLauncher[] = L"POWERTOYS.PROJECTSLAUNCHER";
@@ -33,6 +28,11 @@ namespace WindowUtils
         return GetAncestor(window, GA_ROOT) == window;
     }
 
+    inline bool IsMinimized(HWND window)
+    {
+        return IsIconic(window);
+    }
+
     inline bool IsMaximized(HWND window) noexcept
     {
         WINDOWPLACEMENT placement{};
@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ namespace WindowUtils
         CharUpperBuffW(processPathUpper.data(), static_cast<DWORD>(processPathUpper.length()));
 
         static std::vector<std::wstring> defaultExcludedFolders = { 
-            NonLocalizable::SystemAppsFolder, 
-            NonLocalizable::System, 
-            NonLocalizable::System32, 
-            NonLocalizable::SystemWOW64 
+            NonLocalizable::SystemAppsFolder,
         };
         if (find_folder_in_path(processPathUpper, defaultExcludedFolders))
         {
@@ -109,15 +106,6 @@ namespace WindowUtils
 
         return rect;
     }
-}
-
-// addition for Projects
-namespace WindowUtils
-{
-    inline bool IsMinimized(HWND window)
-    {
-        return IsIconic(window);
-    }
 
     #define MAX_TITLE_LENGTH 255
     inline std::wstring GetWindowTitle(HWND window)