diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/api/apiUtils.ts b/apps/client/src/common/api/apiUtils.ts
index 29f919212..815454ab7 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/api/apiUtils.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/api/apiUtils.ts
@@ -42,12 +42,5 @@ export function logAxiosError(prepend: string, error: unknown) {
  * Utility function invalidates react-query caches
  */
 export async function invalidateAllCaches() {
-  await ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['project'] });
-  await ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['aliases'] });
-  await ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['userFields'] });
-  await ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['rundown'] });
-  await ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['appinfo'] });
-  await ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['oscSettings'] });
-  await ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['appSettings'] });
-  await ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['viewSettings'] });
+  await ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries();
 }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/api/ontimeApi.ts b/apps/client/src/common/api/ontimeApi.ts
index d741de831..ce18f3e03 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/api/ontimeApi.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/api/ontimeApi.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   UserFields,
   ViewSettings,
 } from 'ontime-types';
+import { MessageResponse } from 'ontime-types';
 import { ExcelImportMap } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import { apiRepoLatest } from '../../externals';
@@ -257,6 +258,16 @@ export async function getProjects(): Promise<ProjectFileListResponse> {
   return res.data;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @description HTTP request to load a project file
+ */
+export async function loadProject(filename: string): Promise<MessageResponse> {
+  const res = await axios.post(`${ontimeURL}/load-project`, {
+    filename,
+  });
+  return res.data;
+}
+
 /**
  * @description STEP 1
  */
@@ -329,3 +340,49 @@ export const postPushSheet = async (id: string, options: ExcelImportMap) => {
   const response = await axios.post(`${ontimeURL}/sheet-push`, { id, options });
   return response.data.data;
 };
+
+/**
+ * @description HTTP request to rename a project file
+ */
+export async function renameProject(filename: string, newFilename: string): Promise<MessageResponse> {
+  const url = `${ontimeURL}/project/${filename}/rename`;
+  const decodedUrl = decodeURIComponent(url);
+  const res = await axios.put(decodedUrl, {
+    newFilename,
+  });
+  return res.data;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @description HTTP request to duplicate a project file
+ */
+export async function duplicateProject(filename: string, newFilename: string): Promise<MessageResponse> {
+  const url = `${ontimeURL}/project/${filename}/duplicate`;
+  const decodedUrl = decodeURIComponent(url);
+  const res = await axios.post(decodedUrl, {
+    newFilename,
+  });
+  return res.data;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @description HTTP request to delete a project file
+ */
+export async function deleteProject(filename: string): Promise<MessageResponse> {
+  const url = `${ontimeURL}/project/${filename}`;
+  const decodedUrl = decodeURIComponent(url);
+  const res = await axios.delete(decodedUrl);
+  return res.data;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @description HTTP request to create a project file
+ */
+export async function createProject(filename: string): Promise<MessageResponse> {
+  const url = `${ontimeURL}/project`;
+  const decodedUrl = decodeURIComponent(url);
+  const res = await axios.post(decodedUrl, {
+    filename,
+  });
+  return res.data;
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useProjectList.ts b/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useProjectList.ts
index 9527f19dc..a4f587185 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useProjectList.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useProjectList.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const placeholderProjectList: ProjectFileListResponse = {
 };
 
 export function useProjectList() {
-  const { data, status } = useQuery({
+  const { data, status, refetch } = useQuery({
     queryKey: PROJECT_LIST,
     queryFn: getProjects,
     placeholderData: placeholderProjectList,
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ export function useProjectList() {
     refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
     networkMode: 'always',
   });
-  return { data: data ?? placeholderProjectList, status };
+  return { data: data ?? placeholderProjectList, status, refetch };
 }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectForm.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectForm.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75a618592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectForm.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
+import { Button, Input } from '@chakra-ui/react';
+
+import style from './ProjectPanel.module.scss';
+
+export type ProjectFormValues = {
+  filename: string;
+};
+
+interface ProjectFormProps {
+  action: 'duplicate' | 'rename' | 'create';
+  filename: string;
+  onCancel: () => void;
+  onSubmit: (values: ProjectFormValues) => Promise<void>;
+  submitError: string | null;
+}
+
+export default function ProjectForm({ action, filename, onSubmit, onCancel, submitError }: ProjectFormProps) {
+  const {
+    handleSubmit,
+    register,
+    formState: { isSubmitting, isDirty, isValid },
+    setFocus,
+  } = useForm<ProjectFormValues>({
+    defaultValues: { filename },
+    values: { filename },
+    resetOptions: {
+      keepDirtyValues: true,
+    },
+  });
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setFocus('filename');
+  }, [setFocus]);
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)} className={style.form}>
+        <Input
+          className={style.formInput}
+          id='filename'
+          size='sm'
+          type='text'
+          variant='ontime-filled'
+          placeholder='Enter new name'
+          autoComplete='off'
+          {...register('filename')}
+        />
+        <div className={style.actionButtons}>
+          <Button onClick={onCancel} size='sm' variant='ontime-ghosted' disabled={isSubmitting}>
+            Cancel
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            size='sm'
+            variant='ontime-filled'
+            isDisabled={!isDirty || !isValid || isSubmitting}
+            type='submit'
+            className={style.saveButton}
+          >
+            {action}
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+      {submitError && <span className={style.error}>{submitError}</span>}
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectList.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectList.tsx
index 705cf31c0..0c8e6b93f 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectList.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectList.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,72 @@
-import { IconButton, Menu, MenuButton, MenuItem, MenuList } from '@chakra-ui/react';
-import { IoEllipsisHorizontal } from '@react-icons/all-files/io5/IoEllipsisHorizontal';
+import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
+import { maybeAxiosError } from '../../../../common/api/apiUtils';
+import { createProject } from '../../../../common/api/ontimeApi';
 import { useProjectList } from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useProjectList';
 import * as Panel from '../PanelUtils';
 
+import ProjectForm, { ProjectFormValues } from './ProjectForm';
+import ProjectListItem, { EditMode } from './ProjectListItem';
+
 import style from './ProjectPanel.module.scss';
 
-export default function ProjectList() {
-  const { data } = useProjectList();
+interface ProjectListProps {
+  isCreatingProject: boolean;
+  onToggleCreate: () => void;
+}
+
+export default function ProjectList({ isCreatingProject, onToggleCreate }: ProjectListProps) {
+  const { data, refetch } = useProjectList();
   const { files, lastLoadedProject } = data;
 
-  // extract currently loaded from file list
-  const currentlyLoadedIndex = files.findIndex((project) => project.filename === lastLoadedProject);
-  const projectFiles = [...files];
-  const current = projectFiles.splice(currentlyLoadedIndex, 1)[0];
+  const [editingMode, setEditingMode] = useState<EditMode | null>(null);
+  const [editingFilename, setEditingFilename] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [submitError, setSubmitError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const handleToggleCreateMode = () => {
+    onToggleCreate();
+    setSubmitError(null);
+  };
+
+  const handleSubmitCreate = async (values: ProjectFormValues) => {
+    try {
+      setSubmitError(null);
+      const filename = values.filename.trim();
+      if (!filename) {
+        setSubmitError('Project name cannot be empty');
+        return;
+      }
+      await createProject(filename);
+      await refetch();
+      handleToggleCreateMode();
+    } catch (error) {
+      setSubmitError(maybeAxiosError(error));
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleToggleEditMode = (editMode: EditMode, filename: string | null) => {
+    setEditingMode((prev) => (prev === editMode && filename === editingFilename ? null : editMode));
+    setEditingFilename(filename);
+  };
+
+  const handleClear = () => {
+    setEditingMode(null);
+    setEditingFilename(null);
+  };
+
+  const handleRefetch = async () => {
+    await refetch();
+  };
+
+  const reorderedProjectFiles = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!data?.files?.length) return [];
+
+    const currentlyLoadedIndex = files.findIndex((project) => project.filename === lastLoadedProject);
+    const projectFiles = [...files];
+    const current = projectFiles.splice(currentlyLoadedIndex, 1)?.[0];
+
+    return [current, ...projectFiles];
+  }, [data.files.length, files, lastLoadedProject]);
 
   return (
     <Panel.Table>
@@ -26,51 +79,35 @@ export default function ProjectList() {
         </tr>
       </thead>
       <tbody>
-        {current && (
-          <tr className={style.current}>
-            <td>{current.filename}</td>
-            <td>{new Date(current.createdAt).toLocaleString()}</td>
-            <td>{new Date(current.updatedAt).toLocaleString()}</td>
-            <td className={style.actionButton}>
-              <ActionMenu />
+        {isCreatingProject ? (
+          <tr className={style.createContainer}>
+            <td colSpan={99}>
+              <ProjectForm
+                action='create'
+                filename=''
+                onSubmit={handleSubmitCreate}
+                onCancel={handleToggleCreateMode}
+                submitError=''
+              />
+              {submitError && <span className={style.createSubmitError}>{submitError}</span>}
             </td>
           </tr>
-        )}
-        {projectFiles.map((project) => {
-          const createdAt = new Date(project.createdAt).toLocaleString();
-          const updatedAt = new Date(project.updatedAt).toLocaleString();
-          return (
-            <tr key={project.filename}>
-              <td>{project.filename}</td>
-              <td>{createdAt}</td>
-              <td>{updatedAt}</td>
-              <td className={style.actionButton}>
-                <ActionMenu />
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-          );
-        })}
+        ) : null}
+        {reorderedProjectFiles.map((project) => (
+          <ProjectListItem
+            key={project.filename}
+            filename={project.filename}
+            createdAt={project.createdAt}
+            updatedAt={project.updatedAt}
+            onToggleEditMode={handleToggleEditMode}
+            onSubmit={handleClear}
+            onRefetch={handleRefetch}
+            editingFilename={editingFilename}
+            editingMode={editingMode}
+            current={project.filename === lastLoadedProject}
+          />
+        ))}
       </tbody>
     </Panel.Table>
   );
 }
-
-function ActionMenu() {
-  return (
-    <Menu variant='ontime-on-dark' size='sm'>
-      <MenuButton
-        as={IconButton}
-        aria-label='Options'
-        icon={<IoEllipsisHorizontal />}
-        variant='ontime-ghosted'
-        size='sm'
-      />
-      <MenuList>
-        <MenuItem>Load</MenuItem>
-        <MenuItem>Rename</MenuItem>
-        <MenuItem>Duplicate</MenuItem>
-        <MenuItem>Delete</MenuItem>
-      </MenuList>
-    </Menu>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectListItem.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectListItem.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca7d0b7d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectListItem.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { IconButton, Menu, MenuButton, MenuItem, MenuList } from '@chakra-ui/react';
+import { IoEllipsisHorizontal } from '@react-icons/all-files/io5/IoEllipsisHorizontal';
+
+import { invalidateAllCaches, maybeAxiosError } from '../../../../common/api/apiUtils';
+import { deleteProject, duplicateProject, loadProject, renameProject } from '../../../../common/api/ontimeApi';
+
+import ProjectForm, { ProjectFormValues } from './ProjectForm';
+
+import style from './ProjectPanel.module.scss';
+
+export type EditMode = 'rename' | 'duplicate' | null;
+
+interface ProjectListItemProps {
+  current?: boolean;
+  filename: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  onToggleEditMode: (editMode: EditMode, filename: string | null) => void;
+  onSubmit: () => void;
+  onRefetch: () => Promise<void>;
+  editingFilename: string | null;
+  editingMode: EditMode | null;
+}
+
+export default function ProjectListItem({
+  current,
+  createdAt,
+  editingFilename,
+  editingMode,
+  filename,
+  onRefetch,
+  onSubmit,
+  onToggleEditMode,
+  updatedAt,
+}: ProjectListItemProps) {
+  const [submitError, setSubmitError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const handleSubmitRename = async (values: ProjectFormValues) => {
+    try {
+      setSubmitError(null);
+
+      if (!values.filename) {
+        setSubmitError('Filename cannot be blank');
+        return;
+      }
+      await renameProject(filename, values.filename);
+      await onRefetch();
+      onSubmit();
+    } catch (error) {
+      setSubmitError(maybeAxiosError(error));
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleSubmitDuplicate = async (values: ProjectFormValues) => {
+    try {
+      setSubmitError(null);
+
+      if (!values.filename) {
+        setSubmitError('Filename cannot be blank');
+        return;
+      }
+      await duplicateProject(filename, values.filename);
+      await onRefetch();
+      onSubmit();
+    } catch (error) {
+      setSubmitError(maybeAxiosError(error));
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleToggleEditMode = (editMode: EditMode, filename: string | null) => {
+    setSubmitError(null);
+    onToggleEditMode(editMode, filename);
+  };
+
+  const handleCancel = () => {
+    handleToggleEditMode(null, null);
+  };
+
+  const isCurrentlyBeingEdited = editingMode && filename === editingFilename;
+
+  return (
+    <tr key={filename} className={current ? style.current : undefined}>
+      {isCurrentlyBeingEdited ? (
+        <td colSpan={99}>
+          <ProjectForm
+            action={editingMode}
+            filename={filename}
+            onSubmit={editingMode === 'duplicate' ? handleSubmitDuplicate : handleSubmitRename}
+            onCancel={handleCancel}
+            submitError={submitError}
+          />
+        </td>
+      ) : (
+        <>
+          <td>{filename}</td>
+          <td>{new Date(createdAt).toLocaleString()}</td>
+          <td>{new Date(updatedAt).toLocaleString()}</td>
+          <td className={style.actionButton}>
+            <ActionMenu
+              current={current}
+              filename={filename}
+              onChangeEditMode={handleToggleEditMode}
+              onRefetch={onRefetch}
+            />
+          </td>
+        </>
+      )}
+    </tr>
+  );
+}
+
+function ActionMenu({
+  current,
+  filename,
+  onChangeEditMode,
+  onRefetch,
+}: {
+  current?: boolean;
+  filename: string;
+  onChangeEditMode: (editMode: EditMode, filename: string) => void;
+  onRefetch: () => Promise<void>;
+}) {
+  const handleLoad = async () => {
+    await loadProject(filename);
+    await invalidateAllCaches();
+  };
+
+  const handleRename = () => {
+    onChangeEditMode('rename', filename);
+  };
+
+  const handleDuplicate = () => {
+    onChangeEditMode('duplicate', filename);
+  };
+
+  const handleDelete = async () => {
+    await deleteProject(filename);
+    await onRefetch();
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Menu variant='ontime-on-dark' size='sm'>
+      <MenuButton
+        as={IconButton}
+        aria-label='Options'
+        icon={<IoEllipsisHorizontal />}
+        variant='ontime-ghosted'
+        size='sm'
+      />
+      <MenuList>
+        <MenuItem onClick={handleLoad} isDisabled={current}>
+          Load
+        </MenuItem>
+        <MenuItem onClick={handleRename}>Rename</MenuItem>
+        <MenuItem onClick={handleDuplicate}>Duplicate</MenuItem>
+        <MenuItem isDisabled={current} onClick={handleDelete}>
+          Delete
+        </MenuItem>
+      </MenuList>
+    </Menu>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectPanel.module.scss b/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectPanel.module.scss
index 89232b255..a085e3acb 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectPanel.module.scss
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectPanel.module.scss
@@ -4,5 +4,42 @@
 }
 
 .actionButton {
+  flex: 1;
   text-align: right;
 }
+
+.form {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.formInput {
+  flex: 2;
+}
+
+.actionButtons {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  margin-left: 1rem;
+}
+
+.error {
+  color: $red-500;
+}
+
+.createContainer {
+  padding: 0.5rem 0;
+}
+
+.saveButton {
+  text-transform: capitalize;
+}
+
+.createSubmitError {
+  font-size: calc(1rem - 2px);
+  font-weight: 400;
+  color: $red-500;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectPanel.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectPanel.tsx
index cbb072eaf..156bae053 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectPanel.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
 import { Button } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 
 import * as Panel from '../PanelUtils';
@@ -5,6 +6,12 @@ import * as Panel from '../PanelUtils';
 import ProjectList from './ProjectList';
 
 export default function ProjectPanel() {
+  const [isCreatingProject, setIsCreatingProject] = useState(false);
+
+  const handleToggleCreate = () => {
+    setIsCreatingProject((prev) => !prev);
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
       <Panel.Header>Project</Panel.Header>
@@ -12,9 +19,11 @@ export default function ProjectPanel() {
         <Panel.Card>
           <Panel.SubHeader>
             Manage projects
-            <Button variant='ontime-filled'>New</Button>
+            <Button variant='ontime-filled' onClick={handleToggleCreate}>
+              New
+            </Button>
           </Panel.SubHeader>
-          <ProjectList />
+          <ProjectList onToggleCreate={handleToggleCreate} isCreatingProject={isCreatingProject} />
         </Panel.Card>
       </Panel.Section>
     </>
diff --git a/apps/server/src/controllers/ontimeController.ts b/apps/server/src/controllers/ontimeController.ts
index baad54e2c..cec2325fd 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/controllers/ontimeController.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/controllers/ontimeController.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { deleteFile } from '../utils/parserUtils.js';
 import { validateProjectFiles } from './ontimeController.validate.js';
 import { dbModel } from '../models/dataModel.js';
 import { sheet } from '../utils/sheetsAuth.js';
+import { removeFileExtension } from '../utils/removeFileExtension.js';
 
 // Create controller for GET request to '/ontime/poll'
 // Returns data for current state
@@ -491,9 +492,11 @@ export const listProjects: RequestHandler = async (_, res: Response<ProjectFileL
 
     const lastLoadedProject = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(lastLoadedProjectConfigPath, 'utf8')).lastLoadedProject;
 
+    const lastLoadedProjectName = removeFileExtension(lastLoadedProject);
+
     res.status(200).send({
       files: fileList,
-      lastLoadedProject,
+      lastLoadedProject: lastLoadedProjectName,
     });
   } catch (error) {
     res.status(500).send({ message: error.toString() });
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/ontimeRouter.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/ontimeRouter.ts
index 2595d4876..82b4b648f 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/ontimeRouter.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/ontimeRouter.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ router.post('/new', projectSanitiser, postNew);
 router.get('/projects', listProjects);
 
 // create route between controller and '/ontime/load-project' endpoint
-router.post('/load-project', validateLoadProjectFile, loadProject);
+router.post('/load-project', validateLoadProjectFile, sanitizeProjectFilename, loadProject);
 
 // create route between controller and '/ontime/project/:filename/duplicate' endpoint
 router.post('/project/:filename/duplicate', validateProjectDuplicate, sanitizeProjectFilename, duplicateProjectFile);
diff --git a/apps/server/src/utils/__tests__/getFileListFromFolder.test.ts b/apps/server/src/utils/__tests__/getFileListFromFolder.test.ts
index f36943a46..e42ef9f40 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/utils/__tests__/getFileListFromFolder.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/utils/__tests__/getFileListFromFolder.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('getProjectFiles test', () => {
 
     const result = await getProjectFiles();
 
-    const expectedFiles = ['file1.json', 'file2.json', 'file3.json'].map((file) => ({
+    const expectedFiles = ['file1', 'file2', 'file3'].map((file) => ({
       filename: file,
       createdAt: new Date('2020-01-01').toISOString(),
       updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01').toISOString(),
diff --git a/apps/server/src/utils/getFileListFromFolder.ts b/apps/server/src/utils/getFileListFromFolder.ts
index 6106789c2..5e1980fc3 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/utils/getFileListFromFolder.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/utils/getFileListFromFolder.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { getAppDataPath } from '../setup.js';
 
 import { extname, join } from 'path';
 import { readdir, stat } from 'fs/promises';
+import { removeFileExtension } from './removeFileExtension.js';
 
 const getFilesFromFolder = async (folderPath: string) => {
   return await readdir(folderPath);
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ export const getProjectFiles = async (): Promise<ProjectFile[]> => {
       const stats = await stat(filePath);
 
       projectFiles.push({
-        filename: file,
+        filename: removeFileExtension(file),
         createdAt: stats.birthtime.toISOString(),
         updatedAt: stats.mtime.toISOString(),
       });
diff --git a/apps/server/src/utils/removeFileExtension.ts b/apps/server/src/utils/removeFileExtension.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c577950f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/utils/removeFileExtension.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { parse } from 'path';
+
+/**
+ * @description Takes a filename and removes the extension
+ * @param {string} filename - filename with extension
+ */
+export const removeFileExtension = (filename: string): string => {
+  return parse(filename).name;
+};
diff --git a/apps/server/src/utils/upload.js b/apps/server/src/utils/upload.js
index 52e52892c..c9b7ff5cd 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/utils/upload.js
+++ b/apps/server/src/utils/upload.js
@@ -6,6 +6,28 @@ import { EXCEL_MIME, JSON_MIME } from './parser.js';
 import { ensureDirectory } from './fileManagement.js';
 import { getAppDataPath } from '../setup.js';
 
+function generateNewFileName(filePath, callback) {
+  let baseName = path.basename(filePath, path.extname(filePath));
+  let extension = path.extname(filePath);
+  let counter = 1;
+
+  const checkExistence = (newPath) => {
+    fs.access(newPath, fs.constants.F_OK, (err) => {
+      if (err) {
+        // File with the new name does not exist, use this name
+        callback(path.basename(newPath));
+      } else {
+        // File exists, increment the counter and try again
+        newPath = path.join(path.dirname(filePath), `${baseName} (${++counter})${extension}`);
+        checkExistence(newPath);
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
+  let newPath = path.join(path.dirname(filePath), `${baseName} (${counter})${extension}`);
+  checkExistence(newPath);
+}
+
 // Define multer storage object
 const storage = multer.diskStorage({
   destination: function (req, file, cb) {
@@ -25,8 +47,10 @@ const storage = multer.diskStorage({
         // File does not exist, can safely proceed to this destination
         cb(null, uploadsPath);
       } else {
-        // File already exists, handle error
-        return cb(new Error('File already exists'), false);
+        generateNewFileName(filePath, (newName) => {
+          file.originalname = newName;
+          cb(null, uploadsPath);
+        });
       }
     });
   },
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/ontime-controller/BackendResponse.type.ts b/packages/types/src/api/ontime-controller/BackendResponse.type.ts
index f9bdb6150..bd1f2ac11 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/ontime-controller/BackendResponse.type.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/ontime-controller/BackendResponse.type.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ export type ProjectFileListResponse = {
   lastLoadedProject: string;
 };
 
-export type ErrorResponse = {
+export type MessageResponse = {
   message: string;
 };
+
+export type ErrorResponse = MessageResponse;
diff --git a/packages/types/src/index.ts b/packages/types/src/index.ts
index 17ed539ef..301ca85ba 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/index.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export type {
   ProjectFile,
   ErrorResponse,
   ProjectFileListResponse,
+  MessageResponse,
 } from './api/ontime-controller/BackendResponse.type.js';
 export type { GetRundownCached } from './api/rundown-controller/BackendResponse.type.js';