diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 65b688eb..169c581d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 /bin/test/data/TestSettings.xml
 
 .DS_Store
+.idea
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 61dce226..9e191484 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,16 @@ project(${PROJECT_NAME})
 
 # Clang ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-find_package(LLVM REQUIRED PATHS "$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build/share/llvm/cmake")
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+	if ("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Release")
+		find_package(LLVM REQUIRED PATHS "$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build_release/share/llvm/cmake")
+	else()
+		find_package(LLVM REQUIRED PATHS "$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build_debug/share/llvm/cmake")
+	endif()
+else()
+	find_package(LLVM REQUIRED PATHS "$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build/share/llvm/cmake")
+endif()
+
 find_package(CLANG REQUIRED PATHS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
 add_definitions(${CLANG_DEFINITIONS})
@@ -110,6 +119,15 @@ set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "$ENV{QT_DIR}/")
 
 find_package(Qt5Widgets)
+
+if(Qt5Widgets_FOUND)
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Found Qt ${Qt5Widgets_VERSION_STRING}")
+    # FIX: Qt was built with -reduce-relocations
+    if (Qt5_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE)
+        SET(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 find_package(Qt5PrintSupport)
 if (WIN32)
 	file(WRITE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build/Coati.rc
diff --git a/bin/app/data/gui/settingwindows/listbox.css b/bin/app/data/gui/settingwindows/listbox.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89782c7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/app/data/gui/settingwindows/listbox.css
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+.QtDirectoryListBox {
+    border: 1px solid lightgray;
+    border-radius: 15px;
+    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 200);
+}
+
+.QListWidget {
+    border: none;
+    background: transparent;
+}
+
+#roundedButton {
+    font-size: 15px;
+    color: white;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    background: dimgray;
+    width: 20px;
+    height: 20px;
+}
+
+#roundedButton:hover {
+    background: lightgray;
+}
+
+#dropInfo {
+    color: lightgray;
+}
diff --git a/bin/app/data/gui/settingwindows/projectsetup.css b/bin/app/data/gui/settingwindows/projectsetup.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38a9ffe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/app/data/gui/settingwindows/projectsetup.css
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+QLineEdit {
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    border: 1px solid lightgrey;
+    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 200);
+}
+
+#form {
+    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 200);
+    border: none;
+}
+
+#moreButton {
+    font-size: 15px;
+    margin-left: 10px;
+    color: gray;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    border: 1px solid lightgray;
+    background: white;
+    width: 40px;
+    height: 20px;
+}
+
+#moreutton:hover {
+    background: lightgray;
+}
+
+#windowButton {
+    margin-left: 10px;
+    color: black;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    border: 1px solid lightgray;
+    background: white;
+    width: 40px;
+    height: 20px;
+}
+
+#windowButton:hover {
+    background: lightgray;
+}
diff --git a/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/Icon_CPP.png b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/Icon_CPP.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ce2a01f
Binary files /dev/null and b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/Icon_CPP.png differ
diff --git a/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/icon_file.png b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/icon_file.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f41fe71c
Binary files /dev/null and b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/icon_file.png differ
diff --git a/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/logo.png b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/logo.png
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2c45335a
Binary files /dev/null and b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/logo.png differ
diff --git a/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/logo_schriftzug.png b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/logo_schriftzug.png
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..02807313
Binary files /dev/null and b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/logo_schriftzug.png differ
diff --git a/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c59555ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#projectButton {
+	font-size: 17pt;
+    border: 1px solid lightgray;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    background: white;
+}
+
+#projectButton:hover {
+    color: white;
+    background: navy;
+}
+
+#recentButton{
+    font-size: 12pt;
+    color: black;
+    background: none;
+    border: none;
+}
+
+#recentButton:hover{
+    background: lightgray;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+}
+
+#recentLabel {
+	font-size: 16pt;
+	color: black;
+}
diff --git a/cmake/CLANGConfig.cmake b/cmake/CLANGConfig.cmake
index cba3b8c9..ea3260c5 100644
--- a/cmake/CLANGConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CLANGConfig.cmake
@@ -1,21 +1,43 @@
-execute_process(
-	COMMAND $ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build/bin/llvm-config --cxxflags
-	OUTPUT_VARIABLE CLANG_DEFINITIONS
-)
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
 
-set(CLANG_INCLUDE_DIRS
-	"$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/llvm/tools/clang/include"
-	"$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build/tools/clang/include"
-)
+	execute_process(
+		COMMAND $ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build_debug/bin/llvm-config --cxxflags
+		OUTPUT_VARIABLE CLANG_DEFINITIONS
+	)
 
 
-set(CLANG_LIBRARY_DIRS "$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build/lib")
-if (UNIX)
-	if ("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Release")
-		set(CLANG_LIBRARY_DIRS "$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build/Release+Asserts/lib")
-	endif()
-endif ()
+	set(CLANG_INCLUDE_DIRS
+		"$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/llvm/tools/clang/include"
+		"$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build_debug/tools/clang/include"
+	)
 
+	set(CLANG_LIBRARY_DIRS "$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build_debug/lib")
+	if (UNIX)
+		if ("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Release")
+			set(CLANG_LIBRARY_DIRS "$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build_release/lib")
+		endif()
+	endif ()
+
+else()
+
+	execute_process(
+		COMMAND $ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build/bin/llvm-config --cxxflags
+		OUTPUT_VARIABLE CLANG_DEFINITIONS
+	)
+
+	set(CLANG_INCLUDE_DIRS
+		"$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/llvm/tools/clang/include"
+		"$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build/tools/clang/include"
+	)
+
+	set(CLANG_LIBRARY_DIRS "$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build_debug/lib")
+	if (UNIX)
+		if ("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Release")
+			set(CLANG_LIBRARY_DIRS "$ENV{CLANG_DIR}/build/Release+Asserts/lib")
+		endif()
+	endif ()
+
+endif()
 
 set(CLANG_LIBRARIES
 	#clangApplyReplacements
diff --git a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 868937dc..0c42b3b7 100644
--- a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,12 +15,18 @@ add_files(
 	qt/element/QtCodeFileList.h
 	qt/element/QtCodeSnippet.cpp
 	qt/element/QtCodeSnippet.h
+	qt/element/QtDirectoryListBox.cpp
+	qt/element/QtDirectoryListBox.h
 	qt/element/QtMainWindow.cpp
 	qt/element/QtMainWindow.h
+	qt/element/QtProjectSetupScreen.cpp
+	qt/element/QtProjectSetupScreen.h
 	qt/element/QtRefreshBar.cpp
 	qt/element/QtRefreshBar.h
 	qt/element/QtSearchBar.cpp
 	qt/element/QtSearchBar.h
+	qt/element/QtSettingsWindow.cpp
+	qt/element/QtSettingsWindow.h
 	qt/element/QtSmartSearchBox.cpp
 	qt/element/QtSmartSearchBox.h
 	qt/element/QtSplashScreen.cpp
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtDirectoryListBox.cpp b/src/app/qt/element/QtDirectoryListBox.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c763aa86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtDirectoryListBox.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#include "qt/element/QtDirectoryListBox.h"
+
+#include <QBoxLayout>
+#include <QTreeView>
+#include <QFileDialog>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QMimeData>
+
+#include "qt/utility/utilityQt.h"
+
+QtDirectoryListBox::QtDirectoryListBox(QWidget *parent)
+		:QFrame(parent)
+{
+	setObjectName("QtListBox");
+	setMinimumHeight(150);
+	QBoxLayout* layout = new QVBoxLayout();
+	layout->setSpacing(0);
+	layout->setContentsMargins(10, 10, 10, 10);
+	layout->setAlignment(Qt::AlignTop);
+	m_list = new QListWidget(this);
+
+	setStyleSheet(utility::getStyleSheet("data/gui/settingwindows/listbox.css").c_str());
+	layout->addWidget(m_list);
+
+	QWidget* buttonContainer = new QWidget(this);
+	QBoxLayout* innerLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
+	innerLayout->setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0);
+
+	m_addButton = new QPushButton("+",this);
+	m_addButton->resize(20,20);
+	m_addButton->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed,QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+	m_addButton->setObjectName("roundedButton");
+	innerLayout->addWidget(m_addButton);
+
+	m_removeButton = new QPushButton("-",this);
+	m_removeButton->resize(20,20);
+	m_removeButton->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed,QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+	m_removeButton->setObjectName("roundedButton");
+	innerLayout->addWidget(m_removeButton);
+
+	QLabel* dropInfoText = new QLabel("You can drop Folders here");
+	dropInfoText->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding,QSizePolicy::Expanding);
+	dropInfoText->setObjectName("dropInfo");
+	dropInfoText->setAlignment(Qt::AlignRight);
+	innerLayout->addWidget(dropInfoText);
+	buttonContainer->setLayout(innerLayout);
+	layout->addWidget(buttonContainer);
+	setLayout(layout);
+
+	connect(m_addButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(addListBoxItem()));
+	connect(m_removeButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(removeListBoxItem()));
+
+	setAcceptDrops(true);
+}
+
+void QtDirectoryListBox::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event)
+{
+	QFileInfo fileInfo;
+	foreach(QUrl url, event->mimeData()->urls())
+	{
+		fileInfo.setFile(url.toLocalFile());
+		if(fileInfo.isDir())
+		{
+			QListWidgetItem *item = new QListWidgetItem(m_list);
+			m_list->addItem(item);
+			item->setText(url.toLocalFile());
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+std::vector<FilePath> QtDirectoryListBox::getList()
+{
+	std::vector<FilePath> list;
+	for( int i = 0; i < m_list->count(); ++i)
+	{
+		QListWidgetItem* item = m_list->item(i);
+		list.push_back(item->text().toStdString());
+	}
+
+	return list;
+}
+
+void QtDirectoryListBox::addListBoxItem()
+{
+	QFileDialog dialog(this);
+	dialog.setFileMode(QFileDialog::DirectoryOnly);
+	dialog.setOption(QFileDialog::ShowDirsOnly, true);
+	dialog.setOption(QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog,true);
+
+	// enable multiselection of directories
+	QListView *l = dialog.findChild<QListView*>("listView");
+    if (l)
+    {
+        l->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::MultiSelection);
+    }
+    QTreeView *t = dialog.findChild<QTreeView*>();
+ 	if (t)
+ 	{
+       t->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::MultiSelection);
+   	}
+
+	if(dialog.exec())
+	{
+		QStringList list = dialog.selectedFiles();
+		for(int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++)
+		{
+			QListWidgetItem *item = new QListWidgetItem(m_list);
+			m_list->addItem(item);
+			item->setText(list.at(i));
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void QtDirectoryListBox::removeListBoxItem()
+{
+	qDeleteAll(m_list->selectedItems());
+}
+
+void QtDirectoryListBox::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *event)
+{
+	event->accept();
+}
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtDirectoryListBox.h b/src/app/qt/element/QtDirectoryListBox.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33f1c732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtDirectoryListBox.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifndef QT_DIRECTORYLISTBOX_H
+#define QT_DIRECTORYLISTBOX_H
+
+#include <QFrame>
+#include <QListWidget>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QtGui/qevent.h>
+
+#include "utility/file/FilePath.h"
+
+class QtDirectoryListBox : public QFrame
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	QtDirectoryListBox(QWidget *parent);
+	std::vector<FilePath> getList();
+protected:
+	void dropEvent(QDropEvent *event);
+	void dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent* event);
+private:
+	QPushButton* m_addButton;
+	QPushButton* m_removeButton;
+	QListWidget* m_list;
+
+private slots:
+	void addListBoxItem();
+	void removeListBoxItem();
+};
+
+#endif //QT_DIRECTORYLISTBOX_H
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.cpp b/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.cpp
index f16776ba..3990b3d8 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #include "component/view/View.h"
 #include "component/view/CompositeView.h"
-#include "qt/element/QtStartScreen.h"
 #include "qt/view/QtViewWidgetWrapper.h"
 #include "utility/logging/logging.h"
 #include "utility/messaging/type/MessageFind.h"
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ QtMainWindow::QtMainWindow()
 	setDockNestingEnabled(true);
 
 	setWindowIcon(QIcon("./data/gui/icon/logo_1024_1024.png"));
+	setWindowFlags(Qt::Widget);
 
 	QApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::ArrowCursor);
 
@@ -44,13 +44,17 @@ QtMainWindow::QtMainWindow()
 	// Need to call loadLayout here for right DockWidget size on Linux
 	// Seconde call is in Application.cpp
 	loadLayout();
+}
 
+void QtMainWindow::init()
+{
 	// StartScreen
 	m_startScreen = std::make_shared<QtStartScreen>(this);
-	m_startScreen->setWindowModality(Qt::WindowModal);
+	m_startScreen->setup();
 	m_startScreen->show();
 }
 
+
 QtMainWindow::~QtMainWindow()
 {
 }
@@ -60,8 +64,8 @@ void QtMainWindow::addView(View* view)
 	QDockWidget* dock = new QDockWidget(tr(view->getName().c_str()), this);
 	dock->setWidget(QtViewWidgetWrapper::getWidgetOfView(view));
 	dock->setObjectName(QString::fromStdString("Dock" + view->getName()));
-	// dock->setFeatures(QDockWidget::NoDockWidgetFeatures);
-	// dock->setTitleBarWidget(new QWidget());
+	//dock->setFeatures(QDockWidget::NoDockWidgetFeatures);
+    //dock->setTitleBarWidget(new QWidget());
 	addDockWidget(Qt::TopDockWidgetArea, dock);
 	m_dockWidgets.push_back(std::make_pair(view, dock));
 }
@@ -149,12 +153,9 @@ void QtMainWindow::about()
 
 void QtMainWindow::newProject()
 {
-	QString sourceDir = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this, tr("Open Directory"));
-
-	if (!sourceDir.isEmpty())
-	{
-		MessageLoadSource(sourceDir.toStdString()).dispatch();
-	}
+	m_newProjectDialog = std::make_shared<QtProjectSetupScreen>(this);
+	m_newProjectDialog->setup();
+	m_newProjectDialog->show();
 }
 
 void QtMainWindow::openProject(const QString &path)
@@ -241,7 +242,14 @@ void QtMainWindow::switchColorScheme()
 
 void QtMainWindow::handleEscapeShortcut()
 {
-	m_startScreen->hide();
+	if(m_startScreen)
+	{
+		m_startScreen->hide();
+	}
+	if(m_newProjectDialog)
+	{
+		m_newProjectDialog->hide();
+	}
 	MessageInterruptTasks().dispatch();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.h b/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.h
index ccf01a14..907fe9b8 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.h
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <QtWidgets/QMainWindow>
 
 #include "QtStartScreen.h"
+#include "QtProjectSetupScreen.h"
 
 class QDockWidget;
 class View;
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ public:
 	QtMainWindow();
 	~QtMainWindow();
 
+	void init();
+
 	void addView(View* view);
 	void removeView(View* view);
 
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ private:
 	QDockWidget* getDockWidgetForView(View* view) const;
 
 	std::shared_ptr<QtStartScreen> m_startScreen;
+	std::shared_ptr<QtProjectSetupScreen> m_newProjectDialog;
 
 	std::vector<std::pair<View*, QDockWidget*>> m_dockWidgets;
 
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtProjectSetupScreen.cpp b/src/app/qt/element/QtProjectSetupScreen.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59be4c67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtProjectSetupScreen.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+#include "qt/element/QtProjectSetupScreen.h"
+
+#include <QComboBox>
+#include <QFileDialog>
+#include <QFormLayout>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QScrollArea>
+#include <QSysInfo>
+
+
+#include "settings/ProjectSettings.h"
+#include "utility/logging/logging.h"
+#include "qt/utility/QtDeviceScaledPixmap.h"
+#include "utility/messaging/type/MessageLoadProject.h"
+#include "qt/utility/utilityQt.h"
+
+QtTextLine::QtTextLine(QWidget *parent)
+	:QWidget(parent)
+{
+	QBoxLayout* layout = new QHBoxLayout();
+	layout->setSpacing(0);
+	layout->setContentsMargins(1, 1, 1, 1);
+	layout->setAlignment(Qt::AlignTop);
+
+	setLayout(layout);
+
+	m_data = new QLineEdit(this);
+	m_button = new QPushButton("...");
+	m_button->setMaximumWidth(40);
+	m_button->setObjectName("moreButton");
+	layout->addWidget(m_data);
+	layout->addWidget(m_button);
+
+	connect(m_button, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(handleButtonPress()));
+}
+
+QString QtTextLine::getText()
+{
+	return m_data->text();
+}
+
+void QtTextLine::setText(QString text)
+{
+	m_data->setText(text);
+}
+
+void QtTextLine::handleButtonPress()
+{
+	QString file = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this, tr("Select File"), "");
+	if (!file.isEmpty())
+	{
+		m_data->setText(file);
+	}
+}
+
+QtProjectSetupScreen::QtProjectSetupScreen(QWidget *parent)
+	: QtSettingsWindow(parent)
+{
+	raise();
+}
+
+void QtProjectSetupScreen::setup()
+{
+	setStyleSheet(utility::getStyleSheet("data/gui/settingwindows/projectsetup.css").c_str());
+	QVBoxLayout* windowLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
+	windowLayout->setContentsMargins(20,30,20,20);
+	QLabel* windowTitleLabel = new QLabel("NEW PROJECT");
+	windowLayout->addWidget(windowTitleLabel);
+	windowLayout->addSpacing(30);
+
+	QScrollArea* scrollArea = new QScrollArea();
+	scrollArea->setObjectName("coatiBackground");
+	QWidget* form = new QWidget();
+	form->setObjectName("form");
+	scrollArea->setWidget(form);
+	scrollArea->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Plain);
+	scrollArea->setWidgetResizable(true);
+	QFormLayout *layout = new QFormLayout();
+	layout->setContentsMargins(20,30,20,20);
+	
+	//Background Image
+	QPalette p = palette();
+	QPixmap pixmap1("data/gui/startscreen/logo.png");
+	QRect rect = scrollArea->rect();
+	QSize size(rect.width()-90,rect.height());
+	QPixmap pixmap(pixmap1.scaled(size));
+	p.setBrush(QPalette::Background,  pixmap);
+	scrollArea->setPalette(p);
+
+	QLabel* nameLabel = new QLabel("Name");
+	m_projectName = new QLineEdit();
+	layout->addRow(nameLabel, m_projectName);
+
+	QLabel* locationLabel = new QLabel("Location");
+	m_projectFileLocation = new QtTextLine(this);
+	layout->addRow(locationLabel, m_projectFileLocation);
+
+	/*
+	QLabel* languageLabel = new QLabel("Language");
+	QComboBox* language = new QComboBox();
+	language->insertItem(0, "C++");
+	layout->addRow(languageLabel, language);
+	 */
+
+	QLabel* sourcePathsLabel = new QLabel("Sourcepaths");
+	m_sourcePaths = new QtDirectoryListBox(this);
+	layout->addRow(sourcePathsLabel, m_sourcePaths);
+
+	QLabel* includePathsLabel = new QLabel("IncludePaths");
+	m_includePaths = new QtDirectoryListBox(this);
+	layout->addRow(includePathsLabel, m_includePaths);
+
+	if(QSysInfo::macVersion() != QSysInfo::MV_None)
+	{
+		QLabel* frameworkPathsLabel = new QLabel("FrameworkPaths");
+		m_frameworkPaths = new QtDirectoryListBox(this);
+		layout->addRow(frameworkPathsLabel, m_frameworkPaths);
+	}
+	form->setLayout(layout);
+
+	QPushButton* createButton = new QPushButton("Create");
+	createButton->setObjectName("windowButton");
+	QPushButton* cancelButton = new QPushButton("Cancel");
+	cancelButton->setObjectName("windowButton");
+
+	connect(createButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(handleCreateButtonPress()));
+	connect(cancelButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(handleCancelButtonPress()));
+
+	QHBoxLayout* buttons = new QHBoxLayout();
+	buttons->addSpacing(100);
+	buttons->addWidget(createButton);
+	buttons->addWidget(cancelButton);
+	buttons->addSpacing(30);
+
+	windowLayout->addWidget(scrollArea);
+	windowLayout->addSpacing(20);
+	windowLayout->addLayout(buttons);
+
+	m_window->setLayout(windowLayout);
+	resize(QSize(600,600));
+}
+
+void QtProjectSetupScreen::handleCancelButtonPress()
+{
+	hide();
+}
+
+void QtProjectSetupScreen::handleCreateButtonPress()
+{
+	bool error = false;
+	if(m_projectName->text().isEmpty())
+	{
+		QMessageBox msgBox;
+		msgBox.setText("Please Enter a Project Name");
+		msgBox.exec();
+		error = true;
+	}
+	if(m_projectFileLocation->getText().isEmpty())
+	{
+		QMessageBox msgBox;
+		msgBox.setText("Location for the ProjectFiles is empty");
+		msgBox.exec();
+		error = true;
+	}
+
+	if(!error)
+	{	
+		ProjectSettings::getInstance()->setSourcePaths(m_sourcePaths->getList());
+		ProjectSettings::getInstance()->setHeaderSearchPaths(m_includePaths->getList());
+		if(m_frameworkPaths)
+		{
+			ProjectSettings::getInstance()->setFrameworkSearchPaths(m_frameworkPaths->getList());
+		}
+		std::string projectFile =
+				m_projectFileLocation->getText().toStdString() + "/" + m_projectName->text().toStdString() + ".xml";
+		ProjectSettings::getInstance()->save(projectFile);
+		MessageLoadProject(projectFile).dispatch();
+	}
+}
+
+QSize QtProjectSetupScreen::sizeHint() const
+{
+	return QSize(600,600);
+}
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtProjectSetupScreen.h b/src/app/qt/element/QtProjectSetupScreen.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47428ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtProjectSetupScreen.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#ifndef QTPROJECTSETUPSCREEN_H
+#define QTPROJECTSETUPSCREEN_H
+
+#include <QLineEdit>
+#include <QListWidget>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QWidget>
+
+#include "QtSettingsWindow.h"
+
+#include "qt/element/QtDirectoryListBox.h"
+#include "utility/file/FilePath.h"
+
+class QtTextLine : public QWidget
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	QtTextLine(QWidget *parent);
+	QString getText();
+	void setText(QString text);
+private:
+	QPushButton* m_button;
+	QLineEdit* m_data;
+private slots:
+	void handleButtonPress();
+};
+
+class QtProjectSetupScreen : public QtSettingsWindow
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	QtProjectSetupScreen(QWidget* parent = 0);
+	QSize sizeHint() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+	virtual void setup();
+private slots:
+	void handleCreateButtonPress();
+	void handleCancelButtonPress();
+
+private:
+	QLineEdit* m_projectName;
+	QtDirectoryListBox *m_includePaths;
+	QtDirectoryListBox *m_sourcePaths;
+	QtDirectoryListBox *m_frameworkPaths;
+	QtTextLine* m_projectFileLocation;
+	std::vector<std::string> compilerFlags;
+	std::vector<std::string> sourceExtensions;
+	std::vector<std::string> headerExtensions;
+};
+
+
+#endif //QTPROJECTSETUPSCREEN_H
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtSettingsWindow.cpp b/src/app/qt/element/QtSettingsWindow.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6a3b48e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtSettingsWindow.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#include "qt/element/QtSettingsWindow.h"
+
+#include <QGraphicsDropShadowEffect>
+
+#include "utility/messaging/type/MessageInterruptTasks.h"
+
+QtSettingsWindow::QtSettingsWindow(QWidget *parent, int displacement)
+	: QWidget(parent, Qt::Dialog | Qt::FramelessWindowHint )
+	, m_mousePressedInWindow(false)
+{
+	QSize windowSize = sizeHint();
+	move(parent->pos().x()+parent->width()/2-250,parent->pos().y()+parent->height()/2-250);
+	setAttribute(Qt::WA_TranslucentBackground, true);
+	m_displacment = displacement;
+	m_window = new QWidget(this);
+	windowSize.setHeight(windowSize.height()-displacement-10);
+	windowSize.setWidth(windowSize.width()-10);
+	m_window->move(0,displacement);
+	//m_window->setFixedSize(windowSize);
+	m_window->resize(windowSize);
+	std::string frameStyle =
+			"#SettingWindow {"
+					"font-size: 17pt; "
+					"border: 1px solid lightgray;"
+					"border-radius: 15px; "
+					"background: white; "
+					"background-image: url(:/data/gui/icon/logo_1024_1024.png); "
+					"}";
+	m_window->setStyleSheet(frameStyle.c_str());
+	m_window->setObjectName("SettingWindow");
+
+	// test with window shadow
+	QGraphicsDropShadowEffect *effect = new QGraphicsDropShadowEffect;
+	effect->setBlurRadius(5);
+	effect->setXOffset(2);
+	effect->setYOffset(2);
+	effect->setColor(Qt::darkGray);
+	m_window->setGraphicsEffect(effect);
+
+	this->raise();
+}
+
+void QtSettingsWindow::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
+{
+	if(event->key() == Qt::Key_Escape)
+	{
+		this->hide();
+	}
+}
+
+QSize QtSettingsWindow::sizeHint() const
+{
+	return QSize(500, 500);
+}
+
+void QtSettingsWindow::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event) {
+	QSize windowSize = event->size()-QSize(10,10+m_displacment);
+	m_window->resize(windowSize);
+	m_window->move(0,m_displacment);
+}
+
+void QtSettingsWindow::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
+{
+	if (event->buttons() & Qt::LeftButton && m_mousePressedInWindow)
+	{
+		move(event->globalPos() - m_dragPosition);
+		event->accept();
+	}
+}
+
+void QtSettingsWindow::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
+{
+	if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton)
+	{
+		m_dragPosition = event->globalPos() - frameGeometry().topLeft();
+		event->accept();
+		m_mousePressedInWindow = true;
+	}
+}
+
+void QtSettingsWindow::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
+{
+	if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton)
+	{
+		m_dragPosition = event->globalPos() - frameGeometry().topLeft();
+		event->accept();
+		m_mousePressedInWindow = false;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtSettingsWindow.h b/src/app/qt/element/QtSettingsWindow.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89f79b34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtSettingsWindow.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#ifndef QTSETTINGSWINDOW_H
+#define QTSETTINGSWINDOW_H
+
+#include <QWidget>
+#include <QResizeEvent>
+
+class QtSettingsWindow : public QWidget
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+	QtSettingsWindow(QWidget* parent = 0, int displacement = 0);
+	QSize sizeHint() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+  virtual void setup() = 0;
+
+protected:
+	QWidget* m_window;
+
+	void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event);
+	void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event);
+	void mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+	void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+	void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+private:
+	int m_displacment;
+	QPoint m_dragPosition;
+	bool m_mousePressedInWindow;
+	//void mouse
+};
+
+#endif //QTSETTINGSWINDOW_H
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtSplashScreen.cpp b/src/app/qt/element/QtSplashScreen.cpp
index 563981df..430546b6 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/element/QtSplashScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtSplashScreen.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "QtSplashScreen.h"
+#include "qt/element/QtSplashScreen.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QThread>
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtStartScreen.cpp b/src/app/qt/element/QtStartScreen.cpp
index 6ef6eb69..faf32e9b 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/element/QtStartScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtStartScreen.cpp
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
-#include "QtStartScreen.h"
+#include "qt/element/QtStartScreen.h"
 
 #include <QLabel>
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
 
+#include "settings/ApplicationSettings.h"
 #include "utility/file/FileSystem.h"
 #include "utility/messaging/type/MessageLoadProject.h"
 
 #include "qt/utility/QtDeviceScaledPixmap.h"
+#include "qt/utility/utilityQt.h"
 
 QtRecentProjectButton::QtRecentProjectButton(const QString &text, QWidget *parent)
 	: QPushButton(text, parent)
 {
 	m_projectFile = text.toStdString();
 	this->setText(FileSystem::fileName(text.toStdString()).c_str());
+	this->setToolTip(m_projectFile.c_str());
 }
 
 void QtRecentProjectButton::handleButtonClick()
@@ -21,90 +26,61 @@ void QtRecentProjectButton::handleButtonClick()
 };
 
 QtStartScreen::QtStartScreen(QWidget *parent)
-	: QWidget(parent, Qt::Dialog | Qt::Popup | Qt::FramelessWindowHint | Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint )
+	: QtSettingsWindow(parent, 50)
 {
-	setGeometry(parent->pos().x()+parent->width()/2-250,parent->pos().y()+parent->height()/2-250,500,500);
+	this->raise();
+}
 
-	QPalette palette;
-	QLinearGradient linearGradient(QPointF(0, 275), QPointF(0, 500));
-	linearGradient.setColorAt(0, QColor(46, 61, 135));
-	linearGradient.setColorAt(1, QColor(0, 120, 195));
-	palette.setBrush(QPalette::Window, *(new QBrush(linearGradient)));
-	this->setPalette(palette);
-
-	QtDeviceScaledPixmap coati_logo("data/gui/startscreen/logo_white.png");
-	coati_logo.scaleToWidth(100);
+void QtStartScreen::setup()
+{
+	setStyleSheet(utility::getStyleSheet("data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css").c_str());
+	std::vector<std::string> recentProjects = ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getRecentProjects();
 
+	QtDeviceScaledPixmap coati_logo("data/gui/startscreen/logo_schriftzug.png");
+	coati_logo.scaleToWidth(250);
 	QLabel* coatiLogoLabel = new QLabel(this);
 	coatiLogoLabel->setPixmap(coati_logo.pixmap());
-	coatiLogoLabel->setGeometry(30, 30, coati_logo.width(), coati_logo.height());
-
-	std::string buttonStyle =
-		"QPushButton {"
-			"font-size: 17pt; "
-			"border-radius: 10px; "
-			"background: white; "
-		"} "
-		"QPushButton:hover {"
-			"background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); "
-		"}";
+	coatiLogoLabel->resize(coati_logo.width(), coati_logo.height());
+	coatiLogoLabel->move(30,10);
 
 	m_newProjectButton = new QPushButton("New Project", this);
 	m_newProjectButton->setAttribute(Qt::WA_LayoutUsesWidgetRect); // fixes layouting on Mac
 	m_newProjectButton->setGeometry(30, 375, 140, 30);
-	m_newProjectButton->setStyleSheet(buttonStyle.c_str());
+	m_newProjectButton->setObjectName("projectButton");
 	connect(m_newProjectButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(handleNewProjectButton()));
 
 	m_openProjectButton = new QPushButton("Open Project", this);
 	m_openProjectButton->setAttribute(Qt::WA_LayoutUsesWidgetRect); // fixes layouting on Mac
 	m_openProjectButton->setGeometry(30, 420, 140, 30);
-	m_openProjectButton->setStyleSheet(buttonStyle.c_str());
+	m_openProjectButton->setObjectName("projectButton");
 	connect(m_openProjectButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(handleOpenProjectButton()));
 
-	connect(this, SIGNAL(openOpenProjectDialog()), parent, SLOT(openProject()));
-	connect(this, SIGNAL(openNewProjectDialog()), parent, SLOT(newProject()));
+	connect(this, SIGNAL(openOpenProjectDialog()), parent(), SLOT(openProject()));
+	connect(this, SIGNAL(openNewProjectDialog()), parent(), SLOT(newProject()));
 
 	QLabel* recentProjectsLabel = new QLabel("RECENT PROJECTS: ", this);
 	recentProjectsLabel->setGeometry(300, 129, 300, 50);
-	recentProjectsLabel->setStyleSheet(
-		"QLabel {"
-			"font-size: 16pt; "
-			"color: white; "
-		"}"
-	);
-
-	std::vector<std::string> extensions;
-	extensions.push_back(".xml");
-	std::vector<std::string> recentProjects = FileSystem::getFileNamesFromDirectory("data/projects", extensions);
+	recentProjectsLabel->setObjectName("recentLabel");
 
 	int position = 200;
-	QIcon cpp_icon("data/gui/startscreen/cpluspluss_icon.png");
+	QIcon cpp_icon("data/gui/startscreen/Icon_CPP.png");
 	for (std::string project : recentProjects)
 	{
-		QtRecentProjectButton* button = new QtRecentProjectButton(project.c_str(), this);
-		button->setAttribute(Qt::WA_LayoutUsesWidgetRect); // fixes layouting on Mac
-		button->setIcon(cpp_icon);
-		button->setIconSize(QSize(25, 25));
-		button->setStyleSheet(
-			"QPushButton{"
-					"font-size: 12pt; "
-					// "text-align: left; " // when using this the QPixmap is drawn without regard of the screens DPI
-					"color: white; "
-					"background: none; "
-					"border: none; "
-			"} "
-			"QPushButton:hover{"
-				"background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15); "
-				"border-radius: 10px; "
-			"}"
-		);
-		button->minimumSizeHint(); // force font loading
-		button->setGeometry(292, position, button->fontMetrics().width(button->text()) + 45, 40);
-		connect(button, SIGNAL(clicked()), button, SLOT(handleButtonClick()));
-		position += 40;
+		if(FileSystem::exists(project.c_str()))
+		{
+			QtRecentProjectButton* button = new QtRecentProjectButton(project.c_str(), this);
+			button->setAttribute(Qt::WA_LayoutUsesWidgetRect); // fixes layouting on Mac
+			button->setIcon(cpp_icon);
+			button->setIconSize(QSize(25, 25));
+			button->setObjectName("recentButton");
+			button->minimumSizeHint(); // force font loading
+			button->setGeometry(292, position, button->fontMetrics().width(button->text()) + 45, 40);
+			connect(button, SIGNAL(clicked()), button, SLOT(handleButtonClick()));
+			position += 40;
+		}
 	}
 
-	this->raise();
+	resize(600,500);
 }
 
 QSize QtStartScreen::sizeHint() const
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtStartScreen.h b/src/app/qt/element/QtStartScreen.h
index c3422405..3a2e1d8e 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/element/QtStartScreen.h
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtStartScreen.h
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef STARTSCREEN_H
 #define STARTSCREEN_H
 
-#include <QFrame>
-#include <QWidget>
 #include <QtWidgets/qpushbutton.h>
+#include "QtSettingsWindow.h"
 
 class QtRecentProjectButton : public QPushButton
 {
@@ -16,13 +15,14 @@ private:
 	std::string m_projectFile;
 };
 
-class QtStartScreen : public QWidget
+class QtStartScreen : public QtSettingsWindow
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
 	QtStartScreen(QWidget* parent = 0);
 	QSize sizeHint() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+	virtual void setup();
 
 signals:
 	void openOpenProjectDialog();
diff --git a/src/app/qt/view/QtMainView.cpp b/src/app/qt/view/QtMainView.cpp
index 405cfcb2..5e557aab 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/view/QtMainView.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qt/view/QtMainView.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ QtMainView::QtMainView()
 {
 	m_window = std::make_shared<QtMainWindow>();
 	m_window->show();
+	m_window->init();
 }
 
 QtMainView::~QtMainView()
diff --git a/src/lib/Application.cpp b/src/lib/Application.cpp
index 2548da72..2f7f81d1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/Application.cpp
@@ -61,9 +61,18 @@ void Application::loadProject(const std::string& projectSettingsFilePath)
 	m_componentManager->refreshViews();
 
 	m_project = Project::create(m_storageCache.get());
-
 	m_project->loadProjectSettings(projectSettingsFilePath);
 	m_project->parseCode();
+
+	std::vector<std::string> recentProjects = ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getRecentProjects();
+	recentProjects.erase(std::find(recentProjects.begin(),recentProjects.end(),projectSettingsFilePath));
+	recentProjects.insert(recentProjects.begin(),projectSettingsFilePath);
+	if(recentProjects.size() > 7)
+	{
+		recentProjects.pop_back();
+	}
+	ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->setRecentProjects(recentProjects);
+	ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->save("data/ApplicationSettings.xml");
 }
 
 void Application::loadSource(const std::string& sourceDirectoryPath)
diff --git a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp
index bf83e48f..bf878b53 100644
--- a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp
@@ -100,3 +100,12 @@ void ApplicationSettings::setCodeSnippetExpandRange(int range)
 ApplicationSettings::ApplicationSettings()
 {
 }
+
+std::vector<std::string> ApplicationSettings::getRecentProjects() const {
+	std::vector<std::string> recentProjects;
+	return getValues("recentProjects/projectFilePath", recentProjects);
+}
+
+bool ApplicationSettings::setRecentProjects(const std::vector<std::string> &recentProjects) {
+	return setValues("recentProjects/projectFilePath", recentProjects);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.h b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.h
index 29827381..9075e256 100644
--- a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.h
+++ b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.h
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ public:
 	std::string getColorSchemePath() const;
 	void setColorSchemePath(const std::string& colorSchemePath);
 
+	//recent projects
+	std::vector<std::string> getRecentProjects() const;
+	bool setRecentProjects(const std::vector<std::string>& recentProjects);
+
 	// code
 	int getCodeTabWidth() const;
 	void setCodeTabWidth(int codeTabWidth);
diff --git a/src/lib/settings/ProjectSettings.cpp b/src/lib/settings/ProjectSettings.cpp
index 221f4585..1d4080d4 100644
--- a/src/lib/settings/ProjectSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/settings/ProjectSettings.cpp
@@ -78,3 +78,13 @@ std::vector<std::string> ProjectSettings::getSourceExtensions() const
 	defaultValues.push_back(".cpp");
 	return getValues("source/Extensions/SourceExtensions", defaultValues);
 }
+
+bool ProjectSettings::setHeaderExtensions(const std::vector<std::string> &headerExtensions)
+{
+	return setValues("source/Extensions/HeaderExtensions", headerExtensions);
+}
+
+bool ProjectSettings::setSourceExtensions(const std::vector<std::string> &sourceExtensions)
+{
+	return setValues("source/Extensions/SourceExtensions", sourceExtensions);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/settings/ProjectSettings.h b/src/lib/settings/ProjectSettings.h
index 4d8b0bff..9b772c7c 100644
--- a/src/lib/settings/ProjectSettings.h
+++ b/src/lib/settings/ProjectSettings.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ public:
 	std::vector<std::string> getHeaderExtensions() const;
 	std::vector<std::string> getSourceExtensions() const;
 
+	bool setHeaderExtensions(const std::vector<std::string>& headerExtensions);
+	bool setSourceExtensions(const std::vector<std::string>& sourceExtensions);
+
 private:
 	ProjectSettings();
 	ProjectSettings(const ProjectSettings&);