diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e87605b..21f11c93 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Watch vitest unit tests only:
 
 ```shell
 cd applications/web
-pnpm test:unit -w 
+pnpm test:unit -w
 ```
 
 ### rust
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ Github project for tracking progress is [here](https://github.com/orgs/CADmium-C
 - [ ] Extrusion
   - [ ] Configure an extrusion to create new solid or subtract from existing solid
 - [ ] Project
-  - [ ] Ability to rename the project
   - [ ] Ability to delete steps
   - [ ] bind ctrl + s to .cadmium export, and ctrl + o to .cadmium import
 - [ ] Units
diff --git a/applications/web/src/routes/(CADmium)/AppBar.svelte b/applications/web/src/routes/(CADmium)/AppBar.svelte
index 2f3ec8f3..002d46d4 100644
--- a/applications/web/src/routes/(CADmium)/AppBar.svelte
+++ b/applications/web/src/routes/(CADmium)/AppBar.svelte
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@
 	import type { WithTarget } from "shared/types"
 	import { isProject } from "shared/typeGuards"
 	import { base } from "$app/paths"
+	import { renameProject } from "shared/projectUtils"
 
 	// prettier-ignore
 	const log = (function () { const context = "[AppBar.svelte]"; const color="gray"; return Function.prototype.bind.call(console.log, console, `%c${context}`, `font-weight:bold;color:${color};`)})()
 
 	export let userName = "mattferraro.dev"
 	export let project: Project
+	export let renaming: boolean = false
+	export let newProjectName: string = ""
 
 	export let newFileContent: string | null = null
 
@@ -46,7 +49,35 @@
 			<img class="object-cover h-10 w-10 ml-4" alt="logo" src="{base}/cadmium_logo_min.svg" />
 		</div>
 		<div class="select-none">CADmium</div>
-		<div class="text-xl font-medium">{project.name ?? ""}</div>
+		{#if renaming}
+		<input
+			class="bg-gray-300 text-gray-700 py-2 px-4 text-xl font-medium"
+			type="text"
+			bind:value={newProjectName}
+			on:blur={() => {
+				log("Renaming project aborted")
+				renaming = false
+				newProjectName = project.name ?? ""
+			}}
+			on:keydown={(e) => {
+				if (e.key === "Enter") {
+					log("Renaming project")
+					renameProject(newProjectName)
+					project.name = newProjectName
+					renaming = false
+				}
+			}}
+		/>
+		{:else}
+		<div
+			class="text-xl font-medium"
+			on:dblclick={() => {
+				log("Renaming project")
+				renaming = true
+				newProjectName = project.name ?? ""
+			}}
+		>{project.name ?? ""}</div>
+		{/if}
 		<!-- svelte-ignore a11y-no-static-element-interactions -->
 		<div
 			class="hover:bg-gray-300 rounded p-1"
diff --git a/packages/shared/projectUtils.ts b/packages/shared/projectUtils.ts
index 8dfac5e1..d49d5f73 100644
--- a/packages/shared/projectUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/projectUtils.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import {
 	isNewPointOnSketch2,
 	isNewRectangleBetweenPoints,
 	isNewSketchOnPlane,
+	isRenameProject,
 	isRenameStep,
 	isRenameWorkbench,
 	isSetSketchPlane,
@@ -367,6 +368,17 @@ export function renameWorkbench(newName: string): void {
 	sendWasmMessage(message)
 }
 
+export function renameProject(newName: string): void {
+	log("[renameProject] newName", newName)
+	const message: Message = {
+		RenameProject: {
+			new_name: newName
+		}
+	}
+	checkWasmMessage(message)
+	sendWasmMessage(message)
+}
+
 // If the project ever becomes stale, refresh it. This should be pretty rare.
 projectIsStale.subscribe((value) => {
 	if (value) {
@@ -624,6 +636,13 @@ function checkWasmMessage(message: Message, abort = true, logError = true): bool
 			}
 			return true
 
+		case "RenameProject":
+			if (!isRenameProject(command)) {
+				logOrAbort()
+				return false
+			}
+			return true
+
 		default:
 			console.error("[projectUtils.ts] [checkWasmMessage]", "messageType typeGuard not implemented:", key)
 			return false
diff --git a/packages/shared/typeGuards.ts b/packages/shared/typeGuards.ts
index 7d41f704..168d4a1d 100644
--- a/packages/shared/typeGuards.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/typeGuards.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ import type {
 	RenameStep,
 	Message,
 	MessageHistory,
-	RenameWorkbench
+	RenameWorkbench,
+	RenameProject
 } from "./types"
 import { Vector2 } from "three"
 import { Vector3 } from "three"
@@ -1118,6 +1119,14 @@ export function isRenameWorkbench(obj: unknown): obj is RenameWorkbench {
 	)
 }
 
+export function isRenameProject(obj: unknown): obj is RenameProject {
+	const typedObj = obj as RenameProject
+	return (
+		((typedObj !== null && typeof typedObj === "object") || typeof typedObj === "function") &&
+		typeof typedObj["new_name"] === "string"
+	)
+}
+
 export function isMessage(obj: unknown): obj is Message {
 	const typedObj = obj as Message
 	return (
@@ -1146,7 +1155,9 @@ export function isMessage(obj: unknown): obj is Message {
 		(((typedObj !== null && typeof typedObj === "object") || typeof typedObj === "function") &&
 			(isRenameStep(typedObj["RenameStep"]) as boolean)) ||
 		(((typedObj !== null && typeof typedObj === "object") || typeof typedObj === "function") &&
-			(isRenameWorkbench(typedObj["RenameWorkbench"]) as boolean))
+			(isRenameWorkbench(typedObj["RenameWorkbench"]) as boolean)) ||
+		(((typedObj !== null && typeof typedObj === "object") || typeof typedObj === "function") &&
+			(isRenameProject(typedObj["RenameProject"]) as boolean))
 	)
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/shared/types.d.ts b/packages/shared/types.d.ts
index b496584a..0d08fa18 100644
--- a/packages/shared/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/types.d.ts
@@ -312,6 +312,10 @@ interface RenameWorkbench {
   new_name: string
 }
 
+interface RenameProject {
+  new_name: string
+}
+
 export type Message_GeneratedFromRust =
   | { RenameWorkbench: { workbench_id: number; new_name: string } }
   | { RenameStep: { workbench_id: number; step_id: number; new_name: string } }
@@ -348,6 +352,7 @@ type Message =
   | { NewPointOnSketch2: NewPointOnSketch2 }
   | { RenameStep: RenameStep }
   | { RenameWorkbench: RenameWorkbench }
+  | { RenameProject: RenameProject }
 
 interface MessageHistory {
   message: Message