diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ _Important: If you delete this file, all notes and tags of this project will be
 
 So far the application has only been tested on macOS Sonoma!
 
-🍏 [Download for macOS](https://github.com/aofn/Ableton-Live-Manager/releases/download/app-v0.6.0/Ableton.Live.Manager_0.6.0_x64.dmg)
+🍏 [Download for macOS](https://github.com/aofn/Ableton-Live-Manager/releases/download/app-v0.6.2b/Ableton.Live.Manager_0.6.2b_x64.dmg)
 
-🪟 [Download for Windows](https://github.com/aofn/Ableton-Live-Manager/releases/download/app-v0.6.0/Ableton.Live.Manager_0.6.0_x64_en-US.msi)
+🪟 [Download for Windows](https://github.com/aofn/Ableton-Live-Manager/releases/download/app-v0.6.2b/Ableton.Live.Manager_0.6.2b_x64_en-US.msi)
 
 You can find all releases here: https://github.com/aofn/Ableton-Live-Manager/releases/tag/app-v0.6.0 
 
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diff --git a/src/app/page.js b/src/app/page.js
index d3641cc..5f5035f 100644
--- a/src/app/page.js
+++ b/src/app/page.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { badgeVariants } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import "remixicon/fonts/remixicon.css";
+import _ from "lodash";
 
 /**
  * Displays a progress bar while scanning the project directory.
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ export default function Home() {
   const [config, setConfig] = useState({});
   const [filterByTags, setFilterByTags] = useState([]);
   const [collapseAll, setCollapseAll] = useState(true);
+  const [sortMethod, setSortMethod] = useState([]);
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const colourStyles = {
     option: (styles, { data, isDisabled, isFocused, isSelected }) => ({
@@ -119,7 +121,6 @@ export default function Home() {
           entries.splice(i, 1);
           continue;
         }
-
         if (entry.children) {
           for (let [i, child] of entry.children.entries()) {
             const isFile = await invoke("is_file", { path: child.path }).catch(
@@ -127,6 +128,13 @@ export default function Home() {
                 entry.children.splice(i, 1);
               },
             );
+            // look for existing alm.json file
+            if (child.path.endsWith("alm.json")) {
+              // add apm object to entry
+              const almFile = await readTextFile(child.path);
+              const almJson = JSON.parse(almFile);
+              entry.alm = almJson;
+            }
 
             if (child.path.endsWith(".als")) {
               setCurrentScanPath(child.name);
@@ -162,6 +170,26 @@ export default function Home() {
     getConfig();
   }, []);
 
+  // sort function to sort directoryEntries by tags within alm.tags key if alm key exists
+  const sortByTags = (a, b) => {
+    const aTags = a.alm?.tags ? Object.values(a.alm.tags) : [];
+    const bTags = b.alm?.tags ? Object.values(b.alm.tags) : [];
+
+    const sortedATags = _.sortBy(aTags, ["value", "label"]);
+    const sortedBTags = _.sortBy(bTags, ["value", "label"]);
+
+    const aTagsString = sortedATags.map((tag) => tag.value).join("");
+    const bTagsString = sortedBTags.map((tag) => tag.value).join("");
+
+    // * -1 reverses order so tags are on top of list
+    return aTagsString.localeCompare(bTagsString) * -1;
+  };
+
+  // sort projects by name
+  const sortByName = (a, b) => {
+    return _.sortBy([a, b], ["name"]);
+  };
+
   if (displayProgress)
     return (
       <ProgressBar
@@ -205,6 +233,19 @@ export default function Home() {
             placeholder={t("Filter by tag")}
             options={config.tags ? Object.values(config.tags) : []}
           />
+          <Select
+            onChange={setSortMethod}
+            value={sortMethod}
+            className="my-react-select-container rounded-none border-0 basic-multi-select m-1 min-w-[180px] w-200"
+            classNames={reactSelectClassNames}
+            classNamePrefix="my-react-select"
+            styles={colourStyles}
+            placeholder={t("Sort by")}
+            options={[
+              { value: "name", label: "Name" },
+              { value: "tags", label: "Tags" },
+            ]}
+          />
           <TooltipProvider>
             <Tooltip>
               <TooltipTrigger>
@@ -227,6 +268,7 @@ export default function Home() {
             .filter((entry) =>
               entry.name.toLowerCase().includes(filterInput.toLowerCase()),
             )
+            .sort(sortMethod.value === "name" ? sortByName : sortByTags)
             .map((entry) => {
               return (
                 <ProjectItem
diff --git a/src/components/Editor/Editor.js b/src/components/Editor/Editor.js
index 6c1de63..fa68393 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor/Editor.js
+++ b/src/components/Editor/Editor.js
@@ -5,21 +5,13 @@ import "./styles.scss";
 import { Color } from "@tiptap/extension-color";
 import ListItem from "@tiptap/extension-list-item";
 import TextStyle from "@tiptap/extension-text-style";
-import {
-  BubbleMenu,
-  EditorContent,
-  EditorProvider,
-  FloatingMenu,
-  useCurrentEditor,
-  useEditor,
-} from "@tiptap/react";
+import { EditorProvider, useCurrentEditor } from "@tiptap/react";
 import StarterKit from "@tiptap/starter-kit";
 import React from "react";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 
 import Placeholder from "@tiptap/extension-placeholder";
 import { Image } from "@tiptap/extension-image";
-import { LoadingSpinner } from "@/components/ui/loading-spinner";
 
 //@TODO Headlines not working for some reason.
 const EditorButton = ({
diff --git a/src/components/Notes.js b/src/components/Notes.js
index b8453bb..868c37b 100644
--- a/src/components/Notes.js
+++ b/src/components/Notes.js
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import Editor from "@/components/Editor/Editor";
 import { LoadingSpinner } from "@/components/ui/loading-spinner";
 import { writeTextFile } from "@tauri-apps/api/fs";
 
-const Notes = ({ projectDirectory, projectNotesPath, almFile, setAlmFile }) => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const [notes, setNotes] = useState({});
+const Notes = ({ projectDirectory, almFile, setAlmFile }) => {
+  const [notes, setNotes] = useState(almFile?.notes || "");
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -20,16 +18,15 @@ const Notes = ({ projectDirectory, projectNotesPath, almFile, setAlmFile }) => {
       }
       setLoading(false);
     };
-    if (projectNotesPath && isMounted) getNotes();
+    if (almFile && isMounted) getNotes();
 
     return () => {
       isMounted = false;
     };
-  }, [projectNotesPath, almFile]);
+  }, [almFile]);
 
   const onSave = async (editedNote) => {
     // if no changes have been made we don't want to do anything
-    console.log(editedNote);
     if (editedNote === notes) return;
     setNotes(editedNote);
     const copyAlm = { ...almFile };
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ const Notes = ({ projectDirectory, projectNotesPath, almFile, setAlmFile }) => {
         <LoadingSpinner />
       ) : (
         <>
-          <Editor onSave={onSave} content={almFile.notes} />
+          <Editor onSave={onSave} content={notes} />
         </>
       )}
     </>
diff --git a/src/components/ProjectItem.js b/src/components/ProjectItem.js
index 2a5eeb1..abe0da8 100644
--- a/src/components/ProjectItem.js
+++ b/src/components/ProjectItem.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator";
 import FolderView from "@/components/FolderView";
-import { readTextFile } from "@tauri-apps/api/fs";
 import { Tags } from "@/components/Tags";
 import { RightColumn } from "@/components/RightColumn";
 import {
@@ -43,13 +42,11 @@ export default function ProjectItem({
   filterByTags,
   config,
   setConfig,
-  setProjectDirectory,
   setFilterByTags,
   collapseAll,
 }) {
   const [openDetails, setOpenDetails] = useState(false);
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const [projectNotesPath, setProjectNotesPath] = useState("");
   const [almFile, setAlmFile] = useState({});
   const [isAccordionOpen, setIsAccordionOpen] = useState("open");
 
@@ -59,27 +56,7 @@ export default function ProjectItem({
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (project) {
-      // search for notes and alm.json within project folder
-      if (project.children) {
-        const notes = project.children.filter((child) =>
-          child.name.endsWith(".md"),
-        );
-        if (notes.length > 0) setProjectNotesPath(notes[0].path);
-      }
-      const getAlmFile = async () => {
-        console.log("reading alm file");
-        const readFile = await readTextFile(project.path + "/alm.json").catch(
-          (error) => {
-            if (!error.includes("os error 2")) {
-              console.log(error);
-            }
-          },
-        );
-
-        if (!readFile) return;
-        setAlmFile(JSON.parse(readFile));
-      };
-      getAlmFile();
+      setAlmFile(project.alm);
     }
   }, [project]);
 
@@ -169,12 +146,7 @@ export default function ProjectItem({
             <FolderView
               project={project}
               almFile={almFile}
-              setAlmFile={setAlmFile}
-              projectNotesPath={projectNotesPath}
               handleOpenProject={handleOpenProject}
-              openDetails={openDetails}
-              setOpenDetails={setOpenDetails}
-              setProjectDirectory={setProjectDirectory}
             />
             <RightColumn
               openDetails={openDetails}
@@ -182,7 +154,6 @@ export default function ProjectItem({
               almFile={almFile}
               setAlmFile={setAlmFile}
               projectDirectory={project.path}
-              projectNotesPath={projectNotesPath}
               setOpenDetails={setOpenDetails}
             />
           </section>
diff --git a/src/components/RightColumn.js b/src/components/RightColumn.js
index 30d343a..5376187 100644
--- a/src/components/RightColumn.js
+++ b/src/components/RightColumn.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import Notes from "@/components/Notes";
  */
 export const RightColumn = ({
   projectDirectory,
-  projectNotesPath,
   name,
   openDetails,
   setOpenDetails,
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ export const RightColumn = ({
       ) : (
         <Notes
           projectDirectory={projectDirectory}
-          projectNotesPath={projectNotesPath}
           almFile={almFile}
           setAlmFile={setAlmFile}
         />