diff --git a/python/FIERRO-GUI/fierro_gui/FIERRO_GUI.ui b/python/FIERRO-GUI/fierro_gui/FIERRO_GUI.ui
index 947184457..44084154e 100644
--- a/python/FIERRO-GUI/fierro_gui/FIERRO_GUI.ui
+++ b/python/FIERRO-GUI/fierro_gui/FIERRO_GUI.ui
@@ -12157,8 +12157,11 @@ li.checked::marker { content: "\2612"; }
     <property name="title">
      <string>File</string>
     </property>
+    <addaction name="actionNew"/>
     <addaction name="actionOpen"/>
+    <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="actionSaveAs"/>
+    <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="actionChange_Working_Directory"/>
    </widget>
    <addaction name="menuFile"/>
@@ -12176,7 +12179,7 @@ li.checked::marker { content: &quot;\2612&quot;; }
   </action>
   <action name="actionSaveAs">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Save as..</string>
+    <string>Save as...</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionHelp">
@@ -12189,6 +12192,11 @@ li.checked::marker { content: &quot;\2612&quot;; }
     <string>Open</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionNew">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>New...</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <tabstops>
   <tabstop>INSphereri</tabstop>
diff --git a/python/FIERRO-GUI/fierro_gui/gui.py b/python/FIERRO-GUI/fierro_gui/gui.py
index 74803935f..21c4e95ad 100644
--- a/python/FIERRO-GUI/fierro_gui/gui.py
+++ b/python/FIERRO-GUI/fierro_gui/gui.py
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 import time
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication
 from PySide6.QtGui import QPalette, QColor
-from PySide6.QtCore import Qt
+from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, QTimer
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 
 def main():
-    t1 = time.perf_counter()
+#    t1 = time.perf_counter()
     sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(__file__))
     from fierro_gui.FIERRO_GUI import FIERRO_GUI
     from PySide6.QtWidgets import QMainWindow, QApplication, QSplashScreen
@@ -16,6 +17,14 @@ def main():
     
     # MAIN WINDOW CLASS
     class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
+        def restart(self):
+            QApplication.quit()
+            python = sys.executable
+            os.execl(python, python, *sys.argv)
+            
+        def setup_restart(self):
+            self.ui.actionNew.triggered.connect(self.restart)
+            
         def __init__(self):
             super(MainWindow, self).__init__()
             self.setWindowTitle("Fierro")
@@ -23,12 +32,15 @@ def __init__(self):
             self.ui.setupUi(self)
             self.setEnabled(False)
             
+            # add restart
+            self.setup_restart()
+            
             # SHOW MAIN WINDOW
             self.show()
             
             # SHOW FIERRO SETUP WINDOW
-            t2 = time.perf_counter()
-            print(f"Started up in {t2 - t1:0.4f} seconds")
+#            t2 = time.perf_counter()
+#            print(f"Started up in {t2 - t1:0.4f} seconds")
             self.ui.open_fierro_setup_dialog(self)
             
 #            self.dialog = WorkingDirectoryDialog(self)
@@ -39,7 +51,7 @@ def __init__(self):
     app.setStyle('Fusion')
     app.setWindowIcon(QIcon(':/Logos/Logos/FierroAppIcon.png'))
     app.setApplicationDisplayName("Fierro")
-    start = time.perf_counter()
+#    start = time.perf_counter()
 #    print ("Splash Screen")
 #    pixmap = QPixmap(":/Logos/Logos/FIERRO.png")
 #    pixmap = pixmap.scaledToWidth(500)
@@ -55,7 +67,6 @@ def __init__(self):
     window.show()
 #    splash.finish(window)
     
-    
     sys.exit(app.exec())
     
 def force_light_mode(app):
diff --git a/python/FIERRO-GUI/fierro_gui/ui_FIERRO_GUI.py b/python/FIERRO-GUI/fierro_gui/ui_FIERRO_GUI.py
index f35fe3082..b1b793ae5 100644
--- a/python/FIERRO-GUI/fierro_gui/ui_FIERRO_GUI.py
+++ b/python/FIERRO-GUI/fierro_gui/ui_FIERRO_GUI.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 ################################################################################
-## Form generated from reading UI file 'FIERRO_GUIfiuqEK.ui'
+## Form generated from reading UI file 'FIERRO_GUIYaKUPn.ui'
 ##
 ## Created by: Qt User Interface Compiler version 6.6.0
 ##
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ def setupUi(self, MainWindow):
         self.actionHelp.setObjectName(u"actionHelp")
         self.actionOpen = QAction(MainWindow)
         self.actionOpen.setObjectName(u"actionOpen")
+        self.actionNew = QAction(MainWindow)
+        self.actionNew.setObjectName(u"actionNew")
         self.centralwidget = QWidget(MainWindow)
         self.centralwidget.setObjectName(u"centralwidget")
         self.centralwidget.setEnabled(True)
@@ -6384,8 +6386,11 @@ def setupUi(self, MainWindow):
         self.menubar.addAction(self.menuFile.menuAction())
         self.menubar.addAction(self.menuHelp.menuAction())
         self.menuHelp.addAction(self.actionManual)
+        self.menuFile.addAction(self.actionNew)
         self.menuFile.addAction(self.actionOpen)
+        self.menuFile.addSeparator()
         self.menuFile.addAction(self.actionSaveAs)
+        self.menuFile.addSeparator()
         self.menuFile.addAction(self.actionChange_Working_Directory)
 
         self.retranslateUi(MainWindow)
@@ -6440,9 +6445,10 @@ def retranslateUi(self, MainWindow):
         MainWindow.setWindowTitle(QCoreApplication.translate("MainWindow", u"Fierro", None))
         self.actionManual.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("MainWindow", u"Manual", None))
         self.actionChange_Working_Directory.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("MainWindow", u"Change Working Directory", None))
-        self.actionSaveAs.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("MainWindow", u"Save as..", None))
+        self.actionSaveAs.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("MainWindow", u"Save as...", None))
         self.actionHelp.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("MainWindow", u"Help", None))
         self.actionOpen.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("MainWindow", u"Open", None))
+        self.actionNew.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("MainWindow", u"New...", None))
         self.NavigationMenu.setTabText(self.NavigationMenu.indexOf(self.Title), "")
         self.NavigationMenu.setTabText(self.NavigationMenu.indexOf(self.Pipeline), QCoreApplication.translate("MainWindow", u"Pipeline", None))
         self.NavigationMenu.setTabText(self.NavigationMenu.indexOf(self.Geometry), QCoreApplication.translate("MainWindow", u"Geometry", None))