diff --git a/novelwriter/assets/images/welcome.jpg b/novelwriter/assets/images/welcome.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e1e569c
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diff --git a/novelwriter/guimain.py b/novelwriter/guimain.py
index c9b10dec..7be6ced6 100644
--- a/novelwriter/guimain.py
+++ b/novelwriter/guimain.py
@@ -51,11 +51,12 @@ from novelwriter.gui.itemdetails import GuiItemDetails
 from novelwriter.gui.docviewerpanel import GuiDocViewerPanel
 from novelwriter.dialogs.about import GuiAbout
 from novelwriter.dialogs.updates import GuiUpdates
-from novelwriter.dialogs.projload import GuiProjectLoad
+# from novelwriter.dialogs.projload import GuiProjectLoad
 from novelwriter.dialogs.wordlist import GuiWordList
 from novelwriter.dialogs.preferences import GuiPreferences
 from novelwriter.dialogs.projdetails import GuiProjectDetails
 from novelwriter.dialogs.projsettings import GuiProjectSettings
+from novelwriter.tools.welcome import GuiWelcome
 from novelwriter.tools.manuscript import GuiManuscript
 from novelwriter.tools.projwizard import GuiProjectWizard
 from novelwriter.tools.dictionaries import GuiDictionaries
@@ -843,14 +844,17 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         browse button for projects not yet cached. Selecting to create a
         new project is forwarded to the new project wizard.
         """
-        dlgProj = GuiProjectLoad(self)
-        dlgProj.exec_()
+        # dlgProj = GuiProjectLoad(self)
+        # dlgProj.exec_()
 
-        if dlgProj.result() == QDialog.Accepted:
-            if dlgProj.openState == GuiProjectLoad.OPEN_STATE:
-                self.openProject(dlgProj.openPath)
-            elif dlgProj.openState == GuiProjectLoad.NEW_STATE:
-                self.newProject()
+        # if dlgProj.result() == QDialog.Accepted:
+        #     if dlgProj.openState == GuiProjectLoad.OPEN_STATE:
+        #         self.openProject(dlgProj.openPath)
+        #     elif dlgProj.openState == GuiProjectLoad.NEW_STATE:
+        #         self.newProject()
+
+        dialog = GuiWelcome(self)
+        dialog.exec_()
 
         return
 
diff --git a/novelwriter/tools/welcome.py b/novelwriter/tools/welcome.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e2328c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/novelwriter/tools/welcome.py
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+"""
+novelWriter – GUI Welcome Dialog
+================================
+
+File History:
+Created: 2023-12-14 [2.3b1] GuiWelcome
+
+This file is a part of novelWriter
+Copyright 2018–2023, Veronica Berglyd Olsen
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QPaintEvent, QPainter, QPixmap
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
+    QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QStackedWidget,
+    QTreeWidget, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+)
+
+from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED, __version__, __date__
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
+    from novelwriter.guimain import GuiMain
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class GuiWelcome(QDialog):
+
+    def __init__(self, mainGui: GuiMain) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent=mainGui)
+
+        logger.debug("Create: GuiWelcome")
+
+        self.bgImage = QPixmap(str(CONFIG.assetPath("images") / "welcome.jpg"))
+
+        self.nwLogo = QLabel()
+        self.nwLogo.setPixmap(SHARED.theme.getPixmap("novelwriter", (96, 96)))
+
+        font = self.font()
+        font.setPointSize(48)
+
+        self.nwLabel = QLabel("novelWriter")
+        self.nwLabel.setFont(font)
+
+        self.nwInfo = QLabel(self.tr("Version {0}, Released on {1}").format(
+            __version__, datetime.strptime(__date__, "%Y-%m-%d").strftime("%x")
+        ))
+
+        self.mainStack = QStackedWidget()
+        self.mainStack.addWidget(_ProjectsPage(self))
+
+        # Buttons
+        # =======
+        self.btnBox = QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox.Open | QDialogButtonBox.Cancel, self)
+
+        self.newButton = self.btnBox.addButton(self.tr("New Project"), QDialogButtonBox.ActionRole)
+        self.newButton.setIcon(SHARED.theme.getIcon("add"))
+
+        self.browseButton = self.btnBox.addButton(self.tr("Browse"), QDialogButtonBox.ActionRole)
+        self.browseButton.setIcon(SHARED.theme.getIcon("browse"))
+
+        # Assemble
+        # ========
+        self.innerBox = QVBoxLayout()
+        self.innerBox.addWidget(self.nwLabel)
+        self.innerBox.addWidget(self.nwInfo)
+        self.innerBox.addWidget(self.mainStack)
+        self.innerBox.addWidget(self.btnBox)
+
+        topRight = Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignTop | Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight
+
+        self.outerBox = QHBoxLayout()
+        self.outerBox.addWidget(self.nwLogo, 3, topRight)
+        self.outerBox.addLayout(self.innerBox, 7)
+        self.outerBox.setContentsMargins(24, 24, 24, 96)
+
+        self.setLayout(self.outerBox)
+
+        self.setMinimumSize(900, 500)
+
+        logger.debug("Ready: GuiWelcome")
+
+        return
+
+    def __del__(self) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
+        logger.debug("Delete: GuiWelcome")
+        return
+
+    ##
+    #  Events
+    ##
+
+    def paintEvent(self, event: QPaintEvent) -> None:
+        """Overload the paint event to draw the background image."""
+        hWin = self.height()
+        hPix = min(hWin, 700)
+        tMode = Qt.TransformationMode.SmoothTransformation
+        qPaint = QPainter(self)
+        qPaint.drawPixmap(0, hWin - hPix, self.bgImage.scaledToHeight(hPix, tMode))
+        super().paintEvent(event)
+        return
+
+# END Class GuiWelcome
+
+
+class _ProjectsPage(QWidget):
+
+    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent=parent)
+
+        self.listWidget = QTreeWidget(self)
+        self.listWidget.setHeaderHidden(True)
+
+        self.outerBox = QVBoxLayout()
+        self.outerBox.addWidget(self.listWidget)
+        self.outerBox.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+        self.setLayout(self.outerBox)
+
+        self.updateTheme()
+
+        return
+
+    def updateTheme(self) -> None:
+        """"""
+        baseCol = self.palette().base().color()
+        listStyle = (
+            "QTreeWidget {{border: none; background: rgba({0},{1},{2},0.5);}}"
+        ).format(baseCol.red(), baseCol.green(), baseCol.blue())
+        self.listWidget.setStyleSheet(listStyle)
+        return
+
+# END Class _ProjectsPage