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Splash Screen
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When starting Blender, the splash screen appears in the center of the window.
It contains options to create new projects or open recent ones.
A more detailed description can be found below.

.. figure:: /images/interface_splash_current.webp
   :align: center

   Blender Splash Screen.

To close the splash screen and start a new project,
click anywhere outside the splash screen (but inside the Blender window) or press :kbd:`Esc`.
The splash screen will disappear revealing the default screen.
To reopen the splash screen, click on the Blender icon in the Topbar and select *Splash Screen*.

.. note::

   When starting Blender for the first time or updating to a new version,
   the "interactive region" contains a :ref:`Quick Set Up Process <splash-quick-start>`.


Splash Image
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The upper part of the splash screen contains the splash image with the Blender version in the top right.


Interactive Region
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The interactive region is the bottom half of the splash screen.

New File
   Start a new project based on a template.
Recent Files
   Your most recently opened blend-files. This gives quick and easy access to your recent projects.

Open
   Allows opening an existing blend-file.
Recover Last Session
   Blender will try to recover the last :term:`session` based on temporary files. See
   :doc:`/troubleshooting/recover`.

What's New
   Open the latest release notes.
Donate to Blender
   Open Blender's `Development Fund <https://fund.blender.org/>`__ website.
