diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8575fc6..d44a2a7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ pymp3
 textual
 textual-slider
 textual-plot
+textual-fspicker
 numpy
 msgpack-numpy
 pedalboard
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 39e98dc..2c8ca6b 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_project.channels.append(piano_channel)
     
     test_project.write_to_file("test_project.tdp")"""
-    test_project = Project.from_file("test_project.tdp")
+    test_project = Project()#.from_file("test_project.tdp")
     
     # start the ui
     print("Starting UI...")
diff --git a/src/test_project.tdp b/src/test_project.tdp
index 8a5b7a4..8840da7 100644
Binary files a/src/test_project.tdp and b/src/test_project.tdp differ
diff --git a/src/ui/app.py b/src/ui/app.py
index e15ffec..844e7a7 100644
--- a/src/ui/app.py
+++ b/src/ui/app.py
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
 from textual.widgets import Footer, Tab, Tabs, Header
 from textual import on, events
 
+from textual_fspicker import FileOpen, FileSave, Filters
+
 from ui.widgets.sidebar import Sidebar
 from ui.widgets.timeline import Timeline, TimelineRow
 from ui.widgets.project_settings import ProjectSettings
 from ui.widgets.channel import Channel
+from ui.widgets.context_menu import ContextMenu, NoSelectStatic
 
-from project import ProjectChannel
+from project import ProjectChannel, Project
 
 
 class AppUI(App):    
@@ -19,6 +22,9 @@ class AppUI(App):
         self.last_zoom_level = self.zoom_level
         self.project = project
         
+        self.open_project_path = None
+        self.first_tab_click = True # stupid events firing when the app is first composed :/
+        
     @on(events.Key)
     async def key_pressed(self, event: events.Key):
         if event.key == "space":
@@ -29,22 +35,140 @@ class AppUI(App):
                 timeline.song_player.play_project(self.app.project)
     
     def create_channel(self, name: str):
+        new_project_channel = ProjectChannel(
+            name
+        )
+        
         self.query_one("#channels").mount(Channel(
             len(self.project.channels),
+            new_project_channel,
             name,
+            
         ), before=-1)
-        self.query_one("#rows").mount(TimelineRow())
+        self.query_one("#rows").mount(TimelineRow(new_project_channel))
         
-        self.project.channels.append(ProjectChannel(
-            name
-        ))
+        self.project.channels.append(new_project_channel)
+        
+    def handle_menu_click(self, choice: str):
+        # user clicked off the menu
+        if choice == None: return 
+        
+        match choice:
+            case "Save":
+                if not self.open_project_path:
+                    self.handle_menu_click("Save as") # just move it to save as
+                    return
+                    
+                self.project.write_to_file(self.open_project_path)
+                self.notify("Saved project.")
+                
+            case "Save as":
+                def callback(path: str):
+                    if path == None: return
+                    self.open_project_path = path
+                    self.project.write_to_file(path)
+                    self.notify(f"Saved as \"{path}\"", title="Saved")
+                
+                self.push_screen(FileSave(
+                    filters=Filters(
+                        ("Any", lambda _: True),
+                        ("TerminalDAW Project File", lambda p: p.suffix.lower() == ".tdp")
+                    )
+                ), callback=callback)
+                
+            case "Open":
+                def callback(path: str):
+                    if path == None: return
+                    
+                    self.project = Project.from_file(path)
+                    self.open_project_path = path
+                    
+                    ### load all the ui elements
+                    # sidebar channels
+                    sidebar_channels = self.query_one("#channels")
+                    
+                    # we cant use sidebar_channels.remove_children() because that would
+                    # also remove the "Add Channel" button
+                    for child in sidebar_channels.children:
+                        if child.id != "add-channel":
+                            child.remove()
+                            
+                    for i, channel in enumerate(self.app.project.channels):
+                        sidebar_channels.mount(Channel(
+                            i,
+                            channel,
+                            channel.name,
+                            channel.mute,
+                            channel.solo,
+                            channel.pan,
+                            channel.volume
+                        ), before=-1)
+                        
+                    # timeline tracks
+                    timeline = self.query_one(Timeline)
+                    rows = timeline.query_one("#rows")
+                    
+                    for channel in self.project.channels:
+                        row = TimelineRow(channel)
+                        
+                            
+                        row.styles.width = timeline.bar_offset * self.project.song_length
+
+                        for chunk in channel.chunks:
+                            
+                            if chunk.chunk_type == ChunkType.CHUNK:
+                                row.mount(Chunk(chunk_name=chunk.name, bar_pos=chunk.position))
+                            elif chunk.chunk_type == ChunkType.AUDIO:
+                                row.mount(AudioChunk(chunk.audio_data, chunk.sample_rate, chunk.name, chunk.position))
+                                
+                        rows.mount(row)
+                    
+                    self.notify(f"Loaded \"{path}\"")
+                    
+                self.push_screen(FileOpen(
+                    filters=Filters(
+                        ("Any", lambda _: True),
+                        ("TerminalDAW Project File", lambda p: p.suffix.lower() == ".tdp")
+                    )
+                ), callback=callback)
+                
+            case _:
+                self.notify("Sorry, that isn't implemented yet... ;-;", severity="warning")
+        
+    @on(Tabs.TabActivated)
+    async def top_menu_tab_clicked(self, event: Tabs.TabActivated):
+        if self.first_tab_click:
+            event.tabs.active = None
+            self.first_tab_click = False
+            return
+        
+        options = {
+            "File": [
+                "Save",
+                "Save as",
+                "Open",
+                "Render",
+                "Settings"
+            ],
+            "Edit": [
+                "Copy",
+                "Paste",
+                "Cut"
+            ],
+            "About": [
+                "Chookspace repo",
+                "Copyright"
+            ]
+        }
+        
+        self.app.push_screen(ContextMenu(options[event.tab.label], self.app.mouse_position + (0, 1)), callback=self.handle_menu_click)
     
     def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
-        with Tabs(id="top-menu"):
-            yield Tab("File")
-            yield Tab("Edit")
-            yield Tab("View")
-            yield Tab("Help")
+        yield Tabs(
+            Tab("File"),
+            Tab("Edit"),
+            Tab("About"),
+        id="top-menu")
         yield Sidebar()
         yield Timeline()
         yield ProjectSettings()
diff --git a/src/ui/widgets/channel.py b/src/ui/widgets/channel.py
index d5762ba..ddc18d6 100644
--- a/src/ui/widgets/channel.py
+++ b/src/ui/widgets/channel.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ from textual_slider import Slider
 
 from textual import on, events
 
+from project import ProjectChannel
+
 
 class Channel(VerticalGroup):
     DEFAULT_CSS = """
@@ -46,9 +48,10 @@ class Channel(VerticalGroup):
     }
     """
     
-    def __init__(self, channel_index: int, channel_name: str = "", muted: bool = False, solo: bool = False, pan: float = 0, volume: float = 0):
+    def __init__(self, channel_index: int, project_channel: ProjectChannel, channel_name: str = "", muted: bool = False, solo: bool = False, pan: float = 0, volume: float = 0):
         super().__init__()
         self.channel_index = channel_index
+        self.project_channel = project_channel
         self.channel_name = channel_name
         self.muted = muted
         self.solo = solo
diff --git a/src/ui/widgets/context_menu.py b/src/ui/widgets/context_menu.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7469b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/widgets/context_menu.py
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+# totally not stolen from my code for my chat app Portal ;)
+from __future__ import annotations
+from textual.screen import ModalScreen
+from textual.containers import Container
+from textual.widgets import Static
+from textual.geometry import Offset
+from textual.message import Message
+from textual.visual import VisualType
+from textual import on, events
+
+
+class NoSelectStatic(Static):
+	"""This class is used in window.py and windowbar.py to create buttons."""
+
+	@property
+	def allow_select(self) -> bool:
+		return False
+
+
+class ButtonStatic(NoSelectStatic):
+	"""This class is used in window.py, windowbar.py, and switcher.py to create buttons."""
+
+	class Pressed(Message):
+		def __init__(self, button: ButtonStatic) -> None:
+			super().__init__()
+			self.button = button
+
+		@property
+		def control(self) -> ButtonStatic:
+			return self.button
+
+	def __init__(
+		self,
+		content: VisualType = "",
+		*,
+		expand: bool = False,
+		shrink: bool = False,
+		markup: bool = True,
+		name: str | None = None,
+		id: str | None = None,
+		classes: str | None = None,
+		disabled: bool = False,
+	) -> None:
+		super().__init__(
+			content=content,
+			expand=expand,
+			shrink=shrink,
+			markup=markup,
+			name=name,
+			id=id,
+			classes=classes,
+			disabled=disabled,
+		)
+		self.click_started_on: bool = False
+
+	def on_mouse_down(self, event: events.MouseDown) -> None:
+
+		self.add_class("pressed")
+		self.click_started_on = True
+
+	def on_mouse_up(self, event: events.MouseUp) -> None:
+
+		self.remove_class("pressed")
+		if self.click_started_on:
+			self.post_message(self.Pressed(self))
+			self.click_started_on = False
+
+	def on_leave(self, event: events.Leave) -> None:
+
+		self.remove_class("pressed")
+		self.click_started_on = False
+
+
+class ContextMenu(ModalScreen):
+	DEFAULT_CSS = """
+	ContextMenu {
+		background: $background 0%;
+		align: left top;
+	}
+
+	#menu_container {
+		padding: 0 1;
+		background: $surface;
+		width: 21;
+		border: tall $surface-lighten-1;
+		& > ButtonStatic {
+			content-align: left middle;
+			&:hover { background: $panel-lighten-2; }
+			&.pressed { background: $primary; }        
+			
+		}
+	}
+	"""
+
+	def __init__(self, options: list[str], offset: Offset):
+		super().__init__()
+		self.options = options
+		self.mouse_offset = offset
+			
+	def on_mouse_up(self, event: events.MouseUp):
+		if not self.query_one("#menu_container").region.contains(event.screen_x, event.screen_y):
+			self.dismiss(None)
+
+	@on(ButtonStatic.Pressed)
+	async def thingy(self, event: ButtonStatic.Pressed):
+		self.dismiss(event.button.content)
+
+	def compose(self):
+		with Container(id="menu_container"):
+			for option in self.options:
+				if isinstance(option, str):
+					yield ButtonStatic(option)
+				else:
+					yield option
+
+	def on_mount(self):
+		menu_container = self.query_one("#menu_container")
+		menu_container.styles.height = len(menu_container.children) + 2
+		menu_container.offset = self.mouse_offset
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ui/widgets/project_settings.py b/src/ui/widgets/project_settings.py
index 71a24c3..858cd99 100644
--- a/src/ui/widgets/project_settings.py
+++ b/src/ui/widgets/project_settings.py
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ class ProjectSettings(Horizontal):
         align-vertical: middle;
         padding: 0 1;
         
-        Button {
+        #play-button {
             max-width: 5;
         }
+        #tempo-tap {
+            max-width: 7;
+        }
         
         #song-bpm {
             max-width: 12;
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ class ProjectSettings(Horizontal):
         
         yield Static("     BPM: ")
         yield Input("120", placeholder="120", valid_empty=False, type="integer", max_length=3, id="song-bpm")
+        yield Button("TAP", flat=True, id="tempo-tap")
         
         yield Static("  Time Signature: ")
         yield Input("4/4", placeholder="4/4", valid_empty=False, id="song-time-sig")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ui/widgets/timeline.py b/src/ui/widgets/timeline.py
index 6f9f2dc..0afed20 100644
--- a/src/ui/widgets/timeline.py
+++ b/src/ui/widgets/timeline.py
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ class TimelineRow(Horizontal):
         }
     }
     """
+    
+    def __init__(self, project_channel):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.project_channel = project_channel
 
 class Timeline(Vertical):
     DEFAULT_CSS = """
@@ -126,7 +130,7 @@ class Timeline(Vertical):
         
         with VerticalScroll(id="rows"):
             for channel in self.app.project.channels:
-                with TimelineRow() as row:
+                with TimelineRow(channel) as row:
                     
                     row.styles.width = self.bar_offset * self.app.project.song_length
 
diff --git a/src/ui/widgets/top_menu.py b/src/ui/widgets/top_menu.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 38216b0..0000000
--- a/src/ui/widgets/top_menu.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-from textual.widgets import Tabs, Tab