diff --git a/src/components/EditableText.tsx b/src/components/EditableText.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fc825896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/EditableText.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import React, { createRef, Fragment, Component } from "react";
+
+type InputState = {
+  initialValue: string;
+  value: string;
+  edit: boolean;
+};
+
+type Props = {
+  value: string;
+  updateName: (name: string) => void;
+};
+
+export default class EditableInput extends Component<Props, InputState> {
+  constructor(props: Props) {
+    super(props);
+    const { value } = props;
+
+    this.state = {
+      initialValue: value,
+      value,
+      edit: false
+    };
+  }
+
+  private inputRef = createRef<HTMLInputElement>();
+
+  private handleEdit(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
+    this.setState({ value: e.target.value });
+  }
+
+  private handleBlur() {
+    const { value, initialValue } = this.state;
+
+    if (!value) {
+      this.setState({ value: initialValue, edit: false });
+      return;
+    }
+    this.props.updateName(value);
+    this.setState({ edit: false, initialValue: value });
+  }
+
+  private focusInput() {
+    const input = this.inputRef.current;
+    if (input) {
+      input.focus();
+    }
+    this.setState({ edit: true });
+  }
+
+  public render() {
+    const { value, edit } = this.state;
+
+    return (
+      <Fragment>
+        {edit ? (
+          <input
+            className="project-name-input"
+            name="name"
+            maxLength={25}
+            value={value}
+            onChange={e => this.handleEdit(e)}
+            onBlur={() => this.handleBlur()}
+            ref={this.inputRef}
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <span onClick={() => this.focusInput()} className="project-name">
+            {value}
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </Fragment>
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index ff6dbacc8..39814854a 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { SketchPicker } from "react-color";
 
 import { moveOneLeft, moveAllLeft, moveOneRight, moveAllRight } from "./zindex";
 import { roundRect } from "./roundRect";
+import EditableText from "./components/EditableText";
+import { getDateTime } from "./utils";
 
 import "./styles.scss";
 
@@ -573,17 +575,17 @@ function loadFromJSON() {
 function exportAsPNG({
   exportBackground,
   exportPadding = 10,
-  viewBackgroundColor
+  viewBackgroundColor,
+  name
 }: {
   exportBackground: boolean;
   exportPadding?: number;
   viewBackgroundColor: string;
   scrollX: number;
   scrollY: number;
+  name: string;
 }) {
   if (!elements.length) return window.alert("Cannot export empty canvas.");
-
-  const fileName = prompt("Enter name of project");
   // calculate smallest area to fit the contents in
 
   let subCanvasX1 = Infinity;
@@ -873,6 +875,7 @@ type AppState = {
   viewBackgroundColor: string;
   scrollX: number;
   scrollY: number;
+  name: string;
 };
 
 const KEYS = {
@@ -988,6 +991,11 @@ class App extends React.Component<{}, AppState> {
     if (savedState) {
       this.setState(savedState);
     }
+
+    if (!(savedState && savedState.name)) {
+      const name = `excalidraw-${getDateTime()}`;
+      this.setState({ name });
+    }
   }
 
   public componentWillUnmount() {
@@ -1005,7 +1013,8 @@ class App extends React.Component<{}, AppState> {
     currentItemBackgroundColor: "#ffffff",
     viewBackgroundColor: "#ffffff",
     scrollX: 0,
-    scrollY: 0
+    scrollY: 0,
+    name: ""
   };
 
   private onResize = () => {
@@ -1130,10 +1139,16 @@ class App extends React.Component<{}, AppState> {
 
   private removeWheelEventListener: (() => void) | undefined;
 
+  private updateProjectName(name: string): void {
+    this.setState({ name });
+  }
+
   public render() {
     const canvasWidth = window.innerWidth - CANVAS_WINDOW_OFFSET_LEFT;
     const canvasHeight = window.innerHeight - CANVAS_WINDOW_OFFSET_TOP;
 
+    const { name } = this.state;
+
     return (
       <div
         className="container"
@@ -1178,6 +1193,14 @@ class App extends React.Component<{}, AppState> {
         }}
       >
         <div className="sidePanel">
+          <h4>Project name</h4>
+          {name && (
+            <EditableText
+              value={name}
+              updateName={(name: string) => this.updateProjectName(name)}
+            />
+          )}
+
           <h4>Shapes</h4>
           <div className="panelTools">
             {SHAPES.map(({ value, icon }) => (
diff --git a/src/styles.scss b/src/styles.scss
index 70d215e9f..eb1e721bb 100644
--- a/src/styles.scss
+++ b/src/styles.scss
@@ -173,3 +173,12 @@ button {
   padding: 2px 4px;
   border: 1px solid #ddd;
 }
+.project-name {
+  font-size: 14px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.project-name-input {
+  width: 200px;
+  font: inherit;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9441c7e0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export const getDateTime = (): string => {
+  const date = new Date();
+  const year = date.getFullYear();
+  const month = date.getMonth() + 1;
+  const day = date.getDate();
+  const hr = date.getHours();
+  const min = date.getMinutes();
+  const secs = date.getSeconds();
+
+  return `${year}${month}${day}${hr}${min}${secs}`;
+};