diff --git a/PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/MainForm.cs b/PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/MainForm.cs
index 7ff49c1..b640ef0 100644
--- a/PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/MainForm.cs
+++ b/PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/MainForm.cs
@@ -1429,8 +1429,58 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
             {
                 check_input_dir();
             }
+
+            // Load the first .pdfproj file if it exists
+            string[] pdfProjFiles = Directory.GetFiles(txtProjectDir.Text, "*.pdfproj");
+            if (pdfProjFiles.Length > 0)
+            {
+                string firstPdfProjFile = pdfProjFiles[0];
+                LoadProjectFile(firstPdfProjFile);
+            }
         }
 
+        private void LoadProjectFile(string filePath)
+        {
+            var lines = File.ReadAllLines(filePath);
+            var dict = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+            foreach (var line in lines)
+            {
+                var parts = line.Split(new[] { '=' }, 2);
+                if (parts.Length == 2)
+                    dict[parts[0]] = parts[1];
+            }
+
+            txtFileName.Text = dict.ContainsKey("FileName") ? dict["FileName"] : "";
+            txtTitle.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Title") ? dict["Title"] : "";
+            cmbLanguage.SelectedIndex = cmbLanguage.FindStringExact(dict.ContainsKey("Language") ? dict["Language"] : "");
+            txtLanguages.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Languages") ? dict["Languages"] : "";
+            txtType.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Type") ? dict["Type"] : "";
+            txtPublisher.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Publisher") ? dict["Publisher"] : "";
+            txtAuthor.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Author") ? dict["Author"] : "";
+            txtISBN.Text = dict.ContainsKey("ISBN") ? dict["ISBN"] : "";
+            txtDate.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Date") ? dict["Date"] : "";
+            txtPageCount.Text = dict.ContainsKey("PageCount") ? dict["PageCount"] : "";
+            cmbResolution.SelectedIndex = cmbResolution.FindStringExact(dict.ContainsKey("Resolution") ? dict["Resolution"] : "");
+            checkPhotocopy.Checked = dict.ContainsKey("Photocopy") ? dict["Photocopy"] == "True" : false;
+            checkReplace.Checked = dict.ContainsKey("Replace") ? dict["Replace"] == "True" : false;
+            txtPartnumber.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Partnumber") ? dict["Partnumber"] : "";
+            if (int.TryParse(dict.ContainsKey("Quality") ? dict["Quality"] : "4", out int quality))
+                trackBar1.Value = Math.Max(trackBar1.Minimum, Math.Min(trackBar1.Maximum, quality));
+            txtContributor.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Contributor") ? dict["Contributor"] : "";
+            txtContributorURL.Text = dict.ContainsKey("ContributorURL") ? dict["ContributorURL"] : "";
+            txtPostProcessor.Text = dict.ContainsKey("PostProcessor") ? dict["PostProcessor"] : "";
+            txtTimeSpent.Text = dict.ContainsKey("TimeSpent") ? dict["TimeSpent"] : "";
+            txtPDFAuthor.Text = dict.ContainsKey("PDFMetaAuthor") ? dict["PDFMetaAuthor"] : "";
+            txtPDFKeywords.Text = dict.ContainsKey("PDFKeywords") ? dict["PDFKeywords"] : "";
+            cmbBanner.SelectedIndex = cmbBanner.FindStringExact(dict.ContainsKey("Banner") ? dict["Banner"] : "");
+            chkMagazines.Checked = dict.ContainsKey("Magazine") ? dict["Magazine"] == "True" : false;
+            checkSimplex.Checked = dict.ContainsKey("Simplex") ? dict["Simplex"] == "True" : false;
+            txtProjectDir.Text = dict.ContainsKey("ProjectDir") ? dict["ProjectDir"] : "";
+
+            toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "Project file loaded: " + filePath;
+        }
+
+
         private void loadToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             using (OpenFileDialog openFileDialog = new OpenFileDialog())