diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 49547360..4c547922 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Red Panda C++ Version 0.13.1
  - enhancement: suppoort localization info in project templates
  - change: template / project files use utf-8 encoding instead of ANSI
  - fix: .rc file shouldn't be syntax checked
+ - enhancement: auto save/restore size of the new project dialog
 
 Red Panda C++ Version 0.12.7
  - change: make current build system follow FHS specifications
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/RedPandaIDE.pro b/RedPandaIDE/RedPandaIDE.pro
index 3fc9d76a..96f8e104 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/RedPandaIDE.pro
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/RedPandaIDE.pro
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ isEmpty(PREFIX) {
     PREFIX = /usr/local
 }
 
-APP_VERSION = beta.0.12.8
+APP_VERSION = beta.0.13.1
 
 DEFINES += PREFIX=\\\"$${PREFIX}\\\"
 DEFINES += APP_NAME=\\\"$${APP_NAME}\\\"
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/mainwindow.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/mainwindow.cpp
index 769e6be2..8ab21ebb 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -5012,6 +5012,8 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionNew_Project_triggered()
         mProject->saveAll();
         updateProjectView();
     }
+    pSettings->ui().setNewProjectDialogWidth(dialog.width());
+    pSettings->ui().setNewProjectDialogHeight(dialog.height());
 }
 
 
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
index d37e4d1f..f071be83 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
@@ -4605,6 +4605,26 @@ void Settings::UI::setSettingsDialogSplitterPos(int newSettingsDialogSplitterPos
     mSettingsDialogSplitterPos = newSettingsDialogSplitterPos;
 }
 
+int Settings::UI::newProjectDialogWidth() const
+{
+    return mNewProjectDialogWidth;
+}
+
+void Settings::UI::setNewProjectDialogWidth(int newNewProjectDialogWidth)
+{
+    mNewProjectDialogWidth = newNewProjectDialogWidth;
+}
+
+int Settings::UI::newProjectDialogHeight() const
+{
+    return mNewProjectDialogHeight;
+}
+
+void Settings::UI::setNewProjectDialogHeight(int newNewProjectDialogHeight)
+{
+    mNewProjectDialogHeight = newNewProjectDialogHeight;
+}
+
 int Settings::UI::settingsDialogHeight() const
 {
     return mSettingsDialogHeight;
@@ -4865,6 +4885,8 @@ void Settings::UI::doSave()
     saveValue("settings_dialog_width", mSettingsDialogWidth);
     saveValue("settings_dialog_height", mSettingsDialogHeight);
     saveValue("settings_dialog_splitter", mSettingsDialogSplitterPos);
+    saveValue("new_project_dialog_width", mNewProjectDialogWidth);
+    saveValue("new_project_dialog_height", mNewProjectDialogHeight);
 }
 
 void Settings::UI::doLoad()
@@ -4901,10 +4923,13 @@ void Settings::UI::doLoad()
     mShowProblem = boolValue("show_problem",true);
 
     //dialogs
-    mCPUDialogWidth = intValue("cpu_dialog_width",800*qApp->desktop()->width()/1920);
-    mCPUDialogHeight = intValue("cpu_dialog_height",600*qApp->desktop()->height()/1080);
+    mCPUDialogWidth = intValue("cpu_dialog_width",977*qApp->desktop()->width()/1920);
+    mCPUDialogHeight = intValue("cpu_dialog_height",622*qApp->desktop()->height()/1080);
     mCPUDialogSplitterPos = intValue("cpu_dialog_splitter",500*qApp->desktop()->width()/1920);
-    mSettingsDialogWidth = intValue("settings_dialog_width",800*qApp->desktop()->width()/1920);
-    mSettingsDialogHeight = intValue("settings_dialog_height",600*qApp->desktop()->height()/1080);
+    mSettingsDialogWidth = intValue("settings_dialog_width",977*qApp->desktop()->width()/1920);
+    mSettingsDialogHeight = intValue("settings_dialog_height",622*qApp->desktop()->height()/1080);
     mSettingsDialogSplitterPos = intValue("settings_dialog_splitter",300*qApp->desktop()->width()/1920);
+
+    mNewProjectDialogWidth = intValue("new_project_dialog_width", 900*qApp->desktop()->width()/1920);
+    mNewProjectDialogHeight = intValue("new_project_dialog_height", 600*qApp->desktop()->height()/1080);
 }
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settings.h b/RedPandaIDE/settings.h
index b38f2004..50d025f4 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/settings.h
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settings.h
@@ -954,6 +954,12 @@ public:
         int settingsDialogSplitterPos() const;
         void setSettingsDialogSplitterPos(int newSettingsDialogSplitterPos);
 
+        int newProjectDialogWidth() const;
+        void setNewProjectDialogWidth(int newNewProjectDialogWidth);
+
+        int newProjectDialogHeight() const;
+        void setNewProjectDialogHeight(int newNewProjectDialogHeight);
+
     private:
         QByteArray mMainWindowState;
         QByteArray mMainWindowGeometry;
@@ -993,6 +999,8 @@ public:
         int mSettingsDialogWidth;
         int mSettingsDialogHeight;
         int mSettingsDialogSplitterPos;
+        int mNewProjectDialogWidth;
+        int mNewProjectDialogHeight;
 
     protected:
         void doSave() override;
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.cpp
index e63967cb..d6167b56 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QFileDialog>
+#include <QPainter>
 #include <QPushButton>
 
 NewProjectDialog::NewProjectDialog(QWidget *parent) :
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ NewProjectDialog::NewProjectDialog(QWidget *parent) :
     }
     ui->txtProjectName->setText(projectName);
     ui->txtLocation->setText(location);
+    resize(pSettings->ui().newProjectDialogWidth(),pSettings->ui().newProjectDialogHeight());
 
     connect(mTemplatesTabBar,
             &QTabBar::currentChanged,
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ void NewProjectDialog::updateView()
         if (category == tabText) {
             QListWidgetItem * item;
             QString iconFilename = QDir(pSettings->dirs().templateDir()).absoluteFilePath(t->icon());
-            QIcon icon(iconFilename);
+            QIcon icon=QIcon(iconFilename);
             if (icon.isNull()) {
                 //todo : use an default icon
                 item = new QListWidgetItem(
@@ -173,6 +175,8 @@ void NewProjectDialog::updateView()
                         icon,
                         t->name());
             }
+            item->setSizeHint(QSize(font().pixelSize()*6,font().pixelSize()*2+64));
+            item->setTextAlignment(Qt::AlignHCenter | Qt::AlignTop);
             item->setData(Qt::ToolTipRole,t->name());
             item->setData(Qt::UserRole,i);
             ui->lstTemplates->addItem(item);
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.ui b/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.ui
index cd6fef52..08ca286b 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.ui
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.ui
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
      <property name="flow">
       <enum>QListView::LeftToRight</enum>
      </property>
+     <property name="resizeMode">
+      <enum>QListView::Adjust</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="spacing">
+      <number>10</number>
+     </property>
      <property name="viewMode">
       <enum>QListView::IconMode</enum>
      </property>
@@ -36,6 +42,18 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QWidget" name="widget" native="true">
      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+      <property name="leftMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="topMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="rightMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="bottomMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
       <item>
        <widget class="QLabel" name="lblDescription">
         <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -47,6 +65,15 @@
         <property name="text">
          <string/>
         </property>
+        <property name="textFormat">
+         <enum>Qt::AutoText</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="wordWrap">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
+        <property name="openExternalLinks">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
@@ -91,6 +118,18 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_3" native="true">
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
+      <property name="leftMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="topMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="rightMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="bottomMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
       <item row="1" column="2">
        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="txtLocation"/>
       </item>
diff --git a/templates/1-WinApp.template b/templates/1-WinApp.template
index 8b9dc2db..69b8b277 100644
--- a/templates/1-WinApp.template
+++ b/templates/1-WinApp.template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [Template]
 ver=2
 Name=Windows Application
-Name[zh_CN]=Windows应用程序
+Name[zh_CN]=Windows程序
 Icon=Windows.ico
 Description=A standard Windows application
 Description[zh_CN]=基于Windows API开发的图形界面应用程序
diff --git a/templates/Single Dialog Application.template b/templates/Single Dialog Application.template
index 5a622159..8e7ac030 100644
--- a/templates/Single Dialog Application.template	
+++ b/templates/Single Dialog Application.template	
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [Template]
 ver=2
 Name=Single Dialog Application
-Name[zh_CN]=单对话框应用程序
+Name[zh_CN]=单对话框程序
 Icon=Single Dialog Application.ico
 Description=An Appliction use a dialog as the main UI
 Description[zh_CN]=使用一个对话框作为主用户界面简单程序