diff --git a/src/kiri/init.js b/src/kiri/init.js
index 972ce33c..e93580f9 100644
--- a/src/kiri/init.js
+++ b/src/kiri/init.js
@@ -559,6 +559,17 @@ gapp.register("kiri.init", (root, exports) => {
         });
     }
 
+    function workspaceNew() {
+        uc.confirm("Clear Workspace?", {ok:true, cancel: false}).then(value => {
+            if (value === true) {
+                let proc = api.settings.proc();
+                proc.ops && (proc.ops.length = 0);
+                proc.op2 && (proc.op2.length = 0);
+                api.platform.clear();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     function profileExport() {
         const opt = {pre: [
             "<div class='f-col a-center gap5 mlr10'>",
@@ -1972,6 +1983,7 @@ gapp.register("kiri.init", (root, exports) => {
         ui.acct.mesh.onclick = (ev) => { ev.stopPropagation(); WIN.location = "/mesh" };
         ui.acct.export.onclick = (ev) => { ev.stopPropagation(); profileExport() };
         ui.acct.export.title = LANG.acct_xpo;
+        $('file-new').onclick = (ev) => { ev.stopPropagation(); workspaceNew() };
         $('file-recent').onclick = () => { api.modal.show('files') };
         $('file-import').onclick = (ev) => { api.event.import(ev); };
         ui.func.slice.onclick = (ev) => { ev.stopPropagation(); api.function.slice() };
diff --git a/web/kiri/index.html b/web/kiri/index.html
index 33a6824a..1acaa05a 100644
--- a/web/kiri/index.html
+++ b/web/kiri/index.html
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@
                 <label>files</label>
                 <div class="top-menu-drop top-menu-right">
                     <div class="content">
+                        <div id="file-new">
+                            <label lk="new">new</label>
+                            <span><i class="fas fa-file"></i></span>
+                        </div>
+                        <hr>
                         <div id="file-recent">
                             <label lk="recent">recent</label>
                             <span><i class="fas fa-list"></i></span>
diff --git a/web/kiri/lang/en.js b/web/kiri/lang/en.js
index e31645b3..9b3d4573 100644
--- a/web/kiri/lang/en.js
+++ b/web/kiri/lang/en.js
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ self.kiri.lang['en-us'] = {
     import:         "import",
     language:       "language",
     left:           "left",
-    machines:       "machines",      // device or machine
+    machines:       "machines",     // device or machine
     mesh:           "mesh",         // mesh editing
     metric:         "metric",
     name:           "name",
+    new:            "new",          // file new
     off:            "off",          // turn something off (like a lightbulb)
     on:             "on",           // turn something on (like a lightbulb)
     profs:          "profiles",     // right menu "profiles"