diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 07ff151d..217a0864 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1296,6 +1296,7 @@ add_executable(wowee_editor
     tools/editor/zone_manifest.cpp
     tools/editor/content_pack.cpp
     tools/editor/wowee_terrain.cpp
+    tools/editor/editor_project.cpp
     tools/editor/asset_browser.cpp
     tools/editor/editor_water.cpp
     tools/editor/editor_markers.cpp
diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_project.cpp b/tools/editor/editor_project.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9f1a265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_project.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#include "editor_project.hpp"
+#include "core/logger.hpp"
+#include <fstream>
+#include <filesystem>
+
+namespace wowee {
+namespace editor {
+
+bool EditorProject::save(const std::string& path) const {
+    namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+    fs::create_directories(fs::path(path).parent_path());
+
+    std::ofstream f(path);
+    if (!f) return false;
+
+    f << "{\n";
+    f << "  \"format\": \"wowee-project-1.0\",\n";
+    f << "  \"name\": \"" << name << "\",\n";
+    f << "  \"author\": \"" << author << "\",\n";
+    f << "  \"description\": \"" << description << "\",\n";
+    f << "  \"version\": \"" << version << "\",\n";
+    f << "  \"startMapId\": " << startMapId << ",\n";
+    f << "  \"zones\": [\n";
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < zones.size(); i++) {
+        const auto& z = zones[i];
+        f << "    {\"mapName\": \"" << z.mapName << "\""
+          << ", \"tileX\": " << z.tileX
+          << ", \"tileY\": " << z.tileY
+          << ", \"biome\": \"" << z.biome << "\""
+          << ", \"description\": \"" << z.description << "\""
+          << "}" << (i + 1 < zones.size() ? "," : "") << "\n";
+    }
+    f << "  ]\n";
+    f << "}\n";
+
+    LOG_INFO("Project saved: ", path, " (", zones.size(), " zones)");
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool EditorProject::load(const std::string& path) {
+    std::ifstream f(path);
+    if (!f) return false;
+    std::string content((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f)),
+                         std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+
+    auto findStr = [&](const std::string& key) -> std::string {
+        auto pos = content.find("\"" + key + "\"");
+        if (pos == std::string::npos) return "";
+        pos = content.find('"', content.find(':', pos) + 1);
+        if (pos == std::string::npos) return "";
+        auto end = content.find('"', pos + 1);
+        return content.substr(pos + 1, end - pos - 1);
+    };
+
+    name = findStr("name");
+    author = findStr("author");
+    description = findStr("description");
+    version = findStr("version");
+    projectDir = std::filesystem::path(path).parent_path().string();
+
+    // Parse zones from JSON array
+    zones.clear();
+    size_t zonesPos = content.find("\"zones\"");
+    if (zonesPos != std::string::npos) {
+        size_t start = zonesPos;
+        while ((start = content.find('{', start + 1)) != std::string::npos) {
+            auto end = content.find('}', start);
+            if (end == std::string::npos) break;
+            // Check we're still inside the zones array
+            auto closeBracket = content.find(']', zonesPos);
+            if (start > closeBracket) break;
+
+            std::string block = content.substr(start, end - start + 1);
+            ProjectZone z;
+
+            auto blockFindStr = [&](const std::string& key) -> std::string {
+                auto p = block.find("\"" + key + "\"");
+                if (p == std::string::npos) return "";
+                p = block.find('"', block.find(':', p) + 1);
+                if (p == std::string::npos) return "";
+                auto e = block.find('"', p + 1);
+                return block.substr(p + 1, e - p - 1);
+            };
+
+            z.mapName = blockFindStr("mapName");
+            z.biome = blockFindStr("biome");
+            z.description = blockFindStr("description");
+
+            auto txPos = block.find("\"tileX\":");
+            if (txPos != std::string::npos) z.tileX = std::stoi(block.substr(txPos + 8));
+            auto tyPos = block.find("\"tileY\":");
+            if (tyPos != std::string::npos) z.tileY = std::stoi(block.substr(tyPos + 8));
+
+            if (!z.mapName.empty()) zones.push_back(z);
+            start = end;
+        }
+    }
+
+    LOG_INFO("Project loaded: ", path, " (", name, ", ", zones.size(), " zones)");
+    return true;
+}
+
+std::string EditorProject::getZoneOutputDir(int zoneIdx) const {
+    if (zoneIdx < 0 || zoneIdx >= static_cast<int>(zones.size())) return "";
+    return projectDir + "/" + zones[zoneIdx].mapName;
+}
+
+} // namespace editor
+} // namespace wowee
diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_project.hpp b/tools/editor/editor_project.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97fbe887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_project.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace wowee {
+namespace editor {
+
+struct ProjectZone {
+    std::string mapName;
+    int tileX = 32, tileY = 32;
+    std::string biome;
+    std::string description;
+};
+
+struct EditorProject {
+    std::string name = "Untitled";
+    std::string author;
+    std::string description;
+    std::string version = "1.0";
+    std::string projectDir;
+    uint32_t startMapId = 9000;
+    std::vector<ProjectZone> zones;
+
+    bool save(const std::string& path) const;
+    bool load(const std::string& path);
+    std::string getZoneOutputDir(int zoneIdx) const;
+};
+
+} // namespace editor
+} // namespace wowee