diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 509c5fe..0e3c336 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ function createSplashScreen() {
 
   if (!store.has("recent_files")) {
     store.set("recent_files", []);
+  } else {
+    updateRecentFiles();
   }
 
   splash_screen.loadFile(path.join(app.getAppPath(), "src/splash.html"));
@@ -200,13 +202,25 @@ function saveFile(json_data, create_new_file) {
   }
 }
 
-function updateRecentFiles(new_file) {
-  store.set("default_dir", new_file);
+function updateRecentFiles(new_file=null) {
   let recent_files = store.get("recent_files");
-  if (recent_files.includes(new_file)) {
-    recent_files.splice(recent_files.indexOf(new_file), 1);
+  if (new_file != null) {
+    store.set("default_dir", new_file);
+    if (recent_files.includes(new_file)) {
+      recent_files.splice(recent_files.indexOf(new_file), 1);
+    }
+    recent_files.splice(0, 0, new_file);
+  }
+  let files_to_delete = [];
+  $.each(recent_files, (i, file) => {
+    if (!fs.existsSync(file)) {
+      console.log(file);
+      files_to_delete.push(i);
+    }
+  });
+  for (let index of files_to_delete) {
+    recent_files.splice(index, 1);
   }
-  recent_files.splice(0, 0, new_file);
   store.set("recent_files", recent_files);
   updateMenuBar();
 }
@@ -295,10 +309,20 @@ function duplicateJson(json) {
   return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(json));
 }
 
+function removeRecentFile(file) {
+  let recent_files = store.get("recent_files");
+  recent_files.splice(recent_files.indexOf(file), 1);
+  store.set("recent_files", recent_files);
+}
+
 ipcMain.handle("get-store-value", (event, key) => {
   return store.get(key)
 })
 
+ipcMain.handle("remove-recent-file", (event, file) => {
+  removeRecentFile(file);
+})
+
 ipcMain.on("create-new", (event) => {
   createNew();
 })
diff --git a/src/js/splash.js b/src/js/splash.js
index 825a86c..fcfcf45 100644
--- a/src/js/splash.js
+++ b/src/js/splash.js
@@ -3,29 +3,35 @@ const fs = require("fs");
 
 async function showRecentFiles() {
 	let recent_files = await ipcRenderer.invoke("get-store-value", "recent_files");
-	let valid_recent_files = [];
-	for (let file of recent_files) {
-		if (fs.existsSync(file)) {
-			valid_recent_files.push(file);
-		}
-	}
-	if (valid_recent_files.length === 0) {
+	$("#recent-files").empty();
+	if (recent_files.length === 0) {
 		$("#recent-files").css("display", "none");
 		$("#splash").css("width", "100%")
 	} else {
-		for (let file of valid_recent_files) {
-				let recent_file_link = $("<a>")
-				.addClass("btn list-group-item list-group-item-action")
+		for (let file of recent_files) {
+			let recent_file_link = $("<button>")
+				.addClass("list-group-item list-group-item-action d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center")
 				.text(file.replace(/^.*[\\\/]/, ''))
 				.attr({"data-bs-toggle": "tooltip", "data-bs-placement": "bottom", "title": file})
 				.on("click", () => {
 					ipcRenderer.send("open", file);
-				});
+				})
+				.append($("<a>")
+					.addClass("btn-close")
+					.on("click", () => {
+						recent_file_link.remove();
+						removeRecentFile(file);
+					}));
 			$("#recent-files").append(recent_file_link);
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+async function removeRecentFile(file) {
+	await ipcRenderer.invoke("remove-recent-file", file);
+	showRecentFiles();
+}
+
 showRecentFiles();
 
 $("#create-new").on("click", () => {