# libtmux.Window.rename_window

- **Module:** libtmux
- **Package:** libtmux
- **Language:** Python
- **Kind:** method
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux-python/libtmux/blob/38e368c11117fb4aeb2f082d552cd4f210eae06a/src/libtmux/window.py#L1341
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/py/stable/reference/libtmux-window-rename_window/

tmux command: [`rename-window`](/en/tmux/latest/manual/rename-window/)

```
libtmux.Window.rename_window(self, new_name: str) -> Window
```

Rename window.

## Examples

```python
>>> window = session.active_window
```

```python
>>> window.rename_window('My project')
Window(@1 1:My project, Session($1 ...))
```

```python
>>> window.rename_window('New name')
Window(@1 1:New name, Session($1 ...))
```

## Parameters

- `new_name` (`str`): name of the window

## In other ports

### Rename a window

- Ruby: [`LibTmux::Window#rename`](/en/ruby/latest/reference/libtmux-window-rename/) (method)
- Lua: [`libtmux.Window:rename`](/en/lua/latest/reference/libtmux-window-rename/) (method)
- TypeScript: [`window.Window.rename`](/en/ts/latest/reference/window-window-rename/) (method)
- Rust: [`window.Window.rename`](/en/rs/latest/reference/window-window-rename/) (method)
- Go: [`tmux.Window.Rename`](/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-window-rename/) (method)
- Java: [`io.github.libtmux.Window.Window.rename`](/en/java/latest/reference/io-github-libtmux-window-window-rename/) (method)
- C#: [`LibTmux.Window.RenameAsync`](/en/csharp/latest/reference/libtmux-window-renameasync/) (method)
- C++: [`libtmux::Window::rename`](/en/cxx/latest/reference/libtmux-window-rename/) (method)
- Swift: [`Server.rename(_:to:)`](/en/swift/latest/reference/server-rename(_-to-)/) (method)