diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6a26aa12..92d20437 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ build*
 subprojects/lua
 subprojects/libagg
 subprojects/reproc
-lite
+lite-xl
 error.txt
diff --git a/build-packages.sh b/build-packages.sh
index 593aaba8..3701ac53 100755
--- a/build-packages.sh
+++ b/build-packages.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ lite_build_pgo () {
   meson setup --buildtype=release -Db_pgo=generate "$build" || exit 1
   ninja -C "$build" || exit 1
   copy_directory_from_repo data "$build/src"
-  "$build/src/lite"
+  "$build/src/lite-xl"
   meson configure -Db_pgo=use "$build"
   ninja -C "$build" || exit 1
 }
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ lite_build_package_windows () {
   for module_name in plugins colors; do
     cp -r "$build/third/data/$module_name" "$datadir"
   done
-  cp "$build/src/lite.exe" "$bindir"
-  strip --strip-all "$bindir/lite.exe"
+  cp "$build/src/lite-xl.exe" "$bindir"
+  strip --strip-all "$bindir/lite-xl.exe"
   pushd ".package-build"
   local package_name="lite-xl-$os-$arch$portable.zip"
   zip "$package_name" -r "lite-xl"
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ lite_build_package_macos () {
   done
   cp resources/icons/icon.icns "$appdir/Contents/Resources/icon.icns"
   cp resources/macos/Info.plist "$appdir/Contents/Info.plist"
-  cp "$build/src/lite" "$bindir/lite-xl"
+  cp "$build/src/lite-xl" "$bindir/lite-xl"
   strip "$bindir/lite-xl"
   pushd ".package-build"
   local package_name="lite-xl-$os-$arch.zip"
@@ -138,12 +138,12 @@ lite_build_package_linux () {
   for module_name in plugins colors; do
     cp -r "$build/third/data/$module_name" "$datadir"
   done
-  cp "$build/src/lite" "$bindir"
-  strip "$bindir/lite"
+  cp "$build/src/lite-xl" "$bindir"
+  strip "$bindir/lite-xl"
   if [ -z "$portable" ]; then
     mkdir -p "$pdir/share/applications" "$pdir/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps"
     cp "resources/linux/lite-xl.desktop" "$pdir/share/applications"
-    cp "resources/icons/lite.svg" "$pdir/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/lite-xl.svg"
+    cp "resources/icons/lite-xl.svg" "$pdir/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/lite-xl.svg"
   fi
   pushd ".package-build"
   local package_name="lite-xl-$os-$arch$portable.tar.gz"
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index eb1d420a..b49dc1bf 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if [[ $* == *windows* ]]; then
   echo "cross compiling for windows is not yet supported"
   exit 1
 else
-  outfile="lite"
+  outfile="lite-xl"
   compiler="gcc"
   cxxcompiler="g++"
 fi
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fi
 lib/font_renderer/build.sh || exit 1
 libs=libfontrenderer.a
 
-echo "compiling lite..."
+echo "compiling lite-xl..."
 for f in `find src -name "*.c"`; do
   $compiler -c $cflags $f -o "${f//\//_}.o"
   if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 38eda308..1f1ff0d2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project('lite', 'c', 'cpp', default_options : ['c_std=gnu11', 'cpp_std=c++03'])
+project('lite-xl', 'c', 'cpp', default_options : ['c_std=gnu11', 'cpp_std=c++03'])
 
 if host_machine.system() == 'darwin'
     add_languages('objc')
diff --git a/resources/icons/lite.svg b/resources/icons/lite-xl.svg
similarity index 100%
rename from resources/icons/lite.svg
rename to resources/icons/lite-xl.svg
diff --git a/resources/linux/lite-xl.desktop b/resources/linux/lite-xl.desktop
index dbcb779a..f2fa9610 100644
--- a/resources/linux/lite-xl.desktop
+++ b/resources/linux/lite-xl.desktop
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 Type=Application
 Name=Lite XL
 Comment=A lightweight text editor written in Lua
-Exec=lite %F
+Exec=lite-xl %F
 Icon=lite-xl
 Terminal=false
 StartupNotify=false
 Categories=Utility;TextEditor;Development;
 MimeType=text/plain;
-
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 9516c94d..03cc826f 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if host_machine.system() == 'darwin'
     lite_sources += 'bundle_open.m'
 endif
 
-executable('lite',
+executable('lite-xl',
     lite_sources + lite_rc,
     include_directories: [lite_include, font_renderer_include],
     dependencies: lite_deps,