diff --git a/src/actions/projects/getProjects.ts b/src/actions/projects/getProjects.ts
index 6523a0d..9dc92a5 100644
--- a/src/actions/projects/getProjects.ts
+++ b/src/actions/projects/getProjects.ts
@@ -2,25 +2,56 @@ import { Project, ProjectType } from '@/generated/prisma';
 import { prisma } from '@/lib/prisma';
 import { Result, success } from '@/lib/result';
 
+export interface ProjectListItem {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  createdAt: Date;
+  updatedAt: Date;
+  type: ProjectType;
+  userId: string;
+}
+
 interface GetProjectsParams {
   userId: string;
   search?: string;
   type?: ProjectType;
+  page?: number;
+  perPage?: number;
 }
 
-export async function getProjects({ userId, search, type }: GetProjectsParams): Promise<Result<Project[]>> {
-  const projects: Project[] = await prisma.project.findMany({
-    where: {
-      userId,
-      ...(search && {
-        title: {
-          contains: search,
-          mode: 'insensitive'
-        }
-      }),
-      ...(type && { type })
-    },
-    orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' }
-  });
-  return success(projects);
+export async function getProjects({ userId, search, type, page: rawPage, perPage: rawPerPage }: GetProjectsParams): Promise<Result<{ projects: ProjectListItem[]; total: number }>> {
+  const MAX_PER_PAGE = 100;
+  const page = Math.max(1, Math.floor(typeof rawPage === 'number' && Number.isFinite(rawPage) ? rawPage : 1));
+  const perPage = Math.min(MAX_PER_PAGE, Math.max(1, Math.floor(typeof rawPerPage === 'number' && Number.isFinite(rawPerPage) ? rawPerPage : 20)));
+
+  const skip = (page - 1) * perPage;
+  const whereClause = {
+    userId,
+    ...(search && {
+      title: {
+        contains: search,
+        mode: 'insensitive'
+      }
+    }),
+    ...(type && { type })
+  };
+
+  const [projects, total] = await Promise.all([
+    prisma.project.findMany({
+      skip,
+      take: perPage,
+      where: whereClause,
+      orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' },
+      select: {
+        id: true,
+        title: true,
+        createdAt: true,
+        updatedAt: true,
+        type: true,
+        userId: true,
+      },
+    }),
+    prisma.project.count({ where: whereClause })
+  ]);
+  return success({ projects, total });
 }
diff --git a/src/app/(general)/page.tsx b/src/app/(general)/page.tsx
index eef4ded..37838ab 100644
--- a/src/app/(general)/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(general)/page.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default async function HomePage() {
     redirect('/signin');
   }
 
-  const [projectsError, projectsResult] = await safeAwait(getProjects(userId));
+  const [projectsError, projectsResult] = await safeAwait(getProjects({ userId }));
   const [analyticsError, analyticsResult] = await safeAwait(getProjectAnalytics());
 
   if (projectsError) {
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ export default async function HomePage() {
     return <BasicAlert variant='destructive' title='Error loading projects' description={projectsResult.error} />;
   }
 
-  const initialProjects = result.data;
+  const { projects: initialProjects, total } = projectsResult.data;
 
   return <HomePageContainer initialProjects={initialProjects} userId={userId} />;
-}
diff --git a/src/components/pages/home/HomePageContainer.tsx b/src/components/pages/home/HomePageContainer.tsx
index c3edd8a..4638cb0 100644
--- a/src/components/pages/home/HomePageContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/pages/home/HomePageContainer.tsx
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ export function HomePageContainer({ initialProjects, userId }: HomePageContainer
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const loadProjects = async () => {
-      const result = await fetchProjects(userId);
+      const result = await fetchProjects({ userId });
       if (result.success) {
-        setProjects(result.data);
+        const { projects: fetchedProjects, total } = result.data;
+        setProjects(fetchedProjects);
       } else {
         // Handle error, maybe show a toast or alert
         console.error('Failed to fetch projects:', result.error);
diff --git a/src/lib/export.ts b/src/lib/export.ts
index fe1a55d..9d68965 100644
--- a/src/lib/export.ts
+++ b/src/lib/export.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,56 @@
-import { getProjects } from '@/actions/projects/getProjects';
+import { getProjects, ProjectListItem } from '@/actions/projects/getProjects';
 
-export async function exportProjects(format: 'csv' | 'pdf') {
-  const result = await getProjects();
+function escapeCsvValue(value: any): string {
+  let stringValue = String(value);
 
-  if (!result.success) {
-    throw new Error('Failed to fetch projects for export.');
+  if (value instanceof Date) {
+    stringValue = value.toISOString();
   }
 
-  const projects = result.data;
+  stringValue = stringValue.replace(/"/g, '""');
+
+  if (stringValue.startsWith('=') || stringValue.startsWith('+') || stringValue.startsWith('-') || stringValue.startsWith('@')) {
+    stringValue = "'" + stringValue;
+  }
+
+  return `"${stringValue}"`;
+}
+
+export async function exportProjects(userId: string, format: 'csv' | 'pdf') {
+  let allProjects: ProjectListItem[] = [];
+  let page = 1;
+  const perPage = 100;
+
+  let total = 0;
+  let fetchedCount = 0;
+
+  do {
+    const result = await getProjects({ userId, page, perPage });
+
+    if (!result.success) {
+      throw new Error('Failed to fetch projects for export.');
+    }
+
+    allProjects = allProjects.concat(result.data.projects);
+    total = result.data.total;
+    fetchedCount += result.data.projects.length;
+    page++;
+  } while (fetchedCount < total);
+
 
   if (format === 'csv') {
+    const headers = allProjects.length > 0 ? Object.keys(allProjects[0]) : ['id', 'title', 'createdAt', 'updatedAt', 'type', 'userId']; // Fallback headers for empty projects
+    const escapedHeaders = headers.map(escapeCsvValue).join(',');
+
+    const csvRows = allProjects.map(project => {
+      const rowValues = headers.map(header => project[header as keyof ProjectListItem]);
+      return rowValues.map(escapeCsvValue).join(',');
+    });
+
     const csvContent =
       'data:text/csv;charset=utf-8,' +
-      [Object.keys(projects[0]).join(','), ...projects.map((project) => Object.values(project).join(','))].join('\n');
+      [escapedHeaders, ...csvRows].join('\n');
+
     const encodedUri = encodeURI(csvContent);
     const link = document.createElement('a');
     link.setAttribute('href', encodedUri);