diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c80148d..6aec684 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,40 +22,50 @@
 		}
 	},
 	"activationEvents": [
+		"onCommand:recombobulator.generate-uuid",
 		"onCommand:recombobulator.base64",
-		"onCommand:recombobulator.rot13",
-		"onCommand:recombobulator.unbase64"
+		"onCommand:recombobulator.unbase64",
+		"onCommand:recombobulator.rot13"
 	],
 	"contributes": {
 		"commands": [
+			{
+				"command": "recombobulator.generate-uuid",
+				"category": "Recombobulator",
+				"title": "generate uuid"
+			},
 			{
 				"command": "recombobulator.base64",
 				"category": "Recombobulator",
 				"title": "base64 encode"
 			},
-			{
-				"command": "recombobulator.rot13",
-				"category": "Recombobulator",
-				"title": "rot13"
-			},
 			{
 				"command": "recombobulator.unbase64",
 				"category": "Recombobulator",
 				"title": "base64 decode"
+			},
+			{
+				"command": "recombobulator.rot13",
+				"category": "Recombobulator",
+				"title": "rot13"
 			}
 		],
 		"menus": {
 			"commandPalette": [
+				{
+					"command": "recombobulator.generate-uuid",
+					"when": "editorFocus"
+				},
 				{
 					"command": "recombobulator.base64",
 					"when": "editorHasSelection"
 				},
 				{
-					"command": "recombobulator.rot13",
+					"command": "recombobulator.unbase64",
 					"when": "editorHasSelection"
 				},
 				{
-					"command": "recombobulator.unbase64",
+					"command": "recombobulator.rot13",
 					"when": "editorHasSelection"
 				}
 			]
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 5488c8c..8e1fb25 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+import * as crypto from "crypto";
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 
+function generateUUID(a: string) {
+	return crypto.randomUUID();
+}
+
 function base64(a: string) {
 	return Buffer.from(a).toString('base64'); // TODO - handle different character encodings
 }
@@ -33,6 +38,9 @@ function applyEdit(transform: Function) {
 export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 	console.log('Recombobulator is activated!');
 
+	context.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('recombobulator.generate-uuid', () => {
+		applyEdit(generateUUID);
+	}));
 	context.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('recombobulator.base64', () => {
 		applyEdit(base64);
 	}));