diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 088ba6b..cbed4d7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ Cargo.lock
 
 # These are backup files generated by rustfmt
 **/*.rs.bk
+
+.idea/
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3f2691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[package]
+name = "native-ui-example"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+native-ui-gnome = { git = "https://github.com/Surferlul/native-ui-gnome" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c08a31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+use native_ui_gnome::{
+    NativeApplication,
+    abstracts
+};
+// goal is to only replace
+// native_ui_gnome::
+// crate for changing the platform to for example
+// plasma (qt), windows, or macOS
+
+fn main() {
+    let abst_app = abstracts::Application::builder()
+        .title("native-ui GNOME test")
+        .add_window(
+            abstracts::Window::builder()
+                .title("test title")
+                .build()
+        )
+        .add_window(
+            abstracts::Window::builder()
+                .title("Test Title")
+                .build()
+        )
+        .build();
+    let mut app = NativeApplication::new(abst_app);
+    app.run();
+}