diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d2010dd..b1e4ed9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ serde_json = "1.0.59"
 clap = "3.0.0-beta.2"
 users = "0.11.0"
 swayipc = "2.7.2"
+toml = "0.5.8"
+directories = "3.0"
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25e55ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Config {
+    launcher: Option<Launcher>,
+    format: Option<Format>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Launcher {
+    executable: Option<String>,
+    args: Option<Vec<String>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Format {
+    window_format: Option<String>,
+    workspace_format: Option<String>,
+}