diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b67810c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/.vscode/
+/bin/
+/out/
+makevars.mk
diff --git a/kmake.code-workspace b/kmake.code-workspace
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ff0a6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kmake.code-workspace
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+	"folders": [
+		{
+			"path": "."
+		}
+	],
+	"settings": {
+		// Friendly reminder to alter the includepath
+		// in YOUR OWN .vscode/settings.json
+		"C_Cpp.default.includePath": [
+			"./src"
+		],
+		"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "MSYS2 UCRT",
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kmake.yml b/kmake.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba0b559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kmake.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: ''
+author: '' # author and authors are added together
+authors: ['']
+descr:
+  - ''
+# Amount of text to output
+verbosity: normal
+build:
+  # Set build folders
+  src:
+    path: './src'
+    targets: ['c','cpp'] # Set targets for compilation
+  out:
+    path: './out'
+    target: 'exe'
+  bin:
+    path: './bin'
+    target: 'o'
+  deps:
+    path: './bin' # Reuse binaries folder (default)
+    target: 'd'
+    rev_target: 'rd' # Extension for reverse dependencies
+    style: gcc # Dependency style of generated output
+  
+  # Set number of threads to use
+  # for compilation of multiple files
+  # 0 To turn off multithreading.
+  # Default: 0
+  # Recommended: 4
+  threads: 4
+vars:
+distros:
+  distro_name:
+    # Distro Vars (overrides global)
+    vars:
+    # Commands executed at the start
+    start:
+      - ''
+    # Commands to generate dependencies
+    deps:
+      - ''
+    # Commands to compile one file
+    # Files may be compiled on multiple threads
+    compile:
+      - ''
+    # Commands to link one file
+    link:
+      - ''
+    # Commands executed after linking program
+    end:
+      - ''
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c480ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# Include variables from user defined
+# makevars.mak for paths & other stuff.
+include makevars.mk
+
+#Compiler and Linker
+CC          := g++
+
+#The Target Binary Program
+TARGET      := out.exe
+
+#The Directories, Source, Includes, Objects, Binary and Resources
+SRCDIR      := src
+BUILDDIR    := bin
+TARGETDIR   := out
+SRCEXT      := cpp
+DEPEXT      := d
+OBJEXT      := o
+
+#Flags, Libraries and Includes
+ROOT        := ./
+CFLAGS      := -std=c++20 -O2 \
+    		   -Wall -Werror -Wextra \
+    		   -Wshadow -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Wold-style-cast -Wcast-align \
+    		   -Wunused -Woverloaded-virtual -Wconversion \
+    		   -Wsign-conversion -Wnull-dereference -Wdouble-promotion \
+    		   -Wformat=2 -Wimplicit-fallthrough -Wsuggest-override \
+    		   -Wextra-semi -Wduplicated-cond -Wduplicated-branches \
+    		   -Wlogical-op -Wuseless-cast -Wno-unused-parameter
+LFLAGS      := -std=c++20 -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc \
+			   -Wl,--fatal-warnings -Wl,--warn-common
+LIBDIRS     := $(EXT_LIBDIRS)
+LIB         := $(EXT_LIB)
+INC         := -I./src/ $(EXT_INC)
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+SOURCES     := $(shell find $(SRCDIR) -type f -name *.$(SRCEXT))
+OBJECTS     := $(patsubst $(SRCDIR)/%,$(BUILDDIR)/%,$(SOURCES:.$(SRCEXT)=.$(OBJEXT)))
+
+#Defauilt Make
+all: directories $(TARGET)
+
+#Remake
+remake: cleaner all
+
+#Make the Directories
+directories:
+	@mkdir -p $(TARGETDIR)
+	@mkdir -p $(BUILDDIR)
+
+#Clean only Objecst
+clean:
+	@$(RM) -rf $(BUILDDIR)
+
+#Full Clean, Objects and Binaries
+cleaner: clean
+	@$(RM) -rf $(TARGETDIR)
+
+#Pull in dependency info for *existing* .o files
+-include $(OBJECTS:.$(OBJEXT)=.$(DEPEXT))
+
+#Link
+$(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
+	$(CC) $(LFLAGS) -o $(TARGETDIR)/$(TARGET) $^ $(LIBDIRS) $(LIB)
+
+#Compile
+$(BUILDDIR)/%.$(OBJEXT): $(SRCDIR)/%.$(SRCEXT)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INC) -c -o $@ $<
+	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -MM $(SRCDIR)/$*.$(SRCEXT) > $(BUILDDIR)/$*.$(DEPEXT)
+	@cp -f $(BUILDDIR)/$*.$(DEPEXT) $(BUILDDIR)/$*.$(DEPEXT).tmp
+	@sed -e 's|.*:|$(BUILDDIR)/$*.$(OBJEXT):|' < $(BUILDDIR)/$*.$(DEPEXT).tmp > $(BUILDDIR)/$*.$(DEPEXT)
+	@sed -e 's/.*://' -e 's/\\$$//' < $(BUILDDIR)/$*.$(DEPEXT).tmp | fmt -1 | sed -e 's/^ *//' -e 's/$$/:/' >> $(BUILDDIR)/$*.$(DEPEXT)
+	@rm -f $(BUILDDIR)/$*.$(DEPEXT).tmp
+
+#Non-File Targets
+.PHONY: all remake clean cleaner resources
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cd8284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+BOLD="\033[1m"
+RESET="\033[0m"
+
+SUCCESS="\033[38;2;80;220;100m"
+FAIL="\033[38;2;255;90;90m"
+INFO="\033[38;2;100;200;255m"
+DIM="\033[2m"
+
+LOG="./out/out.log"
+
+# Start
+printf "${DIM}────────────────────────────────────────${RESET}\n"
+printf "${INFO}${BOLD}> Running...${RESET}\n"
+printf "${DIM}────────────────────────────────────────${RESET}\n\n"
+
+# Send both stdout and stderr to the console and the log file.
+start=$(date +%s.%N)
+./out/out "$@" 2>&1 | tee "$LOG"
+status=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+end=$(date +%s.%N)
+elapsed=$(awk "BEGIN { printf \"%.3f\", $end - $start }")
+
+# Status!
+printf "\n${DIM}────────────────────────────────────────${RESET}\n"
+if (( status == 0 )); then
+    printf "${SUCCESS}${BOLD}✓ Success${RESET}  (exit %d)\n" "$status"
+else
+    printf "${FAIL}${BOLD}✗ Failed${RESET}   (exit %d)\n" "$status"
+fi
+printf "${INFO}${BOLD}> Time${RESET}     ${elapsed}s\n"
+printf "${INFO}${BOLD}> Log${RESET}      %s\n" "$LOG"
+printf "${DIM}────────────────────────────────────────${RESET}"
+exit "$status"
diff --git a/src/kmake/kmake.cpp b/src/kmake/kmake.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7a23fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kmake/kmake.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "kmake.hpp"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main() {
+    std::cout << "hello" << std::endl;
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/kmake/kmake.hpp b/src/kmake/kmake.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5a2f4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kmake/kmake.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <ckitty/memory/primitives.hpp>
+
+#include <desktoplib/terminal/Terminal.hpp>
+#include <desktoplib/terminal/ui/Box.hpp>
+#include <desktoplib/terminal/ui/MenuMap.hpp>
+#include <desktoplib/terminal/ui/Content.hpp>
+#include <desktoplib/terminal/ui/InnerScroll.hpp>
+
+namespace kmake {
+
+    using namespace ckitty;
+
+}
diff --git a/src/kmake/project/Distro.cpp b/src/kmake/project/Distro.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c27899d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kmake/project/Distro.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "Distro.hpp"
+
+namespace kmake {
+
+    Distro::Distro() {}
+
+    Distro::~Distro() {}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/kmake/project/Distro.hpp b/src/kmake/project/Distro.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ec3564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kmake/project/Distro.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <kmake/kmake.hpp>
+
+namespace kmake {
+
+    class Distro {
+    public:
+
+        map<string, string> vars;
+        vector<string> start;
+        vector<string> deps;
+        vector<string> compile;
+        vector<string> link;
+        vector<string> end;
+
+    public:
+
+        Distro();
+
+        ~Distro();
+        
+    public:
+
+        
+
+    };
+
+}
diff --git a/src/kmake/project/Project.cpp b/src/kmake/project/Project.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a29fa7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kmake/project/Project.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+#include "Project.hpp"
+
+#include <ckitty/strings/utils.hpp>
+
+#include <kmake/project/Distro.hpp>
+
+#include <c4/yml/tree.hpp>
+#include <c4/yml/parse.hpp>
+#include <c4/yml/std/std.hpp>
+#include <c4/yml/std/string.hpp>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <map>
+
+namespace ryml {
+    using namespace c4::yml;
+    using namespace c4;
+}
+
+namespace kmake {
+
+    using namespace ryml;
+
+    // Safely converts c4::csubstr view to string
+    static string to_string(csubstr s) {
+        if (s.str == nullptr || s.len == 0) return "";
+        return string(s.str, s.len);
+    }
+
+    // Extracts a string list and logs unexpected nodes/types
+    static void parse_string_list(ryml::ConstNodeRef node, vector<string>& dest, const string& path, vector<string>& log) {
+        if (!node.valid()) {
+            log.push_back("[WARN] Section missing at path: '" + path + "'");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!node.is_seq()) {
+            log.push_back("[WARN] Expected a list/sequence at '" + path + "', but found a scalar or map.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        size_t index = 0;
+        for (ryml::ConstNodeRef child : node.children()) {
+            string item_path = path + "[" + std::to_string(index++) + "]";
+
+            // Unexpected: List item is a map or nested list instead of a string value
+            if (!child.has_val()) {
+                log.push_back("[WARN] Expected scalar string at '" + item_path + "', but found a nested container.");
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            string val;
+            child >> val;
+
+            if (val.empty()) {
+                log.push_back("[WARN] Empty string element ignored at '" + item_path + "'");
+            } else {
+                dest.push_back(val);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Extracts a key-value string map and logs unexpected entries/types
+    static void parse_string_map(ryml::ConstNodeRef node, map<string, string>& dest, const string& path, vector<string>& log) {
+        if (!node.valid()) {
+            log.push_back("[WARN] Section missing at path: '" + path + "'");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!node.is_map()) {
+            log.push_back("[WARN] Expected key-value map at '" + path + "', but found a scalar or list.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        for (ryml::ConstNodeRef child : node.children()) {
+            if (!child.has_key()) {
+                log.push_back("[WARN] Entry without a key found inside map at '" + path + "'");
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            string k = to_string(child.key());
+            string key_path = path + "." + k;
+
+            // Unexpected: Value is a sub-map or sub-list instead of a string scalar
+            if (!child.has_val()) {
+                log.push_back("[WARN] Expected string scalar for key '" + key_path + "', but found a nested object/list.");
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            string v;
+            child >> v;
+
+            if (v.empty()) {
+                log.push_back("[WARN] Value for key '" + key_path + "' is empty.");
+            }
+
+            dest[k] = v;
+        }
+    }
+
+    static Distro parse_distro(c4::yml::ConstNodeRef node, const std::string& path, std::vector<std::string>& log) {
+        Distro d;
+        if (node.has_child("vars"))    parse_string_map(node["vars"], d.vars, path + ".vars", log);
+        if (node.has_child("start"))   parse_string_list(node["start"], d.start, path + ".start", log);
+        if (node.has_child("deps"))    parse_string_list(node["deps"], d.deps, path + ".deps", log);
+        if (node.has_child("compile")) parse_string_list(node["compile"], d.compile, path + ".compile", log);
+        if (node.has_child("link"))    parse_string_list(node["link"], d.link, path + ".link", log);
+        if (node.has_child("end"))     parse_string_list(node["end"], d.end, path + ".end", log);
+        return d;
+    }
+
+    Project::Project()
+        : verbosity(Verbosity::NORMAL) {
+        build.threads = 0;
+    }
+
+    Project::~Project() {}
+
+    bool Project::load(const string& filename) {
+        auto logs = vector<string>();
+
+        // 1. Read file into buffer
+        std::ifstream file(filename, std::ios::binary | std::ios::ate);
+        if (!file.is_open()) {
+            logs.push_back("Failed to open file: " + filename);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        std::streamsize size = file.tellg();
+        file.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+
+        vector<char> buffer(size);
+        if (!file.read(buffer.data(), size)) {
+            logs.push_back("Failed to read file content: " + filename);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // 2. Parse in-place
+        ryml::Tree tree = ryml::parse_in_place(ryml::to_substr(buffer));
+        ryml::ConstNodeRef root = tree.rootref();
+
+        if (!root.is_map()) {
+            logs.push_back("[ERROR] Root YAML document must be a map.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Parse 'name'
+        if (root.has_child("name") && root["name"].has_val()) {
+            root["name"] >> name;
+        } else {
+            logs.push_back("[WARN] Key 'name' is missing or empty.");
+        }
+
+        // Parse combined 'author' and 'authors'
+        if (root.has_child("author") && root["author"].has_val()) {
+            string single_author;
+            root["author"] >> single_author;
+            if (!single_author.empty()) {
+                authors.push_back(single_author);
+            }
+        }
+        if (root.has_child("authors")) {
+            parse_string_list(root["authors"], authors, "authors", logs);
+        }
+
+        // Parse 'descr'
+        if (root.has_child("descr")) {
+            parse_string_list(root["descr"], descr, "descr", logs);
+        }
+
+        // Parse 'verbosity'
+        if (root.has_child("verbosity") && root["verbosity"].has_val()) {
+            string v_str;
+            root["verbosity"] >> v_str;
+            v_str = strings::to_lower(v_str);
+            if (v_str == "debug") {
+                verbosity = Verbosity::DEBUG;
+            } else if (v_str == "high") {
+                verbosity = Verbosity::HIGH;
+            } else if (v_str == "low") {
+                verbosity = Verbosity::LOW;
+            } else if (v_str == "normal") {
+                verbosity = Verbosity::NORMAL;
+            } else {
+                logs.push_back("[WARN] Unknown verbosity level '" + v_str + "'. Defaulting to 'normal'.");
+                verbosity = Verbosity::NORMAL;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Parse 'build'
+        if (root.has_child("build")) {
+            ryml::ConstNodeRef b_node = root["build"];
+            if (b_node.has_child("src")) {
+                ryml::ConstNodeRef src_node = b_node["src"];
+                if (src_node.has_child("path") && src_node["path"].has_val()) {
+                    src_node["path"] >> build.src.path;
+                }
+                if (src_node.has_child("targets")) {
+                    parse_string_list(src_node["targets"], build.src.targets, "build.src.targets", logs);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (b_node.has_child("threads") && b_node["threads"].has_val()) {
+                b_node["threads"] >> build.threads;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Parse 'vars'
+        if (root.has_child("vars")) {
+            parse_string_map(root["vars"], vars, "vars", logs);
+        }
+
+        // Parse 'distros'
+        if (root.has_child("distros")) {
+            ryml::ConstNodeRef d_node = root["distros"];
+            if (d_node.is_map()) {
+                for (ryml::ConstNodeRef child : d_node.children()) {
+                    if (child.has_key()) {
+                        string distro_name = to_string(child.key());
+                        distros[distro_name] = parse_distro(child, "distros." + distro_name, logs);
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                logs.push_back("[WARN] Key 'distros' must be a map of distro configs.");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/kmake/project/Project.hpp b/src/kmake/project/Project.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae994ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kmake/project/Project.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <kmake/kmake.hpp>
+
+namespace kmake {
+
+    class Distro;
+
+    enum class Verbosity : int {
+        DEBUG = 3, HIGH = 2, NORMAL = 1, LOW = 0
+    };
+
+    class Project {
+    public:
+
+        string name;
+        vector<string> authors;
+        vector<string> descr;
+        Verbosity verbosity;
+
+        struct {
+            struct {
+                string path;
+                vector<string> targets;
+            } src;
+            int threads;
+        } build;
+
+        map<string, string> vars;
+        map<string, Distro> distros;
+
+    public:
+
+        Project();
+
+        ~Project();
+
+    public:
+
+        bool load(const string& filename);
+
+    };
+
+}