diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b7880e..4c11b52 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ add_subdirectory(src/delete)
 add_subdirectory(src/locate)
 add_subdirectory(src/navigate)
 add_subdirectory(src/tag)
+add_subdirectory(src/gui)
 
 #Tests
 if (BUILD_TESTING)
diff --git a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b445a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+project(${bare_name}-gui CXX)
+
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+find_package(Qt5Qml 5.1 REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5Widgets 5.1 REQUIRED)
+
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
+	main.cpp
+	searcher.cpp
+)
+
+target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME}
+	PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/..
+	PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/glob2regex/include
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
+	PRIVATE ${bare_name}-if
+	PRIVATE ${bare_name}-machinery
+	PRIVATE ${bare_name}-common
+	PRIVATE Qt5::Qml
+	PRIVATE Qt5::Widgets
+	PRIVATE glob2regex
+)
+
+string(REPLACE "${bare_name}-" "" ACTION_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}")
+target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME}
+	PRIVATE ACTION_NAME="${ACTION_NAME}"
+)
+
+install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}
+	LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+	RUNTIME DESTINATION ${ACTIONS_PATH_INSTALL}
+	ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib/static
+)
diff --git a/src/gui/main.cpp b/src/gui/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3a19d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/* Copyright 2015, 2016, Michele Santullo
+ * This file is part of "dindexer".
+ *
+ * "dindexer" is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * "dindexer" is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with "dindexer".  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "searcher.hpp"
+#include "dindexerConfig.h"
+#include "dindexer-common/settings.hpp"
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QtCore/QUrl>
+#include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main (int parArgc, char* parArgv[]) {
+	QApplication app(parArgc, parArgv);
+	QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
+	engine.load(QUrl::fromLocalFile("/home/michele/dev/code/cpp/dindexer/src/gui/qml/mainwin.qml"));
+
+	dinlib::Settings settings;
+	try {
+		dinlib::load_settings(CONFIG_FILE_PATH, settings);
+	}
+	catch (const std::runtime_error& err) {
+		std::cerr << "Can't load settings from " << CONFIG_FILE_PATH << ":\n";
+		std::cerr << err.what() << '\n';
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	QObject* const obj = engine.rootObjects()[0];
+	assert(obj);
+	din::Searcher searcher(settings.backend_plugin.backend());
+	QObject::connect(obj, SIGNAL(locate(const QString&)), &searcher, SLOT(on_locate(const QString&)));
+	return app.exec();
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/qml/mainwin.qml b/src/gui/qml/mainwin.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0239e70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/qml/mainwin.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import QtQuick 2.1
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
+import QtQuick.Window 2.2
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.0
+
+ApplicationWindow {
+	id: mainWin
+	visible: true
+	title: "dindexer gui"
+	width: 640
+	height: 480
+
+	menuBar: MenuBar {
+		id: menu
+		Menu {
+			id: menuFile
+			title: qsTr("File")
+
+			//MenuSeparator {
+			//}
+
+			MenuItem {
+				text: qsTr("Exit")
+				shortcut: "Ctrl+q"
+				onTriggered: Qt.quit();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	Rectangle {
+		id: rectagleMain
+		TextField {
+			id: searchBox
+			maximumLength: 256
+			placeholderText: qsTr("Locate glob");
+			text: "*.ogg"
+			onEditingFinished: if (text.length >= 1) { locate(text); }
+		}
+	}
+
+	statusBar: StatusBar {
+		RowLayout {
+			Label {
+				id: statusLabel
+				text: qsTr("dindexer idle")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+    signal locate(string glob)
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/searcher.cpp b/src/gui/searcher.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c9b955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/searcher.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* Copyright 2015, 2016, Michele Santullo
+ * This file is part of "dindexer".
+ *
+ * "dindexer" is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * "dindexer" is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with "dindexer".  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "searcher.hpp"
+#include "glob2regex/glob2regex.hpp"
+#include "backends/db_backend.hpp"
+#if !defined(NDEBUG)
+#   include <iostream>
+#endif
+#include <string>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+namespace dindb {
+	std::ostream &
+	operator<<(std::ostream &parStream, const LocatedItem &parItem) {
+		parStream << parItem.group_id << '\t' << parItem.id << '\t'
+		          << parItem.path;
+		return parStream;
+	}
+} //namespace dindb
+
+namespace din {
+	Searcher::Searcher (dindb::Backend& parBackend) :
+		m_backend(parBackend)
+	{
+	}
+
+	void Searcher::on_locate (const QString& parSearch) const {
+		const auto search = parSearch.toStdString();
+		const auto regex_str = g2r::convert(search, false);
+#if !defined(NDEBUG)
+		std::cout << "Searcher::on_locate() called with \"" << search << "\" --> \"" << regex_str << "\"\n";
+#endif
+
+		const auto results = m_backend.locate_in_db(regex_str, dindb::TagList());
+		std::copy(results.begin(), results.end(), std::ostream_iterator<dindb::LocatedItem>(std::cout, "\n"));
+	}
+} //namespace din
diff --git a/src/gui/searcher.hpp b/src/gui/searcher.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d58a133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/searcher.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* Copyright 2015, 2016, Michele Santullo
+ * This file is part of "dindexer".
+ *
+ * "dindexer" is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * "dindexer" is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with "dindexer".  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <QtCore>
+
+namespace dindb {
+	class Backend;
+} //namespace dindb
+
+namespace din {
+	class Searcher : public QObject {
+		Q_OBJECT
+	public:
+		explicit Searcher ( dindb::Backend& parBackend );
+
+	public slots:
+		void on_locate (const QString& parSearch) const;
+
+	private:
+		dindb::Backend& m_backend;
+	};
+} //namespace din