diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index c04b27514..35f1861b9 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     ColorScheme::getInstance().setColors(0, -0.8);
 
+    Windows::load();
+
     MainWindow &w = Windows::getMainWindow();
     w.show();
 
@@ -35,5 +37,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     Settings::getInstance().save();
 
+    Windows::save();
+
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
index 1d2b2c823..eb0fe5525 100644
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 #include "widgets/chatwidget.h"
 #include "widgets/notebook.h"
 
+#include <QDebug>
 #include <QPalette>
+#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 
 namespace chatterino {
 namespace widgets {
@@ -68,5 +70,34 @@ MainWindow::repaintVisibleChatWidgets(Channel *channel)
         }
     }
 }
+
+void
+MainWindow::load(const boost::property_tree::ptree &tree)
+{
+    this->notebook.load(tree);
+
+    this->loaded = true;
 }
+
+boost::property_tree::ptree
+MainWindow::save()
+{
+    boost::property_tree::ptree child;
+
+    child.put("type", "main");
+
+    this->notebook.save(child);
+
+    return child;
 }
+
+void
+MainWindow::loadDefaults()
+{
+    this->notebook.loadDefaults();
+
+    this->loaded = true;
+}
+
+}  // namespace widgets
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/widgets/mainwindow.h b/widgets/mainwindow.h
index 33b125286..560dd4a71 100644
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.h
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "widgets/notebook.h"
 
 #include <QMainWindow>
+#include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
 
 namespace chatterino {
 namespace widgets {
@@ -19,8 +20,22 @@ public:
 
     void layoutVisibleChatWidgets(Channel *channel = NULL);
     void repaintVisibleChatWidgets(Channel *channel = NULL);
+
+    void load(const boost::property_tree::ptree &tree);
+    boost::property_tree::ptree save();
+    void loadDefaults();
+
+    bool
+    isLoaded() const
+    {
+        return this->loaded;
+    }
+
+private:
+    bool loaded = false;
 };
-}
-}
+
+}  // namespace widgets
+}  // namespace chatterino
 
 #endif  // MAINWINDOW_H
diff --git a/widgets/notebook.cpp b/widgets/notebook.cpp
index ea00a75ca..10fe76843 100644
--- a/widgets/notebook.cpp
+++ b/widgets/notebook.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@
 #include "widgets/notebooktab.h"
 #include "widgets/settingsdialog.h"
 
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QFile>
 #include <QFormLayout>
 #include <QLayout>
 #include <QList>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QWidget>
+#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 
 namespace chatterino {
 namespace widgets {
@@ -35,8 +39,6 @@ Notebook::Notebook(QWidget *parent)
     this->userButton.icon = NotebookButton::IconUser;
 
     this->addButton.resize(24, 24);
-
-    this->addPage();
 }
 
 NotebookPage *
@@ -191,5 +193,50 @@ Notebook::addPageButtonClicked()
 {
     addPage(true);
 }
+
+void
+Notebook::load(const boost::property_tree::ptree &tree)
+{
+    // Read a list of tabs
+    try {
+        BOOST_FOREACH (const boost::property_tree::ptree::value_type &v,
+                       tree.get_child("tabs.")) {
+            bool select = v.second.get<bool>("selected", false);
+
+            auto page = this->addPage(select);
+            auto tab = page->tab;
+            tab->load(v.second);
+            page->load(v.second);
+        }
+    } catch (boost::property_tree::ptree_error &) {
+        // can't read tabs
+    }
+
+    if (this->pages.size() == 0) {
+        // No pages saved, show default stuff
+        this->loadDefaults();
+    }
 }
+
+void
+Notebook::save(boost::property_tree::ptree &tree)
+{
+    boost::property_tree::ptree tabs;
+
+    // Iterate through all tabs and add them to our tabs property thing
+    for (const auto &page : this->pages) {
+        boost::property_tree::ptree pTab = page->tab->save();
+        tabs.push_back(std::make_pair("", pTab));
+    }
+
+    tree.add_child("tabs", tabs);
 }
+
+void
+Notebook::loadDefaults()
+{
+    this->addPage();
+}
+
+}  // namespace widgets
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/widgets/notebook.h b/widgets/notebook.h
index 919ed0d60..d5ef07fbb 100644
--- a/widgets/notebook.h
+++ b/widgets/notebook.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <QList>
 #include <QWidget>
+#include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
 
 namespace chatterino {
 namespace widgets {
@@ -54,8 +55,14 @@ private:
     NotebookButton userButton;
 
     NotebookPage *selectedPage;
+
+public:
+    void load(const boost::property_tree::ptree &tree);
+    void save(boost::property_tree::ptree &tree);
+    void loadDefaults();
 };
-}
-}
+
+}  // namespace widgets
+}  // namespace chatterino
 
 #endif  // NOTEBOOK_H
diff --git a/widgets/notebookpage.cpp b/widgets/notebookpage.cpp
index cba986f35..d2e1582b7 100644
--- a/widgets/notebookpage.cpp
+++ b/widgets/notebookpage.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 #include "widgets/chatwidget.h"
 #include "widgets/notebooktab.h"
 
+#include <QDebug>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <QWidget>
+#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 
 namespace chatterino {
 namespace widgets {
@@ -73,9 +75,8 @@ NotebookPage::removeFromLayout(ChatWidget *widget)
 }
 
 void
-NotebookPage::addToLayout(
-    ChatWidget *widget,
-    std::pair<int, int> position = std::pair<int, int>(-1, -1))
+NotebookPage::addToLayout(ChatWidget *widget, std::pair<int, int> position =
+                                                  std::pair<int, int>(-1, -1))
 {
     this->chatWidgets.push_back(widget);
 
@@ -239,5 +240,14 @@ NotebookPage::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
                          ColorScheme::getInstance().TabSelectedBackground);
     }
 }
+
+void
+NotebookPage::load(const boost::property_tree::ptree &v)
+{
+    const std::string &tabName = v.get<std::string>("name", "UNNAMED");
+
+    qDebug() << "tab name :" << tabName.c_str();
 }
-}
+
+}  // namespace widgets
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/widgets/notebookpage.h b/widgets/notebookpage.h
index d13b78286..926635233 100644
--- a/widgets/notebookpage.h
+++ b/widgets/notebookpage.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <QVector>
 #include <QWidget>
+#include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
 
 namespace chatterino {
 namespace widgets {
@@ -70,8 +71,12 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     void setPreviewRect(QPoint mousePos);
+
+public:
+    void load(const boost::property_tree::ptree &v);
 };
-}
-}
+
+}  // namespace widgets
+}  // namespace chatterino
 
 #endif  // NOTEBOOKPAGE_H
diff --git a/widgets/notebooktab.cpp b/widgets/notebooktab.cpp
index 592a933fd..b4a568755 100644
--- a/widgets/notebooktab.cpp
+++ b/widgets/notebooktab.cpp
@@ -203,5 +203,26 @@ NotebookTab::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
         }
     }
 }
+
+void
+NotebookTab::load(const boost::property_tree::ptree &tree)
+{
+    // Load tab text
+    try {
+        this->setText(QString::fromStdString(tree.get<std::string>("text")));
+    } catch (boost::property_tree::ptree_error) {
+    }
 }
+
+boost::property_tree::ptree
+NotebookTab::save()
+{
+    boost::property_tree::ptree tree;
+
+    tree.put("text", this->getText().toStdString());
+
+    return tree;
 }
+
+}  // namespace widgets
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/widgets/notebooktab.h b/widgets/notebooktab.h
index db080f61c..51a8caf35 100644
--- a/widgets/notebooktab.h
+++ b/widgets/notebooktab.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <QPropertyAnimation>
 #include <QWidget>
+#include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
 
 namespace chatterino {
 namespace widgets {
@@ -117,8 +118,13 @@ private slots:
         calcSize();
         update();
     }
+
+public:
+    void load(const boost::property_tree::ptree &tree);
+    boost::property_tree::ptree save();
 };
-}
-}
+
+}  // namespace widgets
+}  // namespace chatterino
 
 #endif  // NOTEBOOKTAB_H
diff --git a/windows.cpp b/windows.cpp
index ca724bc90..518cb124a 100644
--- a/windows.cpp
+++ b/windows.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
 #include "windows.h"
 
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
+#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
+#include <boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp>
+
 namespace chatterino {
 
+static const std::string &
+getSettingsPath()
+{
+    static std::string path =
+        (QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation) +
+         "/windows.json")
+            .toStdString();
+
+    return path;
+}
+
 QMutex Windows::windowMutex;
 
 widgets::MainWindow *Windows::mainWindow(nullptr);
@@ -23,12 +39,67 @@ Windows::repaintVisibleChatWidgets(Channel *channel)
 }
 
 void
-Windows::save()
+Windows::load()
 {
+    const auto &settingsPath = getSettingsPath();
+    boost::property_tree::ptree tree;
+
+    try {
+        boost::property_tree::read_json(settingsPath, tree);
+    } catch (const boost::property_tree::json_parser_error &ex) {
+        qDebug() << "Error using property_tree::readJson: "
+                 << QString::fromStdString(ex.message());
+
+        Windows::getMainWindow().loadDefaults();
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Read a list of windows
+    try {
+        BOOST_FOREACH (const boost::property_tree::ptree::value_type &v,
+                       tree.get_child("windows.")) {
+            qDebug() << QString::fromStdString(v.first.data());
+            const auto &type = v.second.get<std::string>("type", "unknown");
+
+            if (type == "main") {
+                Windows::getMainWindow().load(v.second);
+            } else {
+                qDebug() << "Unhandled window type: " << type.c_str();
+            }
+        }
+    } catch (boost::property_tree::ptree_error &) {
+        // can't read windows
+    }
+
+    // if the main window was not loaded properly, load defaults
+    if (!Windows::getMainWindow().isLoaded()) {
+        Windows::getMainWindow().loadDefaults();
+    }
+
+    // If there are no windows, create a default main window
 }
 
 void
-Windows::load()
+Windows::save()
 {
+    const auto &settingsPath = getSettingsPath();
+    boost::property_tree::ptree tree;
+
+    // Create windows array
+    boost::property_tree::ptree windows;
+
+    {
+        // save main window
+        auto child = Windows::getMainWindow().save();
+        windows.push_back(std::make_pair("", child));
+    }
+
+    // TODO: iterate through rest of windows and add them to the "windows" ptree
+
+    tree.add_child("windows", windows);
+
+    boost::property_tree::write_json(settingsPath, tree);
 }
-}
+
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/windows.h b/windows.h
index 196d91037..c13fca399 100644
--- a/windows.h
+++ b/windows.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ private:
 
     static widgets::MainWindow *mainWindow;
 };
-}
+
+}  // namespace chatterino
 
 #endif  // WINDOWS_H