diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
index a86fc29..835bec2 100644
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ License along with this program.  If not, see
 
 module Main (main) where
 
+import Brick (defaultMain)
+import Control.Monad (void)
+
+import Password.App
+
 main :: IO ()
-main = return ()
+main = void $ defaultMain passmanApp ()
 
 --jl
diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index 7acc371..b45ace8 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ dependencies:
 - microlens >= 0.4.11.2 && < 0.5
 - microlens-th >= 0.4.3.6 && < 0.5
 - random >=1.2.1.1 && < 1.3
+- brick >= 2.1.1 && < 2.2
 
 ghc-options:
 - -Wall
diff --git a/passman.cabal b/passman.cabal
index 1cb9d9a..368497b 100644
--- a/passman.cabal
+++ b/passman.cabal
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ cabal-version: 2.2
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: dc89d8fb08ca638ec275e4cc1d9c22d400b1aeabd2825e4419fdd64d4a5e6334
+-- hash: 235d7c20ee589946f5e0cd199cca106191a300f9f24b023a6ef074c197c9861b
 
 name:           passman
 version:        0.3.1.1
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ extra-source-files:
 library
   exposed-modules:
       Password
+      Password.App
   other-modules:
       Paths_passman
   autogen-modules:
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ library
     , base >=4.7 && <5
     , base16-bytestring >=1.0.2.0 && <1.1
     , base64-bytestring >=1.2.1.0 && <1.3
+    , brick >=2.1.1 && <2.2
     , bytestring >=0.11.4.0 && <0.12
     , containers >=0.6.2.1 && <0.7
     , microlens >=0.4.11.2 && <0.5
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ executable passman
   build-depends:
       aeson >=2.1.2.1 && <2.2
     , base >=4.7 && <5
+    , brick >=2.1.1 && <2.2
     , bytestring >=0.11.4.0 && <0.12
     , containers >=0.6.2.1 && <0.7
     , microlens >=0.4.11.2 && <0.5
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ test-suite passman-test
       HUnit
     , aeson >=2.1.2.1 && <2.2
     , base >=4.7 && <5
+    , brick >=2.1.1 && <2.2
     , bytestring >=0.11.4.0 && <0.12
     , containers >=0.6.2.1 && <0.7
     , microlens >=0.4.11.2 && <0.5
diff --git a/src/Password/App.hs b/src/Password/App.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f10905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Password/App.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+{-|
+
+Module:      Password.App
+Description: the application frontend
+Copyright:   (C) Jonathan Lamothe
+License:     LGPLv3 (or later)
+Maintainer:  jonathan@jlamothe.net
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program 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
+Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+License along with this program.  If not, see
+<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+-}
+
+module Password.App (passmanApp) where
+
+import Brick
+  ( App (..)
+  , BrickEvent
+  , EventM
+  , Widget
+  , attrMap
+  , emptyWidget
+  , halt
+  , neverShowCursor
+  , style
+  )
+
+-- | The main application
+passmanApp :: App () () ()
+passmanApp = App
+  { appDraw         = drawFunc
+  , appChooseCursor = neverShowCursor
+  , appHandleEvent  = eventHandler
+  , appStartEvent   = return ()
+  , appAttrMap      = const $ attrMap (style 0) []
+  }
+
+drawFunc :: () -> [Widget ()]
+drawFunc = const [emptyWidget]
+
+eventHandler :: BrickEvent () () -> EventM () () ()
+eventHandler = const halt
+
+--jl