diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b6a13d..5e04557 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ target_sources(tomato PUBLIC
 	./sys_tray.cpp
 
 	./string_formatter_utils.hpp
+	./chat_gui/about.hpp
+	./chat_gui/about.cpp
 	./chat_gui/theme.hpp
 	./chat_gui/theme.cpp
 	./chat_gui/icons/direct.hpp
diff --git a/src/chat_gui/about.cpp b/src/chat_gui/about.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..038d5be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/chat_gui/about.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#include "./about.hpp"
+
+#include "./version.hpp"
+
+#include <imgui.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+void ImGuiTomatoAbout(void) {
+	if (ImGui::BeginTabBar("about")) {
+		if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("tomato")) {
+			std::string tomato_version_string {"tomato " TOMATO_VERSION_STR};
+			if (TOMATO_GIT_DEPTH != 0) {
+				tomato_version_string += "-" + std::to_string(TOMATO_GIT_DEPTH);
+			}
+			if (std::string_view{TOMATO_GIT_COMMIT} != "UNK") {
+				tomato_version_string += "+git.";
+				tomato_version_string += TOMATO_GIT_COMMIT;
+			}
+
+			ImGui::TextUnformatted(tomato_version_string.c_str());
+
+			ImGui::SameLine();
+			if (ImGui::SmallButton("click to copy")) {
+				ImGui::SetClipboardText(tomato_version_string.c_str());
+			}
+
+			ImGui::Separator();
+
+			ImGui::TextUnformatted("TODO: tomato license");
+
+			ImGui::EndTabItem();
+		}
+
+		if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("imgui")) {
+			ImGui::ShowAboutWindow();
+			ImGui::EndTabItem();
+		}
+
+		if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("others")) {
+			ImGui::TextUnformatted("TODO: list all the other libs and their licenses");
+			ImGui::EndTabItem();
+		}
+
+		if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("funding")) {
+			ImGui::TextWrapped("Your Help is needed, to keep the project alive, expand it's features and to inspire new features!");
+			ImGui::TextLinkOpenURL("https://github.com/sponsors/Green-Sky");
+			ImGui::TextUnformatted("Contact Me for more ways to help the project. :)");
+			ImGui::EndTabItem();
+		}
+
+		ImGui::EndTabBar();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/chat_gui/about.hpp b/src/chat_gui/about.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cef657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/chat_gui/about.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
+// not a window, just the content
+void ImGuiTomatoAbout(void);
+
diff --git a/src/main_screen.cpp b/src/main_screen.cpp
index cd2352c..eb75507 100644
--- a/src/main_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/main_screen.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 #include <solanaceae/contact/components.hpp>
 
+#include "./chat_gui/about.hpp"
+
 #include "./frame_streams/sdl/sdl_audio2_frame_stream2.hpp"
 #include "./frame_streams/sdl/sdl_video_frame_stream2.hpp"
 
@@ -433,6 +435,9 @@ Screen* MainScreen::render(float time_delta, bool&) {
 
 					ImGui::EndMenu();
 				}
+				if (ImGui::MenuItem("About", nullptr, _show_about)) {
+					_show_about = !_show_about;
+				}
 				ImGui::EndMenuBar();
 			}
 
@@ -467,6 +472,13 @@ Screen* MainScreen::render(float time_delta, bool&) {
 		ImGui::ShowDemoWindow(&_show_tool_demo);
 	}
 
+	if (_show_about) {
+		if (ImGui::Begin("About", &_show_about, ImGuiWindowFlags_AlwaysAutoResize)) {
+			ImGuiTomatoAbout();
+		}
+		ImGui::End();
+	}
+
 	_compute_lower_limit_hit_rendered = true;
 
 	float tc_unfinished_queue_interval;
diff --git a/src/main_screen.hpp b/src/main_screen.hpp
index ea6ff42..af157ce 100644
--- a/src/main_screen.hpp
+++ b/src/main_screen.hpp
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ struct MainScreen final : public Screen {
 	bool _show_tool_debug_log {false};
 	bool _show_tool_id_stack {false};
 	bool _show_tool_demo {false};
+	bool _show_about {false};
 
 	bool _window_focused {true};
 	bool _window_hidden {false};
diff --git a/src/start_screen.cpp b/src/start_screen.cpp
index 0d53633..9541e7c 100644
--- a/src/start_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/start_screen.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 #include "./json_to_config.hpp"
 
+#include "./chat_gui/about.hpp"
+
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
 #include <imgui.h>
@@ -393,6 +395,12 @@ Screen* StartScreen::render(float, bool&) {
 
 				ImGui::EndTabItem();
 			}
+
+			if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("about")) {
+				ImGuiTomatoAbout();
+				ImGui::EndTabItem();
+			}
+
 			ImGui::EndTabBar();
 		}
 	}