diff --git a/src/main_screen.cpp b/src/main_screen.cpp
index a4d7d3f7..fcb26558 100644
--- a/src/main_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/main_screen.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 
-MainScreen::MainScreen(SDL_Renderer* renderer_, std::string save_path) :
+MainScreen::MainScreen(SDL_Renderer* renderer_, std::string save_path, std::vector<std::string> plugins) :
 	renderer(renderer_),
 	rmm(cr),
 	mts(rmm),
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ MainScreen::MainScreen(SDL_Renderer* renderer_, std::string save_path) :
 
 		g_provideInstance<ToxI>("ToxI", "host", &tc);
 		g_provideInstance<ToxEventProviderI>("ToxEventProviderI", "host", &tc);
+		g_provideInstance<ToxContactModel2>("ToxContactModel2", "host", &tcm);
 
 		// TODO: pm?
 
@@ -50,6 +51,14 @@ MainScreen::MainScreen(SDL_Renderer* renderer_, std::string save_path) :
 		g_provideInstance<TextureUploaderI>("TextureUploaderI", "host", &sdlrtu);
 	}
 
+	for (const auto& ppath : plugins) {
+		if (!pm.add(ppath)) {
+			std::cerr << "MS error: loading plugin '" << ppath << "' failed!\n";
+			// thow?
+			assert(false && "failed to load plugin");
+		}
+	}
+
 	conf.dump();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main_screen.hpp b/src/main_screen.hpp
index ad081a4a..7fc3b9fb 100644
--- a/src/main_screen.hpp
+++ b/src/main_screen.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct MainScreen final : public Screen {
 
 	ChatGui4 cg;
 
-	MainScreen(SDL_Renderer* renderer_, std::string save_path);
+	MainScreen(SDL_Renderer* renderer_, std::string save_path, std::vector<std::string> plugins);
 	~MainScreen(void);
 
 	bool handleEvent(SDL_Event& e) override;
diff --git a/src/start_screen.cpp b/src/start_screen.cpp
index 3fbcaa13..da1498e2 100644
--- a/src/start_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/start_screen.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 #include "./main_screen.hpp"
 
+#include <imgui/imgui.h>
+
 #include <memory>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 StartScreen::StartScreen(SDL_Renderer* renderer) : _renderer(renderer) {
 }
@@ -10,6 +13,7 @@ StartScreen::StartScreen(SDL_Renderer* renderer) : _renderer(renderer) {
 Screen* StartScreen::poll(bool&) {
 
 	// TODO: imgui tox profile selector?
+
 	// +----------------------------
 	// | |*tox profile*| plugins |
 	// | +------+ +--------
@@ -18,7 +22,56 @@ Screen* StartScreen::poll(bool&) {
 	// | +------+ +--------
 	// +----------------------------
 
-	auto new_screen = std::make_unique<MainScreen>(_renderer, "tomato.tox");
-	return new_screen.release();
+	if (ImGui::BeginTabBar("view")) {
+		if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("load profile")) {
+			ImGui::Text("TODO: profile path");
+			ImGui::Text("TODO: profile password");
+			ImGui::EndTabItem();
+		}
+		if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("create profile")) {
+			ImGui::Text("TODO: profile path");
+			ImGui::Text("TODO: profile name");
+			ImGui::Text("TODO: profile password");
+			ImGui::EndTabItem();
+		}
+		if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("plugins")) {
+			// list of selected plugins (in order)
+			for (auto it = queued_plugin_paths.begin(); it != queued_plugin_paths.end();) {
+				if (ImGui::SmallButton("-")) {
+					it = queued_plugin_paths.erase(it);
+					continue;
+				}
+				ImGui::SameLine();
+
+				ImGui::TextUnformatted(it->c_str());
+
+				it++;
+			}
+
+			if (ImGui::Button("+")) {
+				_fss.requestFile(
+					[](const auto& path) -> bool { return std::filesystem::is_regular_file(path); },
+					[this](const auto& path) {
+						queued_plugin_paths.push_back(path.string());
+					},
+					[](){}
+				);
+			}
+
+			ImGui::EndTabItem();
+		}
+		ImGui::EndTabBar();
+	}
+
+	ImGui::Separator();
+
+	if (ImGui::Button("load", {60, 25})) {
+		auto new_screen = std::make_unique<MainScreen>(_renderer, "tomato.tox", queued_plugin_paths);
+		return new_screen.release();
+	}
+
+	_fss.render();
+
+	return nullptr;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/start_screen.hpp b/src/start_screen.hpp
index c36e3402..e628e584 100644
--- a/src/start_screen.hpp
+++ b/src/start_screen.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 #include "./screen.hpp"
 
+#include "./file_selector.hpp"
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
 // fwd
 extern "C" {
 	struct SDL_Renderer;
@@ -9,6 +14,9 @@ extern "C" {
 
 struct StartScreen final : public Screen {
 	SDL_Renderer* _renderer;
+	FileSelector _fss;
+
+	std::vector<std::string> queued_plugin_paths;
 
 	StartScreen(void) = delete;
 	StartScreen(SDL_Renderer* renderer);