diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
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+from .abstract_app import App
+from .app_state import AppState, InvalidStateUpdateError
+from .app_router import AppRouter
+from .debug_app import DebugApp
+from .options_app import OptionsApp
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diff --git a/app/abstract_app.py b/app/abstract_app.py
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+++ b/app/abstract_app.py
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+import displayio
+
+from .app_state import AppState, InvalidStateUpdateError
+
+
+
+DISPLAY = displayio.Group()
+
+class App(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, macropad, config):
+        print("app created")
+        self.macropad = macropad
+        self.config = config
+        self.name = "app"
+        self.state = AppState.STOPPED
+        self.display_group = DISPLAY
+
+    def start(self):
+        print("Start from base class ")
+        if self.state is not AppState.STOPPED:
+            raise InvalidStateUpdateError(f"Start called but the current app state is {self.state}")
+        self.state = AppState.STARTING
+        self._on_start()
+        self.on_start()
+        self.state = AppState.PAUSED
+
+    def _on_start(self):
+        pass
+
+    def on_start(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("on_start not implemented")
+
+    def resume(self):
+        if self.state is not AppState.PAUSED:
+            raise InvalidStateUpdateError(f"Resume called but the current app state is {self.state}")
+        self.state = AppState.RESUMING
+        self._on_resume()
+        self.on_resume()
+        self.state = AppState.RUNNING
+
+    def _on_resume(self):
+        pass
+
+    def on_resume(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("on_resume not implemented")
+
+    def pause(self):
+        if self.state is not AppState.RUNNING:
+            raise InvalidStateUpdateError(f"Pause called but the current app state is {self.state}")
+        self.state = AppState.PAUSING
+        self._on_pause()
+        self.on_pause()
+        self.state = AppState.PAUSED
+
+    def _on_pause(self):
+        self.macropad.keyboard.release_all()
+        self.macropad.consumer_control.release()
+        self.macropad.mouse.release_all()
+        self.macropad.stop_tone()
+        self.macropad.pixels.show()
+        # self.macropad.display.refresh()
+
+    def on_pause(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("on_pause not implemented")
+
+    def loop(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("Not implemented")
+
+    def stop(self):
+        if self.state is not AppState.PAUSED:
+            raise InvalidStateUpdateError(f"Stop called but the current app state is {self.state}")
+        self.state = AppState.STOPPING
+        self._on_stop()
+        self.on_stop()
+        self.state = AppState.STOPPED
+
+    def _on_stop(self):
+        pass
+
+    def on_stop(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("on_stop not implemented.")
diff --git a/app/app_router.py b/app/app_router.py
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+++ b/app/app_router.py
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+import time
+
+from .app_state import AppState
+from .options_app import OptionsApp
+
+
+class AppRouter(object):
+    def __init__(self, macropad, config, apps):
+        print("app router")
+        self.macropad = macropad
+        self.app_index = 0
+        self.apps = apps
+        self.options = OptionsApp(macropad, config)
+        self.current_app = apps[self.app_index]
+        self.config = config
+        self.encoder_state = False
+        self.options_time = 1000000000  # .5 seconds in nanoseconds
+        self.click_time = 0
+
+    def swap_to_app(self, app):
+        print("Pausing current app")
+        self.current_app.pause()
+        print("Selecting new app")
+        self.current_app = app
+        if self.current_app.state is AppState.STOPPED:
+            print("Starting new app")
+            self.current_app.start()
+        if self.current_app.state is AppState.PAUSED:
+            print("Starting new app")
+            self.current_app.resume()
+        print(time.monotonic_ns())
+
+    def start(self):
+        self.current_app.start()
+        self.current_app.resume()
+
+        while True:
+            # detect if the current app is what should be running
+            # stop current app and start new one if not
+            self.current_app.loop()
+            # any other finite state machine logic that comes up
+            if self.macropad.encoder_switch_debounced.pressed and not self.encoder_state:
+                self.macropad.play_tone(1000, .1)
+                self.encoder_state = True
+                self.click_time = time.monotonic_ns()
+
+            elif self.macropad.encoder_switch_debounced.released and self.encoder_state:
+                self.encoder_state = False
+                if self.current_app is self.options:
+                    print("Moving from options to the last opened app.")
+                else:
+                    self.app_index += 1
+                    print("Moving to the next app on the list. ")
+                self.swap_to_app(self.apps[self.app_index % len(self.apps)])
+                print("released encoder")
+            if self.encoder_state and self.click_time:
+                self.release_time = time.monotonic_ns()
+                print(self.release_time)
+                print(self.click_time)
+                print(self.release_time - self.click_time)
+                if (time.monotonic_ns() - self.click_time) > self.options_time:
+                    self.macropad.play_tone(1000, .1)
+                    self.swap_to_app(self.options)
+                    self.encoder_state = False
+            self.macropad.encoder_switch_debounced.update()
diff --git a/app/app_state.py b/app/app_state.py
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+++ b/app/app_state.py
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+class InvalidStateUpdateError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class AppState(object):
+    STARTING = "starting"
+    RESUMING = "resuming"
+    RUNNING = "running"
+    PAUSING = "pausing"
+    PAUSED = "paused"
+    STOPPING = "stopping"
+    STOPPED = "stopped"
diff --git a/app/debug_app.py b/app/debug_app.py
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+++ b/app/debug_app.py
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+import terminalio
+from adafruit_display_text import bitmap_label as label
+from adafruit_displayio_layout.layouts.grid_layout import GridLayout
+from rainbowio import colorwheel
+
+from .abstract_app import App
+
+
+def rgb_from_int(rgb):
+    blue = rgb & 255
+    green = (rgb >> 8) & 255
+    red = (rgb >> 16) & 255
+    return red, green, blue
+
+
+class DebugApp(App):
+
+    def __init__(self, macropad, config, name):
+        super().__init__(macropad, config)
+        self.name = name
+        self.tones = [196, 220, 246, 262, 294, 330, 349, 392, 440, 494, 523, 587]
+        self.wheel_offset = 0
+        self.send_keyboard_inputs = 0
+        self.lit_keys = [False] * 12
+        self.labels = []
+        self.layout = GridLayout(x=0, y=9, width=128, height=54, grid_size=(4, 4), cell_padding=1)
+        self.title = label.Label(
+            y=4,
+            font=terminalio.FONT,
+            color=0x0,
+            text=f"     {self.name} MENU     ",
+            background_color=0xFFFFFF,
+        )
+
+    def on_start(self):
+        print("on start from the app!")
+        self.lit_keys = [False] * 12
+        self.macropad.display.show(self.display_group)
+        for _ in range(12):
+            self.labels.append(label.Label(terminalio.FONT, text=""))
+
+        for index in range(12):
+            x = index % 3 + 1
+            y = index // 3
+            self.layout.add_content(self.labels[index], grid_position=(x, y), cell_size=(1, 1))
+
+
+    def on_resume(self):
+        print("resume from the debug app!")
+
+        print(id(self.display_group))
+        print(self.display_group)
+        self.display_group.append(self.title)
+        self.display_group.append(self.layout)
+        self.macropad.display.show(self.display_group)
+
+    def on_pause(self):
+        print("Pausing")
+
+        self.display_group.remove(self.title)
+        self.display_group.remove(self.layout)
+        # self.macropad.display.show(None)
+
+
+    def on_stop(self):
+        print("Stopping")
+
+    def loop(self):
+        self.process_key_presses()
+        self.light_keys()
+
+    def process_key_presses(self):
+        key_event = self.macropad.keys.events.get()
+        if key_event:
+            if key_event.pressed:
+                self.labels[key_event.key_number].text = "KEY{}".format(key_event.key_number)
+                print(self.macropad.keys)
+                self.lit_keys[key_event.key_number] = not self.lit_keys[key_event.key_number]
+                self.macropad.stop_tone()
+                self.macropad.start_tone(self.tones[key_event.key_number])
+            else:
+                self.labels[key_event.key_number].text = ""
+                self.macropad.stop_tone()
+
+    def light_keys(self):
+        self.wheel_offset += 1
+        for pixel in range(12):
+            if self.lit_keys[pixel]:
+                (r, g, b) = rgb_from_int(colorwheel((pixel / 12 * 256) + self.wheel_offset))
+                self.macropad.pixels[pixel] = (r * .1, g * .1, b * .1)
+            else:
+                self.macropad.pixels[pixel] = 0
diff --git a/app/options_app.py b/app/options_app.py
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+++ b/app/options_app.py
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+import terminalio
+from adafruit_display_text import label
+from adafruit_displayio_layout.layouts.grid_layout import GridLayout
+from rainbowio import colorwheel
+
+from .abstract_app import App
+from .debug_app import rgb_from_int
+
+
+class OptionsApp(App):
+
+    def __init__(self, macropad, config):
+        super().__init__(macropad, config)
+        self.tones = [196, 220, 246, 262, 294, 330, 349, 392, 440, 494, 523, 587]
+        self.wheel_offset = 0
+        self.send_keyboard_inputs = 0
+        self.lit_keys = [False] * 12
+        self.labels = []
+        self.layout = GridLayout(x=0, y=9, width=128, height=54, grid_size=(4, 1), cell_padding=1)
+        self.title = label.Label(
+            y=4,
+            font=terminalio.FONT,
+            color=0x0,
+            text=f"     OPTIONS MENU     ",
+            background_color=0xFFFFFF,
+        )
+
+    def on_start(self):
+        print("on start from the app!")
+        self.lit_keys = [False] * 4
+        # self.macropad.display.show(self.display_group)
+        for _ in range(4):
+            self.labels.append(label.Label(terminalio.FONT, text=""))
+
+        for index in range(4):
+            x = index % 3 + 1
+            y = index // 3
+            self.layout.add_content(self.labels[index], grid_position=(x, y), cell_size=(1, 1))
+
+    def on_resume(self):
+        print("resume from the options app!")
+        self.display_group.append(self.title)
+        self.display_group.append(self.layout)
+        self.macropad.display.show(self.display_group)
+        print(self.display_group)
+        print(id(self.display_group))
+
+    def on_pause(self):
+        print("Pausing")
+        self.display_group.remove(self.title)
+        self.display_group.remove(self.layout)
+
+    def on_stop(self):
+        print("Stopping")
+
+    def loop(self):
+        self.process_key_presses()
+        self.light_keys()
+
+    def process_key_presses(self):
+        key_event = self.macropad.keys.events.get()
+        if key_event:
+            if key_event.key_number < 4:
+                if key_event.pressed :
+                    self.labels[key_event.key_number].text = "KEY{}".format(key_event.key_number)
+                    print(self.macropad.keys)
+                    self.lit_keys[key_event.key_number] = not self.lit_keys[key_event.key_number]
+                    self.macropad.stop_tone()
+                    self.macropad.start_tone(self.tones[key_event.key_number])
+                else:
+                    self.labels[key_event.key_number].text = ""
+                    self.macropad.stop_tone()
+
+    def light_keys(self):
+        self.wheel_offset += 1
+        for pixel in range(4):
+            if self.lit_keys[pixel]:
+                (r, g, b) = rgb_from_int(colorwheel((pixel / 4 * 256) + self.wheel_offset))
+                self.macropad.pixels[pixel] = (r * .1, g * .1, b * .1)
+            else:
+                self.macropad.pixels[pixel] = 0
diff --git a/boot.py b/boot.py
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+++ b/boot.py
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+import storage
+
+from config import Config, ConfigVars
+
+config = Config("config.json")
+
+print("test")
+print(config.data)
+
+if not config.data.get(ConfigVars.DEV_MODE.name):
+    storage.disable_usb_drive()
+    print("file system should be writable")
+    storage.remount("/", False)
+    config.data[ConfigVars.DEV_MODE.name] = True
+    config.save()
+    print("success")
diff --git a/code.py b/code.py
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+++ b/code.py
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+import displayio
+
+from app import AppRouter, DebugApp
+from config import Config
+from adafruit_macropad import MacroPad
+
+macropad = MacroPad()
+config = Config("config.json")
+
+
+ar = AppRouter(macropad, config, [
+    DebugApp(macropad, config, "debug 1"),
+    # DebugApp(macropad, config, "debug 2"),
+    # DebugApp(macropad, config, "debug 3")
+])
+
+ar.start()
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
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+++ b/config.json
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+{
+  "dev_mode": true,
+  "brightness": 100
+}
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diff --git a/config/__init__.py b/config/__init__.py
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index 0000000..2313cb2
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+++ b/config/__init__.py
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+from .config_vars import ConfigVars, ConVar
+from .config import Config
diff --git a/config/config.py b/config/config.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/config/config.py
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+import json
+
+from .config_vars import ConfigVars
+
+
+class Config(object):
+    def __init__(self, save_file):
+        self.data = {}
+        self.save_file = save_file
+        self.load()
+
+    def load(self):
+        with open(self.save_file, "r") as f:
+            self.data = json.load(f)
+            for convar in ConfigVars.__dict__.keys():
+                print(convar)
+
+    def save(self):
+        with open(self.save_file, "w") as f:
+            json.dump(self.data, f)
diff --git a/config/config_vars.py b/config/config_vars.py
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index 0000000..9bd9e37
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+++ b/config/config_vars.py
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+class ConVar(object):
+    def __init__(self, name, default):
+        self.name = name
+        self.default = default
+
+
+class ConfigVars(object):
+    DEV_MODE = ConVar("dev_mode", True)
+    TEST_VAR = ConVar("test_var", False)
diff --git a/copy_to_device.cmd b/copy_to_device.cmd
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index 0000000..6aa282a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/copy_to_device.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+xcopy .\* E:\ /s /d /exclude:excludedfileslist.txt /Y
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diff --git a/excludedfileslist.txt b/excludedfileslist.txt
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index 0000000..96d6026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/excludedfileslist.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.\.idea\
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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index 0000000..05e541b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+adafruit_circuitpython_debouncer
+adafruit_circuitpython_macropad
+adafruit_circuitpython_pixelbuf
+adafruit_circuitpython_simple_text_display
+adafruit_circuitpython_ticks
+neopixel
+adafruit_circuitpython_bitmap_font
+adafruit_circuitpython_display_text
+adafruit_circuitpython_hid
+adafruit_circuitpython_midi
+adafruit_circuitpython_display_shapes
+adafruit_circuitpython_displayio_layout
+adafruit_circuitpython_imageload