diff --git a/monitor/go.mod b/monitor/go.mod
index aa0f4a6..54c14c4 100644
--- a/monitor/go.mod
+++ b/monitor/go.mod
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 module foglar/monitor
 
-go 1.21.6
+go 1.20
 
-require github.com/tarm/serial v0.0.0-20180830185346-98f6abe2eb07
+require (
+	github.com/golang/freetype v0.0.0-20170609003504-e2365dfdc4a0
+	github.com/gopxl/pixel v1.0.0
+	github.com/tarm/serial v0.0.0-20180830185346-98f6abe2eb07
+	golang.org/x/image v0.13.0
+)
 
-require golang.org/x/sys v0.16.0 // indirect
+require (
+	github.com/faiface/glhf v0.0.0-20211013000516-57b20770c369 // indirect
+	github.com/faiface/mainthread v0.0.0-20171120011319-8b78f0a41ae3 // indirect
+	github.com/go-gl/gl v0.0.0-20211210172815-726fda9656d6 // indirect
+	github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20221017161538-93cebf72946b // indirect
+	github.com/go-gl/mathgl v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.17.0 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/monitor/go.sum b/monitor/go.sum
index bf059e4..732adfd 100644
--- a/monitor/go.sum
+++ b/monitor/go.sum
@@ -1,4 +1,31 @@
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
+github.com/faiface/glhf v0.0.0-20211013000516-57b20770c369 h1:gv4BgP50atccdK/1tZHDyP6rMwiiutR2HPreR/OyLzI=
+github.com/faiface/glhf v0.0.0-20211013000516-57b20770c369/go.mod h1:dDdUO+G9ZnJ9sc8nIUvhLkE45k8PEKW6+A3TdWsfpV0=
+github.com/faiface/mainthread v0.0.0-20171120011319-8b78f0a41ae3 h1:baVdMKlASEHrj19iqjARrPbaRisD7EuZEVJj6ZMLl1Q=
+github.com/faiface/mainthread v0.0.0-20171120011319-8b78f0a41ae3/go.mod h1:VEPNJUlxl5KdWjDvz6Q1l+rJlxF2i6xqDeGuGAxa87M=
+github.com/go-gl/gl v0.0.0-20210905235341-f7a045908259/go.mod h1:wjpnOv6ONl2SuJSxqCPVaPZibGFdSci9HFocT9qtVYM=
+github.com/go-gl/gl v0.0.0-20211210172815-726fda9656d6 h1:zDw5v7qm4yH7N8C8uWd+8Ii9rROdgWxQuGoJ9WDXxfk=
+github.com/go-gl/gl v0.0.0-20211210172815-726fda9656d6/go.mod h1:9YTyiznxEY1fVinfM7RvRcjRHbw2xLBJ3AAGIT0I4Nw=
+github.com/go-gl/glfw v0.0.0-20210727001814-0db043d8d5be/go.mod h1:vR7hzQXu2zJy9AVAgeJqvqgH9Q5CA+iKCZ2gyEVpxRU=
+github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20221017161538-93cebf72946b h1:GgabKamyOYguHqHjSkDACcgoPIz3w0Dis/zJ1wyHHHU=
+github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20221017161538-93cebf72946b/go.mod h1:tQ2UAYgL5IevRw8kRxooKSPJfGvJ9fJQFa0TUsXzTg8=
+github.com/go-gl/mathgl v1.0.0/go.mod h1:yhpkQzEiH9yPyxDUGzkmgScbaBVlhC06qodikEM0ZwQ=
+github.com/go-gl/mathgl v1.1.0 h1:0lzZ+rntPX3/oGrDzYGdowSLC2ky8Osirvf5uAwfIEA=
+github.com/go-gl/mathgl v1.1.0/go.mod h1:yhpkQzEiH9yPyxDUGzkmgScbaBVlhC06qodikEM0ZwQ=
+github.com/golang/freetype v0.0.0-20170609003504-e2365dfdc4a0 h1:DACJavvAHhabrF08vX0COfcOBJRhZ8lUbR+ZWIs0Y5g=
+github.com/golang/freetype v0.0.0-20170609003504-e2365dfdc4a0/go.mod h1:E/TSTwGwJL78qG/PmXZO1EjYhfJinVAhrmmHX6Z8B9k=
+github.com/gopxl/pixel v1.0.0 h1:ZON6ll6/tI6sO8fwrlj93GVUcXReTST5//iKv6lcd8g=
+github.com/gopxl/pixel v1.0.0/go.mod h1:kPUBG2He7/+alwmi5z0IwnpAc6pw2N7eA08cdBfoE/Q=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
 github.com/tarm/serial v0.0.0-20180830185346-98f6abe2eb07 h1:UyzmZLoiDWMRywV4DUYb9Fbt8uiOSooupjTq10vpvnU=
 github.com/tarm/serial v0.0.0-20180830185346-98f6abe2eb07/go.mod h1:kDXzergiv9cbyO7IOYJZWg1U88JhDg3PB6klq9Hg2pA=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.16.0 h1:xWw16ngr6ZMtmxDyKyIgsE93KNKz5HKmMa3b8ALHidU=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.16.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190321063152-3fc05d484e9f/go.mod h1:kZ7UVZpmo3dzQBMxlp+ypCbDeSB+sBbTgSJuh5dn5js=
+golang.org/x/image v0.13.0 h1:3cge/F/QTkNLauhf2QoE9zp+7sr+ZcL4HnoZmdwg9sg=
+golang.org/x/image v0.13.0/go.mod h1:6mmbMOeV28HuMTgA6OSRkdXKYw/t5W9Uwn2Yv1r3Yxk=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.17.0 h1:25cE3gD+tdBA7lp7QfhuV+rJiE9YXTcS3VG1SqssI/Y=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.17.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
diff --git a/monitor/gui/JetBrainsMonoNerdFont-Medium.ttf b/monitor/gui/JetBrainsMonoNerdFont-Medium.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..177386b
Binary files /dev/null and b/monitor/gui/JetBrainsMonoNerdFont-Medium.ttf differ
diff --git a/monitor/gui/gui.go b/monitor/gui/gui.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daee599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monitor/gui/gui.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package gui
+
+// TODO: finish reading serial input and parsing it and piping it to the gui component
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/golang/freetype/truetype"
+	"github.com/gopxl/pixel"
+	"github.com/gopxl/pixel/pixelgl"
+	"github.com/gopxl/pixel/text"
+	"golang.org/x/image/colornames"
+	"golang.org/x/image/font"
+)
+
+func loadTTF(path string, size float64) (font.Face, error) {
+	file, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	bytes, err := io.ReadAll(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	font, err := truetype.Parse(bytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return truetype.NewFace(font, &truetype.Options{
+		Size:              size,
+		GlyphCacheEntries: 1,
+	}), nil
+}
+
+func run() {
+	cfg := pixelgl.WindowConfig{
+		Title:  "Cobra Monitor",
+		Bounds: pixel.R(0, 0, 1024, 768),
+	}
+	win, err := pixelgl.NewWindow(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	face, err := loadTTF("gui/JetBrainsMonoNerdFont-Medium.ttf", 36)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	atlas := text.NewAtlas(face, text.ASCII)
+	txt := text.New(pixel.V(100, 500), atlas)
+
+	fps := time.Tick(time.Second / 120)
+
+	for !win.Closed() {
+
+		//txt.WriteString(data)
+
+		win.Clear(colornames.Black)
+		txt.Draw(win, pixel.IM)
+		win.Update()
+
+		<-fps
+	}
+}
+
+func GUI() {
+	pixelgl.Run(run)
+}
diff --git a/monitor/main.go b/monitor/main.go
index 904ac1a..4afa846 100644
--- a/monitor/main.go
+++ b/monitor/main.go
@@ -1,29 +1,33 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	p "foglar/monitor/parse"
-	"foglar/monitor/serial_read"
-	"log"
+	//"fmt"
+	gui "foglar/monitor/gui"
+	//p "foglar/monitor/parse"
+	//"foglar/monitor/serial_read"
+	//"log"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	// Initialize serial connection
-	serialHandler, err := serial_read.NewSerialHandler()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
+	//	 // Initialize serial connection
+	//		serialHandler, err := serial_read.NewSerialHandler()
+	//		if err != nil {
+	//			log.Fatal(err)
+	//		}
+	//
+	//		defer serialHandler.Close()
+	//
+	//		for {
+	//			// Read serial data
+	//			data, err := serialHandler.ReadSerial()
+	//			if err != nil {
+	//				log.Fatal(err)
+	//			}
+	//
+	//			fmt.Println("Received data:", data)
+	//			fmt.Println(p.Parser(data))
+	//	}
 
-	defer serialHandler.Close()
-
-	for {
-		// Read serial data
-		data, err := serialHandler.ReadSerial()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
-		}
-
-		fmt.Println("Received data:", data)
-		fmt.Println(p.Parser(data))
-	}
+	// Testing GUI interface
+	gui.GUI()
 }