diff --git a/Massmailer.Shared/Model/MassmailerProject.cs b/Massmailer.Shared/Model/MassmailerProject.cs
index 1532521..63f896a 100644
--- a/Massmailer.Shared/Model/MassmailerProject.cs
+++ b/Massmailer.Shared/Model/MassmailerProject.cs
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 
 namespace Massmailer.Shared.Model
 {
-    public class MassmailerProject
+    public class MassmailerProject : INotifyPropertyChanged
     {
         public MassmailerProject()
         {
-            this.Recipients = new List<MassmailerRecipient>();
+            this.Recipients = new ObservableCollection<MassmailerRecipient>();
         }
 
-        public List<MassmailerRecipient> Recipients { get; set; }
+        public ObservableCollection<MassmailerRecipient> Recipients { get; set; }
 
         public string Subject { get; set; }
 
         public string Body { get; set; }
+
+        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Massmailer.Shared/Model/MassmailerRecipient.cs b/Massmailer.Shared/Model/MassmailerRecipient.cs
index bece288..94a2ec8 100644
--- a/Massmailer.Shared/Model/MassmailerRecipient.cs
+++ b/Massmailer.Shared/Model/MassmailerRecipient.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,44 @@
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 
 namespace Massmailer.Shared.Model
 {
-    public class MassmailerRecipient
+    public class MassmailerRecipient : INotifyPropertyChanged
     {
-        public string Address { get; set; }
+        private string address;
+        private bool isSent;
+        private DateTime sentDate;
 
-        public bool IsSent { get; set; }
+        public string Address
+        {
+            get { return this.address; }
+            set
+            {
+                this.address = value;
+                this.PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(this.Address)));
+            }
+        }
 
-        public DateTime SentDate { get; set; }
+        public bool IsSent
+        {
+            get { return this.isSent; }
+            set
+            {
+                this.isSent = value;
+                this.PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(this.IsSent)));
+            }
+        }
+
+        public DateTime SentDate
+        {
+            get { return this.sentDate; }
+            set
+            {
+                this.sentDate = value;
+                this.PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(this.SentDate)));
+            }
+        }
+
+        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Massmailer.UI/Views/MainView.xaml b/Massmailer.UI/Views/MainView.xaml
index 7836fe0..3137152 100644
--- a/Massmailer.UI/Views/MainView.xaml
+++ b/Massmailer.UI/Views/MainView.xaml
@@ -5,8 +5,74 @@
         xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
         xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Massmailer.UI"
         mc:Ignorable="d"
-        Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800" Loaded="Window_Loaded">
+        Title="Massmailer" Height="450" Width="800" Loaded="Window_Loaded">
     <Grid>
-        <Button x:Name="BtnSend" Click="Button_Click" Content="Send"/>
+        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+            <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
+            <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
+            <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
+            <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
+        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
+        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+
+        <Menu IsMainMenu="True" Grid.Row="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
+            <Menu.Items>
+                <MenuItem Header="Datei">
+                    <MenuItem.Items>
+                        <MenuItem Header="Neu..." Click="MnuFileNew_Click"/>
+                        <MenuItem Header="Öffnen..." Click="MnuFileOpen_Click"/>
+                        <Separator/>
+                        <MenuItem Header="Speichern" Click="MnuFileSave_Click"/>
+                        <MenuItem Header="Speichern unter..." Click="MnuFileSaveAs_Click"/>
+                        <Separator/>
+                        <MenuItem Header="Beenden" Click="MnuFileQuit_Click"/>
+                    </MenuItem.Items>
+                </MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem Header="Hilfe">
+                    <MenuItem.Items>
+                        <MenuItem Header="Über..." Click="MnuHelpAbout_Click"/>
+                    </MenuItem.Items>
+                </MenuItem>
+            </Menu.Items>
+        </Menu>
+
+        <GroupBox Header="Empfänger" Grid.Row="1" Grid.RowSpan="3" Grid.Column="0" Margin="2">
+            <Grid>
+                <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                    <RowDefinition Height="30"/>
+                    <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
+                </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+
+                <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Orientation="Horizontal">
+                    <Button Content="Hinzufügen..." Margin="2,5,5,5" Width="80"/>
+                    <Button Content="Bearbeiten..." Margin="5" Width="80"/>
+                    <Button Content="Löschen..." Margin="5" Width="80"/>
+                </StackPanel>
+                
+                <ListView x:Name="LvwRecipients" Grid.Row="1" Margin="2">
+                    <ListView.View>
+                        <GridView>
+                            <GridView.Columns>
+                                <GridViewColumn Header="Empfänger" DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding Recipient}"/>
+                                <GridViewColumn Header="Versendent am" DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding SentDate}"/>
+                            </GridView.Columns>
+                        </GridView>
+                    </ListView.View>
+                </ListView>
+            </Grid>
+        </GroupBox>
+
+        <GroupBox Header="Betreff" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Margin="2">
+            <TextBox x:Name="TxtSubject" Margin="2"/>
+        </GroupBox>
+
+        <GroupBox Header="Text" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Margin="2">
+            <TextBox x:Name="TxtBody" Margin="2"/>
+        </GroupBox>
+
+        <Button Content="Abschicken" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Margin="10" Height="30" Click="BtnSend_Click"/>
     </Grid>
 </Window>
diff --git a/Massmailer.UI/Views/MainView.xaml.cs b/Massmailer.UI/Views/MainView.xaml.cs
index 6337706..19ababe 100644
--- a/Massmailer.UI/Views/MainView.xaml.cs
+++ b/Massmailer.UI/Views/MainView.xaml.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Massmailer.Shared.Events;
 using Massmailer.Shared.Logic;
 using Massmailer.Shared.Model;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
 using PubSub;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -23,8 +24,9 @@ namespace Massmailer.UI
     {
         private readonly Hub hub = new Hub();
         private SmtpSettings smtpSettings;
-        private MassmailerProject project;
+        private MassmailerProject project = new MassmailerProject();
         private string selectedFilePath = string.Empty;
+        private bool isDirty = false;
 
         public MainView()
         {
@@ -32,7 +34,106 @@ namespace Massmailer.UI
             this.hub.Subscribe<MailSentEvent>(this.MailSentEventHandler);
         }
 
-        private async void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        private async void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            this.smtpSettings = await SmtpSettingsLogic.Load(Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, Constants.SmtpSettingsFileName));
+        }
+
+        private void MailSentEventHandler(MailSentEvent mailSentEvent)
+        {
+            //this.BtnSend.Content = $"mail sent: {mailSentEvent.Recipient} at {mailSentEvent.Timestamp}";
+        }
+
+        private void MnuFileNew_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (this.isDirty)
+            {
+                var result = MessageBox.Show("Aktuelle Änderungen speichern?", "Massmailer", MessageBoxButton.YesNoCancel);
+
+                if (result == MessageBoxResult.Cancel)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (result == MessageBoxResult.Yes)
+                {
+                    MassmailerProjectLogic.Save(this.project, this.GetSaveFilePath());
+                }
+
+                // TODO untested
+                this.project = new MassmailerProject();
+                this.DataContext = this.project;
+                this.Title = "Massmailer";
+            }
+        }
+
+        private async void MnuFileOpen_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (this.isDirty)
+            {
+                var result = MessageBox.Show("Aktuelle Änderungen speichern?", "Massmailer", MessageBoxButton.YesNoCancel);
+
+                if (result == MessageBoxResult.Cancel)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (result == MessageBoxResult.Yes)
+                {
+                    MassmailerProjectLogic.Save(this.project, this.GetSaveFilePath(false));
+                }
+            }
+
+            // TODO untested
+            var openFileDialog = new OpenFileDialog();
+            openFileDialog.DefaultExt = $".{Constants.ProjectFileExtension}";
+            openFileDialog.Filter = $"Massmailer Projekte|*.{Constants.ProjectFileExtension}|Alle Dateien|*.*";
+
+            if (openFileDialog.ShowDialog() == true)
+            {
+                this.project = await MassmailerProjectLogic.Load(openFileDialog.FileName);
+                this.DataContext = this.project;
+                this.selectedFilePath = openFileDialog.FileName;
+                this.Title = $"Massmailer - {openFileDialog.FileName}";
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void MnuFileSave_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            MassmailerProjectLogic.Save(this.project, this.GetSaveFilePath(false));
+        }
+
+        private void MnuFileSaveAs_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            MassmailerProjectLogic.Save(this.project, this.GetSaveFilePath(true));
+        }
+
+        private void MnuFileQuit_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (this.isDirty)
+            {
+                var result = MessageBox.Show("Aktuelle Änderungen speichern?", "Massmailer", MessageBoxButton.YesNoCancel);
+
+                if (result == MessageBoxResult.Cancel)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (result == MessageBoxResult.Yes)
+                {
+                    MassmailerProjectLogic.Save(this.project, this.GetSaveFilePath(false));
+                }
+            }
+
+            Application.Current.Shutdown();
+        }
+
+        private void MnuHelpAbout_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            MessageBox.Show("todo");
+        }
+
+        private async void BtnSend_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             var smtpSettings = new SmtpSettings
             {
@@ -87,14 +188,20 @@ namespace Massmailer.UI
             MessageBox.Show(result);
         }
 
-        private void MailSentEventHandler(MailSentEvent mailSentEvent)
+        private string GetSaveFilePath(bool force)
         {
-            this.BtnSend.Content = $"mail sent: {mailSentEvent.Recipient} at {mailSentEvent.Timestamp}";
-        }
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(this.selectedFilePath) || force)
+            {
+                var savefileDialog = new SaveFileDialog();
+                savefileDialog.DefaultExt = $".{Constants.ProjectFileExtension}";
+                savefileDialog.Filter = $"Massmailer Projekte|*.{Constants.ProjectFileExtension}|Alle Dateien|*.*";
+                if (savefileDialog.ShowDialog() == true)
+                {
+                    this.selectedFilePath = savefileDialog.FileName;
+                }
+            }
 
-        private async void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            this.smtpSettings = await SmtpSettingsLogic.Load(Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, Constants.SmtpSettingsFileName));
+            return this.selectedFilePath;
         }
     }
 }