diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index e4a149f..7e4d32d 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ const defaultSettings = {
   cors: true,
   dirs: true,
   index: true,
+  recent: [],
 };
+const maxRecent = 10;
 
 let settings;
 try {
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ function startServer() {
     expressApp.use(serveIndex(root, {
       icons: true,
       stylesheet: path.join(__dirname, "src", "listing.css"),
+      template: path.join(__dirname, "src", "listing.html"),
     }));
   }
   expressApp.use(nonErrorLocalErrorHandler);
@@ -236,6 +239,7 @@ function startServer() {
         saveSettings();
       }
       sendToWindow('started');
+      sendToWindow('settings', settings);
       logToWindow("server started on port:", local ? "127.0.0.1:" : "::", port, "for path:", root);
     });
     server.on('close', serverClosed);
@@ -258,6 +262,13 @@ function stopServer() {
 
 function saveSettings() {
   try {
+    // remove root from recent
+    settings.recent = settings.recent.filter(v => v !== settings.root);
+    // add root to recent
+    settings.recent.unshift(settings.root);
+    // remove excess
+    settings.recent.splice(maxRecent, settings.length - maxRecent);
+
     fs.writeFileSync(settingsPath, JSON.stringify(settings, null, 2));
   } catch (e) {
     errorToWindow('ERROR: could not save settings:', e);
@@ -265,8 +276,17 @@ function saveSettings() {
 }
 
 function updateSettings(event, newSettings) {
-  Object.assign(settings, newSettings);
-  if (running) {
+  let changed = false;
+  // this is horrible but for now it works
+  for (const key of Object.keys(newSettings)) {
+    const newValue = newSettings[key];
+    const oldValue = settings[key];
+    if (!Array.isArray(oldValue) && oldValue !== newValue) {
+      changed = true;
+      settings[key] = newValue;
+    }
+  }
+  if (changed && running) {
     startServer();
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index 4f21bc7..0330bab 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ <h2>A simple web server for local web development</h2>
             <label for="root">Folder to Serve</label>
             <div id="rootpair">
                 <input class="left" type="text" id="root" value=""/>
+                <div class="dropdown" id="recent">
+                  <button type="button">▼</button>
+                  <div tabindex="0"></div>
+                </div>
                 <button class="right" id="browseRoot">...</button>
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 3733fd9..bd4dca0 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -103,19 +103,56 @@ ipcRenderer.on('stopped', () => {
 ipcRenderer.send('getSettings');
 
 function removeClass(elem, className) {
-  const classNames = elem.className.split(" ");
-  let ndx;
-  while ((ndx = classNames.indexOf(className)) >= 0) {
-    classNames.splice(ndx, 1);
-  }
-  elem.className = classNames.join(" ");
+  elem.classList.remove(className);
 }
 
 function addClass(elem, className) {
-  const classNames = elem.className.split(" ");
-  if (classNames.indexOf(className) < 0) {
-    classNames.push(className);
-    elem.className = classNames.join(" ");
+  elem.classList.add(className);
+}
+
+class Dropdown {
+  constructor(elem, callback) {
+    this.toggle = this.toggle.bind(this);
+    this.hide = this.hide.bind(this);
+    this.callback = callback;
+    this.elem = elem;
+    this.buttonElem = elem.querySelector('button');
+    this.contentElem = elem.querySelector('div');
+    this.buttonElem.addEventListener('click', this.toggle);
+    document.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+      const isClickInside = this.buttonElem.contains(event.target);
+      if (!isClickInside) {
+        this.hide();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+  toggle() {
+    const style = this.contentElem.style;
+    const show = !!style.display;
+    style.display = show ? '' : 'block';
+    if (show) {
+      this.contentElem.focus();
+    }
+  }
+  hide() {
+    const style = this.contentElem.style;
+    const show = !!style.display;
+    if (show) {
+      this.toggle();
+    }
+  }
+  setOptions(options) {
+    this.contentElem.innerHTML = '';
+    options.forEach((option, ndx) => {
+      const div = document.createElement('div');
+      div.textContent = option;
+      div.addEventListener('click', () => {
+        this.hide();
+        this.callback(option);
+      });
+      this.contentElem.appendChild(div);
+    });
+    this.elem.style.display = options.length ? '' : 'none';
   }
 }
 
@@ -161,6 +198,20 @@ async function getFolderToServe() {
   }
 }
 
+const recent = new Dropdown($('#recent'), (newPath) => {
+  rootElem.value = newPath;
+  updateSettings();
+});
+
+settingsInfo.recent = {
+  set: settings => {
+    recent.setOptions(settings.recent);
+  },
+  get: settings => {
+    return settings.recent = settingsInfo.recent;
+  },
+};
+
 browseRootElem.addEventListener('click', e => {
   getFolderToServe();
 });
diff --git a/src/listing.html b/src/listing.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05b5d04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/listing.html
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset='utf-8'> 
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
+    <title>listing directory {directory}</title>
+    <style>{style}</style>
+    <script>
+      function $(id){
+        var el = 'string' == typeof id
+          ? document.getElementById(id)
+          : id;
+
+        el.on = function(event, fn){
+          if ('content loaded' == event) {
+            event = window.attachEvent ? "load" : "DOMContentLoaded";
+          }
+          el.addEventListener
+            ? el.addEventListener(event, fn, false)
+            : el.attachEvent("on" + event, fn);
+        };
+
+        el.all = function(selector){
+          return $(el.querySelectorAll(selector));
+        };
+
+        el.each = function(fn){
+          for (var i = 0, len = el.length; i < len; ++i) {
+            fn($(el[i]), i);
+          }
+        };
+
+        el.getClasses = function(){
+          return this.getAttribute('class').split(/\s+/);
+        };
+
+        el.addClass = function(name){
+          var classes = this.getAttribute('class');
+          el.setAttribute('class', classes
+            ? classes + ' ' + name
+            : name);
+        };
+
+        el.removeClass = function(name){
+          var classes = this.getClasses().filter(function(curr){
+            return curr != name;
+          });
+          this.setAttribute('class', classes.join(' '));
+        };
+
+        return el;
+      }
+
+      function search() {
+        var str = $('search').value.toLowerCase();
+        var links = $('files').all('a');
+
+        links.each(function(link){
+          var text = link.textContent.toLowerCase();
+
+          if ('..' == text) return;
+          if (str.length && ~text.indexOf(str)) {
+            link.addClass('highlight');
+          } else {
+            link.removeClass('highlight');
+          }
+        });
+      }
+
+      $(window).on('content loaded', function(){
+        $('search').on('keyup', search);
+      });
+    </script>
+  </head>
+  <body class="directory">
+    <input id="search" type="text" placeholder="Search" autocomplete="off" />
+    <div id="wrapper">
+      <h1><a href="/">~</a>{linked-path}</h1>
+      {files}
+    </div>
+  </body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/style.css b/src/style.css
index 16fb339..9298a92 100644
--- a/src/style.css
+++ b/src/style.css
@@ -57,8 +57,38 @@ input {
 .checkbox label {
     order: 2;
 }
+
+.icon {
+  
+}
+.dropdown {
+    position: relative;
+    display: inline-block;
+}
+
+.dropdown>div {
+    display: none;
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 0;
+    background-color: #DDD;
+    color: black;
+    min-width: 250px;
+    z-index: 1;
+    border: 1px solid #444;
+}
+.dropdown>div>div {
+    padding: .1em;
+    white-space: pre;
+}
+.dropdown>div>div:nth-child(odd) {
+  background-color: #CCC;
+}
+.dropdown>div>div:hover {
+    background-color: #888;
+}
+
 .buttons {
-    padding-top: 1em;
+    padding-top: s1em;
 }
 .buttons button {
     font-size: large;