diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0fc719f..477c242 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Vim/ctags files
+tags
+
 # Prerequisites
 *.d
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a787067..2306c3a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ $ ./tool build --portmidi orca           # compile orca using build script
 $ build/orca                             # run orca
 ```
 
+### Example: build and run `orca` livecoding environment with JACK
+
+```sh
+$ ./tool build --jackmidi orca           # compile orca using build script
+$ build/orca                             # run orca
+```
+
 ### `orca` Livecoding Environment Controls
 
 ```
diff --git a/tool b/tool
index e32b94d..a4eeab8 100755
--- a/tool
+++ b/tool
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ Options:
     -v             Print important commands as they're executed.
     -h or --help   Print this message and exit.
 Optional Features:
+    --jackmidi     Enable or disable virtual MIDI output support with
+    --no-jackmidi  JACK.
+                   Default: disabled.
     --portmidi     Enable or disable hardware MIDI output support with
     --no-portmidi  PortMidi. Note: PortMidi has memory leaks and bugs.
                    Default: disabled.
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ stats_enabled=0
 pie_enabled=0
 static_enabled=0
 portmidi_enabled=0
+jackmidi_enabled=0
 mouse_disabled=0
 config_mode=release
 
@@ -100,6 +104,8 @@ while getopts c:dhsv-: opt_val; do
          pie) pie_enabled=1;;
          portmidi) portmidi_enabled=1;;
          no-portmidi|noportmidi) portmidi_enabled=0;;
+         jackmidi) jackmidi_enabled=1;;
+         no-jackmidi|nojackmidi) jackmidi_enabled=0;;
          mouse) mouse_disabled=0;;
          no-mouse|nomouse) mouse_disabled=1;;
          *) printf 'Unknown option --%s\n' "$OPTARG" >&2; exit 1;;
@@ -270,7 +276,7 @@ build_target() {
   fi
   case $config_mode in
     debug)
-      add cc_flags -DDEBUG -ggdb
+      add cc_flags -DDEBUG -g
       # cygwin gcc doesn't seem to have this stuff, so just elide for now
       if [ $os != cygwin ]; then
         if cc_id_and_vers_gte gcc 6.0.0 || cc_id_and_vers_gte clang 3.9.0; then
@@ -416,6 +422,10 @@ in debug builds. These are probably not bugs in orca.
 EOF
         fi
       fi
+      if [ $jackmidi_enabled = 1 ]; then
+        add libraries -ljack
+        add cc_flags -DFEAT_JACKMIDI
+      fi
       if [ $mouse_disabled = 1 ]; then
         add cc_flags -DFEAT_NOMOUSE
       fi
diff --git a/tui_main.c b/tui_main.c
index d525d05..ba21f12 100644
--- a/tui_main.c
+++ b/tui_main.c
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
 #include <portmidi.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef FEAT_JACKMIDI
+#include <jack/jack.h>
+#include <jack/ringbuffer.h>
+#include <jack/midiport.h>
+#define JACK_RINGBUFFER_SIZE (16384) // Default size for ringbuffer
+#endif
+
 #if NCURSES_VERSION_PATCH < 20081122
 int _nc_has_mouse(void);
 #define has_mouse _nc_has_mouse
@@ -732,6 +739,9 @@ typedef enum {
 #ifdef FEAT_PORTMIDI
   Midi_mode_type_portmidi,
 #endif
+#ifdef FEAT_JACKMIDI
+  Midi_mode_type_jackmidi,
+#endif
 } Midi_mode_type;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -754,12 +764,32 @@ typedef struct {
 static bool portmidi_is_initialized = false;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef FEAT_JACKMIDI
+// TODO: Fix that assumption
+// Assumes jack always process the same numbers of frames.
+struct jack_orca_midi_event{
+  jack_nframes_t event_timestamp;
+  unsigned char event_data[4];
+};
+
+typedef struct {
+  Midi_mode_type type;
+  jack_client_t *client;
+  jack_port_t *output_port; //Put the ports in an array
+  jack_ringbuffer_t *jack_rb;
+} Midi_mode_jackmidi;
+static bool jackmidi_is_initialized = false;
+#endif
+
 typedef union {
   Midi_mode_any any;
   Midi_mode_osc_bidule osc_bidule;
 #ifdef FEAT_PORTMIDI
   Midi_mode_portmidi portmidi;
 #endif
+#ifdef FEAT_JACKMIDI
+  Midi_mode_jackmidi jackmidi;
+#endif
 } Midi_mode;
 
 void midi_mode_init_null(Midi_mode *mm) { mm->any.type = Midi_mode_type_null; }
@@ -847,6 +877,47 @@ static bool portmidi_find_name_of_device_id(PmDeviceID id, PmError *out_pmerror,
   return true;
 }
 #endif
+#ifdef FEAT_JACKMIDI
+// We could be using mutex, but those can be quite slow.
+// The advantage would be thread synchronisation would be better
+// guaranteed.
+static int orca_jack_process(jack_nframes_t nframes, void *arg) {
+  Midi_mode *mm = (Midi_mode*)arg;
+  jack_nframes_t start_frame = jack_last_frame_time(mm->jackmidi.client);
+  void* port_buf = jack_port_get_buffer(mm->jackmidi.output_port, nframes);
+  unsigned char* buffer;
+  struct jack_orca_midi_event midi_event;
+  jack_midi_clear_buffer(port_buf);
+
+  while(jack_ringbuffer_read_space(mm->jackmidi.jack_rb) >= sizeof(struct jack_orca_midi_event)) {
+    jack_ringbuffer_peek(mm->jackmidi.jack_rb, (char *)&midi_event, sizeof(struct jack_orca_midi_event));
+    jack_ringbuffer_read_advance(mm->jackmidi.jack_rb, sizeof(struct jack_orca_midi_event));
+    buffer = jack_midi_event_reserve(port_buf, midi_event.event_timestamp, 3);
+    buffer[2] = midi_event.event_data[2];
+    buffer[1] = midi_event.event_data[1];
+    buffer[0] = midi_event.event_data[0];
+  }
+end_loop:
+  return 0;
+}
+staticni int midi_mode_init_jackmidi(Midi_mode *mm) {
+  if((mm->jackmidi.client = jack_client_open("orca", JackNullOption, NULL)) == 0) {
+    fprintf (stderr, "JACK server not running?\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+  jack_set_process_callback(mm->jackmidi.client, orca_jack_process, mm);
+  mm->jackmidi.output_port = jack_port_register(mm->jackmidi.client, "out", JACK_DEFAULT_MIDI_TYPE, JackPortIsOutput, 0);
+  mm->jackmidi.jack_rb = jack_ringbuffer_create(JACK_RINGBUFFER_SIZE);
+  if (jack_activate(mm->jackmidi.client)) {
+    fprintf (stderr, "cannot activate client");
+    return 1;
+  }
+  mm->jackmidi.type = Midi_mode_type_jackmidi;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 staticni void midi_mode_deinit(Midi_mode *mm) {
   switch (mm->any.type) {
   case Midi_mode_type_null:
@@ -854,7 +925,7 @@ staticni void midi_mode_deinit(Midi_mode *mm) {
     break;
 #ifdef FEAT_PORTMIDI
   case Midi_mode_type_portmidi:
-    // Because PortMidi seems to work correctly ony more platforms when using
+    // Because PortMidi seems to work correctly on more platforms when using
     // its timing stuff, we are using it. And because we are using it, and
     // because it may be buffering events for sending 'later', we might have
     // pending outgoing MIDI events. We'll need to wait until they finish being
@@ -868,6 +939,12 @@ staticni void midi_mode_deinit(Midi_mode *mm) {
       sleep(0);
     Pm_Close(mm->portmidi.stream);
     break;
+#endif
+#ifdef FEAT_JACKMIDI
+  case Midi_mode_type_jackmidi:
+  jack_client_close(mm->jackmidi.client);
+  jack_ringbuffer_free(mm->jackmidi.jack_rb);
+    break;
 #endif
   }
 }
@@ -994,6 +1071,17 @@ staticni void send_midi_3bytes(Oosc_dev *oosc_dev, Midi_mode const *midi_mode,
     (void)pme;
     break;
   }
+#endif
+#ifdef FEAT_JACKMIDI
+  case Midi_mode_type_jackmidi: {
+    struct jack_orca_midi_event midi_event;
+    midi_event.event_timestamp = jack_frames_since_cycle_start(midi_mode->jackmidi.client);
+    midi_event.event_data[0] = (unsigned char)status;
+    midi_event.event_data[1] = (unsigned char)byte1;
+    midi_event.event_data[2] = (unsigned char)byte2;
+    jack_ringbuffer_write(midi_mode->jackmidi.jack_rb, (const char *)&midi_event, sizeof(struct jack_orca_midi_event));
+    break;
+  }
 #endif
   }
 }
@@ -1987,6 +2075,9 @@ enum {
 #ifdef FEAT_PORTMIDI
   Portmidi_output_device_menu_id,
 #endif
+#ifdef FEAT_JACKMIDI
+  JACKmidi_output_device_menu_id,
+#endif
 };
 enum {
   Autofit_nicely_id = 1,
@@ -2014,6 +2105,9 @@ enum {
 #ifdef FEAT_PORTMIDI
   Main_menu_choose_portmidi_output,
 #endif
+#ifdef FEAT_JACKMIDI
+  Main_menu_choose_jackmidi_output,
+#endif
 };
 
 static void push_main_menu(void) {
@@ -2031,6 +2125,9 @@ static void push_main_menu(void) {
   qmenu_add_choice(qm, Main_menu_osc, "OSC Output...");
 #ifdef FEAT_PORTMIDI
   qmenu_add_choice(qm, Main_menu_choose_portmidi_output, "MIDI Output...");
+#endif
+#ifdef FEAT_JACKMIDI
+  qmenu_add_choice(qm, Main_menu_choose_jackmidi_output, "MIDI Output...");
 #endif
   qmenu_add_spacer(qm);
   qmenu_add_choice(qm, Main_menu_playback, "Clock & Timing...");
@@ -2632,6 +2729,16 @@ staticni void tui_load_conf(Tui *t) {
       }
     }
   }
+#endif
+#ifdef FEAT_JACKMIDI
+  int init_error;
+  if (t->ged.midi_mode.any.type == Midi_mode_type_null) {
+      midi_mode_deinit(&t->ged.midi_mode);
+      init_error = midi_mode_init_jackmidi(&t->ged.midi_mode);
+      if (init_error) {
+        // todo stuff
+      }
+  }
 #endif
   t->prefs_touched |= touched;
   osofree(portmidi_output_device);
@@ -2663,6 +2770,12 @@ staticni void tui_save_prefs(Tui *t) {
                     Confopt_portmidi_output_device);
     break;
   }
+#endif
+#ifdef FEAT_JACKMIDI
+  case Midi_mode_type_jackmidi: {
+    // TODO
+    break;
+  }
 #endif
   }
   // Add all conf items touched by user that we want to write to config file.
@@ -2935,6 +3048,11 @@ staticni Tui_menus_result tui_drive_menus(Tui *t, int key) {
         case Main_menu_choose_portmidi_output:
           push_portmidi_output_device_menu(&t->ged.midi_mode);
           break;
+#endif
+#ifdef FEAT_JACKMIDI
+        case Main_menu_choose_jackmidi_output:
+          //push_portmidi_output_device_menu(&t->ged.midi_mode);
+          break;
 #endif
         }
         break;
@@ -3076,6 +3194,22 @@ staticni Tui_menus_result tui_drive_menus(Tui *t, int key) {
         }
         break;
       }
+#endif
+#ifdef FEAT_JACKMIDI
+      case JACKmidi_output_device_menu_id: {
+        ged_stop_all_sustained_notes(&t->ged);
+        midi_mode_deinit(&t->ged.midi_mode);
+        int jie = midi_mode_init_jackmidi(&t->ged.midi_mode);
+        qnav_stack_pop();
+        if (jie) {
+          qmsg_printf_push("JACK Initialization Error",
+                           "Error setting PortMidi output device:\n%s",
+                           "this ain't PortMidi");
+        } else {
+          tui_save_prefs(t);
+        }
+        break;
+      }
 #endif
       }
       break;
@@ -3868,6 +4002,10 @@ event_loop:;
   if (portmidi_is_initialized)
     Pm_Terminate();
 #endif
+#ifdef FEAT_JACKMIDI
+  if (jackmidi_is_initialized)
+  jack_client_close(t.ged.midi_mode.jackmidi.client);
+#endif
 }
 
 #undef TOUCHFLAG