diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 24f0676..312bb1c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import './style.less'
 
+import Preloader from './preloader'
 import StatusBar from './statusbar'
 import WM from './wm'
 
@@ -7,16 +8,13 @@ import * as fs from 'fs'
 
 declare global {
   interface Window {
+    preloader: Preloader
     statusBar: StatusBar
     wm: WM
     fs: typeof fs
   }
 }
 
-window.statusBar = new StatusBar()
-window.wm = new WM()
-window.fs = new (window as any).Filer.FileSystem()
-
 const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search)
 
 async function enableDebug (): Promise<void> {
@@ -28,3 +26,19 @@ async function enableDebug (): Promise<void> {
 if (params.get('debug') !== null && params.get('debug') !== undefined) {
   enableDebug().catch(e => console.error(e))
 }
+
+window.preloader = new Preloader()
+window.statusBar = new StatusBar()
+window.wm = new WM();
+
+(async function () {
+  window.preloader.setPending('filesystem')
+  window.fs = new (window as any).Filer.FileSystem()
+  await window.preloader.setDone('filesystem')
+
+  await window.statusBar.init()
+  await window.wm.init()
+
+  window.preloader.setStatus('')
+  window.preloader.finish()
+})().catch(e => console.error)
diff --git a/src/preloader.ts b/src/preloader.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..200a246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/preloader.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import flowIcon from './assets/flow.png'
+
+class Preloader {
+  element: HTMLElement
+
+  constructor () {
+    this.element = document.createElement('preloader')
+
+    this.element.innerHTML = `
+      <img src="${flowIcon as string}" width="150px">
+      <div class="done"></div>
+      <div class="status"></div>
+    `
+
+    document.body.appendChild(this.element)
+  }
+
+  setStatus (value: string): void {
+    (this.element.querySelector('.status') as HTMLElement).innerText = value
+  }
+
+  setPending (value: string): void {
+    (this.element.querySelector('.done') as HTMLElement).innerHTML += `<div class="${value.split(' ').join('-')}"><i class='icon bx bx-minus' ></i>${value}</div>`
+  }
+
+  async setDone (value: string): Promise<void> {
+    const icon = this.element.querySelector('.done')?.querySelector(`.${value.split(' ').join('-')}`)?.querySelector('.icon')
+    icon?.classList.remove('bx-minus')
+    icon?.classList.add('bx-check')
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 300))
+  }
+
+  finish (): void {
+    this.element.style.opacity = '0'
+    this.element.style.pointerEvents = 'none'
+  }
+}
+
+export default Preloader
diff --git a/src/statusbar.ts b/src/statusbar.ts
index 5111cfc..6f6ed86 100644
--- a/src/statusbar.ts
+++ b/src/statusbar.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,27 @@
-import * as clock from './modules/clock.ts'
-import * as switcher from './modules/switcher.ts'
-import * as appView from './modules/appLauncher.ts'
-import * as apps from './modules/apps.ts'
-import * as weather from './modules/weather.ts'
-import * as battery from './modules/battery.ts'
 
 import { StatusItem } from './types'
 
 class StatusBar {
-  items: StatusItem[] = []
+  pluginList: string[] = [
+    './modules/appLauncher.ts',
+    './modules/apps.ts',
+    './modules/weather.ts',
+    './modules/clock.ts',
+    './modules/switcher.ts',
+    './modules/battery.ts'
+  ]
+
+  plugins: StatusItem[] = []
   element: HTMLElement
 
   constructor () {
     this.element = document.createElement('toolbar')
 
     document.body.appendChild(this.element)
-
-    this.add(appView)
-    this.add(apps)
-    this.add(weather)
-    this.add(clock)
-    this.add(switcher)
-    this.add(battery)
   }
 
   add (item: StatusItem): void {
-    if (this.items.some(x => x.meta.id === item.meta.id)) {
+    if (this.plugins.some(x => x.meta.id === item.meta.id)) {
       console.error(`Unable to register tool; ${item.meta.id} is already registered.`)
       return
     }
@@ -33,11 +29,25 @@ class StatusBar {
     const element = document.createElement('div')
     element.setAttribute('data-toolbar-id', item.meta.id)
 
-    this.items.push(item)
+    this.plugins.push(item)
     this.element.appendChild(element)
 
     item.run(element)
   }
+
+  async init (): Promise<void> {
+    window.preloader.setPending('plugins')
+    window.preloader.setStatus('importing default plugins...')
+
+    for (const pluginPath of this.pluginList) {
+      const plugin = await import(pluginPath)
+
+      window.preloader.setStatus(`importing default plugins\n${pluginPath}`)
+      this.add(plugin)
+    }
+
+    await window.preloader.setDone('plugins')
+  }
 }
 
 export default StatusBar
diff --git a/src/style.less b/src/style.less
index 9efce8c..1f5a4e3 100644
--- a/src/style.less
+++ b/src/style.less
@@ -185,3 +185,28 @@ launcher {
     }
   }
 }
+
+preloader {
+  position: absolute;
+  z-index: 999999999999999999;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  background: var(--crust);
+  width: 100vw;
+  height: 100vh;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  transition: opacity 1s;
+
+  .status, .done {
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+
+  .done div {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 2px;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/wm.ts b/src/wm.ts
index d7da6a4..0fc83f3 100644
--- a/src/wm.ts
+++ b/src/wm.ts
@@ -173,9 +173,6 @@ class WM {
 
   constructor () {
     this.windowArea = document.createElement('window-area')
-    this.launcher = document.createElement('launcher')
-
-    this.init()
   }
 
   getHighestZIndex (): number {
@@ -210,7 +207,11 @@ class WM {
     return this.isLauncherOpen
   }
 
-  private init (): void {
+  async init (): Promise<void> {
+    window.preloader.setPending('window manager')
+    window.preloader.setStatus('creating app launcher...')
+    this.launcher = document.createElement('launcher')
+
     this.launcher.innerHTML = `
       <input placeholder="Search"/>
       <apps></apps>
@@ -230,7 +231,10 @@ class WM {
     this.launcher.style.filter = 'blur(0px)'
     this.launcher.style.pointerEvents = 'none'
 
+    window.preloader.setStatus('adding apps to app launcher...')
+
     for (const pkg in flow.apps) {
+      window.preloader.setStatus(`adding apps to app launcher\n${flow.apps[pkg].name}`)
       const app = document.createElement('app')
       app.onclick = () => {
         flow.openApp(pkg)
@@ -242,6 +246,8 @@ class WM {
 
     document.body.appendChild(this.windowArea)
     document.body.appendChild(this.launcher)
+
+    await window.preloader.setDone('window manager')
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 8b317be..a2d9131 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "outDir": "./dist/",
     "sourceMap": true,
     "noImplicitAny": true,
-    "module": "CommonJS",
+    "module": "ES2022",
     "target": "ESNext",
     "jsx": "react",
     "jsxFactory": "h",