diff --git a/src/XIVLauncher2/App.axaml.cs b/src/XIVLauncher2/App.axaml.cs
index 737fffb..3b4e5e5 100644
--- a/src/XIVLauncher2/App.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/XIVLauncher2/App.axaml.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Avalonia;
 using Avalonia.Controls.ApplicationLifetimes;
 using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
+using XIVLauncher2.ViewModels;
 
 namespace XIVLauncher2;
 
@@ -15,7 +16,10 @@ public override void OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted()
     {
         if (ApplicationLifetime is IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime desktop)
         {
-            desktop.MainWindow = new MainWindow();
+            desktop.MainWindow = new MainWindow()
+            {
+                DataContext = new MainWindowViewModel()
+            };
         }
 
         base.OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted();
diff --git a/src/XIVLauncher2/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/src/XIVLauncher2/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..340534d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/XIVLauncher2/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System.Reactive;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input;
+
+namespace XIVLauncher2.ViewModels;
+
+public partial class MainWindowViewModel : ViewModelBase
+{
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    private string _XIVLauncherText = "XIVLauncher";
+
+    [RelayCommand]
+    private void RunTheThing()
+    {
+        this.XIVLauncherText = "XIVLauncher TWO";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/XIVLauncher2/ViewModels/ViewModelBase.cs b/src/XIVLauncher2/ViewModels/ViewModelBase.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76268fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/XIVLauncher2/ViewModels/ViewModelBase.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+namespace XIVLauncher2.ViewModels;
+
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
+
+public class ViewModelBase : ObservableObject { }
diff --git a/src/XIVLauncher2/MainWindow.axaml b/src/XIVLauncher2/Views/MainWindow.axaml
similarity index 85%
rename from src/XIVLauncher2/MainWindow.axaml
rename to src/XIVLauncher2/Views/MainWindow.axaml
index 61e0e06..d276910 100644
--- a/src/XIVLauncher2/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/src/XIVLauncher2/Views/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -3,17 +3,20 @@
         xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
         xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
         xmlns:i="clr-namespace:Projektanker.Icons.Avalonia;assembly=Projektanker.Icons.Avalonia"
+        xmlns:vm="using:XIVLauncher2.ViewModels"
         mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignWidth="1000" d:DesignHeight="500"
         x:Class="XIVLauncher2.MainWindow"
         Title="XIVLauncher2"
         Width="1000" Height="500"
         MinWidth="1000" MinHeight="500"
-        MaxWidth="1280" MaxHeight="800"
         WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen"
         TransparencyLevelHint="AcrylicBlur"
         Background="Transparent"
         ExtendClientAreaToDecorationsHint="False">
-
+    <Design.DataContext>
+        <vm:MainWindowViewModel />
+    </Design.DataContext>
+    
     <ExperimentalAcrylicBorder Padding="10">
         <ExperimentalAcrylicBorder.Material>
             <ExperimentalAcrylicMaterial BackgroundSource="Digger" TintOpacity="1" TintColor="Black"
@@ -49,8 +52,8 @@
                     Grid.Column="1">
                     <StackPanel Width="250" Spacing="10" VerticalAlignment="Center">
                         <!-- Placeholder logo text -->
-                        <TextBlock Text="XIVLauncher" FontSize="24" FontWeight="Bold" HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
-
+                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding XIVLauncherText}" FontSize="24" FontWeight="Bold" HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
+                        
                         <!-- Text boxes -->
                         <TextBox Watermark="ID"></TextBox>
                         <TextBox Watermark="Password" PasswordChar="*"></TextBox>
@@ -65,9 +68,12 @@
                         <!-- Buttons -->
                         <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                     Spacing="5">
-                            <Button i:Attached.Icon="fa-play" ToolTip.Tip="Play" Height="40" Width="40" FontSize="20" Background="#1e88e5" />
-                            <Button i:Attached.Icon="fa-user-group" ToolTip.Tip="Accounts" Height="40" Width="40" FontSize="20" />
-                            <Button i:Attached.Icon="fa-cog" ToolTip.Tip="Settings" Height="40" Width="40" FontSize="20" />
+                            <Button i:Attached.Icon="fa-play" ToolTip.Tip="Play" Height="40" Width="40" FontSize="20"
+                                    Background="#1e88e5" Command="{Binding RunTheThingCommand}" />
+                            <Button i:Attached.Icon="fa-user-group" ToolTip.Tip="Accounts" Height="40" Width="40"
+                                    FontSize="20" />
+                            <Button i:Attached.Icon="fa-cog" ToolTip.Tip="Settings" Height="40" Width="40"
+                                    FontSize="20" />
                         </StackPanel>
                     </StackPanel>
                 </Border>
diff --git a/src/XIVLauncher2/MainWindow.axaml.cs b/src/XIVLauncher2/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/XIVLauncher2/MainWindow.axaml.cs
rename to src/XIVLauncher2/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
diff --git a/src/XIVLauncher2/XIVLauncher2.csproj b/src/XIVLauncher2/XIVLauncher2.csproj
index 151a729..06cf7e1 100644
--- a/src/XIVLauncher2/XIVLauncher2.csproj
+++ b/src/XIVLauncher2/XIVLauncher2.csproj
@@ -16,8 +16,16 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Avalonia" Version="0.10.18" />
         <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Desktop" Version="0.10.18" />
         <PackageReference Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'" Include="Avalonia.Diagnostics" Version="0.10.18" />
+        <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Projektanker.Icons.Avalonia" Version="5.8.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Projektanker.Icons.Avalonia.FontAwesome" Version="5.8.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="XamlNameReferenceGenerator" Version="1.5.1" />
     </ItemGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <Compile Update="Views\MainWindow.axaml.cs">
+        <DependentUpon>MainWindow.axaml</DependentUpon>
+        <SubType>Code</SubType>
+      </Compile>
+    </ItemGroup>
 </Project>