diff --git a/reader.lua b/reader.lua
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+package.path = "./frontend/?.lua"
+require "ui/ui"
+require "ui/readerui"
+require "ui/filechooser"
+require "document/document"
+
+function showReader(file)
+	local document = DocumentRegistry:getProvider(file)
+	if not document then
+		UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{ text = "No reader engine for this file" })
+		return
+	end
+
+	local readerwindow = FrameContainer:new{
+		dimen = Screen:getSize(),
+		background = 0,
+		margin = 0,
+		padding = 0,
+		bordersize = 0
+	}
+	local reader = ReaderUI:new{
+		dialog = readerwindow,
+		dimen = Screen:getSize(),
+		document = document
+	}
+	readerwindow[1] = reader
+
+	UIManager:show(readerwindow)
+end
+
+function showFileManager(path)
+	local FileManager = FileChooser:new{
+		path = path,
+		dimen = Screen:getSize(),
+		is_borderless = true
+	}
+
+	function FileManager:onFileSelect(file)
+		showReader(file)
+		return true
+	end
+
+	function FileManager:onClose()
+		UIManager:quit()
+		return true
+	end
+
+	UIManager:show(FileManager)
+end
+
+showFileManager(".")
+
+UIManager:run()