diff --git a/gui_handler.py b/gui_handler.py
index b23adeb..ec6cfb4 100644
--- a/gui_handler.py
+++ b/gui_handler.py
@@ -56,6 +56,19 @@ class Editor(Window):
     def __init__(self, size=(640, 480)):
         super().__init__(size, "Editor")
 
+        #Text Editor
+        self.text_edit = QtWidgets.QPlainTextEdit(self)
+        self.text_edit.setFrameStyle(QtWidgets.QFrame.NoFrame)
+        self.set_size(size[1], size[0])
+        #layout
+        layout = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
+        layout.addChildWidget(self.text_edit)
+
+        self.setLayout(layout)
+
+    def set_size(self, size_x, size_y):
+        self.text_edit.resize(size_x, size_y)
+
 
 class Message(QtWidgets.QMessageBox):
     def __init__(self, title, text):
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 52f0899..73e21cc 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ configuration = Config(configuration_file_path, default_configuration)
 
 #Commented out so that I can work on the dockable windows
 
-"""
-main_window = gui_handler.Window((configuration.get_configuration_value("window size")["x"], configuration.get_configuration_value("window size")["y"]))
+
+main_window = gui_handler.Editor((configuration.get_configuration_value("window size")["x"], configuration.get_configuration_value("window size")["y"]))
 main_window.set_title("Concorde IDE")
 main_window.update_menus(gui_helper.menu_structure)
 main_window.show()
-"""
+
 
 #TODO: get resolution of main window on exit and save it back to the configuration
 #TODO: check if the GUI encountered an error in a toolkit agnostic way