diff --git a/RedBookPlayer/App.xaml.cs b/RedBookPlayer/App.xaml.cs
index efc805a..6a3a6a9 100644
--- a/RedBookPlayer/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/RedBookPlayer/App.xaml.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace RedBookPlayer
 {
     public class App : Application
     {
-        public static string CurrentTheme = "default";
+        public static Settings Settings;
 
         static App()
         {
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ namespace RedBookPlayer
             {
                 desktop.MainWindow = new MainWindow();
                 desktop.ShutdownMode = ShutdownMode.OnMainWindowClose;
+
+                Settings = Settings.Load("settings.json");
             }
 
             base.OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted();
diff --git a/RedBookPlayer/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/RedBookPlayer/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 6224f13..057a43f 100644
--- a/RedBookPlayer/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/RedBookPlayer/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
 using Avalonia.Input;
+using System;
+using System.IO;
 
 namespace RedBookPlayer
 {
@@ -16,11 +18,50 @@ namespace RedBookPlayer
             InitializeComponent();
         }
 
+        public static void ApplyTheme(string theme)
+        {
+            if ((theme ?? "") == "")
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (theme == "default")
+            {
+                MainWindow.Instance.ContentControl.Content = new PlayerView();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                string themeDirectory = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/themes/" + theme;
+                string xamlPath = themeDirectory + "/view.xaml";
+
+                if (!File.Exists(xamlPath))
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine($"Warning: specified theme doesn't exist, reverting to default");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                try
+                {
+                    MainWindow.Instance.ContentControl.Content = new PlayerView(
+                        File.ReadAllText(xamlPath).Replace("Source=\"", $"Source=\"file://{themeDirectory}/")
+                    );
+                }
+                catch (System.Xml.XmlException ex)
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine($"Error: invalid theme XAML ({ex.Message}), reverting to default");
+                    MainWindow.Instance.ContentControl.Content = new PlayerView();
+                }
+            }
+
+            MainWindow.Instance.Width = ((PlayerView)MainWindow.Instance.ContentControl.Content).Width;
+            MainWindow.Instance.Height = ((PlayerView)MainWindow.Instance.ContentControl.Content).Height;
+        }
+
         public void OnKeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
         {
             if (e.Key == Key.F1)
             {
-                settingsWindow = new SettingsWindow();
+                settingsWindow = new SettingsWindow(App.Settings);
                 settingsWindow.Show();
             }
         }
diff --git a/RedBookPlayer/PlayerView.xaml.cs b/RedBookPlayer/PlayerView.xaml.cs
index 5e705d2..b1328ec 100644
--- a/RedBookPlayer/PlayerView.xaml.cs
+++ b/RedBookPlayer/PlayerView.xaml.cs
@@ -168,14 +168,14 @@ namespace RedBookPlayer
 
         private Bitmap GetBitmap(char character)
         {
-            if (App.CurrentTheme == "default")
+            if (App.Settings.SelectedTheme == "default")
             {
                 IAssetLoader assets = AvaloniaLocator.Current.GetService<IAssetLoader>();
                 return new Bitmap(assets.Open(new Uri($"avares://RedBookPlayer/Assets/{character}.png")));
             }
             else
             {
-                string themeDirectory = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/themes/" + App.CurrentTheme;
+                string themeDirectory = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/themes/" + App.Settings.SelectedTheme;
                 Bitmap bitmap;
                 using (FileStream stream = File.Open(themeDirectory + $"/{character}.png", FileMode.Open))
                 {
diff --git a/RedBookPlayer/Settings.cs b/RedBookPlayer/Settings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..726d489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RedBookPlayer/Settings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text.Json;
+
+namespace RedBookPlayer
+{
+    public class Settings
+    {
+        public bool AutoPlay { get; set; } = false;
+        public string SelectedTheme { get; set; } = "default";
+        string filePath;
+
+        public Settings() { }
+
+        public Settings(string filePath)
+        {
+            this.filePath = filePath;
+        }
+
+        public static Settings Load(string filePath)
+        {
+            if (File.Exists(filePath))
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    Settings settings = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Settings>(File.ReadAllText(filePath));
+                    settings.filePath = filePath;
+                    Console.WriteLine(settings.AutoPlay);
+
+                    MainWindow.ApplyTheme(settings.SelectedTheme);
+
+                    return settings;
+                }
+                catch (JsonException)
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine("Couldn't parse settings, reverting to default");
+                    return new Settings(filePath);
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return new Settings(filePath);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Save()
+        {
+            JsonSerializerOptions options = new JsonSerializerOptions()
+            {
+                WriteIndented = true
+            };
+
+            string json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(this, options);
+            File.WriteAllText(filePath, json);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/RedBookPlayer/SettingsWindow.xaml b/RedBookPlayer/SettingsWindow.xaml
index 7d563b2..b05b4ed 100644
--- a/RedBookPlayer/SettingsWindow.xaml
+++ b/RedBookPlayer/SettingsWindow.xaml
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@
         Width="450" Height="600">
     <DockPanel Margin="16">
         <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Top" Margin="0,0,0,4">Themes</TextBlock>
-        <Button DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" Name="ApplyButton">Apply</Button>
+        <StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Bottom">
+            <WrapPanel Margin="0,0,0,16">
+                <CheckBox Name="AutoPlay" Margin="0,0,8,0"/>
+                <TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center">Auto-play CD on load</TextBlock>
+            </WrapPanel>
+            <Button Name="ApplyButton">Apply</Button>
+        </StackPanel>
         <ListBox Name="ThemeList" SelectionMode="Single" Margin="0,0,0,16"/>
     </DockPanel>
 </Window>
diff --git a/RedBookPlayer/SettingsWindow.xaml.cs b/RedBookPlayer/SettingsWindow.xaml.cs
index 048d912..8eb358b 100644
--- a/RedBookPlayer/SettingsWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/RedBookPlayer/SettingsWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Text.Json;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Interactivity;
 using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
@@ -9,11 +10,16 @@ namespace RedBookPlayer
 {
     public class SettingsWindow : Window
     {
+        Settings settings;
         ListBox themeList;
         string selectedTheme;
+        CheckBox autoPlay;
 
-        public SettingsWindow()
+        public SettingsWindow() { }
+
+        public SettingsWindow(Settings settings)
         {
+            this.settings = settings;
             InitializeComponent();
         }
 
@@ -27,39 +33,21 @@ namespace RedBookPlayer
             selectedTheme = (string)e.AddedItems[0];
         }
 
-        public void ApplyTheme(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        public void LoadSettings()
         {
-            if (selectedTheme == "" || selectedTheme == null)
+            autoPlay.IsChecked = settings.AutoPlay;
+        }
+
+        public void ApplySettings(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if ((selectedTheme ?? "") != "")
             {
-                return;
+                settings.SelectedTheme = selectedTheme;
+                MainWindow.ApplyTheme(selectedTheme);
             }
 
-            if (selectedTheme == "default")
-            {
-                MainWindow.Instance.ContentControl.Content = new PlayerView();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                string themeDirectory = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/themes/" + selectedTheme;
-                string xamlPath = themeDirectory + "/view.xaml";
-
-                try
-                {
-                    MainWindow.Instance.ContentControl.Content = new PlayerView(
-                        File.ReadAllText(xamlPath).Replace("Source=\"", $"Source=\"file://{themeDirectory}/")
-                    );
-                }
-                catch (System.Xml.XmlException ex)
-                {
-                    Console.WriteLine($"Error: invalid theme XAML ({ex.Message}), reverting to default");
-                    MainWindow.Instance.ContentControl.Content = new PlayerView();
-                }
-            }
-
-            MainWindow.Instance.Width = ((PlayerView)MainWindow.Instance.ContentControl.Content).Width;
-            MainWindow.Instance.Height = ((PlayerView)MainWindow.Instance.ContentControl.Content).Height;
-
-            App.CurrentTheme = selectedTheme;
+            settings.AutoPlay = autoPlay.IsChecked ?? false;
+            settings.Save();
         }
 
         private void InitializeComponent()
@@ -89,7 +77,10 @@ namespace RedBookPlayer
 
             themeList.Items = items;
 
-            this.FindControl<Button>("ApplyButton").Click += ApplyTheme;
+            autoPlay = this.FindControl<CheckBox>("AutoPlay");
+            LoadSettings();
+
+            this.FindControl<Button>("ApplyButton").Click += ApplySettings;
         }
     }
 }
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