diff --git a/nw/gui/doceditor.py b/nw/gui/doceditor.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf278c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nw/gui/doceditor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*
+"""novelWriter GUI Document Editor
+
+ novelWriter – GUI Document Editor
+===================================
+ Class holding the document editor
+
+ File History:
+ Created: 2018-09-29 [0.1.0]
+
+"""
+
+import logging
+import nw
+
+from os              import path
+from PyQt5.QtCore    import Qt
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QTextEdit
+# from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QTabWidget, QWidget
+# from PyQt5.QtGui     import QStandardItemModel
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        QTextEdit.__init__(self)
+
+        logger.debug("Initialising DocEditor ...")
+        self.mainConf = nw.CONFIG
+        self.setPlainText("Hello Kitty!")
+
+        logger.debug("DocEditor initialisation complete")
+
+        return
+
+
+# END Class GuiDocEditor
diff --git a/nw/gui/doctabs.py b/nw/gui/doctabs.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4887d435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nw/gui/doctabs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*
+"""novelWriter GUI Document Tabs
+
+ novelWriter – GUI Document Tabs
+=================================
+ Class holding the document tab view
+
+ File History:
+ Created: 2018-09-29 [0.1.0]
+
+"""
+
+import logging
+import nw
+
+from os               import path
+from PyQt5.QtCore     import Qt
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets  import QTabWidget, QWidget, QVBoxLayout
+
+from nw.gui.doceditor import GuiDocEditor
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class GuiDocTabs(QTabWidget):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        QTabWidget.__init__(self)
+
+        logger.debug("Initialising DocTabs ...")
+        self.mainConf = nw.CONFIG
+        self.docList  = []
+        self.tabList  = []
+
+        self.resize(900,500)
+
+        logger.debug("DocTabs initialisation complete")
+
+        return
+
+    def createTab(self, docFile=None):
+        if docFile is None:
+            tabName = "New Document"
+        else:
+            tabName = docFile
+        thisTab = QWidget()
+        tabBox  = QVBoxLayout()
+        thisDoc = GuiDocEditor()
+        tabBox.addWidget(thisDoc)
+        thisTab.setLayout(tabBox)
+        self.tabList.append(thisTab)
+        self.docList.append(thisDoc)
+        self.addTab(self.tabList[-1],tabName)
+        return True
+
+# END Class GuiDocTabs
diff --git a/nw/gui/doctree.py b/nw/gui/doctree.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a82c7af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nw/gui/doctree.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*
+"""novelWriter GUI Document Tree
+
+ novelWriter – GUI Document Tree
+=================================
+ Class holding the left side document tree view
+
+ File History:
+ Created: 2018-09-29 [0.1.0]
+
+"""
+
+import logging
+import nw
+
+from os              import path
+from PyQt5.QtCore    import Qt
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QTreeView
+from PyQt5.QtGui     import QStandardItemModel
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class GuiDocTree(QTreeView):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        QTreeView.__init__(self)
+
+        logger.debug("Initialising DocTree ...")
+        self.mainConf = nw.CONFIG
+
+        self.treeModel = QStandardItemModel(0, 3, self)
+        self.treeModel.setHeaderData(0, Qt.Horizontal, "Name")
+        self.treeModel.setHeaderData(1, Qt.Horizontal, "Words")
+        self.treeModel.setHeaderData(2, Qt.Horizontal, "Status")
+
+        self.setModel(self.treeModel)
+
+        logger.debug("DocTree initialisation complete")
+
+        return
+
+# END Class GuiDocTree
diff --git a/nw/gui/winmain.py b/nw/gui/winmain.py
index 219d569f..b2c84326 100644
--- a/nw/gui/winmain.py
+++ b/nw/gui/winmain.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  Class holding the main window
 
  File History:
- Created: 2018-0+-22 [0.1.0]
+ Created: 2018-09-22 [0.1.0]
 
 """
 
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QMainWindow, QHBoxLayout, QVBoxLayout, QFra
 from PyQt5.QtCore    import Qt
 from PyQt5.QtGui     import QIcon, QStandardItemModel
 
+from nw.gui.doctree  import GuiDocTree
+from nw.gui.doctabs  import GuiDocTabs
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
@@ -28,30 +31,25 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         logger.debug("Initialising GUI ...")
         self.mainConf = nw.CONFIG
 
-        self.resize(900,600)
-        self.setWindowTitle("%s [%s]" % (nw.__package__, nw.__version__))
+        self.resize(1100,650)
+        self.setTitle()
         self.setWindowIcon(QIcon(path.join(self.mainConf.appPath,"..","novelWriter.svg")))
 
         self.statBar = self.statusBar()
         self.statBar.showMessage("Hello Kitty!")
 
+        self.docTabs = GuiDocTabs()
+
         self.treePane = QFrame()
         self.treePane.setFrameShape(QFrame.StyledPanel)
-        self.textPane = QFrame()
-        self.textPane.setFrameShape(QFrame.StyledPanel)
+        # self.textPane = QFrame()
+        # self.textPane.setFrameShape(QFrame.StyledPanel)
         self.splitMain = QSplitter(Qt.Horizontal)
         self.splitMain.addWidget(self.treePane)
-        self.splitMain.addWidget(self.textPane)
-
-        self.treeModel = QStandardItemModel(0, 3, self)
-        self.treeModel.setHeaderData(0, Qt.Horizontal, "Name")
-        self.treeModel.setHeaderData(1, Qt.Horizontal, "Words")
-        self.treeModel.setHeaderData(2, Qt.Horizontal, "Status")
+        self.splitMain.addWidget(self.docTabs)
 
         self.treeBox = QVBoxLayout()
-        # self.treeBox.addStretch(1)
-        self.treeView = QTreeView()
-        self.treeView.setModel(self.treeModel)
+        self.treeView = GuiDocTree()
         self.treeBox.addWidget(self.treeView)
         self.treePane.setLayout(self.treeBox)
 
@@ -59,11 +57,29 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
 
         self._buildMenu()
 
+        self.docTabs.createTab()
+
         self.show()
+
         logger.debug("GUI initialisation complete")
 
         return
 
+    #
+    #  Set and Get Methods
+    #
+
+    def setTitle(self, projName=None):
+        winTitle = "%s [%s]" % (nw.__package__, nw.__version__)
+        if projName is not None:
+            winTitle += " - %s" % projName
+        self.setWindowTitle(winTitle)
+        return True
+
+    #
+    #  Internal Functions
+    #
+
     def _buildMenu(self):
         menuBar = self.menuBar()
         menuBar.addMenu("File")