diff --git a/wayshot/config.toml b/wayshot/config.toml
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+# base screenshot properties
+[screenshot]
+# display to take screenshot
+display = "default"
+# should contain cursor?
+cursor = false
+
+# properties, related to
+# clipboard copy
+[clipboard]
+# should copy resulting screenshot
+# to clipborad?
+clipboard = true
+
+# properties related to
+# writing screenshot to filesystem
+[filesystem]
+# should write resulting screenshot
+# to filesystem?
+filesystem = true
+# output directory
+path = "~/images/screenshots"
+# output filename format
+format = "%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S"
+# output file encoding
+encoding = "png"
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diff --git a/wayshot/src/config.rs b/wayshot/src/config.rs
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+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::{fs::File, io::Read, path::PathBuf};
+use toml;
+
+use crate::utils::EncodingFormat;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub screenshot: Option<Screenshot>,
+    #[serde(rename = "clipboard")]
+    pub clipboard: Option<Clipboard>,
+    #[serde(rename = "filesystem")]
+    pub filesystem: Option<Filesystem>,
+}
+
+impl Default for Config {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Config {
+            screenshot: Some(Screenshot::default()),
+            clipboard: Some(Clipboard::default()),
+            filesystem: Some(Filesystem::default()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn load(path: &PathBuf) -> Option<Config> {
+        let mut config_file = File::open(path).ok()?;
+        let mut config_str = String::new();
+        config_file.read_to_string(&mut config_str).ok()?;
+
+        toml::from_str(&mut config_str).ok()?
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Screenshot {
+    pub display: Option<String>,
+    pub cursor: Option<bool>,
+}
+
+impl Default for Screenshot {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Screenshot {
+            display: None,
+            cursor: Some(false),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Clipboard {
+    pub clipboard: Option<bool>,
+}
+
+impl Default for Clipboard {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Clipboard {
+            clipboard: Some(true),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Filesystem {
+    pub filesystem: Option<bool>,
+    pub path: Option<PathBuf>,
+    pub format: Option<String>,
+    pub encoding: Option<EncodingFormat>,
+}
+
+impl Default for Filesystem {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Filesystem {
+            filesystem: Some(true),
+            path: None,
+            // PR #93
+            format: Some("wayshot-%Y_%m_%d-%H_%M_%S".to_string()),
+            encoding: Some(EncodingFormat::Png),
+        }
+    }
+}