diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 29fd5b5..3e6e69e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
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 # It is not intended for manual editing.
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+checksum = "ee49baf6cb617b853aa8d93bf420db2383fab46d314482ca2803b40d5fde979b"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
 version = "1.0.33"
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4d25d88fd6b8041580a654f9d0c581a047baee2b3efee13275f2fc392fc75034"
 
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+
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+
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+dependencies = [
+ "hermit-abi",
+ "libc",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+
 [[package]]
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@@ -24,6 +62,17 @@ version = "1.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cf1de2fe8c75bc145a2f577add951f8134889b4795d47466a54a5c846d691693"
 
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
+ "arrayref",
+ "arrayvec",
+ "constant_time_eq",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bytes"
 version = "0.6.0"
@@ -48,6 +97,21 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
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+name = "clap"
+version = "2.33.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "37e58ac78573c40708d45522f0d80fa2f01cc4f9b4e2bf749807255454312002"
+dependencies = [
+ "ansi_term",
+ "atty",
+ "bitflags",
+ "strsim",
+ "textwrap",
+ "unicode-width",
+ "vec_map",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cloudabi"
 version = "0.0.3"
@@ -66,6 +130,23 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "constant_time_eq"
+version = "0.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "245097e9a4535ee1e3e3931fcfcd55a796a44c643e8596ff6566d68f09b87bbc"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-utils"
+version = "0.7.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c3c7c73a2d1e9fc0886a08b93e98eb643461230d5f1925e4036204d5f2e261a8"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "cfg-if 0.1.10",
+ "lazy_static",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crossterm"
 version = "0.17.7"
@@ -107,6 +188,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "3.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "142995ed02755914747cc6ca76fc7e4583cd18578746716d0508ea6ed558b9ff"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys"
+version = "0.3.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e93d7f5705de3e49895a2b5e0b8855a1c27f080192ae9c32a6432d50741a57a"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "redox_users",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "expand"
 version = "0.1.2"
@@ -123,6 +224,26 @@ version = "1.0.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3f9eec918d3f24069decb9af1554cad7c880e2da24a9afd88aca000531ab82c1"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "getrandom"
+version = "0.1.15"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fc587bc0ec293155d5bfa6b9891ec18a1e330c234f896ea47fbada4cadbe47e6"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if 0.1.10",
+ "libc",
+ "wasi",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "heck"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "20564e78d53d2bb135c343b3f47714a56af2061f1c928fdb541dc7b9fdd94205"
+dependencies = [
+ "unicode-segmentation",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hermit-abi"
 version = "0.1.17"
@@ -215,9 +336,11 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "crossterm 0.18.2",
+ "dirs",
  "expand",
  "ron",
  "serde",
+ "structopt",
  "tokio",
  "tui",
 ]
@@ -297,6 +420,30 @@ version = "0.1.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c917123afa01924fc84bb20c4c03f004d9c38e5127e3c039bbf7f4b9c76a2f6b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro-error"
+version = "1.0.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "da25490ff9892aab3fcf7c36f08cfb902dd3e71ca0f9f9517bea02a73a5ce38c"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-error-attr",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "version_check",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro-error-attr"
+version = "1.0.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a1be40180e52ecc98ad80b184934baf3d0d29f979574e439af5a55274b35f869"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "version_check",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.24"
@@ -321,6 +468,17 @@ version = "0.1.57"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "41cc0f7e4d5d4544e8861606a285bb08d3e70712ccc7d2b84d7c0ccfaf4b05ce"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_users"
+version = "0.3.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "de0737333e7a9502c789a36d7c7fa6092a49895d4faa31ca5df163857ded2e9d"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom",
+ "redox_syscall",
+ "rust-argon2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ron"
 version = "0.6.2"
@@ -332,6 +490,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rust-argon2"
+version = "0.8.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9dab61250775933275e84053ac235621dfb739556d5c54a2f2e9313b7cf43a19"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64",
+ "blake2b_simd",
+ "constant_time_eq",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "scopeguard"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -403,6 +573,36 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strsim"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8ea5119cdb4c55b55d432abb513a0429384878c15dde60cc77b1c99de1a95a6a"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "structopt"
+version = "0.3.20"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "126d630294ec449fae0b16f964e35bf3c74f940da9dca17ee9b905f7b3112eb8"
+dependencies = [
+ "clap",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "structopt-derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "structopt-derive"
+version = "0.4.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "65e51c492f9e23a220534971ff5afc14037289de430e3c83f9daf6a1b6ae91e8"
+dependencies = [
+ "heck",
+ "proc-macro-error",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "1.0.48"
@@ -414,6 +614,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-xid",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "textwrap"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d326610f408c7a4eb6f51c37c330e496b08506c9457c9d34287ecc38809fb060"
+dependencies = [
+ "unicode-width",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio"
 version = "0.3.2"
@@ -475,6 +684,24 @@ version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f7fe0bb3479651439c9112f72b6c505038574c9fbb575ed1bf3b797fa39dd564"
 
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+name = "vec_map"
+version = "0.8.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f1bddf1187be692e79c5ffeab891132dfb0f236ed36a43c7ed39f1165ee20191"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "version_check"
+version = "0.9.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b5a972e5669d67ba988ce3dc826706fb0a8b01471c088cb0b6110b805cc36aed"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasi"
+version = "0.9.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cccddf32554fecc6acb585f82a32a72e28b48f8c4c1883ddfeeeaa96f7d8e519"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
 version = "0.3.9"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1eac436..65d1bab 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ readme = "README.md"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.33"
 crossterm = "0.18.2"
+dirs = "3.0.1"
 expand = "0.1.2"
 ron = "0.6.2"
 serde = { version = "1.0.117", features = ["derive"] }
+structopt = "0.3.20"
 
 [dependencies.tokio]
 version = "0.3.2"
diff --git a/src/fail.rs b/src/fail.rs
index 44f8672..bfb3a33 100644
--- a/src/fail.rs
+++ b/src/fail.rs
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ macro_rules! fail {
 }
 
 fail!(connect addr = "Failed to connect to {}");
+fail!(parse_cfg path = "Failed to parse configuration file {}");
+fail!(read path = "Failed to read file {}");
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c2cfe39..3193748 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ mod fail;
 mod layout;
 mod mpd;
 
-use anyhow::{Context, Error, Result};
+use anyhow::{bail, Context, Error, Result};
 use crossterm::{
     event::{self, DisableMouseCapture, EnableMouseCapture, Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent, MouseEvent},
     execute,
     terminal::{disable_raw_mode, enable_raw_mode, EnterAlternateScreen, LeaveAlternateScreen},
 };
+use dirs::config_dir;
+use structopt::{clap::AppSettings, StructOpt};
 use tokio::{
     sync::mpsc,
     time::{sleep_until, Duration, Instant},
@@ -20,12 +22,22 @@ use tui::{backend::CrosstermBackend, widgets::ListState, Terminal};
 
 use std::{
     cmp::{max, min},
+    fs,
     io::{stdout, Write},
     process::exit,
 };
 
 use crate::config::Config;
 
+/// Minimal mpd terminal client https://github.com/figsoda/mmtc
+#[derive(StructOpt)]
+#[structopt(name = "mmtc", global_setting = AppSettings::ColoredHelp)]
+struct Opts {
+    /// Specify the config file
+    #[structopt(short, long)]
+    config: Option<String>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum Command {
     Quit,
@@ -73,7 +85,20 @@ async fn main() {
 }
 
 async fn run() -> Result<()> {
-    let cfg: Config = ron::from_str(&std::fs::read_to_string("mmtc.ron").unwrap()).unwrap();
+    let opts = Opts::from_args();
+
+    let cfg: Config = if let Some(cfg_file) = opts.config {
+        ron::from_str(&fs::read_to_string(&cfg_file).with_context(fail::read(&cfg_file))?)
+            .with_context(fail::parse_cfg(&cfg_file))?
+    } else if let Some(xs) = config_dir() {
+        let mut xs = xs;
+        xs.push("mmtc");
+        xs.push("mmtc.ron");
+        ron::from_str(&fs::read_to_string(&xs).with_context(fail::read(xs.display()))?)
+            .with_context(fail::parse_cfg(xs.display()))?
+    } else {
+        bail!("Failed to find the config directory, please specify a config file");
+    };
 
     let mut idle_cl = mpd::init(cfg.address).await?;
     let mut cl = mpd::init(cfg.address).await?;