diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f5e6210e..ea5afaff 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ name = "libcosmic"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
+[workspace]
+members = ["crates/*"]
+
 [dependencies]
 cascade = "1.0.0"
 gtk4 = { version = "0.4.4", features = ["v4_4"] }
diff --git a/crates/component-system/Cargo.toml b/crates/component-system/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ecfd18b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/component-system/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "cosmic-component-system"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+license = "MPL-2.0"
+
+[dependencies]
+gtk4 = "0.4.4"
+relm4-macros = "0.4.1"
+tokio = { version = "1.15.0", features = ["sync"]}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/component-system/README.md b/crates/component-system/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bd304de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/component-system/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# COSMIC Component System
+
+This library is a GTK4 GUI framework inspired by [Relm](https://github.com/antoyo/relm), which is inspired by [Elm](https://guide.elm-lang.org/architecture/). The philosophy for this framework is to isolate custom widgets into reusable components. You start with a custom `Model` type that implements `Component`, which is used to register a component with an optional argument. On registration, the model is used to construct the view and its widgets in the `init_view()` function. An event-handler is also spawned to handle events from both the component and any component emitting events to it. Those events are received and handled in the `update()` function. Both the `init_view()` and `update()` methods also have access to an outbound sender, which the caller can forward and consume however desired. See the examples directory for a demonstration of how to create a component.
+
+## Defining a Component
+
+The simplest way to define a component is to use the `component!()` macro.
+
+```rs
+pub enum MyCustomInputMessage {
+    Variant1,
+    Variant2,
+}
+
+component! {
+    // The `()` is the args parameter accepted by `init_view()`
+    // and `Component::register()`.
+    pub struct MyCustomModel(()) {
+        pub state: String,
+    }
+
+    // The `gtk::Box` is the root widget returned in `init_view()`.
+    pub struct MyCustomWidgets(gtk::Box) {
+        description: gtk::Label,
+    }
+
+    // The type of the input sender
+    type Input = MyCustomInputMessage;
+
+    // The type of the output sender
+    type Output = ();
+
+    // `self` is `MyCustomModel`, and must return `(MyCustomWidget, RootWidget)`
+    fn init_view(self, args, input, output) {
+        ccs::view! {
+            root = gtk::Box {
+                set_orientation: gtk::Orientation::Vertical,
+
+                append: description = &gtk::Label {
+
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        (MyCustomWidgets { description }, root)
+    }
+
+    // Where events are received, with `self` also being `MyCustomModel`, and
+    // `widgets` is `MyCustomInputMessage`. `event` is `MyCustonInputMessage`.
+    fn update(self, widgets, event, input, output) {
+        match event {
+            MyCustomInputMessage::Variant1 => {
+
+            }
+
+            MyCustomInputMessage::Variant2 => {
+
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Components can be created and have their output events forwarded:
+
+```rs
+let counter = InfoButton::default()
+    .register("Clicked 0 times".into(), "Click".into())
+    .forward(input.clone(), |event| match event {
+        InfoButtonOutput::Clicked => AppEvent::Increment
+    });
+```
+
+The handle returned can be used to emit inputs to it, and to get the root widget.
+
+```rs
+counter.emit(InfoButtonInput::SetDescription(format!("Clicked {} times", count)));
+
+box.append(counter.widget());
+```
+
+
+## See Also
+
+[Relm4](https://github.com/AaronErhardt/relm4) uses a similar approach, but closely follows the Elm model. This library was created as an alternative approach that makes developing reusable components with forwardable events simpler.
+
+## License
+
+Licensed under the [Mozilla Public License 2.0](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mpl-2.0/).
+
+### Contribution
+
+Any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you shall be licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/component-system/examples/basic/components/app.rs b/crates/component-system/examples/basic/components/app.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71b1b264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/component-system/examples/basic/components/app.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+// Copyright 2022 System76 <info@system76.com>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+use crate::components::{InfoButton, InfoButtonInput, InfoButtonOutput};
+use ccs::*;
+use gtk::prelude::*;
+
+/// An input event that is used to update the model.
+pub enum AppEvent {
+    Destroy,
+    Increment,
+}
+
+component! {
+    /// The model where component state is stored.
+    #[derive(Default)]
+    pub struct App(gtk::Application) {
+        pub counter: usize,
+    }
+
+    /// Widgets that are initialized in the view.
+    pub struct AppWidgets(gtk::ApplicationWindow) {
+        list: gtk::ListBox,
+        destroyable: Option<Handle<gtk::Box, InfoButtonInput>>,
+        counter: Handle<gtk::Box, InfoButtonInput>,
+    }
+
+    type Input = AppEvent;
+    type Output = ();
+
+    fn init_view(self, app, input, _output) {
+        let button_group = gtk::SizeGroup::new(gtk::SizeGroupMode::Both);
+
+        // Create an `InfoButton` component.
+        let destroyable = InfoButton::default()
+            .register((String::new(), "Destroy".into(), button_group.clone()))
+            .forward(input.clone(), |event| match event {
+                InfoButtonOutput::Clicked => AppEvent::Destroy,
+            });
+
+        // Instruct the component to update its description.
+        let _ = destroyable.emit(InfoButtonInput::SetDescription(
+            "Click this button to destroy me".into(),
+        ));
+
+        // Create a counter component, too.
+        let counter = InfoButton::default()
+            .register(("Click me too".into(), "Click".into(), button_group))
+            .forward(input.clone(), |event| match event {
+                InfoButtonOutput::Clicked => AppEvent::Increment,
+            });
+
+        // Construct the view for this component, attaching the component's widget.
+        ccs::view! {
+            window = gtk::ApplicationWindow {
+                set_application: Some(&app),
+                set_child = Some(&gtk::Box) {
+                    set_halign: gtk::Align::Center,
+                    set_size_request: args!(400, -1),
+                    set_orientation: gtk::Orientation::Vertical,
+
+                    append: list = &gtk::ListBox {
+                        set_selection_mode: gtk::SelectionMode::None,
+                        set_hexpand: true,
+
+                        append: destroyable.widget(),
+                        append: counter.widget(),
+                    },
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        window.show();
+
+        (
+            AppWidgets {
+                list,
+                counter,
+                destroyable: Some(destroyable),
+            },
+            window,
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Updates the view
+    fn update(self, widgets, event, _input, _output) {
+        match event {
+            AppEvent::Increment => {
+                self.counter += 1;
+
+                widgets
+                    .counter
+                    .emit(InfoButtonInput::SetDescription(format!(
+                        "Clicked {} times",
+                        self.counter
+                    )));
+            }
+
+            AppEvent::Destroy => {
+                // Components are kept alive by their root GTK widget.
+                if let Some(handle) = widgets.destroyable.take() {
+                    if let Some(parent) = handle.widget().parent() {
+                        widgets.list.remove(&parent);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/component-system/examples/basic/components/info_button.rs b/crates/component-system/examples/basic/components/info_button.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c6282d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/component-system/examples/basic/components/info_button.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright 2022 System76 <info@system76.com>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+use ccs::*;
+use gtk::prelude::*;
+
+pub enum InfoButtonInput {
+    SetDescription(String),
+}
+
+pub enum InfoButtonOutput {
+    Clicked,
+}
+
+component! {
+    #[derive(Default)]
+    pub struct InfoButton((String, String, gtk::SizeGroup)) {
+
+    }
+
+    pub struct InfoButtonWidgets(gtk::Box) {
+        description: gtk::Label,
+    }
+
+    type Input = InfoButtonInput;
+    type Output = InfoButtonOutput;
+
+    fn init_view(self, args, _input, output) {
+        let (desc, button_label, sg) = args;
+        ccs::view! {
+            root = gtk::Box {
+                set_orientation: gtk::Orientation::Horizontal,
+                set_margin_start: 20,
+                set_margin_end: 20,
+                set_margin_top: 8,
+                set_margin_bottom: 8,
+                set_spacing: 24,
+
+                append: description = &gtk::Label {
+                    set_label: &desc,
+                    set_halign: gtk::Align::Start,
+                    set_hexpand: true,
+                    set_valign: gtk::Align::Center,
+                    set_ellipsize: gtk::pango::EllipsizeMode::End,
+                },
+
+                append: button = &gtk::Button {
+                    set_label: &button_label,
+
+                    connect_clicked(output) => move |_| {
+                        let _ = output.send(InfoButtonOutput::Clicked);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        sg.add_widget(&button);
+
+        (InfoButtonWidgets { description }, root)
+    }
+
+    fn update(self, widgets, message, _input, _output) {
+        match message {
+            InfoButtonInput::SetDescription(value) => {
+                widgets.description.set_text(&value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/component-system/examples/basic/components/mod.rs b/crates/component-system/examples/basic/components/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cbe0678c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/component-system/examples/basic/components/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2022 System76 <info@system76.com>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+mod app;
+mod info_button;
+
+pub use self::app::*;
+pub use self::info_button::*;
diff --git a/crates/component-system/examples/basic/main.rs b/crates/component-system/examples/basic/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b551cabe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/component-system/examples/basic/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright 2022 System76 <info@system76.com>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+extern crate cosmic_component_system as ccs;
+
+mod components;
+
+use self::components::App;
+use ccs::Component;
+
+fn main() {
+    ccs::run(|app| {
+        App::default().register(app);
+    });
+}
diff --git a/crates/component-system/src/lib.rs b/crates/component-system/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86d97e5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/component-system/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+// Copyright 2022 System76 <info@system76.com>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+mod macros;
+
+use gtk4::prelude::*;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc;
+
+pub use gtk4 as gtk;
+pub use relm4_macros::view;
+
+pub type Sender<T> = mpsc::UnboundedSender<T>;
+pub type Receiver<T> = mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<T>;
+
+/// A newly-registered component which supports destructuring the handle
+/// by forwarding or ignoring outputs from the component.
+pub struct Registered<W: Clone + AsRef<gtk4::Widget>, I, O> {
+    /// Handle to the component that was registered.
+    pub handle: Handle<W, I>,
+
+    /// The outputs being received by the component.
+    pub receiver: Receiver<O>,
+}
+
+impl<W: Clone + AsRef<gtk4::Widget>, I: 'static, O: 'static> Registered<W, I, O> {
+    /// Forwards output events to the designated sender.
+    pub fn forward<X: 'static, F: (Fn(O) -> X) + 'static>(
+        self,
+        sender: Sender<X>,
+        transform: F,
+    ) -> Handle<W, I> {
+        let Registered { handle, receiver } = self;
+        forward(receiver, sender, transform);
+        handle
+    }
+
+    pub fn handle<F: FnMut(O) + 'static>(self, mut func: F) -> Handle<W, I> {
+        let Registered {
+            handle,
+            mut receiver,
+        } = self;
+
+        spawn_local(async move {
+            while let Some(event) = receiver.recv().await {
+                func(event);
+            }
+        });
+
+        handle
+    }
+
+    /// Ignore outputs from the component and take the handle.
+    pub fn ignore(self) -> Handle<W, I> {
+        self.handle
+    }
+}
+
+/// Handle to an active widget component in the system.
+pub struct Handle<W, I> {
+    /// The widget that this component manages.
+    widget: W,
+
+    /// Used for emitting events to the component.
+    sender: Sender<I>,
+}
+
+impl<W, I> Widget<W> for Handle<W, I> {
+    fn widget(&self) -> &W {
+        &self.widget
+    }
+}
+
+impl<W, I> Handle<W, I> {
+    pub fn emit(&self, event: I) {
+        let _ = self.sender.send(event);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Used to drop the component's event loop when the managed widget is destroyed.
+enum InnerMessage<T> {
+    Drop,
+    Message(T),
+}
+
+/// Provides a convenience function for getting a widget out of a type.
+pub trait Widget<W> {
+    fn widget(&self) -> &W;
+}
+
+/// The basis of a COSMIC widget.
+///
+/// A component takes care of constructing the UI of a widget, managing an event-loop
+/// which handles signals from within the widget, and supports forwarding messages to
+/// the consumer of the component.
+pub trait Component: Sized + 'static {
+    /// The arguments that are passed to the init_view method.
+    type InitialArgs;
+
+    /// The message type that the component accepts as inputs.
+    type Input: 'static;
+
+    /// The message type that the component provides as outputs.
+    type Output: 'static;
+
+    /// The widget that was constructed by the component.
+    type RootWidget: Clone + AsRef<gtk4::Widget>;
+
+    /// The type that's used for storing widgets created for this component.
+    type Widgets: 'static;
+
+    /// Initializes the component and attaches it to the default local executor.
+    ///
+    /// Spawns an event loop on `glib::MainContext::default()`, which exists
+    /// for as long as the root widget remains alive.
+    fn register(
+        mut self,
+        args: Self::InitialArgs,
+    ) -> Registered<Self::RootWidget, Self::Input, Self::Output> {
+        let (mut sender, in_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<Self::Input>();
+        let (mut out_tx, output) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<Self::Output>();
+
+        let (mut widgets, widget) = self.init_view(args, &mut sender, &mut out_tx);
+
+        let handle = Handle {
+            widget,
+            sender: sender.clone(),
+        };
+
+        let (inner_tx, mut inner_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<InnerMessage<Self::Input>>();
+
+        handle.widget.as_ref().connect_destroy({
+            let sender = inner_tx.clone();
+            move |_| {
+                let _ = sender.send(InnerMessage::Drop);
+            }
+        });
+
+        spawn_local(async move {
+            while let Some(event) = inner_rx.recv().await {
+                match event {
+                    InnerMessage::Message(event) => {
+                        self.update(&mut widgets, event, &mut sender, &mut out_tx);
+                    }
+
+                    InnerMessage::Drop => break,
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        forward(in_rx, inner_tx, |event| InnerMessage::Message(event));
+
+        Registered {
+            handle,
+            receiver: output,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates the initial view and root widget.
+    fn init_view(
+        &mut self,
+        args: Self::InitialArgs,
+        input: &mut Sender<Self::Input>,
+        output: &mut Sender<Self::Output>,
+    ) -> (Self::Widgets, Self::RootWidget);
+
+    /// Handles input messages and enables the programmer to update the model and view.
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn update(
+        &mut self,
+        widgets: &mut Self::Widgets,
+        message: Self::Input,
+        input: &mut Sender<Self::Input>,
+        output: &mut Sender<Self::Output>,
+    ) {
+    }
+}
+
+/// Convenience function for `Component::register()`.
+pub fn register<C: Component>(
+    model: C,
+    args: C::InitialArgs,
+) -> Registered<C::RootWidget, C::Input, C::Output> {
+    model.register(args)
+}
+
+/// Convenience function for forwarding events from a receiver to different sender.
+pub fn forward<I: 'static, O: 'static, F: (Fn(I) -> O) + 'static>(
+    mut receiver: Receiver<I>,
+    sender: Sender<O>,
+    transformer: F,
+) {
+    spawn_local(async move {
+        while let Some(event) = receiver.recv().await {
+            if sender.send(transformer(event)).is_err() {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+/// Convenience function for launching an application.
+pub fn run<F: Fn(gtk4::Application) + 'static>(func: F) {
+    use gtk4::prelude::*;
+    let app = gtk4::Application::new(None, Default::default());
+
+    app.connect_activate(move |app| func(app.clone()));
+
+    app.run();
+}
+
+/// Convenience function for spawning tasks on the local executor
+pub fn spawn_local<F: std::future::Future<Output = ()> + 'static>(func: F) {
+    gtk4::glib::MainContext::default().spawn_local(func);
+}
diff --git a/crates/component-system/src/macros.rs b/crates/component-system/src/macros.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39d9aec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/component-system/src/macros.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Copyright 2022 System76 <info@system76.com>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! component {
+    (
+        $(#[$attr:meta])*
+        $mvis:vis struct $model:ident ($args:ty) {
+            $(
+                $mpvis:vis $property:ident : $type:ty,
+            )*
+        }
+
+        $(#[$attr2:meta])*
+        $wvis:vis struct $widgets_:ident($root:ty) {
+            $(
+                $wpvis:vis $widgets_property:ident : $widgets_type:ty,
+            )*
+        }
+
+        type Input = $input:ty;
+        type Output = $output:ty;
+
+        $(#[$attr3:meta])*
+        fn init_view(
+            $selfv:ident,
+            $argsv:ident,
+            $inputv:ident,
+            $outputv:ident
+        ) $init_view:block
+
+        $(#[$attr4:meta])*
+        fn update(
+            $selfv2:ident,
+            $widgetsv:ident,
+            $messagev:ident,
+            $inputv2:ident,
+            $outputv2:ident
+        ) $update:block
+    ) => {
+        $(#[$attr])*
+        $mvis struct $model {
+            $($mpvis $property: $type,)*
+        }
+
+        $(#[$attr2])*
+        $wvis struct $widgets_ {
+            $($wpvis $widgets_property: $widgets_type,)*
+        }
+
+        impl Component for $model {
+            type InitialArgs = $args;
+            type Input = $input;
+            type Output = $output;
+            type RootWidget = $root;
+            type Widgets = $widgets_;
+
+            $(#[$attr3])*
+            fn init_view(
+                &mut $selfv2,
+                $argsv: Self::InitialArgs,
+                $inputv: &mut Sender<Self::Input>,
+                $outputv: &mut Sender<Self::Output>
+            ) -> (Self::Widgets, Self::RootWidget) $init_view
+
+            $(#[$attr4])*
+            fn update(
+                &mut $selfv2,
+                $widgetsv: &mut Self::Widgets,
+                $messagev: Self::Input,
+                $inputv2: &mut Sender<Self::Input>,
+                $outputv2: &mut Sender<Self::Output>
+            ) $update
+        }
+    }
+}