diff --git a/filesystemwatcher/filesystemwatcher.cpp b/filesystemwatcher/filesystemwatcher.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbde2c8
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+++ b/filesystemwatcher/filesystemwatcher.cpp
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+#include "filesystemwatcher.h"
+#include "ui_filesystemwatcher.h"
+
+filesystemwatcher::filesystemwatcher(QString dirPath, QWidget *parent) :
+    QMainWindow(parent),
+    m_ui(new Ui::filesystemwatcher),
+    m_watcher(new QFileSystemWatcher()),
+    m_listViewModel(new QStringListModel()),
+    m_listView(new QListView()),
+    m_dirPath(dirPath)
+{
+    // setup user interface
+    m_ui->setupUi(this);
+
+    // add main directory to monitor
+    m_watcher->addPath(m_dirPath);
+
+    // create the view
+    m_listView->setModel(m_listViewModel);
+    setCentralWidget(m_listView);
+
+    // set title
+    setWindowTitle("ChronoShare");
+
+    // register signals (callback functions)
+    connect(m_watcher,SIGNAL(fileChanged(QString)),this,SLOT(fileChangedSlot(QString)));
+    connect(m_watcher,SIGNAL(directoryChanged(QString)),this,SLOT(dirChangedSlot(QString)));
+
+    // bootstrap file list
+    dirChangedSlot(m_dirPath);
+}
+
+filesystemwatcher::~filesystemwatcher()
+{
+    // clean up
+    delete m_ui;
+    delete m_watcher;
+    delete m_listViewModel;
+    delete m_listView;
+}
+
+void filesystemwatcher::fileChangedSlot(QString filePath)
+{
+    QStringList fileList;
+    fileList.append(filePath);
+}
+
+void filesystemwatcher::dirChangedSlot(QString dirPath)
+{
+    // list of files in directory
+    QStringList fileList;
+
+    // directory iterator (recursive)
+    QDirIterator dirIterator(m_dirPath, QDirIterator::Subdirectories |
+                                        QDirIterator::FollowSymlinks);
+
+    // iterate through directory recursively
+    while(dirIterator.hasNext())
+    {
+        // Get Next File/Dir
+        dirIterator.next();
+
+        // Get FileInfo
+        QFileInfo fileInfo = dirIterator.fileInfo();
+
+        // if not this directory or previous directory
+        if(fileInfo.absoluteFilePath() != ".." && fileInfo.absoluteFilePath() != ".")
+        {
+            // if this is a directory
+            if(fileInfo.isDir())
+            {
+                QStringList dirList = m_watcher->directories();
+
+                // if the directory is not already being watched
+                if (!dirList.contains(fileInfo.absoluteFilePath()))
+                {
+                    // add this directory to the watch list
+                    m_watcher->addPath(fileInfo.absoluteFilePath());
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // add this file to the file list
+                fileList.append(fileInfo.absoluteFilePath());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // update gui with list of files in this directory
+    m_listViewModel->setStringList(fileList);
+}
diff --git a/filesystemwatcher/filesystemwatcher.h b/filesystemwatcher/filesystemwatcher.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4ed8b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filesystemwatcher/filesystemwatcher.h
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+#ifndef FILESYSTEMWATCHER_H
+#define FILESYSTEMWATCHER_H
+
+#include <QtGui>
+
+namespace Ui {
+class filesystemwatcher;
+}
+
+class filesystemwatcher : public QMainWindow
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    
+public:
+    // constructor
+    filesystemwatcher(QString dirPath, QWidget *parent = 0);
+
+    // destructor
+    ~filesystemwatcher();
+
+private slots:
+    // signal for changes to monitored files
+    void fileChangedSlot(QString filePath);
+
+    // signal for changes to monitored directories
+    void dirChangedSlot(QString dirPath);
+    
+private:
+    Ui::filesystemwatcher* m_ui; // user interface
+    QFileSystemWatcher* m_watcher; // filesystem watcher
+    QStringListModel* m_listViewModel; // list view model
+    QListView* m_listView; // list
+    QString m_dirPath; // monitored path
+};
+
+#endif // FILESYSTEMWATCHER_H
diff --git a/filesystemwatcher/filesystemwatcher.pro b/filesystemwatcher/filesystemwatcher.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..549704e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filesystemwatcher/filesystemwatcher.pro
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+#-------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Project created by QtCreator 2013-01-08T22:18:49
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------
+
+QT       += core gui
+
+greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets
+
+TARGET = filesystemwatcher
+TEMPLATE = app
+
+
+SOURCES += main.cpp\
+        filesystemwatcher.cpp
+
+HEADERS  += filesystemwatcher.h
+
+FORMS    += filesystemwatcher.ui
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index 0000000..b69fc9e
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diff --git a/filesystemwatcher/filesystemwatcher.ui b/filesystemwatcher/filesystemwatcher.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c5e766
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+++ b/filesystemwatcher/filesystemwatcher.ui
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+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>filesystemwatcher</class>
+ <widget class="QMainWindow" name="filesystemwatcher" >
+  <property name="geometry" >
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>400</width>
+    <height>300</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
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+   <string>filesystemwatcher</string>
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+  <widget class="QWidget" name="centralWidget" />
+  <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusBar" />
+ </widget>
+ <layoutDefault spacing="6" margin="11" />
+ <pixmapfunction></pixmapfunction>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
diff --git a/filesystemwatcher/main.cpp b/filesystemwatcher/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc2bc85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filesystemwatcher/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include "filesystemwatcher.h"
+#include <QApplication>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QApplication app(argc, argv);
+
+    // invoke file system watcher on specified path
+    filesystemwatcher watcher("/Users/jared/Desktop");
+    watcher.show();
+    
+    return app.exec();
+}