diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 80fe64d..b137ca7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ set(PROJECT_SOURCES
         Keys/MoveToScratchpadKeyListener.h
         Keys/RestoreKeyListener.h
         Keys/MainWindowAwareKeyListener.h
+        Keys/ToggleDetailsKeyListener.h
+        sway_bindings/SwayRecords.cpp
+        sway_bindings/SwayRecords.h
 )
 
 if(${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} GREATER_EQUAL 6)
diff --git a/Keys/MainWindowAwareKeyListener.h b/Keys/MainWindowAwareKeyListener.h
index bc316d2..1a48201 100644
--- a/Keys/MainWindowAwareKeyListener.h
+++ b/Keys/MainWindowAwareKeyListener.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ protected:
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-private:
+protected:
     MainWindow *window;
 
     [[nodiscard]] SwayTreeModel* getModel() const {
diff --git a/Keys/SwitchToKeybindListener.h b/Keys/SwitchToKeybindListener.h
index 37a147f..acbdc48 100644
--- a/Keys/SwitchToKeybindListener.h
+++ b/Keys/SwitchToKeybindListener.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     std::string getKeyText() override {
-        return "ENTER";
+        return "Enter";
     }
 
     [[nodiscard]] bool canAcceptKey(int key) const override {
diff --git a/Keys/ToggleDetailsKeyListener.h b/Keys/ToggleDetailsKeyListener.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b353b19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Keys/ToggleDetailsKeyListener.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//
+// Created by grimmauld on 12.03.24.
+//
+
+#ifndef SWAYMUX_TOGGLEDETAILSKEYLISTENER_H
+#define SWAYMUX_TOGGLEDETAILSKEYLISTENER_H
+
+#include "MainWindowAwareKeyListener.h"
+
+class ToggleDetailsKeyListener : public MainWindowAwareKeyListener {
+public:
+    explicit ToggleDetailsKeyListener(MainWindow *pWindow) : MainWindowAwareKeyListener(pWindow) {}
+
+    void handleKeyEvent(const QKeyEvent *keyEvent) const override {
+        if (window->ui->windowDetails->isHidden())
+            window->ui->windowDetails->show();
+        else
+            window->ui->windowDetails->hide();
+    }
+
+    std::string getDescription() override {
+        return "toggle window detail view";
+    }
+
+    std::string getKeyText() override {
+        return "Tab";
+    }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] bool canAcceptKey(int key) const override {
+        return key == Qt::Key_Tab;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif //SWAYMUX_TOGGLEDETAILSKEYLISTENER_H
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 7d541bc..9edc41c 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "Keys/CloseKeyListener.h"
 #include "Keys/MoveToScratchpadKeyListener.h"
 #include "Keys/RestoreKeyListener.h"
+#include "Keys/ToggleDetailsKeyListener.h"
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     swayTreeKeyHandler->addListener(new CloseKeyListener(this));
     swayTreeKeyHandler->addListener(new MoveToScratchpadKeyListener(this));
     swayTreeKeyHandler->addListener(new RestoreKeyListener(this));
+    swayTreeKeyHandler->addListener(new ToggleDetailsKeyListener(this));
 
     closeHelpKeyHandler = new KeyHandler(ui->tree_page);
     closeHelpKeyHandler->addListener(new CloseHelpKeyListener(ui->tree_page));
@@ -44,6 +46,12 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     ui->tableView->setModel(swayTreeKeyHandler);
     ui->tableView->resizeColumnsToContents();
     ui->tableView->installEventFilter(closeHelpKeyHandler);
+
+    ui->windowDetails->hide();
+    selChanged();
+
+    connect( ui->treeView->selectionModel(), SIGNAL(currentChanged(QModelIndex,QModelIndex)),
+             this, SLOT(selChanged()), Qt::DirectConnection ) ;
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow() {
@@ -54,6 +62,7 @@ MainWindow::~MainWindow() {
 }
 
 void MainWindow::updateModel() const {
+    ui->windowDetails->setModel(nullptr);
     ui->treeView->setModel(nullptr);
     auto *focused = model->getRoot() == nullptr ? nullptr : model->getRoot()->findFocused();
     int id;
@@ -74,4 +83,15 @@ void MainWindow::updateModel() const {
     ui->treeView->selectionModel()->setCurrentIndex(model->findIndexByNode(focused), QItemSelectionModel::ClearAndSelect);
     for (int c = 0; c < model->columnCount(); ++c)
         ui->treeView->resizeColumnToContents(c);
+
+    selChanged();
 }
+
+void MainWindow::selChanged() const {
+    auto current = ui->treeView->selectionModel()->currentIndex();
+    auto *selected = model->getSelectedNode(current);
+    ui->windowDetails->setModel(nullptr);
+    ui->windowDetails->setModel(&selected->node);
+    ui->windowDetails->resizeColumnsToContents();
+    ui->windowDetails->horizontalHeader()->setDefaultAlignment(Qt::AlignLeft);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index 9f18a92..2992ce8 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ public:
 
     SwayTreeModel* model;
     Ui::MainWindow *ui;
-
+public slots:
+    void selChanged() const;
 private:
-    // QTimer* modelUpdateTimer{};
     KeyHandler* swayTreeKeyHandler;
     KeyHandler* closeHelpKeyHandler;
 };
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index 8d20a4d..8552e95 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
      <verstretch>0</verstretch>
     </sizepolicy>
    </property>
+   <property name="font">
+    <font>
+     <pointsize>20</pointsize>
+    </font>
+   </property>
    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
     <item row="0" column="0">
      <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="stackedWidget">
@@ -41,13 +46,10 @@
        </property>
        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayoutTree">
         <item row="0" column="0">
-         <widget class="QTreeView" name="treeView">
-          <property name="font">
-           <font>
-            <pointsize>20</pointsize>
-           </font>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
+         <widget class="QTreeView" name="treeView"/>
+        </item>
+        <item row="0" column="1">
+         <widget class="QTableView" name="windowDetails"/>
         </item>
        </layout>
       </widget>
@@ -59,14 +61,8 @@
         </sizepolicy>
        </property>
        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayoutKeys">
-        <item row="0" column="0">
-         <widget class="QTableView" name="tableView">
-          <property name="font">
-           <font>
-            <pointsize>20</pointsize>
-           </font>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
+        <item row="2" column="0">
+         <widget class="QTableView" name="tableView"/>
         </item>
        </layout>
       </widget>
diff --git a/sway_bindings/SwayRecords.cpp b/sway_bindings/SwayRecords.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9271a35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway_bindings/SwayRecords.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+//
+// Created by grimmauld on 12.03.24.
+//
+
+#include "SwayRecords.h"
+
+QVariant SwayRecord::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const {
+    if (!index.isValid() || role != Qt::DisplayRole)
+        return {};
+
+    switch (index.column()) {
+        case 0:
+            return QString::fromStdString(jsonFields[index.row()].first);
+        case 1:
+            return QString::fromStdString(jsonFields[index.row()].second);
+        default:
+            return {};
+    }
+}
+
+bool SwayRecord::shouldIgnoreKey(const std::string &key) {
+    return key == "floating_nodes" || key == "nodes";
+}
diff --git a/sway_bindings/SwayRecords.h b/sway_bindings/SwayRecords.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..838b3d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway_bindings/SwayRecords.h
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+//
+// Created by grimmauld on 12.03.24.
+//
+
+#ifndef SWAYMUX_SWAYRECORDS_H
+#define SWAYMUX_SWAYRECORDS_H
+
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+#include <QAbstractTableModel>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+using json = nlohmann::json;
+
+#include "Sway.h"
+
+namespace NodeType {
+    enum NodeType {
+        root, output, workspace, con, floating_con
+    };
+
+    static NodeType fromString(const std::string &str) {
+        if (str == "output") {
+            return output;
+        }
+        if (str == "workspace") {
+            return workspace;
+        }
+        if (str == "con") {
+            return con;
+        }
+        if (str == "floating_con") {
+            return floating_con;
+        }
+        return root;
+    }
+
+    static std::string toString(NodeType nodeType) {
+        switch (nodeType) {
+            case output:
+                return "output";
+            case workspace:
+                return "workspace";
+            case con:
+                return "con";
+            case floating_con:
+                return "floating_con";
+            default:
+                return "root";
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    static QString toQString(NodeType nodeType) {
+        return QString::fromStdString(toString(nodeType));
+    }
+}
+
+namespace NodeLayout {
+    enum NodeLayout {
+        splith, splitv, stacked, tabbed, output
+    };
+
+    static NodeLayout fromString(const std::string &str) {
+        if (str == "splith") {
+            return splith;
+        }
+        if (str == "splitv") {
+            return splitv;
+        }
+        if (str == "stacked") {
+            return stacked;
+        }
+        if (str == "tabbed") {
+            return tabbed;
+        }
+        return output;
+    }
+
+    static std::string toString(NodeLayout nodeLayout) {
+        switch (nodeLayout) {
+            case splith:
+                return "splith";
+            case splitv:
+                return "splitv";
+            case stacked:
+                return "stacked";
+            case tabbed:
+                return "tabbed";
+            default:
+                return "output";
+        }
+    }
+
+    static QString toQString(NodeLayout nodeLayout) {
+        return QString::fromStdString(toString(nodeLayout));
+    }
+}
+
+namespace NodeOrientation {
+    enum NodeOrientation {
+        vertical, horizontal, none
+    };
+
+    static NodeOrientation fromString(const std::string &str) {
+        if (str == "vertical") {
+            return vertical;
+        }
+        if (str == "horizontal") {
+            return horizontal;
+        }
+        return none;
+    }
+
+    static std::string toString(NodeOrientation nodeOrientation) {
+        switch (nodeOrientation) {
+            case vertical:
+                return "vertical";
+            case horizontal:
+                return "horizontal";
+            default:
+                return "none";
+        }
+    }
+
+    static QString toQString(NodeOrientation nodeOrientation) {
+        return QString::fromStdString(toString(nodeOrientation));
+    }
+}
+
+struct SwayRecord : public QAbstractTableModel {
+    explicit SwayRecord() :
+            id(0),
+            name("rootItem"),
+            type(NodeType::root),
+            current_border_width(0),
+            layout(NodeLayout::output),
+            orientation(NodeOrientation::none),
+            urgent(false),
+            sticky(false),
+            focused(false),
+            QAbstractTableModel(nullptr){}
+
+    [[nodiscard]] static bool shouldIgnoreKey(const std::string &key);
+
+    explicit SwayRecord(const json &rep) :
+            id(rep["id"]),
+            name(getName(rep)),
+            type(NodeType::fromString(rep["type"])),
+            border(rep["border"]),
+            current_border_width(rep["current_border_width"]),
+            layout(NodeLayout::fromString((rep["layout"]))),
+            orientation(NodeOrientation::fromString(rep["orientation"])),
+            urgent(rep["urgent"]),
+            sticky(rep["sticky"]),
+            focused(rep["focused"]),
+            QAbstractTableModel(nullptr) {
+        for (json::const_iterator it = rep.cbegin(); it != rep.cend(); ++it) {
+            if (!SwayRecord::shouldIgnoreKey(it.key()))
+                jsonFields.emplace_back(it.key(), it.value().dump());
+        }
+    };
+    const int id;
+    const std::string name;
+    const NodeType::NodeType type;
+    const std::string border;
+    const int current_border_width;
+    const NodeLayout::NodeLayout layout;
+    const NodeOrientation::NodeOrientation orientation;
+    const bool urgent;
+    const bool sticky;
+    bool focused;
+
+    [[nodiscard]] bool operator<(const SwayRecord &other) const {
+        return this->id < other.id;
+    }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] bool operator==(const SwayRecord &other) const {
+        return this->id == other.id;
+    }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const override {
+        return (int) jsonFields.size();
+    }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] int columnCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const override {
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const override;
+
+    [[nodiscard]] QVariant headerData(int section, Qt::Orientation qtOrientation,
+                                      int role) const override {
+        if (qtOrientation != Qt::Horizontal || role != Qt::DisplayRole)
+            return QVariant{};
+
+        switch (section) {
+            case 0:
+                return "Field";
+            case 1:
+                return "State";
+            default:
+                return QVariant{};
+        }
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> jsonFields;
+
+    static std::string getName(const json& rep) {
+        if(rep["name"].is_null())
+            return "Untitled Container";
+        std::string internal = rep["name"];
+        if (internal == "__i3" && NodeType::fromString(rep["type"]) == NodeType::output)
+            return "Virtual Display";
+        if (internal == "__i3_scratch" && NodeType::fromString(rep["type"]) == NodeType::workspace)
+            return "Scratchpad";
+        return internal;
+    }
+};
+
+
+#endif //SWAYMUX_SWAYRECORDS_H
diff --git a/sway_bindings/swaymsg.h b/sway_bindings/swaymsg.h
index 8024bd4..d40b836 100644
--- a/sway_bindings/swaymsg.h
+++ b/sway_bindings/swaymsg.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct swaymsg {
     explicit swaymsg(const unsigned int payloadType, const char *msg, const unsigned int payload_len)
             : payload_len(payload_len), payload_type(payloadType) {
 
-        this->msg = static_cast<char *>(std::malloc(payload_len));
+        this->msg = new char[payload_len];
         std::memcpy(this->msg, msg, payload_len);
 
         buff = new unsigned char [size()];
diff --git a/tree/swaytree.h b/tree/swaytree.h
index b5e0851..38af2bc 100644
--- a/tree/swaytree.h
+++ b/tree/swaytree.h
@@ -9,124 +9,11 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <iostream>
 
+
 using json = nlohmann::json;
 
+#include "../sway_bindings/SwayRecords.h"
 #include "AbstractTreeNode.h"
-#include "../sway_bindings/Sway.h"
-
-namespace NodeType {
-    enum NodeType {
-        root, output, workspace, con, floating_con
-    };
-
-    static NodeType fromString(const std::string &str) {
-        if (str == "output") {
-            return output;
-        }
-        if (str == "workspace") {
-            return workspace;
-        }
-        if (str == "con") {
-            return con;
-        }
-        if (str == "floating_con") {
-            return floating_con;
-        }
-        return root;
-    }
-}
-
-namespace NodeLayout {
-    enum NodeLayout {
-        splith, splitv, stacked, tabbed, output
-    };
-
-    static NodeLayout fromString(const std::string &str) {
-        if (str == "splith") {
-            return splith;
-        }
-        if (str == "splitv") {
-            return splitv;
-        }
-        if (str == "stacked") {
-            return stacked;
-        }
-        if (str == "tabbed") {
-            return tabbed;
-        }
-        return output;
-    }
-}
-
-namespace NodeOrientation {
-    enum NodeOrientation {
-        vertical, horizontal, none
-    };
-
-    static NodeOrientation fromString(const std::string &str) {
-        if (str == "vertical") {
-            return vertical;
-        }
-        if (str == "horizontal") {
-            return horizontal;
-        }
-        return none;
-    }
-}
-
-struct SwayRecord {
-    explicit SwayRecord() :
-            id(0),
-            name("rootItem"),
-            type(NodeType::root),
-            current_border_width(0),
-            layout(NodeLayout::output),
-            orientation(NodeOrientation::none),
-            urgent(false),
-            sticky(false),
-            focused(false) {}
-
-    explicit SwayRecord(const json &rep) :
-            id(rep["id"]),
-            name(getName(rep)),
-            type(NodeType::fromString(rep["type"])),
-            border(rep["border"]),
-            current_border_width(rep["current_border_width"]),
-            layout(NodeLayout::fromString((rep["layout"]))),
-            orientation(NodeOrientation::fromString(rep["orientation"])),
-            urgent(rep["urgent"]),
-            sticky(rep["sticky"]),
-            focused(rep["focused"]) {};
-    const int id;
-    const std::string name;
-    const NodeType::NodeType type;
-    const std::string border;
-    const int current_border_width;
-    const NodeLayout::NodeLayout layout;
-    const NodeOrientation::NodeOrientation orientation;
-    const bool urgent;
-    const bool sticky;
-    bool focused;
-
-    [[nodiscard]] bool operator<(const SwayRecord &other) const {
-        return this->id < other.id;
-    }
-
-    [[nodiscard]] bool operator==(const SwayRecord &other) const {
-        return this->id == other.id;
-    }
-private:
-    static std::string getName(const json& rep) {
-        if(rep["name"].is_null())
-            return "Untitled Container";
-        std::string internal = rep["name"];
-        if (internal == "__i3" && NodeType::fromString(rep["type"]) == NodeType::output)
-            return "Virtual Display";
-        if (internal == "__i3_scratch" && NodeType::fromString(rep["type"]) == NodeType::workspace)
-            return "Scratchpad";
-        return internal;
-    }
-};
 
 class SwayTreeNode : public AbstractTreeNode<SwayTreeNode> {
 public:
@@ -151,8 +38,7 @@ public:
 
     explicit SwayTreeNode(SwayTreeNode *parent = nullptr) : node(SwayRecord()), AbstractTreeNode(parent) {};
 
-    explicit SwayTreeNode(SwayRecord node, SwayTreeNode *parent = nullptr) : node(std::move(node)),
-                                                                             AbstractTreeNode(parent) {};
+    // explicit SwayTreeNode(SwayRecord node, SwayTreeNode *parent = nullptr) : node(std::move(node)), AbstractTreeNode(parent) {};
 
     [[nodiscard]] bool operator<(const SwayTreeNode &other) const {
         return this->node < other.node;