diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba7b97e..1bbaa60 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,26 +6,27 @@ This tool is work in progress and some functions might not work (correctly).
 
 ### Building
 #### Requirements:
-* Linux (other platforms are untested)
+* Linux (other platforms are untested and likely require additional work)
 * A modern, C++17 capable compiler
-* qmake
-* make
+* meson
+* ninja
 * pkg-config
 * Installed (it may also be required to install separate development packages) and accesible via pkg-config:
     * [libcurl](https://curl.se)
-    * [nlohman-json](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/) (at least version 3.5.0)
+    * [nlohmann-json](https://github.com/nlohmann/json) (at least version 3.5.0)
     * [sqlite3](https://sqlite.org)
-    * [termpaint](https://termpaint.namepad.de/)
+    * [termpaint](https://github.com/termpaint/termpaint)
 
 #### How to build
-1. Create a build folder and open a terminal there.
-1. Run qmake. E.g. `qmake ..`.
-1. Run `make`.
-1. You can now start the application by running `./yttui` (but have a look at the configuration options first).
+1. Create a build folder.
+1. Configure the project by running e.g. `meson setup /path/to/build/dir` in the source directory. See `meson setup --help` for available configuration options.
+1. Build the application with `meson compile -C /path/to/build/dir`.
+1. You can now start the application by running `/path/to/build/dir/yttui` (but have a look at the configuration options first).
+1. Optionally you can install the application by running `meson install -C /path/to/build/dir`.
 
 
 ### Getting started
-1. Build the application
+1. Build (and optionally install) the application
 1. Get a YouTube API key.
 1. Create a configuration file.
     - You can either put it next to the application binary or in `$HOME/.config/yttui.conf`
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ca2c98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+project('yttui', ['cpp'], default_options: ['buildtype=release', 'cpp_std=c++17'], version: '0.1.0')
+
+add_project_arguments('-Werror=return-type', language: 'cpp')
+
+termpaint_dep = dependency('termpaint', static: true)
+sqlite3_dep = dependency('sqlite3')
+curl_dep = dependency('libcurl')
+json_dep = dependency('nlohmann_json')
+
+#ide:editable-filelist
+src_files = [
+  'db.cpp',
+  'main.cpp',
+  'tui.cpp',
+  'yt.cpp',
+]
+
+deps = [
+  termpaint_dep,
+  sqlite3_dep,
+  curl_dep,
+  json_dep
+]
+
+executable('yttui', src_files, dependencies: deps, install: true)
diff --git a/yt-tool-tui.pro b/yt-tool-tui.pro
deleted file mode 100644
index 17dc596..0000000
--- a/yt-tool-tui.pro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-TEMPLATE = app
-CONFIG += console c++17
-CONFIG -= app_bundle
-CONFIG -= qt
-
-SOURCES += \
-        db.cpp \
-        main.cpp \
-        tui.cpp \
-        yt.cpp
-
-HEADERS += \
-    db.h \
-    tui.h \
-    yt.h
-
-unix: CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
-unix: PKGCONFIG += libcurl sqlite3 nlohmann_json termpaint
-
-DISTFILES += \
-    README.md \
-    yttui.conf.example