diff --git a/MTMR/ItemsParsing.swift b/MTMR/ItemsParsing.swift
index fffbee4..eea90e8 100644
--- a/MTMR/ItemsParsing.swift
+++ b/MTMR/ItemsParsing.swift
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 import Foundation
 
+extension Data {
+    
+    func barItemDefinitions() -> [BarItemDefinition]? {
+        return try? JSONDecoder().decode([BarItemDefinition].self, from: self)
+    }
+    
+}
+
 struct BarItemDefinition: Decodable {
     let type: ItemType
     let action: ActionType
@@ -8,20 +16,23 @@ struct BarItemDefinition: Decodable {
         case type
     }
     
+    init(type: ItemType, action: ActionType) {
+        self.type = type
+        self.action = action
+    }
+    
     init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
         let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
         let type = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .type)
         let parametersDecoder = SupportedTypesHolder.sharedInstance.lookup(by: type)
         if let result = try? parametersDecoder(decoder),
             case let (itemType, action) = result {
-            self.type = itemType
-            self.action = action
+            self.init(type: itemType, action: action)
         } else {
-            self.type = .staticButton(title: "unknown")
-            self.action = .none
+            self.init(type: .staticButton(title: "unknown"), action: .none)
         }
     }
-    
+
 }
 
 class SupportedTypesHolder {
diff --git a/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift b/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
index 8672f62..4decea7 100644
--- a/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
+++ b/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
@@ -8,38 +8,58 @@
 
 import Cocoa
 
+struct ExactItem {
+    let identifier: NSTouchBarItem.Identifier
+    let presetItem: BarItemDefinition
+}
+
+extension ItemType {
+    
+    var identifierBase: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .staticButton(title: _):
+            return "com.toxblh.mtmr.staticButton."
+        case .appleScriptTitledButton(source: _):
+            return "com.toxblh.mtmr.appleScriptButton."
+        }
+    }
+    
+}
+
 class TouchBarController: NSObject, NSTouchBarDelegate {
 
     static let shared = TouchBarController()
     
     let touchBar = NSTouchBar()
     
+    var items: [NSTouchBarItem.Identifier: BarItemDefinition] = [:]
+    
     private override init() {
         super.init()
+        
+        loadItems()
+        
         touchBar.delegate = self
-        touchBar.defaultItemIdentifiers = [
-            .escButton,
-            .dismissButton,
-            
-            .brightDown,
-            .brightUp,
-            
-            .flexibleSpace,
-            
-            .prev,
-            .play,
-            .next,
-            
-            .sleep,
-            .weather,
-            
-            .volumeDown,
-            .volumeUp,
-            .battery,
-            .time,
-        ]
+        touchBar.defaultItemIdentifiers = Array(items.keys)
         self.presentTouchBar()
     }
+    
+    func loadItems() {
+        let appSupportDirectory = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.applicationSupportDirectory, .userDomainMask, true).first!
+        let presetPath = appSupportDirectory.appending("items.json")
+        if !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: presetPath),
+            let defaultPreset = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "defaultPreset", ofType: "json") {
+            try? FileManager.default.copyItem(atPath: defaultPreset, toPath: presetPath)
+        }
+        let jsonData = try? Data(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: presetPath))
+        let jsonItems = jsonData?.barItemDefinitions() ?? [BarItemDefinition(type: .staticButton(title: "bad preset"), action: .none)]
+        
+        for item in jsonItems {
+            let identifierString = item.type.identifierBase.appending(UUID().uuidString)
+            let identifier = NSTouchBarItem.Identifier(identifierString)
+            items[identifier] = item
+        }
+    }
 
     func setupControlStripPresence() {
         DFRSystemModalShowsCloseBoxWhenFrontMost(false)
@@ -69,6 +89,19 @@ class TouchBarController: NSObject, NSTouchBarDelegate {
     }
     
     func touchBar(_ touchBar: NSTouchBar, makeItemForIdentifier identifier: NSTouchBarItem.Identifier) -> NSTouchBarItem? {
+        guard let item = self.items[identifier] else {
+            return nil
+        }
+        
+        switch item.type {
+        case .staticButton(title: let title):
+            return CustomButtonTouchBarItem(identifier: identifier, title: title) { _ in
+                
+            }
+        case .appleScriptTitledButton(source: let source):
+            return AppleScriptTouchBarItem(identifier: identifier, appleScript: source, interval: 30) //fixme interval
+        }
+        
         switch identifier {
         case .escButton:
             return CustomButtonTouchBarItem(identifier: identifier, title: "esc", key: ESCKeyPress())
diff --git a/MTMR/defaultPreset.json b/MTMR/defaultPreset.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d01eb2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MTMR/defaultPreset.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[
+ { "type": "brightnessUp" }
+ 
+]