diff --git a/source/app.d b/source/app.d
index 69ac313..e4b90e4 100644
--- a/source/app.d
+++ b/source/app.d
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ struct Chip8Status {
 	Assembly ass_;
 
 	// loaded program
+	const(char)*[string] string_cache;
 	const (char)* loaded_program;
+	string loaded_program_str;
 
 	// mem editor
 	// MemoryEditor mem_editor_;
@@ -265,8 +267,7 @@ struct Chip8Status {
 
 		import std.file : read;
 
-		loaded_program = "chip8_picture.ch8";
-		auto buf = read("programs/chip8_picture.ch8");
+		auto buf = read(loaded_program_str);
 		emu_.load(0x200, buf); // do ze load yes, will copy all the data in
 		ass_.setRange(cast(ushort)0x200, cast(ushort)(0x200 + cast(ushort)buf.length));
 		ass_.reset();
@@ -311,8 +312,21 @@ struct Chip8Status {
 					resetShortcut();
 				}
 
-				if (igMenuItem("Load", "CTRL+L")) {
-					loadShortcut();
+				if (igBeginMenu("Load")) {
+					import std.file;
+					auto dir_iterator = dirEntries("", "*.ch8", SpanMode.breadth);
+					foreach (DirEntry e; dir_iterator) {
+						import std.string : toStringz;
+						const (char)* c_str;
+						if (!(e.name in string_cache)) c_str = toStringz(e.name);
+						else c_str = string_cache[e.name];
+						if (igMenuItem(c_str)) {
+							loaded_program_str = e.name;
+							loaded_program = c_str;
+							loadShortcut();
+						}
+					}
+					igEndMenu();
 				}
 
 				if (igMenuItem("Debug", "CTRL+D")) {