diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index c208d70..abfc3f9 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ aux_source_directory("src" SRC_DIR)
add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${SRC_DIR})
target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${EPOXY_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${GLIB_LDFLAGS} ${GTK3_LDFLAGS} ${EPOXY_LDFLAGS})
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${GLIB_LDFLAGS} ${GTK3_LDFLAGS} ${EPOXY_LDFLAGS} shimatta-opengl)
target_link_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${GLIB_LINK_DIRS} ${GTK3_LINK_DIRS} ${EPOXY_LINK_DIRS})
target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${GLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${GTK3_INCLUDE_DIRS})
diff --git a/shimatta-opengl/include/shimatta-opengl-program.h b/shimatta-opengl/include/shimatta-opengl-program.h
index e69de29..6ba1bca 100644
--- a/shimatta-opengl/include/shimatta-opengl-program.h
+++ b/shimatta-opengl/include/shimatta-opengl-program.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Shimatta OpenGL.
+ *
+* Foobar is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+* published by the Free Software Foundation.
+*
+* Shimatta OpenGL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+* GNU General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+* along with GtkGraphView. If not, see .
+*/
+
+#include
+#include
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define SHIMATTA_TYPE_OPENGL_PROGRAM (shimatta_opengl_program_get_type())
+
+G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE(ShimattaOpenglProgram, shimatta_opengl_program, SHIMATTA, OPENGL_PROGRAM, GObject);
+
+/**
+ * @brief generate a new shader program using the source code for the shaders
+ * @param vertex_shader Vertex shader source code
+ * @param geometry_shader Geometry shader source code
+ * @param fragment_shader Fragement shader source code
+ * @return New shader program
+ */
+ShimattaOpenglProgram *shimatta_opengl_program_new_from_data(const char *vertex_shader,
+ const char *geometry_shader,
+ const char *fragment_shader);
+
+/**
+ * @brief shimatta_opengl_program_new_from_file
+ * @param vertex_shader Source file for the vertex shader
+ * @param geometry_shader Source file for the geometry shader
+ * @param fragment_shader source file for the fragment shader
+ * @return New shader program
+ * @note The files have tobe accessible when calling @ref shimatta_opengl_program_compile
+ */
+ShimattaOpenglProgram *shimatta_opengl_program_new_from_file(const char *vertex_shader,
+ const char *geometry_shader,
+ const char *fragment_shader);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Compile the OpenGL Program
+ * @param program Shader Program
+ * @param error_text Error message from compilation. May be NULL.
+ * @param error_text_size Size in bytes of the error_text buffer. May be 0.
+ * @return 0 if successful. If Error error text will hold the error
+ */
+int shimatta_opengl_program_compile(ShimattaOpenglProgram *program, char *error_text, size_t error_text_size);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Active shader program.
+ *
+ * The activation only works, if the program is compiled successfully
+ *
+ * @param program Shader program
+ * @return 0 if successful
+ */
+int shimatta_opengl_program_use(ShimattaOpenglProgram *program);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Check if shader program is compiled
+ * @param program Shader program
+ * @return true if successfully built
+ */
+gboolean shimatta_opengl_program_is_compiled(ShimattaOpenglProgram *program);
+
+G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/shimatta-opengl/src/shimatta-opengl-program.c b/shimatta-opengl/src/shimatta-opengl-program.c
index e69de29..c7af5a9 100644
--- a/shimatta-opengl/src/shimatta-opengl-program.c
+++ b/shimatta-opengl/src/shimatta-opengl-program.c
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Shimatta OpenGL.
+ *
+* Foobar is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+* published by the Free Software Foundation.
+*
+* Shimatta OpenGL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+* GNU General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+* along with GtkGraphView. If not, see .
+*/
+
+#include
+#include
+
+struct _ShimattaOpenglProgram {
+ GObject super;
+};
+
+typedef struct {
+ GLint shader_id;
+ gboolean compiled;
+ char *fragment_file;
+ char *vertex_file;
+ char *geometry_file;
+ char *fragment_src;
+ char *vertex_src;
+ char *geometry_src;
+
+} ShimattaOpenglProgramPrivate;
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_PRIVATE(ShimattaOpenglProgram, shimatta_opengl_program, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
+
+static void shimatta_opengl_program_class_init(ShimattaOpenglProgramClass *klass)
+{
+ (void)klass;
+
+ return;
+}
+
+static void shimatta_opengl_program_init(ShimattaOpenglProgram *self)
+{
+ ShimattaOpenglProgramPrivate *priv;
+
+ priv = shimatta_opengl_program_get_instance_private(self);
+
+ priv->shader_id = 0;
+ priv->vertex_src = NULL;
+ priv->vertex_file = NULL;
+ priv->fragment_src = NULL;
+ priv->geometry_src = NULL;
+ priv->fragment_file = NULL;
+ priv->geometry_file = NULL;
+ priv->compiled = false;
+}
+
+ShimattaOpenglProgram *shimatta_opengl_program_new_from_data(const char *vertex_shader, const char *geometry_shader,
+ const char *fragment_shader)
+{
+ ShimattaOpenglProgram *ret;
+ ShimattaOpenglProgramPrivate *priv;
+
+ ret = g_object_new(SHIMATTA_TYPE_OPENGL_PROGRAM, NULL);
+ priv = shimatta_opengl_program_get_instance_private(ret);
+
+ priv->fragment_src = g_strdup(fragment_shader);
+ priv->geometry_src = g_strdup(geometry_shader);
+ priv->vertex_src= g_strdup(vertex_shader);
+
+ return ret;
+}