diff --git a/app/gitignore-gen/src/tui/mod.rs b/app/gitignore-gen/src/tui/mod.rs
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+use crate::templates::TemplateLoader;
+use crossterm::event::{self, Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent};
+use crossterm::execute;
+use crossterm::terminal::{Clear, ClearType, disable_raw_mode, enable_raw_mode};
+use std::io::stdout;
+
+pub struct App {
+    templates: Vec<String>,
+    selected: Vec<bool>,
+    search_query: String,
+    show_help: bool,
+    current_category: String,
+}
+
+impl App {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let loader = TemplateLoader::new(None);
+        let templates = loader.list_templates();
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            templates,
+            selected: vec![false; 100],
+            search_query: String::new(),
+            show_help: false,
+            current_category: String::new(),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn run(&mut self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        enable_raw_mode()?;
+
+        loop {
+            self.draw()?;
+
+            if event::poll(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100))? {
+                if let Event::Key(key) = event::read()? {
+                    match key.code {
+                        KeyCode::Esc => {
+                            if self.show_help {
+                                self.show_help = false;
+                            } else {
+                                disable_raw_mode()?;
+                                return Ok(());
+                            }
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::Char('c') => {
+                            self.selected = vec![false; self.templates.len()];
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::Char('g') => {
+                            self.generate()?;
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::Char('/') => {
+                            self.search_query = String::new();
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::Char('?') => {
+                            self.show_help = !self.show_help;
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::Enter => {
+                            self.generate()?;
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::Up => {}
+                        KeyCode::Down => {}
+                        _ => {}
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn draw(&self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        println!("\n=== gitignore-gen Interactive Mode ===");
+        println!("Press ? for help, ESC to exit\n");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn generate(&self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let selected_templates: Vec<&str> = self
+            .templates
+            .iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .filter(|(_, t)| self.selected[_])
+            .map(|(_, t)| t.as_str())
+            .collect();
+
+        if selected_templates.is_empty() {
+            println!("No templates selected");
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        let loader = TemplateLoader::new(None);
+        let content = loader.combine_templates(&selected_templates)?;
+
+        std::fs::write(".gitignore", &content)?;
+        println!("Generated .gitignore");
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}