diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+project( snore-send )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.8.12 )
+
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+
+include(GenerateExportHeader)
+
+
+set(SNORE_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
+set(SNORE_VERSION_MINOR 1)
+set(SNORE_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(SNORE_VERSION_SUFFIX "alpha")
+
+
+find_package(ECM 0.0.9 NO_MODULE)
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_MODULE_PATH})
+include(KDECompilerSettings)
+
+find_package(LibsnoreQt5 REQUIRED)
+
+
+
+add_subdirectory(src)
+
+
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
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+add_executable( snore-send main.cpp)
+target_link_libraries( snore-send Snore::Libsnore)
+
+install(TARGETS snore-send RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+                          LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+                          ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
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+++ b/src/main.cpp
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+
+#include <snore.h>
+#include <notification/notification.h>
+#include <log.h>
+#include <version.h>
+
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QCommandLineParser>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace Snore;
+
+
+int main ( int argc, char *argv[] )
+{
+    QApplication app ( argc, argv );
+    app.setApplicationName("snore-send");
+    app.setOrganizationName("snore-send");
+    app.setApplicationVersion(Snore::Version::version());
+
+    QCommandLineParser parser;
+    parser.setApplicationDescription("A command line interface for Snorenotify.");
+    parser.addHelpOption();
+    parser.addVersionOption();
+
+    QCommandLineOption title(QStringList() << "t" << "title", "Set the notification title.", "title");
+    parser.addOption(title);
+
+    QCommandLineOption message(QStringList() << "m" << "message", "Set the notification body.", "message");
+    parser.addOption(message);
+
+    QCommandLineOption applicationName(QStringList() << "a" << "application", "Set the notification applicattion.", "application", app.applicationName());
+    parser.addOption(applicationName);
+
+
+    QCommandLineOption alertName(QStringList() << "c" << "alert", "Set the notification alert class.","alert", "Default");
+    parser.addOption(alertName);
+
+    QCommandLineOption iconPath(QStringList() << "i" << "icon", "Set the notification icon.","icon", ":/root/snore.png");
+    parser.addOption(iconPath);
+
+    QCommandLineOption backend(QStringList() << "b" << "backend", "Set the notification backend.","backend");
+    parser.addOption(backend);
+
+
+    parser.process(app);
+    snoreDebug( SNORE_DEBUG ) << parser.positionalArguments();
+    if(parser.isSet(title) && parser.isSet(message))
+    {
+        SnoreCore core;
+
+        core.loadPlugins(SnorePlugin::BACKEND);
+        if(parser.isSet(backend)?!core.setPrimaryNotificationBackend(parser.value(backend)):!core.setPrimaryNotificationBackend())
+        {
+            std::cout << "Failed to set backend: " << qPrintable(parser.value(backend)) << " avalible backends: " << qPrintable(core.notificationBackends().join(", ")) << std::endl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+        Icon icon(parser.value(iconPath));
+        Application application(parser.value(applicationName),icon);
+        Alert alert(parser.value(alertName),icon);
+        application.addAlert(alert);
+
+        core.registerApplication(application);
+
+        Notification n(application, alert, parser.value(title), parser.value(message),icon);
+
+        core.broadcastNotification(n);
+        int returnCode = -1;
+        app.connect(&core, &SnoreCore::notificationClosed, [&returnCode](Notification noti){
+            QString reason;
+            QDebug(&reason) << noti.closeReason();
+            std::cout << qPrintable(reason) << std::endl;
+            returnCode = noti.closeReason();
+        });
+        app.connect(&core, &SnoreCore::notificationClosed, &app, &QApplication::quit);
+        app.exec();
+        return returnCode;
+    }
+    parser.showHelp(1);
+}
+
+