diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54da865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Mandarin Anki
+
+A janky way to generate anki cards for mandarin
+
+## Dependencies
+
+* genanki
+* wxpython
+
+## Running
+
+`python3 main.py`