diff --git a/src/popover.rs b/src/popover.rs
index 245b47f..91eef14 100644
--- a/src/popover.rs
+++ b/src/popover.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,10 @@
-use std::rc::Rc;
-use futures::executor::block_on;
 use gtk4::prelude::*;
-use gtk4::subclass::prelude::*;
 use gtk4::{
     AboutDialog,
-    gdk::Paintable,
     glib::*,
-    ApplicationWindow,
-    HeaderBar,
     Button,
-    Window,
     Popover,
-    Builder,
     License,
-    IconTheme,
-    IconLookupFlags,
-    TextDirection,
-    MenuButton,
-    TextView,
     Box,
     Orientation,
 };
diff --git a/src/titlebar.rs b/src/titlebar.rs
index d9e3ded..e7d4cd2 100644
--- a/src/titlebar.rs
+++ b/src/titlebar.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use futures::executor::block_on;
-use gtk4::{prelude::*};
+use gio::{Menu, MenuItem, SimpleAction, SimpleActionGroup};
+use gtk4::builders::PopoverMenuBuilder;
+use gtk4::{prelude::*, PopoverMenu, AboutDialog, License};
 use gtk4::subclass::prelude::*;
 use gtk4::{
     gdk::Paintable,
@@ -19,24 +21,26 @@ use gtk4::{
 
 use crate::popover::CustomPopoverMenu;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Downgrade)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct CustomTitleBar {
     pub window: Window,
     pub titlebar: HeaderBar,
     pub run_button: Button,
     pub menu_button: MenuButton,
-    pub popover_menu: CustomPopoverMenu,
+    pub menu: Menu,
+    pub menu_actions: SimpleActionGroup,
 }
 
 impl CustomTitleBar {
-    pub fn new(pop: &CustomPopoverMenu) -> CustomTitleBar {
+    pub fn new() -> CustomTitleBar {
         // loading PopoverMenu logic goes here
         CustomTitleBar {
             window: Window::new(),
             titlebar: HeaderBar::new(),
             run_button: Button::new(),
             menu_button: MenuButton::new(),
-            popover_menu: pop.clone(),
+            menu: Menu::new(),
+            menu_actions: SimpleActionGroup::new(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -55,8 +59,39 @@ impl CustomTitleBar {
         // symbolic
         // let menu_button = IconTheme::new();
         // menu_button.lookup_icon("open-menu-symbolic", &[], 16, 1, TextDirection::Ltr, IconLookupFlags::empty());
-        self.menu_button.set_popover(Some(&self.popover_menu.popover));
+        //self.menu_button.set_popover(Some(&self.popover_menu.popover));
+        self.menu.append(Some("About"), Some("about_action"));
+        self.menu.append(Some("Keyboard Shortcuts"), None);
+        self.menu.append(Some("Quit"), None);
+        let popover_menu = Some(PopoverMenu::builder().menu_model(&self.menu).build());
+        self.menu_button.set_popover(Some(&popover_menu.unwrap()));
+    }
 
+    pub fn set_actions(&self) {
+        // about action
+        let about_action = SimpleAction::new("about_action", None);
+        about_action.set_enabled(true);
+        about_action.connect_activate(clone!(@strong self as this =>
+            move |_, _| {
+                let about_dialog = AboutDialog::builder()
+                    .program_name("SNESPatcher")
+                    .version("0.1.0")
+                    .comments("GTK4 app to patch your SNES ROMs!")
+                    .authors(["Wyatt J. Miller".to_string()].to_vec())
+                    .documenters(["Wyatt J. Miller".to_string()].to_vec())
+                    .license_type(License::Mpl20)
+                    .website("https://scm.wyattjmiller.com/wymiller/snespatcher")
+                    .website_label("Website?")
+                    .modal(false)
+                    .can_focus(true)
+                    //.child(&window)
+                    .build();
+                about_dialog.show();
+        }));
+
+        // add actions to the menu
+        self.menu_actions.add_action(&about_action);
+        //println!("{:?}", self.menu_actions.is_action_enabled("About"));
     }
 
     pub fn click_run_button(&self) {
@@ -65,13 +100,6 @@ impl CustomTitleBar {
         });
     }
 
-    pub fn click_menu(&self) {
-        // self.menu_button.connect_clicked(clone!(@weak self as this =>
-        //     move |_| {
-        //         this.popover.show();
-        // }));
-    }
-
     pub fn set_window(&self, window: &ApplicationWindow) {
         window.set_titlebar(Some(&self.titlebar));
     }