diff --git a/components/settings/app_settings/Appearance.vue b/components/settings/app_settings/Appearance.vue
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+<template>
+  <div>
+    <h1>hi</h1>
+    <h5>TEST</h5>
+    <h5>TEST</h5>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+console.log("Loading appearance.vue...")
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+
+</style>
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diff --git a/components/settings/user_settings/Account.vue b/components/settings/user_settings/Account.vue
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+<template>
+  <div>
+    <h1>hi!!</h1>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+console.log("Loading account.vue...")
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+
+</style>
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diff --git a/pages/settings.vue b/pages/settings.vue
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+<template>
+  <div id="settings-page-container">
+    <div id="settings-page">
+      <div id="sidebar">
+        <h4>Search bar here</h4>
+        <ul>
+          <template v-for="category in categories" :key="category.display_name">
+            <h3>{{ category.display_name }}</h3>
+            <ul>
+              <li 
+                v-for="page in category.pages" 
+                :key="page.display_name" 
+                @click="selectCategory(page)"
+              >
+                {{ page.display_name }}
+              </li>
+            </ul>
+          </template>
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+      <div id="sub_page">
+        <component :is="currentPage.page_data"></component>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import type { NuxtTemplate } from 'nuxt/schema';
+import { defineComponent, ref } from 'vue';
+
+interface Page {
+  display_name: string;
+  page_data: any;
+}
+
+interface Category {
+  display_name: string;
+  pages: Page[];
+}
+
+import Account from '~/components/settings/user_settings/Account.vue';
+import Appearance from '~/components/settings/app_settings/Appearance.vue';
+
+const settingsCategories = {
+  user_settings: {
+    display_name: "User Settings",
+    pages: [
+      { display_name: "My Account", page_data: Account },
+      { display_name: "Privacy", page_data: Account },
+      { display_name: "Devices", page_data: Account },
+      { display_name: "Connections", page_data: Account },
+    ]
+  },
+  app_settings: {
+    display_name: "App Settings",
+    pages: [
+      { display_name: "Appearance", page_data: Appearance },
+      { display_name: "Notifications", page_data: Appearance },
+      { display_name: "Keybinds", page_data: Appearance },
+      { display_name: "Language", page_data: Appearance },
+    ]
+  },
+};
+
+export default defineComponent({
+  setup() {
+    const categories = Object.values(settingsCategories);
+
+    let currentPage = ref(categories[0].pages[0]);
+
+    const selectCategory = (page: Page) => {
+      currentPage.value = page;
+      console.log(`switching to ${page.display_name}`)
+    };
+
+    return {
+      categories,
+      selectCategory,
+      currentPage
+    };
+  }
+});
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+#settings-page-container {
+  height: 100vh;
+  align-content: center;
+  border: 2px solid purple;
+}
+
+#settings-page {
+  height: 100vh;
+  display: flex;
+}
+
+#sidebar {
+  width: 200px;
+  background-color: #2f3136;
+  color: white;
+  padding: 10px;
+  margin-left: auto;
+  border: 2px solid blue;
+}
+
+#sidebar h2 {
+  font-size: 1.5em;
+}
+
+#sidebar ul {
+  list-style-type: none;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+#sidebar li {
+  padding: 10px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: all 0.3s;
+}
+
+#sidebar li:hover {
+  background-color: #40444b;
+}
+
+#sub_page {
+  flex-grow: 1;
+  margin: 0 1rem;
+  max-width: 600px;
+  margin-right: auto;
+
+  border: 2px solid red;
+}
+
+.setting-item {
+  margin-bottom: 15px;
+}
+</style>
+
+<!-- not scoped, these are used by children] -->
+<style>
+h5 {
+  color: red;
+}
+</style>
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