diff --git a/pkg/tui/conversation_list.go b/pkg/tui/conversation_list.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4887e22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/tui/conversation_list.go
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+package tui
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	models "git.mlow.ca/mlow/lmcli/pkg/lmcli/model"
+	"git.mlow.ca/mlow/lmcli/pkg/util"
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+)
+
+func (m *model) handleConversationListInput(msg tea.KeyMsg) tea.Cmd {
+	switch msg.String() {
+	case "enter":
+		m.state = stateConversation
+		m.updateContent()
+		// load selected conversation and switch state
+	case "n":
+		// new conversation
+	case "d":
+		// show prompt to delete conversation
+	case "c":
+		// copy/clone conversation
+	case "r":
+		// show prompt to rename conversation
+	case "shift+r":
+		// show prompt to generate name for conversation
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *model) handleConversationListUpdate(msg tea.Msg) []tea.Cmd {
+	var cmds []tea.Cmd
+	switch msg := msg.(type) {
+	case msgConversationsLoaded:
+		m.conversations = msg
+		m.content.SetContent(m.conversationListView())
+	}
+
+	var cmd tea.Cmd
+	m.content, cmd = m.content.Update(msg)
+	if cmd != nil {
+		cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
+	}
+
+	if m.width > 0 {
+		m.views.header = m.headerView()
+		m.views.footer = m.footerView()
+		m.views.error = m.errorView()
+		fixedHeight := height(m.views.header) + height(m.views.error) + height(m.views.footer)
+
+		m.content.Height = m.height - fixedHeight
+		m.views.content = m.content.View()
+	}
+	return cmds
+}
+
+func (m *model) loadConversations() tea.Cmd {
+	return func() tea.Msg {
+		c, err := m.ctx.Store.Conversations()
+		if err != nil {
+			return msgError(fmt.Errorf("Could not load conversations: %v", err))
+		}
+		return msgConversationsLoaded(c)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *model) loadConversationLastReplies(conversations []models.Conversation) tea.Cmd {
+	return func() tea.Msg {
+		//lastMessage, err := m.ctx.Store.LastMessage(&conversation)
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *model) setConversations(conversations []models.Conversation) {
+}
+
+func (m *model) conversationListView() string {
+	sb := &strings.Builder{}
+	type AgeGroup struct {
+		name   string
+		cutoff time.Duration
+	}
+
+	type ConversationLine struct {
+		id           uint
+		short        string
+		title        string
+		elapsed      string
+		lastReplyAge time.Duration
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	midnight := time.Date(now.Year(), now.Month(), now.Day(), 0, 0, 0, 0, now.Location())
+	monthStart := time.Date(now.Year(), now.Month(), 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, now.Location())
+	dayOfWeek := int(now.Weekday())
+	categories := []AgeGroup{
+		{"Today", now.Sub(midnight)},
+		{"Yesterday", now.Sub(midnight.AddDate(0, 0, -1))},
+		{"This week", now.Sub(midnight.AddDate(0, 0, -dayOfWeek))},
+		{"Last week", now.Sub(midnight.AddDate(0, 0, -(dayOfWeek + 7)))},
+		{"This month", now.Sub(monthStart)},
+		{"Last month", now.Sub(monthStart.AddDate(0, -1, 0))},
+		{"2 Months ago", now.Sub(monthStart.AddDate(0, -2, 0))},
+		{"3 Months ago", now.Sub(monthStart.AddDate(0, -3, 0))},
+		{"4 Months ago", now.Sub(monthStart.AddDate(0, -4, 0))},
+		{"5 Months ago", now.Sub(monthStart.AddDate(0, -5, 0))},
+		{"6 Months ago", now.Sub(monthStart.AddDate(0, -6, 0))},
+		{"Older", now.Sub(time.Time{})},
+	}
+	categorized := map[string][]ConversationLine{}
+
+	for _, conversation := range m.conversations {
+		lastMessage, err := m.ctx.Store.LastMessage(&conversation)
+		if lastMessage == nil || err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		messageAge := now.Sub(lastMessage.CreatedAt)
+		var category string
+		for _, c := range categories {
+			if messageAge < c.cutoff {
+				category = c.name
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		categorized[category] = append(
+			categorized[category],
+			ConversationLine{
+				id:           conversation.ID,
+				title:        conversation.Title,
+				short:        conversation.ShortName.String,
+				lastReplyAge: messageAge,
+			},
+		)
+	}
+
+	// TODO: pick nice color
+	categoryStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle().
+		MarginBottom(1).
+		Foreground(lipgloss.Color("170")).
+		PaddingLeft(1).
+		Bold(true)
+
+	conversationHeadingStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle().
+		MarginBottom(1).
+		PaddingLeft(2)
+
+	for _, category := range categories {
+		conversationLines, ok := categorized[category.name]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		slices.SortFunc(conversationLines, func(a, b ConversationLine) int {
+			return int(a.lastReplyAge - b.lastReplyAge)
+		})
+
+		ageStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle().Faint(true)
+		titleStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle().Bold(true)
+		untitledStyle := titleStyle.Copy().Italic(true).SetString("(untitled)")
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(sb, "%s\n", categoryStyle.Render(category.name))
+		for _, c := range conversationLines {
+			tstyle := titleStyle
+			if c.title == "" {
+				tstyle = untitledStyle
+			}
+			heading := fmt.Sprintf(
+				"%s\n%s",
+				tstyle.Render(c.title),
+				ageStyle.Render(util.HumanTimeElapsedSince(c.lastReplyAge)),
+			)
+			sb.WriteString(conversationHeadingStyle.Render(heading))
+			sb.WriteRune('\n')
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sb.String()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/tui/tui.go b/pkg/tui/tui.go
index 10b4d42..6669902 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/tui.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/tui.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type appState int
 
 const (
 	stateConversation = iota
-	//stateConversationList
+	stateConversationList
 	//stateModelSelect // stateOptions?
 	//stateHelp
 )
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ type model struct {
 
 	// application state
 	state           appState
+	conversations   []models.Conversation
+	lastReplies		[]models.Message
 	conversation    *models.Conversation
 	messages        []models.Message
 	selectedMessage int
@@ -143,6 +145,8 @@ type (
 	msgConversationTitleChanged string
 	// sent when a conversation's messages are laoded
 	msgMessagesLoaded []models.Message
+	// send when conversation list is loaded
+	msgConversationsLoaded []models.Conversation
 	// sent when an error occurs
 	msgError error
 )
@@ -154,13 +158,21 @@ func wrapError(err error) tea.Cmd {
 }
 
 func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd {
-	return tea.Batch(
+	cmds := []tea.Cmd{
 		textarea.Blink,
 		m.spinner.Tick,
-		m.loadConversation(m.convShortname),
 		m.waitForChunk(),
 		m.waitForReply(),
-	)
+	}
+	switch m.state {
+	case stateConversation:
+		if m.convShortname != "" {
+			cmds = append(cmds, m.loadConversation(m.convShortname))
+		}
+	case stateConversationList:
+		cmds = append(cmds, m.loadConversations())
+	}
+	return tea.Batch(cmds...)
 }
 
 func (m *model) handleGlobalInput(msg tea.KeyMsg) tea.Cmd {
@@ -181,6 +193,8 @@ func (m *model) handleGlobalInput(msg tea.KeyMsg) tea.Cmd {
 		switch m.state {
 		case stateConversation:
 			return m.handleConversationInput(msg)
+		case stateConversationList:
+			return m.handleConversationListInput(msg)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -188,6 +202,9 @@ func (m *model) handleGlobalInput(msg tea.KeyMsg) tea.Cmd {
 
 func (m *model) handleConversationInput(msg tea.KeyMsg) tea.Cmd {
 	switch msg.String() {
+	case "esc":
+		m.state = stateConversationList
+		return m.loadConversations()
 	case "ctrl+p":
 		m.persistence = !m.persistence
 	case "ctrl+t":
@@ -209,10 +226,6 @@ func (m *model) handleConversationInput(msg tea.KeyMsg) tea.Cmd {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *model) handleConversationListInput(msg tea.KeyMsg) tea.Cmd {
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (m *model) handleConversationUpdate(msg tea.Msg) []tea.Cmd {
 	var cmds []tea.Cmd
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
@@ -395,6 +408,8 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	}
 
 	switch m.state {
+	case stateConversationList:
+		cmds = append(cmds, m.handleConversationListUpdate(msg)...)
 	case stateConversation:
 		cmds = append(cmds, m.handleConversationUpdate(msg)...)
 	}
@@ -439,6 +454,11 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 	}
 
 	switch m.state {
+	case stateConversationList:
+		sections = append(sections, m.views.content)
+		if m.views.error != "" {
+			sections = append(sections, m.views.error)
+		}
 	case stateConversation:
 		sections = append(sections, m.views.content)
 		if m.views.error != "" {
@@ -451,23 +471,26 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 		sections = append(sections, m.views.footer)
 	}
 
-	return lipgloss.JoinVertical(
-		lipgloss.Left,
-		sections...,
-	)
+	return lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left, sections...)
 }
 
 func (m *model) headerView() string {
 	titleStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle().Bold(true)
-	var title string
-	if m.conversation != nil && m.conversation.Title != "" {
-		title = m.conversation.Title
-	} else {
-		title = "Untitled"
+	var header string
+	switch m.state {
+	case stateConversation:
+		var title string
+		if m.conversation != nil && m.conversation.Title != "" {
+			title = m.conversation.Title
+		} else {
+			title = "Untitled"
+		}
+		title = truncateToCellWidth(title, m.width-headerStyle.GetHorizontalPadding(), "...")
+		header = titleStyle.Render(title)
+	case stateConversationList:
+		header = titleStyle.Render("Conversations")
 	}
-	title = truncateToCellWidth(title, m.width-headerStyle.GetHorizontalPadding(), "...")
-	part := titleStyle.Render(title)
-	return headerStyle.Width(m.width).Render(part)
+	return headerStyle.Width(m.width).Render(header)
 }
 
 func (m *model) errorView() string {