diff --git a/src/ui/about_window.py b/src/ui/about_window.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..674c1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/about_window.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import os
+import sys
+
+from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt
+from PyQt6.QtGui import QPixmap
+from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QDialog, QVBoxLayout, QLabel, QDialogButtonBox, QHBoxLayout
+
+from version import *
+
+
+class AboutDialog(QDialog):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.setWindowTitle(f"About {APP_NAME}")
+
+        # Create the layout
+        layout = QVBoxLayout()
+
+        # App Icon
+        icon_name = 'Server.png'  # todo: temp icon - replace with final later
+        icon_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))),
+                                 'resources', icon_name)
+        icon_label = QLabel(self)
+        icon_pixmap = QPixmap(icon_path)
+        icon_label.setPixmap(icon_pixmap)
+        icon_layout = QHBoxLayout()
+        icon_layout.addStretch()
+        icon_layout.addWidget(icon_label)
+        icon_layout.addStretch()
+        layout.addLayout(icon_layout)
+
+        # Application name
+        name_label = QLabel(f"<h2>{APP_NAME}</h2>")
+        layout.addWidget(name_label)
+
+        # Description
+        description_label = QLabel(APP_DESCRIPTION)
+        layout.addWidget(description_label)
+
+        # Version
+        version_label = QLabel(f"<strong>Version:</strong> {APP_VERSION}")
+        layout.addWidget(version_label)
+
+        # Contributors
+        contributors_label = QLabel(f"Copyright © {APP_COPYRIGHT_YEAR} {APP_AUTHOR}")
+        layout.addWidget(contributors_label)
+
+        # License
+        license_label = QLabel(f"Released under {APP_LICENSE}")
+        layout.addWidget(license_label)
+
+        # Add an "OK" button to close the dialog
+        button_box = QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButton.Ok)
+        button_box.accepted.connect(self.accept)
+        layout.addWidget(button_box)
+
+        # Set the layout for the dialog
+        self.setLayout(layout)
+
+        # Make the dialog non-resizable
+        self.setWindowFlags(self.windowFlags() & ~Qt.WindowType.WindowContextHelpButtonHint)
+        self.setFixedSize(self.sizeHint())
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # lazy load GUI frameworks
+    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    # load application
+    app: QApplication = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    window: AboutDialog = AboutDialog()
+    window.show()
+
+    app.exec()
diff --git a/src/ui/widgets/menubar.py b/src/ui/widgets/menubar.py
index 0cdb6cc..fcff6cb 100644
--- a/src/ui/widgets/menubar.py
+++ b/src/ui/widgets/menubar.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ''' app/ui/widgets/menubar.py '''
-from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QMenuBar
+import sys
+
+from PyQt6.QtGui import QAction
+from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QMenuBar, QApplication
 
 
 class MenuBar(QMenuBar):
@@ -12,12 +15,43 @@ class MenuBar(QMenuBar):
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent)
+
+        # setup menus
         file_menu = self.addMenu("File")
         # edit_menu = self.addMenu("Edit")
         # view_menu = self.addMenu("View")
-        # help_menu = self.addMenu("Help")
+        help_menu = self.addMenu("Help")
 
-        # Add actions to the menus
-        # file_menu.addAction(self.parent().topbar.actions_call["Open"]) # type: ignore
-        # file_menu.addAction(self.parent().topbar.actions_call["Save"]) # type: ignore
-        # file_menu.addAction(self.parent().topbar.actions_call["Exit"]) # type: ignore
+        # --file menu--
+        # new job
+        new_job_action = QAction("New Job...", self)
+        new_job_action.setShortcut(f'Ctrl+N')
+        new_job_action.triggered.connect(self.new_job)
+        file_menu.addAction(new_job_action)
+        # settings
+        settings_action = QAction("Settings...", self)
+        settings_action.triggered.connect(self.show_settings)
+        settings_action.setShortcut(f'Ctrl+,')
+        # file_menu.addAction(settings_action)  # todo: enable once we have a setting screen
+        # exit
+        exit_action = QAction('&Exit', self)
+        exit_action.setShortcut('Ctrl+Q')
+        exit_action.triggered.connect(QApplication.instance().quit)
+        file_menu.addAction(exit_action)
+
+        # --help menu--
+        about_action = QAction("About", self)
+        about_action.triggered.connect(self.show_about)
+        help_menu.addAction(about_action)
+
+    def new_job(self):
+        self.parent().new_job()
+
+    def show_settings(self):
+        pass
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def show_about():
+        from src.ui.about_window import AboutDialog
+        dialog = AboutDialog()
+        dialog.exec()
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 7d33e41..40038b8 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 APP_NAME = "Zordon"
 APP_VERSION = "0.0.1"
 APP_AUTHOR = "Brett Williams"
+APP_DESCRIPTION = "Distributed Render Farm Tools"
+APP_COPYRIGHT_YEAR = "2024"
+APP_LICENSE = "MIT License"