diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index ddc906e..1d1e665 100755
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWebKitWidgets import QWebPage, QWebView, QWebInspector
 import json
 import git
 
-from classes import server, sasscompiler, design, content
+from classes import server, sasscompiler, design, content, md2html
 
 class Core():
    def __init__(self, parent=None):
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class Core():
 
       self.server = server.Server(self)
       self.sasscompiler = sasscompiler.Compiler(self)
+      self.contentcompiler = md2html.Compiler(self)
 
    @property
    def mainwindow(self):
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ class Core():
       self.cwd = cwd
       self.server.reload()
       self.sasscompiler.reload()
+      self.contentcompiler.reload()
       # if not self.tempcwd:
       self._mw.setWindowTitle("Cascade – "+self.cwd)
 
diff --git a/classes/content.py b/classes/content.py
index fd853bb..bc52414 100644
--- a/classes/content.py
+++ b/classes/content.py
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ class Summary(QWidget):
          json.dump(self.sum, fp, ensure_ascii=False, indent="\t")
       # refresh list
       self.list.addNewItem(item)
+      # reload content compiler
+      self.parent.core.contentcompiler.reload()
 
    def recordNewList(self):
-
       newdata = []
       for i in range(0,self.list.count()):
          # print(self.item(i).item['title'])
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ class Summary(QWidget):
       with open(jsonfilepath, "w") as fp:
          json.dump(newdata, fp, ensure_ascii=False, indent="\t")
 
-
+      # reload content compiler
+      self.parent.core.contentcompiler.reload()
 
 class SummaryList(QListWidget):
    def __init__(self, parent):
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ class MarkdownEditor(QWidget):
       self.refreshViewer()
       if not self.changed:
          self.changed = True
+         # TODO: show in list that content needs to be saved
          # i = self.tabs.currentIndex()
          # self.tabs.setTabText(i, "* "+self.tabs.tabText(i))
 
diff --git a/classes/md2html.py b/classes/md2html.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbc370a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/classes/md2html.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import os
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QFileSystemWatcher
+import json
+
+
+class Compiler():
+   def __init__(self,parent):
+      self.parent = parent
+      self.initWatching()
+      self.compileContents()
+
+   def initWatching(self):
+      self.refreshPaths()
+      self.fs_watcher = QFileSystemWatcher(self.paths)
+      # self.fs_watcher.directoryChanged.connect(self.directory_changed)
+      self.fs_watcher.fileChanged.connect(self.onMdFileChanged)
+
+   def onMdFileChanged(self):
+      print("onMdFileChanged")
+      try:
+         self.compileContents()
+      except Exception as e:
+         print("Error compiling MD files", e)
+         pass
+
+   def refreshPaths(self):
+      jsonfilepath = os.path.join(self.parent.cwd,'.config/summary.json')
+      sum_json = open(jsonfilepath).read()
+      self.sum = json.loads(sum_json)
+
+      self.paths = [os.path.join(self.parent.cwd,'contents')]
+      for item in self.sum:
+         self.paths.append(os.path.join(self.parent.cwd,'contents',item['file']))
+
+   def reload(self):
+      self.fs_watcher.removePaths(self.paths)
+      self.refreshPaths()
+      self.fs_watcher.addPaths(self.paths)
+      self.compileContents()
+
+   def compileContents(self):
+      print('Compiling md')