diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py b/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py
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+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py
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+import os
+import signal
+import sys
+import traceback
+import threading
+from typing import Optional, TYPE_CHECKING, List
+
+try:
+    import PyQt5
+except Exception:
+    sys.exit("Error: Could not import PyQt5 on Linux systems, you may try 'sudo apt-get install python3-pyqt5'")
+
+try:
+    import PyQt5.QtQml
+except Exception:
+    sys.exit("Error: Could not import PyQt5.QtQml on Linux systems, you may try 'sudo apt-get install python3-pyqt5.qtquick'")
+
+from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtProperty, pyqtSignal, QObject, QUrl
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QGuiApplication
+from PyQt5.QtQml import qmlRegisterType, QQmlComponent, QQmlApplicationEngine
+from PyQt5.QtQuick import QQuickView
+import PyQt5.QtCore as QtCore
+import PyQt5.QtQml as QtQml
+
+from electrum.i18n import _, set_language
+from electrum.plugin import run_hook
+from electrum.base_wizard import GoBack
+from electrum.util import (UserCancelled, profiler,
+                           WalletFileException, BitcoinException, get_new_wallet_name)
+from electrum.wallet import Wallet, Abstract_Wallet
+from electrum.wallet_db import WalletDB
+from electrum.logging import Logger
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from electrum.daemon import Daemon
+    from electrum.simple_config import SimpleConfig
+    from electrum.plugin import Plugins
+
+from .qenetwork import QENetwork, QEDaemon, QEWalletListModel
+from .qewallet import *
+from .qeqr import QEQR
+
+class ElectrumQmlApplication(QGuiApplication):
+    def __init__(self, args, daemon):
+        super().__init__(args)
+
+        qmlRegisterType(QEWalletListModel, 'QElectrum', 1, 0, 'QEWalletListModel')
+        qmlRegisterType(QEWallet, 'QElectrum', 1, 0, 'QEWallet')
+
+        self.engine = QQmlApplicationEngine(parent=self)
+        self.context = self.engine.rootContext()
+        self.qen = QENetwork(daemon.network)
+        self.context.setContextProperty('Network', self.qen)
+        self.qed = QEDaemon(daemon)
+        self.context.setContextProperty('Daemon', self.qed)
+        self.qeqr = QEQR()
+        self.context.setContextProperty('QR', self.qeqr)
+        self.engine.load(QUrl('electrum/gui/qml/components/main.qml'))
+
+class ElectrumGui(Logger):
+
+    @profiler
+    def __init__(self, config: 'SimpleConfig', daemon: 'Daemon', plugins: 'Plugins'):
+        # TODO set_language(config.get('language', get_default_language()))
+        Logger.__init__(self)
+        self.logger.info(f"Qml GUI starting up... Qt={QtCore.QT_VERSION_STR}, PyQt={QtCore.PYQT_VERSION_STR}")
+        # Uncomment this call to verify objects are being properly
+        # GC-ed when windows are closed
+        #network.add_jobs([DebugMem([Abstract_Wallet, SPV, Synchronizer,
+        #                            ElectrumWindow], interval=5)])
+        QtCore.QCoreApplication.setAttribute(QtCore.Qt.AA_X11InitThreads)
+        if hasattr(QtCore.Qt, "AA_ShareOpenGLContexts"):
+            QtCore.QCoreApplication.setAttribute(QtCore.Qt.AA_ShareOpenGLContexts)
+#        if hasattr(QGuiApplication, 'setDesktopFileName'):
+#            QGuiApplication.setDesktopFileName('electrum.desktop')
+        self.gui_thread = threading.current_thread()
+        self.config = config
+        self.daemon = daemon
+        self.plugins = plugins
+        self.app = ElectrumQmlApplication(sys.argv, self.daemon)
+
+        # TODO when plugin support. run_hook('init_qml', self)
+
+    def close(self):
+#        for window in self.windows:
+#            window.close()
+#        if self.network_dialog:
+#            self.network_dialog.close()
+#        if self.lightning_dialog:
+#            self.lightning_dialog.close()
+#        if self.watchtower_dialog:
+#            self.watchtower_dialog.close()
+        self.app.quit()
+
+    def main(self):
+        self.app.exec_()
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self.logger.info('closing GUI')
+        self.app.quit()
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..312021d9c
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+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py
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+from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtProperty, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, QObject, QUrl
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QAbstractListModel, QModelIndex
+
+from electrum.util import register_callback
+from electrum.logging import get_logger
+from electrum.wallet import Wallet, Abstract_Wallet
+
+from .qewallet import QEWallet
+
+class QENetwork(QObject):
+    def __init__(self, network, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.network = network
+        register_callback(self.on_network_updated, ['network_updated'])
+        register_callback(self.on_blockchain_updated, ['blockchain_updated'])
+        register_callback(self.on_default_server_changed, ['default_server_changed'])
+        register_callback(self.on_proxy_set, ['proxy_set'])
+        register_callback(self.on_status, ['status'])
+
+    _logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
+    network_updated = pyqtSignal()
+    blockchain_updated = pyqtSignal()
+    default_server_changed = pyqtSignal()
+    proxy_set = pyqtSignal()
+    status_updated = pyqtSignal()
+
+    _num_updates = 0
+    _server = ""
+    _height = 0
+    _status = ""
+
+    def on_network_updated(self, event, *args):
+        self._num_updates = self._num_updates + 1
+        self.network_updated.emit()
+
+    def on_blockchain_updated(self, event, *args):
+        self._logger.info('chainupdate: ' + str(event) + str(args))
+        self._height = self.network.get_local_height()
+        self.blockchain_updated.emit()
+
+    def on_default_server_changed(self, event, *args):
+        netparams = self.network.get_parameters()
+        self._server = str(netparams.server)
+        self.default_server_changed.emit()
+
+    def on_proxy_set(self, event, *args):
+        self._logger.info('proxy set')
+        self.proxy_set.emit()
+
+    def on_status(self, event, *args):
+        self._logger.info('status updated')
+        self._status = self.network.connection_status
+        self.status_updated.emit()
+
+    @pyqtProperty(int,notify=network_updated)
+    def updates(self):
+        return self._num_updates
+
+    @pyqtProperty(int,notify=blockchain_updated)
+    def height(self):
+        return self._height
+
+    @pyqtProperty('QString',notify=default_server_changed)
+    def server(self):
+        return self._server
+
+    @pyqtProperty('QString',notify=status_updated)
+    def status(self):
+        return self._status
+
+class QEWalletListModel(QAbstractListModel):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        QAbstractListModel.__init__(self, parent)
+        self.wallets = []
+
+    def rowCount(self, index):
+        return len(self.wallets)
+
+    def data(self, index, role):
+        if role == Qt.DisplayRole:
+            return self.wallets[index.row()].basename()
+
+    def add_wallet(self, wallet: Abstract_Wallet = None):
+        if wallet == None:
+            return
+        self.beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(), len(self.wallets), len(self.wallets));
+        self.wallets.append(wallet);
+        self.endInsertRows();
+
+
+class QEDaemon(QObject):
+    def __init__(self, daemon, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.daemon = daemon
+
+    _logger = get_logger(__name__)
+    _wallet = ''
+    _loaded_wallets = QEWalletListModel()
+
+    wallet_loaded = pyqtSignal()
+
+    @pyqtSlot()
+    def load_wallet(self, path=None, password=None):
+        self._logger.info(str(self.daemon.get_wallets()))
+        if path == None:
+            path = self.daemon.config.get('recently_open')[0]
+        wallet = self.daemon.load_wallet(path, password)
+        if wallet != None:
+            self._loaded_wallets.add_wallet(wallet)
+            self._wallet = wallet.basename()
+            self._current_wallet = QEWallet(wallet)
+            self.wallet_loaded.emit()
+            self._logger.info(str(self.daemon.get_wallets()))
+        else:
+            self._logger.info('fail open wallet')
+
+    @pyqtProperty('QString',notify=wallet_loaded)
+    def walletName(self):
+        return self._wallet
+
+    @pyqtProperty(QEWalletListModel)
+    def activeWallets(self):
+        return self._loaded_wallets
+
+    @pyqtProperty(QEWallet,notify=wallet_loaded)
+    def currentWallet(self):
+        return self._current_wallet
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qeqr.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qeqr.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0df046869
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+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qeqr.py
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+from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtProperty, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, QObject, QUrl
+
+from electrum.logging import get_logger
+
+from PIL import Image
+from ctypes import *
+
+class QEQR(QObject):
+    def __init__(self, text=None, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self._text = text
+
+    _logger = get_logger(__name__)
+    scan_ready_changed = pyqtSignal()
+
+    _ready = True
+
+    @pyqtSlot('QImage')
+    def scanImage(self, image=None):
+        if not self._ready:
+            self._logger.warning("Already processing an image. Check 'ready' property before calling scanImage")
+            return
+        self._ready = False
+        self.scan_ready_changed.emit()
+
+        pilimage = self.convertToPILImage(image)
+        parseQR(pilimage)
+
+        self._ready = True
+
+    def logImageStats(self, image):
+        self._logger.info('width: ' + str(image.width()))
+        self._logger.info('height: ' + str(image.height()))
+        self._logger.info('depth: ' + str(image.depth()))
+        self._logger.info('format: ' + str(image.format()))
+
+    def convertToPILImage(self, image) -> Image:
+        self.logImageStats(image)
+
+        rawimage = image.constBits()
+        # assumption: pixels are 32 bits ARGB
+        numbytes = image.width() * image.height() * 4
+
+        self._logger.info(type(rawimage))
+        buf = bytearray(numbytes)
+        c_buf = (c_byte * numbytes).from_buffer(buf)
+        memmove(c_buf, c_void_p(rawimage.__int__()), numbytes)
+        buf2 = bytes(buf)
+
+        return Image.frombytes('RGBA', (image.width(), image.height()), buf2, 'raw')
+
+    def parseQR(self, image):
+        pass
+
+    @pyqtProperty(bool, notify=scan_ready_changed)
+    def ready(self):
+        return self._ready
+
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qewallet.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qewallet.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58db1b60d
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+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qewallet.py
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+from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtProperty, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, QObject, QUrl
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QAbstractListModel, QModelIndex
+
+from electrum.util import register_callback
+from electrum.logging import get_logger
+from electrum.wallet import Wallet, Abstract_Wallet
+
+class QETransactionsListModel(QAbstractListModel):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.tx_history = []
+
+    def rowCount(self, index):
+        return len(self.tx_history)
+
+    def data(self, index, role):
+        if role == Qt.DisplayRole:
+            return str(self.tx_history[index.row()]['bc_value'])
+
+    def set_history(self, history):
+        self.beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(), 0, len(history) - 1)
+        self.tx_history = history
+        self.endInsertRows()
+
+class QEWallet(QObject):
+    def __init__(self, wallet, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.wallet = wallet
+        self.get_history()
+
+    _logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
+    _historyModel = QETransactionsListModel()
+
+    @pyqtProperty(QETransactionsListModel)
+    def historyModel(self):
+        return self._historyModel
+
+    def get_history(self):
+        history = self.wallet.get_detailed_history(show_addresses = True)
+        txs = history['transactions']
+        self._historyModel.set_history(txs)
+