diff --git a/GUI/splash.html b/GUI/splash.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4eefb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GUI/splash.html
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Hytale F2P</title>
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Space+Grotesk:wght@300;400;500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+    <style>
+        * {
+            margin: 0;
+            padding: 0;
+            box-sizing: border-box;
+        }
+
+        body {
+            width: 100%;
+            height: 100vh;
+            background: transparent;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            justify-content: center;
+            font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
+            overflow: hidden;
+            position: relative;
+            border-radius: 16px;
+        }
+
+        .background {
+            position: absolute;
+            inset: 0;
+            z-index: 0;
+            border-radius: 16px;
+            overflow: hidden;
+        }
+
+        .background img {
+            width: 100%;
+            height: 100%;
+            object-fit: cover;
+        }
+
+        .background::after {
+            content: '';
+            position: absolute;
+            inset: 0;
+            background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
+        }
+
+        .splash-container {
+            position: relative;
+            z-index: 10;
+            text-align: center;
+            animation: fadeIn 0.5s ease-out;
+        }
+
+        @keyframes fadeIn {
+            from {
+                opacity: 0;
+                transform: translateY(20px);
+            }
+            to {
+                opacity: 1;
+                transform: translateY(0);
+            }
+        }
+
+        .logo {
+            width: 120px;
+            height: 120px;
+            margin: 0 auto 2rem;
+            animation: pulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+        }
+
+        @keyframes pulse {
+            0%, 100% {
+                transform: scale(1);
+            }
+            50% {
+                transform: scale(1.05);
+            }
+        }
+
+        .logo img {
+            width: 100%;
+            height: 100%;
+            object-fit: contain;
+            filter: drop-shadow(0 0 30px rgba(147, 51, 234, 0.5));
+        }
+
+        .title {
+            font-size: 3rem;
+            font-weight: 700;
+            color: white;
+            margin-bottom: 1rem;
+            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+        }
+
+        .title-accent {
+            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9333ea, #a855f7, #c084fc);
+            -webkit-background-clip: text;
+            -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
+            background-clip: text;
+        }
+
+        .subtitle {
+            font-size: 0.875rem;
+            color: #9ca3af;
+            margin-bottom: 2rem;
+            text-transform: uppercase;
+            letter-spacing: 0.2em;
+        }
+
+        .loader {
+            width: 200px;
+            height: 4px;
+            background: rgba(147, 51, 234, 0.2);
+            border-radius: 2px;
+            margin: 0 auto;
+            overflow: hidden;
+            position: relative;
+        }
+
+        .loader::after {
+            content: '';
+            position: absolute;
+            top: 0;
+            left: -100%;
+            width: 100%;
+            height: 100%;
+            background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9333ea, #a855f7, #c084fc);
+            animation: loading 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;
+            box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(147, 51, 234, 0.6);
+        }
+
+        @keyframes loading {
+            0% {
+                left: -100%;
+            }
+            100% {
+                left: 100%;
+            }
+        }
+
+        .loading-text {
+            margin-top: 1rem;
+            font-size: 0.75rem;
+            color: #6b7280;
+            animation: blink 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;
+        }
+
+        @keyframes blink {
+            0%, 100% {
+                opacity: 0.5;
+            }
+            50% {
+                opacity: 1;
+            }
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <div class="background">
+        <img src="https://i.imgur.com/Visrk66.png" alt="Background">
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="splash-container">
+        <div class="logo">
+            <img src="./icon.png" alt="Hytale Logo">
+        </div>
+        <h1 class="title">
+            HY<span class="title-accent">TALE</span>
+        </h1>
+        <p class="subtitle">FREE TO PLAY LAUNCHER</p>
+        <div class="loader"></div>
+        <p class="loading-text">Loading...</p>
+    </div>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 0f40008..6aad696 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const profileManager = require('./backend/managers/profileManager');
 
 logger.interceptConsole();
 
-// Single instance lock - prevent multiple launcher instances
+// Single instance lock
 const gotTheLock = app.requestSingleInstanceLock();
 
 if (!gotTheLock) {
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ if (!gotTheLock) {
   app.quit();
 } else {
   app.on('second-instance', (event, commandLine, workingDirectory) => {
-    // Someone tried to run a second instance, focus our window instead
     if (mainWindow) {
       if (mainWindow.isMinimized()) mainWindow.restore();
       mainWindow.focus();
@@ -96,11 +95,36 @@ function toggleDiscordRPC(enabled) {
       console.log('Discord RPC disconnected successfully');
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Error disconnecting Discord RPC:', error.message);
-      discordRPC = null; // Force null même en cas d'erreur
+      discordRPC = null; 
     }
   }
 }
 
+function createSplashScreen() {
+  const splashWindow = new BrowserWindow({
+    width: 500,
+    height: 350,
+    frame: false,
+    transparent: true,
+    alwaysOnTop: true,
+    resizable: false,
+    skipTaskbar: true,
+    webPreferences: {
+      nodeIntegration: false,
+      contextIsolation: true
+    }
+  });
+
+  splashWindow.loadFile('GUI/splash.html');
+  splashWindow.center();
+
+  // close splash after 2.5s , need to implement a files check or whatever. just mock for now 
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    splashWindow.close();
+    createWindow();
+  }, 2500);
+}
+
 function createWindow() {
   mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
     width: 1280,
@@ -111,6 +135,7 @@ function createWindow() {
     resizable: true,
     alwaysOnTop: false,
     backgroundColor: '#090909',
+    show: false,
     webPreferences: {
       preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js'),
       nodeIntegration: false,
@@ -122,6 +147,10 @@ function createWindow() {
 
   mainWindow.loadFile('GUI/index.html');
 
+  mainWindow.once('ready-to-show', () => {
+    mainWindow.show();
+  });
+
   // Cleanup Discord RPC when window is closed
   mainWindow.on('closed', () => {
     console.log('Main window closed, cleaning up Discord RPC...');
@@ -195,7 +224,7 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
   // Initialize Profile Manager (runs migration if needed)
   profileManager.init();
 
-  createWindow();
+  createSplashScreen();
 
   setTimeout(async () => {
     let timeoutReached = false;
