diff --git a/notes b/notes
index ef558ed..abc6143 100644
--- a/notes
+++ b/notes
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ TODO {
             - IPC to open/new window in existing instance
             revert action
             
-            xdg mime package + desktop file association
-            application/x-xybrid-project
+            - xdg mime package + desktop file association
         }
         
         clear song info on loading template?
diff --git a/xybrid/xybrid.desktop b/xybrid/xybrid.desktop
index e6175ce..2bc53a3 100644
--- a/xybrid/xybrid.desktop
+++ b/xybrid/xybrid.desktop
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ Categories=Audio;Sequencer;Qt;
 Icon=xybrid
 
 Path=/opt/xybrid/bin
-Exec=/opt/xybrid/bin/xybrid
+Exec=/opt/xybrid/bin/xybrid %f
+MimeType=application/x-xybrid-project
 Terminal=false
diff --git a/xybrid/xybrid.pro b/xybrid/xybrid.pro
index 5c81633..65ead2d 100644
--- a/xybrid/xybrid.pro
+++ b/xybrid/xybrid.pro
@@ -71,3 +71,7 @@ else: unix:!android: target.path = /opt/$${TARGET}/bin
 desktop.path = /usr/share/applications
 desktop.files += xybrid.desktop
 INSTALLS += desktop
+
+mime.path = /usr/share/mime/packages
+mime.files += xybrid.xml
+INSTALLS += mime
diff --git a/xybrid/xybrid.xml b/xybrid/xybrid.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c338baa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xybrid/xybrid.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<mime-info xmlns="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info">
+  <mime-type type="application/x-xybrid-project">
+    <sub-class-of type="application/octet-stream"/>
+    <comment>Xybrid project file</comment>
+    <glob pattern="*.xyp"/>
+  </mime-type>
+</mime-info>