diff --git a/.boostnoterc.sample b/.boostnoterc.sample
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10ef26d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.boostnoterc.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+    "editor": {
+        "fontFamily": "Monaco, Consolas",
+        "fontSize": "14",
+        "indentSize": "2",
+        "indentType": "space",
+        "keyMap": "vim",
+        "switchPreview": "BLUR",
+        "theme": "monokai"
+    },
+    "hotkey": {
+        "toggleFinder": "Cmd + Alt + S",
+        "toggleMain": "Cmd + Alt + L"
+    },
+    "isSideNavFolded": false,
+    "listStyle": "DEFAULT",
+    "listWidth": 174,
+    "navWidth": 200,
+    "preview": {
+        "codeBlockTheme": "dracula",
+        "fontFamily": "Lato",
+        "fontSize": "14",
+        "lineNumber": true,
+    },
+    "sortBy": "UPDATED_AT",
+    "ui": {
+        "defaultNote": "ALWAYS_ASK",
+        "disableDirectWrite": false,
+        "theme": "default"
+    },
+    "zoom": 1
+}
diff --git a/browser/main/lib/ConfigManager.js b/browser/main/lib/ConfigManager.js
index 6752fc14..505e7abd 100644
--- a/browser/main/lib/ConfigManager.js
+++ b/browser/main/lib/ConfigManager.js
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import _ from 'lodash'
+import RcParser from 'browser/main/lib/RcParser'
 
 const OSX = global.process.platform === 'darwin'
 const win = global.process.platform === 'win32'
 const electron = require('electron')
 const { ipcRenderer } = electron
 const consts = require('browser/lib/consts')
+const path = require('path')
+const fs = require('fs')
 
 let isInitialized = false
 
@@ -60,11 +63,13 @@ function get () {
   let config = window.localStorage.getItem('config')
 
   try {
+    const boostnotercConfig = RcParser.parse()
+
     config = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_CONFIG, JSON.parse(config))
-    config.hotkey = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_CONFIG.hotkey, config.hotkey)
-    config.ui = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_CONFIG.ui, config.ui)
-    config.editor = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_CONFIG.editor, config.editor)
-    config.preview = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_CONFIG.preview, config.preview)
+
+    config = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_CONFIG, boostnotercConfig)
+    config = assignConfigValues(config, boostnotercConfig, config)
+
     if (!validate(config)) throw new Error('INVALID CONFIG')
   } catch (err) {
     console.warn('Boostnote resets the malformed configuration.')
@@ -126,6 +131,15 @@ function set (updates) {
   })
 }
 
+function assignConfigValues (config, rcConfig, originalConfig) {
+  config = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_CONFIG, rcConfig, originalConfig)
+  config.hotkey = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_CONFIG.hotkey, rcConfig.hotkey, originalConfig.hotkey)
+  config.ui = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_CONFIG.ui, rcConfig.ui, originalConfig.ui)
+  config.editor = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_CONFIG.editor, rcConfig.editor, originalConfig.editor)
+  config.preview = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_CONFIG.preview, rcConfig.preview, originalConfig.preview)
+  return config
+}
+
 export default {
   get,
   set,
diff --git a/browser/main/lib/RcParser.js b/browser/main/lib/RcParser.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bb7f6a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/main/lib/RcParser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import path from 'path'
+import sander from 'sander'
+
+function parse () {
+  const BOOSTNOTERC = '.boostnoterc'
+  const homePath = global.process.env.HOME || global.process.env.USERPROFILE
+  const boostnotercPath = path.join(homePath, BOOSTNOTERC)
+
+  if (!sander.existsSync(boostnotercPath)) return {}
+  return JSON.parse(sander.readFileSync(boostnotercPath).toString())
+}
+
+export default {
+  parse
+}