diff --git a/src/FileTreeGenerator.ts b/src/FileTreeGenerator.ts
index da54f0c..738b8c1 100644
--- a/src/FileTreeGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/FileTreeGenerator.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { GenerateTree } from "#/commands/GenerateTree";
+import { GenerateTree } from "#/commands";
 import { SettingsTab } from "#/settings";
 import type { App, Command, PluginManifest } from "obsidian";
 import { Plugin } from "obsidian";
diff --git a/src/commands/GenerateTree.ts b/src/commands/GenerateTree.ts
index 0da8542..764b1c0 100644
--- a/src/commands/GenerateTree.ts
+++ b/src/commands/GenerateTree.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import type { Command, Editor } from "obsidian";
-import { dialog } from "@electron/remote";
-import { getFiles } from "#/utils/path";
-import { explorerEntityToCallout, filesToExplorerEntity } from "#/utils/parser";
-import { beginningString } from "#/utils/regex";
-import { sep as separator } from "path";
+import { GenerateTree as GenerateTreeModal } from "#/modals/GenerateTree";
+import FileTreeGenerator from "#/FileTreeGenerator";
 
 export class GenerateTree implements Command {
 
@@ -11,25 +8,8 @@ export class GenerateTree implements Command {
 
   public readonly name = "generate a file tree";
 
-  public editorCallback = async(editor: Editor): Promise<void> => {
-    const dialogResponse = await dialog.showOpenDialog({
-      properties: ["openDirectory"]
-    });
-
-    if (dialogResponse.canceled) return;
-
-    const selectedPath = dialogResponse.filePaths[0];
-    const removePath = selectedPath.substring(0, selectedPath.lastIndexOf(separator) + separator.length);
-    const regex = beginningString(removePath);
-    const files = (await getFiles(selectedPath)).map(file => file.replace(regex, ""));
-    const structure = filesToExplorerEntity(files);
-    const callouts = explorerEntityToCallout(structure);
-    const cursorLine = editor.getCursor("head").line;
-
-    editor.setLine(
-      cursorLine,
-      `${editor.getLine(cursorLine)}\n${callouts}`
-    );
+  public editorCallback = (editor: Editor): void => {
+    new GenerateTreeModal(FileTreeGenerator.getInstance().app, editor).open();
   };
 
 }
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diff --git a/src/commands/index.ts b/src/commands/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ed2aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from "./GenerateTree";
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diff --git a/src/modals/GenerateTree.ts b/src/modals/GenerateTree.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4c85e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modals/GenerateTree.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import { explorerEntityToCallout, filesToExplorerEntity } from "#/utils/parser";
+import { getFiles } from "#/utils/path";
+import { beginningString } from "#/utils/regex";
+import { dialog } from "@electron/remote";
+import type { App, Editor, TextAreaComponent } from "obsidian";
+import { Modal, Notice, Platform, Setting } from "obsidian";
+import { sep as separator } from "path";
+
+export class GenerateTree extends Modal {
+
+  private editor: Editor;
+
+  private useIgnore = true;
+
+  private filesInput = "";
+
+  constructor(app: App, editor: Editor) {
+    super(app);
+    this.editor = editor;
+  }
+
+  public onOpen = (): void => {
+    const { contentEl } = this;
+
+    contentEl.createEl("h1", { text: "Generate file tree" });
+
+    new Setting(contentEl)
+      .setName("Use ignore config")
+      .setDesc("filter entries with the ingore configuration in settings")
+      .addExtraButton(
+        (button) => button
+          .setTooltip("Open plugin settings")
+          .onClick(() => {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+            // @ts-ignore
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call
+            this.app.setting.open();
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+            // @ts-ignore
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call
+            this.app.setting.openTabById("file-tree-generator");
+          })
+      )
+      .addToggle(
+        (toggle) => toggle
+          .setValue(this.useIgnore)
+          .onChange((value) => {
+            this.useIgnore = value;
+          })
+      );
+
+    let textArea: TextAreaComponent;
+    const filesField = new Setting(contentEl)
+      .addText(
+        (text) => text
+          .setPlaceholder(`Default: ${separator}`)
+      )
+      .addTextArea(
+        (text) => {
+          textArea = text;
+          return text
+            .setPlaceholder("my-folder/toto/titi/hey.md\nmy-folder/tutu/my-video.mp4")
+            .onChange((value) => {
+              this.filesInput = value;
+              console.log("CHANGED!");
+            });
+        }
+      );
+
+    if (Platform.isDesktop) {
+      filesField.addExtraButton(
+        (button) => button
+          .setIcon("upload")
+          .setTooltip("Import files from folder")
+          .onClick(async() => {
+            const dialogResponse = await dialog.showOpenDialog({
+              properties: ["openDirectory"]
+            });
+
+            if (dialogResponse.canceled) return;
+
+            const selectedPath = dialogResponse.filePaths[0];
+            const removePath = selectedPath.substring(0, selectedPath.lastIndexOf(separator) + separator.length);
+            const regex = beginningString(removePath);
+            const files = (await getFiles(selectedPath)).map(file => file.replace(regex, ""));
+
+            this.filesInput = files.join("\n");
+            textArea.setValue(this.filesInput);
+          })
+      );
+    }
+
+    new Setting(contentEl)
+      .addButton((btn) => btn
+        .setButtonText("Generate")
+        .setCta()
+        .onClick(() => {
+          if (this.filesInput.trim() === "") {
+            new Notice("❌ no path has been entered");
+            return;
+          }
+
+          const structure = filesToExplorerEntity(this.filesInput.split("\n"));
+          const callouts = explorerEntityToCallout(structure);
+          const cursorLine = this.editor.getCursor("head").line;
+
+          this.editor.setLine(
+            cursorLine,
+            `${this.editor.getLine(cursorLine)}\n${callouts}`
+          );
+          this.close();
+        }));
+  };
+
+  public onClose = (): void => {
+    const { contentEl } = this;
+    contentEl.empty();
+  };
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/modals/index.ts b/src/modals/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ed2aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modals/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from "./GenerateTree";
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