diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index ef4b243..5401579 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
     "preact/": "https://esm.sh/preact@10.22.0/",
     "@preact/signals": "https://esm.sh/*@preact/signals@1.2.2",
     "@preact/signals-core": "https://esm.sh/*@preact/signals-core@1.5.1",
-    "$std/": "https://deno.land/std@0.216.0/"
+    "$std/": "https://deno.land/std@0.216.0/",
+    "$root/": "./" 
   },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "jsx": "react-jsx",
diff --git a/fresh.gen.ts b/fresh.gen.ts
index 7eb9815..0d363ec 100644
--- a/fresh.gen.ts
+++ b/fresh.gen.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 // This file SHOULD be checked into source version control.
 // This file is automatically updated during development when running `dev.ts`.
 
+import * as $_apps_layout from "./routes/(apps)/_layout.tsx";
 import * as $_apps_notes_index from "./routes/(apps)/notes/index.tsx";
+import * as $_apps_notes_partials_admin_courses from "./routes/(apps)/notes/partials/(admin)/courses.tsx";
+import * as $_apps_notes_partials_admin_students from "./routes/(apps)/notes/partials/(admin)/students.tsx";
+import * as $_apps_notes_partials_index from "./routes/(apps)/notes/partials/index.tsx";
+import * as $_apps_notes_partials_notes from "./routes/(apps)/notes/partials/notes.tsx";
 import * as $_404 from "./routes/_404.tsx";
 import * as $_app from "./routes/_app.tsx";
 import * as $_middleware from "./routes/_middleware.ts";
@@ -13,11 +18,19 @@ import * as $login from "./routes/login.tsx";
 import * as $logout from "./routes/logout.tsx";
 import * as $Counter from "./islands/Counter.tsx";
 import * as $_islands_AppNavigator from "./routes/(_islands)/AppNavigator.tsx";
+import * as $_islands_Navbar from "./routes/(_islands)/Navbar.tsx";
 import type { Manifest } from "$fresh/server.ts";
 
 const manifest = {
   routes: {
+    "./routes/(apps)/_layout.tsx": $_apps_layout,
     "./routes/(apps)/notes/index.tsx": $_apps_notes_index,
+    "./routes/(apps)/notes/partials/(admin)/courses.tsx":
+      $_apps_notes_partials_admin_courses,
+    "./routes/(apps)/notes/partials/(admin)/students.tsx":
+      $_apps_notes_partials_admin_students,
+    "./routes/(apps)/notes/partials/index.tsx": $_apps_notes_partials_index,
+    "./routes/(apps)/notes/partials/notes.tsx": $_apps_notes_partials_notes,
     "./routes/_404.tsx": $_404,
     "./routes/_app.tsx": $_app,
     "./routes/_middleware.ts": $_middleware,
@@ -30,6 +43,7 @@ const manifest = {
   islands: {
     "./islands/Counter.tsx": $Counter,
     "./routes/(_islands)/AppNavigator.tsx": $_islands_AppNavigator,
+    "./routes/(_islands)/Navbar.tsx": $_islands_Navbar,
   },
   baseUrl: import.meta.url,
 } satisfies Manifest;
diff --git a/routes/(_components)/PartialLink.tsx b/routes/(_components)/PartialLink.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/routes/(_islands)/AppNavigator.tsx b/routes/(_islands)/AppNavigator.tsx
index 24d7dc5..9bdc3d2 100644
--- a/routes/(_islands)/AppNavigator.tsx
+++ b/routes/(_islands)/AppNavigator.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 export interface AppProperties {
   name: string;
   icon: string;
+  pages: Record<string, string>;
+  adminOnly: string[];
 }
 
 type AppNavigatorProps = {
diff --git a/routes/(_islands)/Navbar.tsx b/routes/(_islands)/Navbar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe48e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/(_islands)/Navbar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+type NavbarProps = {
+  pages: Record<string, string>;
+};
+
+export default function Navbar(props: NavbarProps) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <p>{JSON.stringify(props.pages)}</p>
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/routes/(apps)/_layout.tsx b/routes/(apps)/_layout.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bba7e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/(apps)/_layout.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { FreshContext } from "$fresh/server.ts";
+import { Partial } from "$fresh/runtime.ts";
+import { State } from "$root/routes/_middleware.ts";
+import Navbar from "$root/routes/(_islands)/Navbar.tsx";
+import { AppProperties } from "$root/routes/(_islands)/AppNavigator.tsx";
+
+export default async function AppLayout(
+  request: Request,
+  context: FreshContext<State>,
+) {
+  const currentApp = new URL(request.url).pathname;
+  const properties: AppProperties = (await import(
+    `./${currentApp}/(_props)/props.ts`
+  )).default; 
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Navbar pages={properties.pages} />
+      <Partial name="body">
+        <context.Component />
+      </Partial>
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/routes/(apps)/notes/(_props)/props.ts b/routes/(apps)/notes/(_props)/props.ts
index 6350ddd..66ea3c8 100644
--- a/routes/(apps)/notes/(_props)/props.ts
+++ b/routes/(apps)/notes/(_props)/props.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
-import { AppProperties } from "../../../(_islands)/AppNavigator.tsx";
+import { AppProperties } from "$root/routes/(_islands)/AppNavigator.tsx";
 
 const properties: AppProperties = {
   name: "PolyNotes",
-  icon: "school"
+  icon: "school",
+  pages: {
+    index: "Homepage",
+    notes: "Notes",
+    courses: "Courses management",
+    students: "Students management"
+  },
+  adminOnly: [ "courses", "students" ]
 };
 
 export default properties;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/(apps)/notes/index.tsx b/routes/(apps)/notes/index.tsx
index ddfcc34..0d94667 100644
--- a/routes/(apps)/notes/index.tsx
+++ b/routes/(apps)/notes/index.tsx
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ type ModulesProps = Record<string | number | symbol, never>;
 export default function Modules(_props: ModulesProps) {
   return (
     <>
-      <h2>All PolyMPR modules</h2>
-      <nav>
-        
-      </nav>
+      <a href="notes/test" f-partial={"notes/partial/test"}>click</a>
     </>
   );
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/(apps)/notes/partials/(admin)/courses.tsx b/routes/(apps)/notes/partials/(admin)/courses.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/routes/(apps)/notes/partials/(admin)/students.tsx b/routes/(apps)/notes/partials/(admin)/students.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/routes/(apps)/notes/partials/index.tsx b/routes/(apps)/notes/partials/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/routes/(apps)/notes/partials/notes.tsx b/routes/(apps)/notes/partials/notes.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/routes/_app.tsx b/routes/_app.tsx
index de447b0..e009f58 100644
--- a/routes/_app.tsx
+++ b/routes/_app.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { FreshContext } from "$fresh/server.ts";
-import { Partial } from "$fresh/runtime.ts";
-import { State } from "./_middleware.ts";
-import Header from "./(_components)/Header.tsx";
-import Footer from "./(_components)/Footer.tsx";
+import { State } from "$root/routes/_middleware.ts";
+import Header from "$root/routes/(_components)/Header.tsx";
+import Footer from "$root/routes/(_components)/Footer.tsx";
 
 // deno-lint-ignore require-await
 export default async function App(
@@ -24,9 +23,7 @@ export default async function App(
       <body f-client-nav>
         <Header link={link} />
         <section>
-          <Partial name="body">
-            <context.Component />
-          </Partial>
+          <context.Component />
         </section>
         <Footer />
       </body>
diff --git a/routes/apps.tsx b/routes/apps.tsx
index 4238868..3a4312f 100644
--- a/routes/apps.tsx
+++ b/routes/apps.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import { FreshContext, Handlers } from "$fresh/server.ts";
-import AppNavigator, { AppProperties } from "./(_islands)/AppNavigator.tsx";
+import AppNavigator, { AppProperties } from "$root/routes/(_islands)/AppNavigator.tsx";
 
 export const handler: Handlers = {
   async GET(_request, context) {
     const apps: Record<string, AppProperties> = {};
 
     for await (const appDir of Deno.readDir("routes/(apps)")) {
+      if (appDir.isFile) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
       try {
         const properties: AppProperties = (await import(
           `./(apps)/${appDir.name}/(_props)/props.ts`
diff --git a/routes/login.tsx b/routes/login.tsx
index c6141f7..8f29244 100644
--- a/routes/login.tsx
+++ b/routes/login.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Handlers } from "$fresh/server.ts";
-import { State } from "./_middleware.ts";
+import { State } from "$root/routes/_middleware.ts";
 import {
   parse,
   type RegularTagNode,
diff --git a/routes/logout.tsx b/routes/logout.tsx
index 2cd0836..e3483d6 100644
--- a/routes/logout.tsx
+++ b/routes/logout.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Handlers } from "$fresh/server.ts";
-import { State } from "./_middleware.ts";
+import { State } from "$root/routes/_middleware.ts";
 import { deleteCookie } from "$std/http/cookie.ts";
 
 const SERVICE = "https://localhost/";