diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bd2a898..0ac0951 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 ControlPad/bin/
 ControlPad/obj/
 ControlPad/publish/
+ControlPad.Avalonia/bin/
+ControlPad.Avalonia/obj/
 ControlPad.Tests/bin/
 ControlPad.Tests/obj/
 
diff --git a/ControlPad.Avalonia/App.axaml b/ControlPad.Avalonia/App.axaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..708cb56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ControlPad.Avalonia/App.axaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<Application xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+             x:Class="ControlPad.Avalonia.App"
+             RequestedThemeVariant="Default">
+    <Application.Styles>
+        <FluentTheme />
+    </Application.Styles>
+</Application>
diff --git a/ControlPad.Avalonia/App.axaml.cs b/ControlPad.Avalonia/App.axaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad7c4f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ControlPad.Avalonia/App.axaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using Avalonia;
+using Avalonia.Controls.ApplicationLifetimes;
+using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
+
+namespace ControlPad.Avalonia;
+
+public partial class App : Application
+{
+    public override void Initialize()
+    {
+        AvaloniaXamlLoader.Load(this);
+    }
+
+    public override void OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted()
+    {
+        if (ApplicationLifetime is IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime desktop)
+        {
+            desktop.MainWindow = new MainWindow();
+        }
+
+        base.OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ControlPad.Avalonia/ControlPad.Avalonia.csproj b/ControlPad.Avalonia/ControlPad.Avalonia.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df2da98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ControlPad.Avalonia/ControlPad.Avalonia.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
+    <AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault>true</AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Avalonia" Version="11.3.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Desktop" Version="11.3.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Themes.Fluent" Version="11.3.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Fonts.Inter" Version="11.3.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Diagnostics" Version="11.3.12">
+      <IncludeAssets Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">None</IncludeAssets>
+      <PrivateAssets Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">All</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/ControlPad.Avalonia/MainWindow.axaml b/ControlPad.Avalonia/MainWindow.axaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c67d120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ControlPad.Avalonia/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<Window xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+        xmlns:views="using:ControlPad.Avalonia.Views"
+        mc:Ignorable="d"
+        d:DesignWidth="650"
+        d:DesignHeight="600"
+        x:Class="ControlPad.Avalonia.MainWindow"
+        Title="Slidr"
+        Width="650"
+        Height="600"
+        CanResize="False">
+    <Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,Auto,*" ColumnDefinitions="170,*">
+        <Border Grid.Row="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Background="#2B2B2B" Padding="12,8">
+            <TextBlock Text="Slidr"
+                       FontSize="14"
+                       FontWeight="SemiBold"
+                       VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+        </Border>
+
+        <Border x:Name="BoardDisconnectedBar"
+                Grid.Row="1"
+                Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
+                Background="#4A2F2F"
+                BorderBrush="#7A3F3F"
+                BorderThickness="1"
+                Padding="10,8"
+                IsVisible="False">
+            <TextBlock Text="Board not connected. Please connect your board to use this app." />
+        </Border>
+
+        <Border Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" Background="#222222" Padding="10">
+            <StackPanel Spacing="8">
+                <Button x:Name="HomeButton" Content="Home" Click="HomeButton_Click"/>
+                <Button x:Name="SliderButton" Content="Slider" Click="SliderButton_Click"/>
+                <Button x:Name="ButtonButton" Content="Button" Click="ButtonButton_Click"/>
+                <StackPanel Height="12" />
+                <Button x:Name="SettingsButton" Content="Settings" Click="SettingsButton_Click"/>
+                <Button x:Name="ExitButton" Content="Exit" Click="ExitButton_Click" />
+            </StackPanel>
+        </Border>
+
+        <Border Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Margin="10" BorderBrush="#3C3C3C" BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="6">
+            <ContentControl x:Name="MainContentHost">
+                <views:HomeView />
+            </ContentControl>
+        </Border>
+    </Grid>
+</Window>
diff --git a/ControlPad.Avalonia/MainWindow.axaml.cs b/ControlPad.Avalonia/MainWindow.axaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8eb0705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ControlPad.Avalonia/MainWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Avalonia.Interactivity;
+using ControlPad.Avalonia.Views;
+
+namespace ControlPad.Avalonia;
+
+public partial class MainWindow : Window
+{
+    private readonly HomeView _homeView = new();
+    private readonly SliderCategoriesView _sliderCategoriesView = new();
+    private readonly ButtonCategoriesView _buttonCategoriesView = new();
+    private readonly SettingsView _settingsView = new();
+
+    public MainWindow()
+    {
+        InitializeComponent();
+        MainContentHost.Content = _homeView;
+    }
+
+    private void HomeButton_Click(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        MainContentHost.Content = _homeView;
+    }
+
+    private void SliderButton_Click(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        MainContentHost.Content = _sliderCategoriesView;
+    }
+
+    private void ButtonButton_Click(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        MainContentHost.Content = _buttonCategoriesView;
+    }
+
+    private void SettingsButton_Click(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        MainContentHost.Content = _settingsView;
+    }
+
+    private void ExitButton_Click(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        Close();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ControlPad.Avalonia/Program.cs b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dec41f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using Avalonia;
+using System;
+
+namespace ControlPad.Avalonia;
+
+class Program
+{
+    [STAThread]
+    public static void Main(string[] args) => BuildAvaloniaApp()
+        .StartWithClassicDesktopLifetime(args);
+
+    public static AppBuilder BuildAvaloniaApp()
+        => AppBuilder.Configure<App>()
+            .UsePlatformDetect()
+            .WithInterFont()
+            .LogToTrace();
+}
diff --git a/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/ButtonCategoriesView.axaml b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/ButtonCategoriesView.axaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f86a0a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/ButtonCategoriesView.axaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<UserControl xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+             x:Class="ControlPad.Avalonia.Views.ButtonCategoriesView">
+    <Grid>
+        <TextBlock Text="Button Categories"
+                   FontSize="20"
+                   HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                   VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+    </Grid>
+</UserControl>
diff --git a/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/ButtonCategoriesView.axaml.cs b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/ButtonCategoriesView.axaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..318a3ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/ButtonCategoriesView.axaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+
+namespace ControlPad.Avalonia.Views;
+
+public partial class ButtonCategoriesView : UserControl
+{
+    public ButtonCategoriesView()
+    {
+        InitializeComponent();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/HomeView.axaml b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/HomeView.axaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54c0bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/HomeView.axaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<UserControl xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+             x:Class="ControlPad.Avalonia.Views.HomeView">
+    <Grid>
+        <TextBlock Text="Home"
+                   FontSize="20"
+                   HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                   VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+    </Grid>
+</UserControl>
diff --git a/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/HomeView.axaml.cs b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/HomeView.axaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..431f964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/HomeView.axaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+
+namespace ControlPad.Avalonia.Views;
+
+public partial class HomeView : UserControl
+{
+    public HomeView()
+    {
+        InitializeComponent();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/SettingsView.axaml b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/SettingsView.axaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4681ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/SettingsView.axaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<UserControl xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+             x:Class="ControlPad.Avalonia.Views.SettingsView">
+    <Grid>
+        <TextBlock Text="Settings"
+                   FontSize="20"
+                   HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                   VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+    </Grid>
+</UserControl>
diff --git a/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/SettingsView.axaml.cs b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/SettingsView.axaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fd5899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/SettingsView.axaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+
+namespace ControlPad.Avalonia.Views;
+
+public partial class SettingsView : UserControl
+{
+    public SettingsView()
+    {
+        InitializeComponent();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/SliderCategoriesView.axaml b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/SliderCategoriesView.axaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74064ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/SliderCategoriesView.axaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<UserControl xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+             x:Class="ControlPad.Avalonia.Views.SliderCategoriesView">
+    <Grid>
+        <TextBlock Text="Slider Categories"
+                   FontSize="20"
+                   HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                   VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+    </Grid>
+</UserControl>
diff --git a/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/SliderCategoriesView.axaml.cs b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/SliderCategoriesView.axaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5064cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ControlPad.Avalonia/Views/SliderCategoriesView.axaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+
+namespace ControlPad.Avalonia.Views;
+
+public partial class SliderCategoriesView : UserControl
+{
+    public SliderCategoriesView()
+    {
+        InitializeComponent();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ControlPad.Avalonia/app.manifest b/ControlPad.Avalonia/app.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0de4c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ControlPad.Avalonia/app.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+  <assemblyIdentity version="1.0.0.0" name="ControlPad.Avalonia.Desktop"/>
+
+  <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
+    <application>
+      <supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}" />
+    </application>
+  </compatibility>
+</assembly>
diff --git a/ControlPad.sln b/ControlPad.sln
index 85baabe..d1dc8ae 100644
--- a/ControlPad.sln
+++ b/ControlPad.sln
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ VisualStudioVersion = 17.14.36212.18
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ControlPad", "ControlPad\ControlPad.csproj", "{D35BB3DA-59CF-B3B9-1C64-51118D02B4EA}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ControlPad.Avalonia", "ControlPad.Avalonia\ControlPad.Avalonia.csproj", "{0A31B3E6-246A-4CCA-8E9C-E7B3B38D4874}"
+EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ControlPad.Tests", "ControlPad.Tests\ControlPad.Tests.csproj", "{9BC9BA13-FBC5-47F4-9CAD-8864C84C4AC7}"
 EndProject
 Global
@@ -29,6 +31,18 @@ Global
 		{D35BB3DA-59CF-B3B9-1C64-51118D02B4EA}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 		{D35BB3DA-59CF-B3B9-1C64-51118D02B4EA}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{D35BB3DA-59CF-B3B9-1C64-51118D02B4EA}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{0A31B3E6-246A-4CCA-8E9C-E7B3B38D4874}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0A31B3E6-246A-4CCA-8E9C-E7B3B38D4874}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0A31B3E6-246A-4CCA-8E9C-E7B3B38D4874}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0A31B3E6-246A-4CCA-8E9C-E7B3B38D4874}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0A31B3E6-246A-4CCA-8E9C-E7B3B38D4874}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0A31B3E6-246A-4CCA-8E9C-E7B3B38D4874}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0A31B3E6-246A-4CCA-8E9C-E7B3B38D4874}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{0A31B3E6-246A-4CCA-8E9C-E7B3B38D4874}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{0A31B3E6-246A-4CCA-8E9C-E7B3B38D4874}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{0A31B3E6-246A-4CCA-8E9C-E7B3B38D4874}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{0A31B3E6-246A-4CCA-8E9C-E7B3B38D4874}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{0A31B3E6-246A-4CCA-8E9C-E7B3B38D4874}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 		{9BC9BA13-FBC5-47F4-9CAD-8864C84C4AC7}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
 		{9BC9BA13-FBC5-47F4-9CAD-8864C84C4AC7}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{9BC9BA13-FBC5-47F4-9CAD-8864C84C4AC7}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 00ccb12..8bf2dba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,31 @@ dotnet build ControlPad/ControlPad.csproj -c Release
 dotnet run --project ControlPad/ControlPad.csproj
 ```
 
+### Avalonia Port (In Progress)
+
+A parallel Avalonia port scaffold now exists at:
+
+`ControlPad.Avalonia/ControlPad.Avalonia.csproj`
+
+Build:
+
+```bash
+dotnet build ControlPad.Avalonia/ControlPad.Avalonia.csproj
+```
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+dotnet run --project ControlPad.Avalonia/ControlPad.Avalonia.csproj
+```
+
+The existing WPF app in `ControlPad/` remains the primary implementation.
+
+### Tests
+
+```bash
+dotnet test ControlPad.Tests/ControlPad.Tests.csproj
+```
 ### Publishing
 
 ```bash