diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7964242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.0)
+
+project(Hyperion_Grabber_X11_QT VERSION 0.1 LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Debug)
+
+find_package(Qt5Core REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5Network REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5Widgets REQUIRED)
+find_package(X11 REQUIRED)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES "${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES} -lXrender -lXdamage")
+include_directories(${X11_INCLUDE_DIR})
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} "main.cpp" "hgx11.h" "hgx11.cpp" "hgx11net.h" "hgx11net.cpp" "hgx11damage.h" "hgx11damage.cpp" "hgx11grab.h" "hgx11grab.cpp")
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} Qt5::Core Qt5::Network Qt5::Widgets ${X11_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/hgx11.cpp b/hgx11.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efc360d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hgx11.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#include "hgx11.h"
+
+// public
+
+hgx11::hgx11(QString addr, QString port, QString scale, QString frameskip, QString inactiveTime)
+{
+    _addr_m = (addr.isEmpty() || addr.isNull()) ? "localhost" : addr;
+    _port_m = (port.toInt() > 65535 || port.toInt() < 1) ? "19444" : port;
+    _scale_m = (scale.toInt() < 1 || scale.toInt() > 1000) ? "4" : scale;
+    _frameskip_m = (frameskip.toInt() > 0 && frameskip.toInt() < 256) ? frameskip : "0";
+    _inactiveTime_m = (inactiveTime.toInt() > 0 ? QString::number(inactiveTime.toInt() * 1000) : "0");
+
+    _grabber_p = new hgx11grab(_scale_m.toInt(), _frameskip_m.toUShort());
+    _hclient_p = new hgx11net(_addr_m.toStdString().c_str(), _port_m.toUShort());
+    _damage_p = new hgx11damage();
+
+    _hclient_p->imgWidth = QString::number(_grabber_p->getDest_width());
+    _hclient_p->imgHeight = QString::number(_grabber_p->getDest_height());
+
+    _damage_p->start();
+
+    connect(_damage_p, SIGNAL(damageDetected()), _grabber_p, SLOT(grabFrame()));
+    connect(_grabber_p, SIGNAL(scaleChanged()), this, SLOT(_setImgSize()));
+    connect(_grabber_p, SIGNAL(imageCreated()), this, SLOT(_sendImage()));
+
+    if (_inactiveTime_m.toInt()) {
+        _timer_p = new QTimer(this);
+        connect(_timer_p, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(_inActivity()));
+        _timer_p->start(_inactiveTime_m.toInt());
+        connect(_damage_p, SIGNAL(damageDetected()), this, SLOT(_activity()));
+    }
+}
+
+hgx11::~hgx11()
+{
+    delete _hclient_p;
+    _hclient_p = nullptr;
+    _damage_p->terminate();
+    while (!_damage_p->isFinished()) {}
+    delete _damage_p;
+    _damage_p = nullptr;
+    delete _grabber_p;
+    _grabber_p = nullptr;
+}
+
+// private slots
+
+void hgx11::_sendImage()
+{
+    _hclient_p->sendImage(&_grabber_p->imgdata_m);
+}
+
+void hgx11::_inActivity()
+{
+    _hclient_p->clearLeds();
+}
+
+void hgx11::_activity()
+{
+    _timer_p->stop();
+    _timer_p->start(_inactiveTime_m.toInt());
+}
+
+void hgx11::_setImgSize()
+{
+    _hclient_p->imgWidth = QString::number(_grabber_p->getDest_width());
+    _hclient_p->imgHeight = QString::number(_grabber_p->getDest_height());
+}
diff --git a/hgx11.h b/hgx11.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86a777c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hgx11.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#ifndef HGX11_H
+#define HGX11_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QTimer>
+#include "hgx11grab.h"
+#include "hgx11net.h"
+#include "hgx11damage.h"
+
+
+class hgx11 : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    hgx11(QString, QString, QString, QString, QString);
+    ~hgx11();
+
+private:
+    hgx11damage *_damage_p;
+    hgx11grab *_grabber_p;
+    hgx11net *_hclient_p;
+    QTimer *_timer_p;
+
+    QString _addr_m;
+    QString _port_m;
+    QString _scale_m;
+    QString _frameskip_m;
+    QString _inactiveTime_m;
+    QString _destWidth_m;
+    QString _destHeight_m;
+
+private slots:
+    void _sendImage();
+    void _inActivity();
+    void _activity();
+    void _setImgSize();
+
+};
+
+#endif // HGX11_H
diff --git a/hgx11damage.cpp b/hgx11damage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27f4771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hgx11damage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include "hgx11damage.h"
+
+// public
+
+hgx11damage::hgx11damage()
+{
+    _display_p = XOpenDisplay(nullptr);
+    if(!_display_p){
+        qCritical() << "failed to open x display";
+        return;
+    }
+    Window window = DefaultRootWindow(_display_p);
+    _damage_m = XDamageCreate(_display_p, window, XDamageReportNonEmpty);
+
+}
+
+hgx11damage::~hgx11damage()
+{
+    _loop_m = false;
+}
+
+// protected
+
+void hgx11damage::_monitor()
+{
+    if(!_display_p){
+        return;
+    }
+    while (_loop_m) {
+        XNextEvent(_display_p, &_event_m);
+        emit damageDetected();
+        XDamageSubtract(_display_p ,_damage_m, None, None);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hgx11damage.h b/hgx11damage.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5ba021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hgx11damage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#ifndef HGX11DAMAGE_H
+#define HGX11DAMAGE_H
+
+#include <QThread>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <X11/extensions/Xdamage.h>
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+
+class hgx11damage : public QThread
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    hgx11damage();
+    ~hgx11damage();
+
+private:
+    Display *_display_p;
+    XEvent _event_m;
+    Damage _damage_m;
+    bool _loop_m = true;
+
+    void _monitor();
+
+protected:
+    void run() {
+        _monitor();
+    }
+
+signals:
+    void damageDetected();
+
+};
+
+#endif // HGX11DAMAGE_H
diff --git a/hgx11grab.cpp b/hgx11grab.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14cb523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hgx11grab.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+#include "hgx11grab.h"
+
+// public
+
+hgx11grab::hgx11grab(int scaleDivisor, ushort frameSkip)
+{
+    _frameSkip_m = frameSkip;
+    _x11Display_p = XOpenDisplay(":0");
+    if (_x11Display_p == nullptr) {
+        qCritical() << "Failed to open X11 display.";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _window_m = DefaultRootWindow(_x11Display_p);
+
+    bool _XShmAvailable = XShmQueryExtension(_x11Display_p);
+    if (!_XShmAvailable) {
+        qCritical() << "Xshm is: not available.";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    int dummy, pixmaps_supported;
+
+    bool _XRenderAvailable = XRenderQueryExtension(_x11Display_p, &dummy, &dummy);
+    if (!_XRenderAvailable) {
+        qCritical() << "XRender is not available.";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    XShmQueryVersion(_x11Display_p, &dummy, &dummy, &pixmaps_supported);
+    bool _XShmPixmapAvailable = pixmaps_supported && XShmPixmapFormat(_x11Display_p) == ZPixmap;
+    if (!_XShmPixmapAvailable) {
+        qCritical() << "XshmPixMap is: not available.";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!_getWinAttr()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _destWidth_m = int(_srcWidth_m / scaleDivisor);
+    _destHeight_m = int(_srcHeight_m / scaleDivisor);
+
+    _imgSize_m = _destHeight_m * _destWidth_m * 4;
+
+    memset(&_pictAttr_m, 0, sizeof(_pictAttr_m));
+    _pictAttr_m.repeat = RepeatNone;
+
+    _mTransform_m.matrix[0][0] = XDoubleToFixed(1.0);
+    _mTransform_m.matrix[0][1] = 0;
+    _mTransform_m.matrix[0][2] = 0;
+    _mTransform_m.matrix[1][0] = 0;
+    _mTransform_m.matrix[1][1] = XDoubleToFixed(1.0);
+    _mTransform_m.matrix[1][2] = 0;
+    _mTransform_m.matrix[2][0] = 0;
+    _mTransform_m.matrix[2][1] = 0;
+    _setScale();
+
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(scaleChanged()), this, SLOT(_changeScale()));
+}
+
+hgx11grab::~hgx11grab()
+{
+    if (_x11Display_p != nullptr) {
+        _freeResources();
+        XCloseDisplay(_x11Display_p);
+    }
+}
+
+int hgx11grab::getDest_height() const
+{
+    return _destHeight_m;
+}
+
+int hgx11grab::getDest_width() const
+{
+    return _destWidth_m;
+}
+
+// private
+
+void hgx11grab::_grabFrame()
+{
+    if (!_getWinAttr()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _xImage_p = XShmCreateImage(
+        _x11Display_p, _windowAttr_m.visual,
+        uint(_windowAttr_m.depth), ZPixmap, nullptr, &_shminfo_m,
+        uint(_destWidth_m), uint(_destHeight_m)
+    );
+
+    _shminfo_m.shmid = shmget(IPC_PRIVATE, ulong(_xImage_p->bytes_per_line * _xImage_p->height), IPC_CREAT|0777);
+    _xImage_p->data = reinterpret_cast<char *>(shmat(_shminfo_m.shmid, nullptr, 0));
+    _shminfo_m.shmaddr = _xImage_p->data;
+    _shminfo_m.readOnly = false;
+
+    XShmAttach(_x11Display_p, &_shminfo_m);
+    _pixmap_m = XShmCreatePixmap(_x11Display_p, _window_m, _xImage_p->data, &_shminfo_m, uint(_destWidth_m), uint(_destHeight_m), uint(_windowAttr_m.depth));
+
+    _dstFormat_p = XRenderFindVisualFormat(_x11Display_p, _windowAttr_m.visual);
+    _srcFormat_p = XRenderFindVisualFormat(_x11Display_p, _windowAttr_m.visual);
+
+    _srcPicture_m = XRenderCreatePicture(_x11Display_p, _window_m, _srcFormat_p, CPRepeat, &_pictAttr_m);
+    _dstPicture_m = XRenderCreatePicture(_x11Display_p, _pixmap_m, _dstFormat_p, CPRepeat, &_pictAttr_m);
+
+    XRenderSetPictureFilter(_x11Display_p, _srcPicture_m, "bilinear", nullptr, 0);
+    XRenderSetPictureTransform (_x11Display_p, _srcPicture_m, &_mTransform_m);
+
+    XRenderComposite(
+        _x11Display_p, // *dpy,
+        PictOpSrc,   // op,
+        _srcPicture_m, // src
+        None,        // mask
+        _dstPicture_m, // dst
+        0,           // src_x
+        0,           // src_y
+        0,           // mask_x
+        0,           // mask_y
+        0,           // dst_x
+        0,           // dst_y
+        uint(_destWidth_m),          // width
+        uint(_destHeight_m)          // height
+    );
+
+    XSync(_x11Display_p, false);
+
+    XShmGetImage(_x11Display_p, _pixmap_m, _xImage_p, 0, 0, 0x00FFFFFF);
+
+    if (_xImage_p == nullptr) {
+        qWarning() << "Failed to get image from X11 server.";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    imgdata_m.clear();
+
+    if (_xImage_p->byte_order == 0) { // BGR
+        for (int i = 0; i < _imgSize_m; i += 4) {
+            imgdata_m.append(_xImage_p->data[i+2]);
+            imgdata_m.append(_xImage_p->data[i+1]);
+            imgdata_m.append(_xImage_p->data[i]);
+        }
+    } else { // RGB
+        for (int i = 0; i < _imgSize_m; i += 4) {
+            imgdata_m.append(_xImage_p->data[i]);
+            imgdata_m.append(_xImage_p->data[i+1]);
+            imgdata_m.append(_xImage_p->data[i+2]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    imageCreated();
+}
+
+bool hgx11grab::_getWinAttr()
+{
+    if (XGetWindowAttributes(_x11Display_p, _window_m, &_windowAttr_m) == 0) {
+        qWarning() << "Failed to obtain X11 window attributes.";
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (_srcWidth_m != _windowAttr_m.width || _srcHeight_m != _windowAttr_m.height) {
+        if (0 != _srcWidth_m) {
+            _freeResources();
+        }
+        _srcWidth_m = _windowAttr_m.width;
+        _srcHeight_m = _windowAttr_m.height;
+        emit scaleChanged();
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void hgx11grab::_freeResources()
+{
+    XDestroyImage(_xImage_p);
+    XShmDetach(_x11Display_p, &_shminfo_m);
+    shmdt(_shminfo_m.shmaddr);
+    shmctl(_shminfo_m.shmid, IPC_RMID, nullptr);
+    XRenderFreePicture(_x11Display_p, _srcPicture_m);
+    XRenderFreePicture(_x11Display_p, _dstPicture_m);
+    XFreePixmap(_x11Display_p, _pixmap_m);
+}
+
+void hgx11grab::_setScale()
+{
+    _scale_m = (1.0 / (double(_srcWidth_m) / double(_destWidth_m)));
+    _mTransform_m.matrix[2][2] = XDoubleToFixed(_scale_m);
+}
+
+// public slots
+
+void hgx11grab::grabFrame()
+{
+    if (_frameCount_m++ < _frameSkip_m) {
+        return;
+    }
+    _frameCount_m = 0;
+    _grabFrame();
+}
+
+// private slots
+
+void hgx11grab::_changeScale()
+{
+    _imgSize_m = _destHeight_m * _destWidth_m * 4;
+    _setScale();
+}
diff --git a/hgx11grab.h b/hgx11grab.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7891c0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hgx11grab.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#ifndef HGX11GRAB_H
+#define HGX11GRAB_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/extensions/Xrender.h>
+#include <X11/extensions/XShm.h>
+#include <sys/shm.h>
+
+class hgx11grab : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    QByteArray imgdata_m;
+
+    hgx11grab(int, ushort);
+    ~hgx11grab();
+
+    int getDest_width() const;
+    int getDest_height() const;
+
+private:
+    Display *_x11Display_p;
+    Window _window_m;
+    Picture _srcPicture_m;
+    Picture _dstPicture_m;
+    Pixmap _pixmap_m;
+    XImage *_xImage_p;
+    XRenderPictFormat *_srcFormat_p;
+    XRenderPictFormat *_dstFormat_p;
+    XRenderPictureAttributes _pictAttr_m;
+    XShmSegmentInfo _shminfo_m;
+    XTransform _mTransform_m;
+    XWindowAttributes _windowAttr_m;
+    int _srcWidth_m = 0;
+    int _srcHeight_m = 0;
+    int _destWidth_m;
+    int _destHeight_m;
+    int _imgSize_m;
+    double _scale_m;
+    ushort _frameCount_m = 255;
+    ushort _frameSkip_m = 0;
+
+    void _grabFrame();
+    bool _getWinAttr();
+    void _freeResources();
+    void _setScale();
+
+signals:
+    void imageCreated();
+    void scaleChanged();
+
+public slots:
+    void grabFrame();
+
+private slots:
+    void _changeScale();
+};
+
+#endif // HGX11GRAB_H
diff --git a/hgx11net.cpp b/hgx11net.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c2779a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hgx11net.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#include "hgx11net.h"
+
+// public
+
+hgx11net::hgx11net(const char *host, ushort port)
+{
+    _sock_p = new QTcpSocket(this);
+    connect(_sock_p, SIGNAL(disconnected()), this, SLOT(_disconnected()));
+    _host_m = host;
+    _port_m = port;
+    this->_connectHost();
+}
+
+hgx11net::~hgx11net()
+{
+    clearLeds();
+    _sock_p->disconnectFromHost();
+}
+
+void hgx11net::clearLeds()
+{
+    if (!_isConnected()) {
+        return;
+    }
+   _sock_p->write("{\"command\": \"clearall\"}\n");
+}
+
+void hgx11net::setLedColor(quint8 R, quint8 G, quint8 B)
+{
+    if (!_isConnected()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    _cmd_m.clear();
+    _cmd_m.append("{\"color\":[");
+    _cmd_m.append(QString::number(R));
+    _cmd_m.append(",");
+    _cmd_m.append(QString::number(G));
+    _cmd_m.append(",");
+    _cmd_m.append(QString::number(B));
+    _cmd_m.append("],\"command\":\"color\",\"priority\":100}}\n");
+    _sock_p->write(_cmd_m);
+}
+
+// private
+
+bool hgx11net::_isConnected()
+{
+    return (_sock_p->state() == QAbstractSocket::ConnectedState);
+}
+
+void hgx11net::_connectHost()
+{
+    _sock_p->connectToHost(_host_m, _port_m);
+    if(!_sock_p->waitForConnected(5000)) {
+        qWarning() << "hxgfnet Error: " << _sock_p->errorString();
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+// public slots
+
+void hgx11net::sendImage(QByteArray *imgdata)
+{
+    if (!_isConnected()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    _cmd_m.clear();
+    _cmd_m.append("{\"command\":\"image\",\"imagedata\":\"");
+    _cmd_m.append(imgdata->toBase64());
+    _cmd_m.append("\",\"imageheight\":");
+    _cmd_m.append(imgHeight);
+    _cmd_m.append(",\"imagewidth\":");
+    _cmd_m.append(imgWidth);
+    _cmd_m.append(",\"priority\":100}\n");
+    _sock_p->write(_cmd_m);
+}
+
+// private slots
+
+void hgx11net::_disconnected()
+{
+    while (!_isConnected()) {
+        _connectHost();
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/hgx11net.h b/hgx11net.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cce20f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hgx11net.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#ifndef HGX11NET_H
+#define HGX11NET_H
+
+#include <QTcpSocket>
+#include <QAbstractSocket>
+#include <QString>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QByteArray>
+
+class hgx11net : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    QString imgWidth;
+    QString imgHeight;
+
+    hgx11net(const char *, ushort);
+    ~hgx11net();
+
+    void clearLeds();
+    void setLedColor(quint8, quint8, quint8);
+
+private:
+    QTcpSocket *_sock_p;
+    QByteArray _cmd_m;
+    const char *_host_m;
+    quint16 _port_m;
+
+    void _connectHost();
+    bool _isConnected();
+
+public slots:
+    void sendImage(QByteArray *);
+
+private slots:
+    void _disconnected();
+};
+
+#endif // HGX11NET_H
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2e06de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QCommandLineParser>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include "hgx11.h"
+
+static hgx11 *grab;
+static QCoreApplication *qapp;
+
+static void quit(int sig)
+{
+    grab->~hgx11();
+    qapp->exit(sig);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    qapp = new QCoreApplication(argc, argv);
+    signal(SIGINT, quit);
+    signal(SIGTERM, quit);
+
+    QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("hgx11");
+    QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion("0.1");
+    QCommandLineParser parser;
+    parser.setApplicationDescription("X11 grabber for Hyperion using QT");
+    parser.addHelpOption();
+    parser.addVersionOption();
+    QCommandLineOption address(QStringList() << "a" << "address",
+        QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Address to the hyperion json server. (ex. 127.0.0.1)"),
+        QCoreApplication::translate("main", "hyperion address")
+    );
+    parser.addOption(address);
+    QCommandLineOption port(QStringList() << "p" << "port",
+        QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Port for the hyperion json server. (ex. 19444)"),
+        QCoreApplication::translate("main", "hyperion port")
+    );
+    parser.addOption(port);
+    QCommandLineOption scale(QStringList() << "s" << "scale",
+        QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Divisor used to scale your screen resolution (ex. 8 ; if your screen is 1920x1080, the result image sent to hyperion is 240x135"),
+        QCoreApplication::translate("main", "scale dividor")
+    );
+    parser.addOption(scale);
+    QCommandLineOption frameskip(QStringList() << "f" << "frameskip",
+        QCoreApplication::translate("main", "How many X11 frames to skip over. (ex. 4 ; 1 frame will be scaled and sent to hyperion and 4 will be ignored)"),
+        QCoreApplication::translate("main", "X11 frames to skip")
+    );
+    parser.addOption(frameskip);
+    QCommandLineOption inactiveTime(QStringList() << "i" << "inactive",
+        QCoreApplication::translate("main", "How many seconds after the screen has not changed to turn off the LED's. Set to 0 to disable."),
+        QCoreApplication::translate("main", "seconds before turning off LEDs")
+    );
+    parser.addOption(inactiveTime);
+    parser.process(*qapp);
+
+    if (!parser.isSet("address")) {
+        qWarning() << "Hyperion address missing.";
+        parser.showHelp();
+    }
+
+    if (!parser.isSet("port")) {
+        qWarning() << "Hyperion port missing.";
+        parser.showHelp();
+    }
+
+    grab = new hgx11(parser.value("address"), parser.value("port"), parser.value("scale"), parser.value("frameskip"), parser.value("inactive"));
+    return qapp->exec();
+}
+