diff --git a/utils/__pycache__/text_to_mic.cpython-312.pyc b/utils/__pycache__/text_to_mic.cpython-312.pyc
index 4e95b71..aa7ca5f 100644
Binary files a/utils/__pycache__/text_to_mic.cpython-312.pyc and b/utils/__pycache__/text_to_mic.cpython-312.pyc differ
diff --git a/utils/text_to_mic.py b/utils/text_to_mic.py
index f8cf4e1..3f09f71 100644
--- a/utils/text_to_mic.py
+++ b/utils/text_to_mic.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import sys
 
 from pystray import Icon as icon, MenuItem as item, Menu as menu
 from PIL import Image, ImageDraw
-from tkinter import ttk, messagebox, simpledialog, Menu
+from tkinter import ttk, messagebox, simpledialog, Menu, Frame, Canvas, Scrollbar
 from openai import OpenAI
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ class TextToMic(tk.Tk):
         self.style.configure('Recording.TButton', background='red', foreground='white')
         self.style.configure("Green.TButton", background="green", foreground="white")
 
+        self.presets = self.load_presets()
+        self.current_category = "All"
+        self.presets_collapsed = True 
+
 
         # Ensure that the config directory exists
         self.ensure_config_directory()
@@ -65,6 +69,9 @@ class TextToMic(tk.Tk):
         self.create_menu()
         self.initialize_gui()
         self.setup_hotkeys()
+
+
+        
     
     def ensure_config_directory(self):
         """Ensure the config directory exists."""
@@ -116,6 +123,7 @@ class TextToMic(tk.Tk):
         help_menu.add_command(label="Hotkey Instructions", command=self.show_hotkey_instructions)
         
 
+
     def hotkey_settings(self):
         settings = self.load_settings()
         hotkey_window = tk.Toplevel(self)
@@ -287,10 +295,19 @@ class TextToMic(tk.Tk):
         secondary_device_menu = ttk.OptionMenu(main_frame, self.device_index_2, "None", *self.available_devices.keys())
         secondary_device_menu.grid(column=1, row=3, sticky=tk.W)
 
+        # Preset selection and save button
+        self.category_var = tk.StringVar(value="Select Category")
+        categories = [cat["category"] for cat in self.presets]
+        ttk.OptionMenu(main_frame, self.category_var, *categories).grid(column=1, row=4, sticky=tk.W)
+
+        save_button = ttk.Button(main_frame, text="Save", command=self.save_current_text_as_preset)
+        save_button.grid(column=2, row=4, sticky=tk.E)
+
         # Specify the text to read
         ttk.Label(main_frame, text="Text to Read:").grid(column=0, row=4, sticky=tk.W, pady=(10, 0))
         self.text_input = tk.Text(main_frame, height=10, width=50)
         self.text_input.grid(column=0, row=5, columnspan=2, pady=(0, 20))  # Padding added before submit button
+        
 
         # Button configuration
 
@@ -304,16 +321,69 @@ class TextToMic(tk.Tk):
 
 
 
-
+        self.create_presets_section()
 
 
         #Credits
         info_label = tk.Label(main_frame, text="Created by Scorchsoft.com App Development", fg="blue", cursor="hand2")
-        info_label.grid(column=0, row=7, columnspan=2, pady=(0, 0))
+        info_label.grid(column=0, row=9, columnspan=2, pady=(0, 0))
         info_label.bind("<Button-1>", lambda e: self.open_scorchsoft())
 
 
 
+    def create_presets_section(self):
+        # Accordion frame to show/hide presets section
+        self.presets_frame = ttk.Frame(self)
+        self.presets_button = ttk.Button(self, text="▶ Presets", command=self.toggle_presets)
+        self.presets_button.grid(column=0, row=7, columnspan=2, sticky=tk.W)
+        self.presets_frame.grid(column=0, row=8, columnspan=2, sticky=(tk.W, tk.E))
+
+        # Tabs for categories with scrolling arrows
+        self.tab_frame = ttk.Frame(self.presets_frame)
+        self.tab_frame.pack(fill=tk.X)
+
+        # Thinner left arrow for tabs
+        self.left_arrow = ttk.Button(self.tab_frame, text="◀", command=self.scroll_left, width=2, style="Flat.TButton")
+        self.left_arrow.pack(side=tk.LEFT, padx=1)  # Reduced padding
+
+        # Canvas for scrolling tabs horizontally, removing the horizontal scrollbar
+        self.tabs_canvas = Canvas(self.tab_frame, height=30)
+        self.tabs_canvas.pack(side=tk.LEFT, fill=tk.X, expand=True)
+        self.tabs_frame_inner = ttk.Frame(self.tabs_canvas)
+        self.tabs_canvas.create_window((0, 0), window=self.tabs_frame_inner, anchor="nw")
+
+        # Thinner right arrow for tabs
+        self.right_arrow = ttk.Button(self.tab_frame, text="▶", command=self.scroll_right, width=2, style="Flat.TButton")
+        self.right_arrow.pack(side=tk.RIGHT, padx=1)  # Reduced padding
+
+        # Presets display area with a fixed height and vertical scrollbar
+        self.presets_canvas = Canvas(self.presets_frame, height=200, width=self.presets_frame.winfo_width())
+        self.presets_scrollbar = Scrollbar(self.presets_frame, orient="vertical", command=self.presets_canvas.yview)
+        self.presets_canvas.configure(yscrollcommand=self.presets_scrollbar.set)
+
+        # Frame inside the canvas to hold presets
+        self.presets_scrollable_frame = ttk.Frame(self.presets_canvas)
+        self.presets_canvas.create_window((0, 0), window=self.presets_scrollable_frame, anchor="nw")
+
+        # Pack the canvas and scrollbar
+        self.presets_canvas.pack(side=tk.LEFT, fill=tk.X, expand=True)
+        self.presets_scrollbar.pack(side=tk.RIGHT, fill=tk.Y)
+
+        # Configure the scroll region to update when the frame changes
+        self.presets_scrollable_frame.bind("<Configure>", lambda e: self.presets_canvas.configure(scrollregion=self.presets_canvas.bbox("all")))
+
+        # Populate tabs and presets
+        self.populate_tabs()
+        self.refresh_presets_display()
+
+
+
+    def scroll_left(self):
+        self.tabs_canvas.xview_scroll(-5, "units")
+
+    def scroll_right(self):
+        self.tabs_canvas.xview_scroll(5, "units")
+
 
 
     
@@ -996,3 +1066,198 @@ Please also make sure you read the Terms of use and licence statement before usi
         return return_text
 
 
+
+
+    def populate_tabs(self):
+        # Clear current tabs
+        for widget in self.tabs_frame_inner.winfo_children():
+            widget.destroy()
+
+        # Add "All" and "Favourites" tabs along with dynamic categories
+        for category in ["All", "Favourites"] + [cat["category"] for cat in self.presets if cat["category"] not in ["All", "Favourites"]]:
+            btn = ttk.Button(self.tabs_frame_inner, text=category, command=lambda c=category: self.switch_category(c))
+            btn.pack(side=tk.LEFT, padx=2)
+
+            # Style selected category
+            if category == self.current_category:
+                btn.state(['pressed'])  # Visual style for selected tab
+            else:
+                btn.state(['!pressed'])
+
+    def switch_category(self, category):
+        """Switch displayed category."""
+        self.current_category = category
+        self.populate_tabs()  # Refresh tabs to show selection
+        self.refresh_presets_display()
+
+    def refresh_presets_display(self):
+        """Refresh displayed presets based on selected category."""
+
+        # Clear existing items in the scrollable frame
+        for widget in self.presets_scrollable_frame.winfo_children():
+            widget.destroy()
+
+        # Debounce - cancel any previous refresh call if pending
+        if hasattr(self, 'refresh_handle'):
+            self.after_cancel(self.refresh_handle)
+        self.refresh_handle = self.after(100, self._populate_presets)
+
+    def _populate_presets(self):
+        """Populate presets into grid layout with responsive columns."""
+        # Filter presets based on current category
+        display_phrases = []
+        if self.current_category == "All":
+            for cat in self.presets:
+                display_phrases.extend(cat["phrases"])
+        elif self.current_category == "Favourites":
+            for cat in self.presets:
+                display_phrases.extend([p for p in cat["phrases"] if p["isFavourite"]])
+        else:
+            display_phrases = next((cat["phrases"] for cat in self.presets if cat["category"] == self.current_category), [])
+
+        # Update canvas width to calculate dynamic column width
+        self.presets_canvas.update_idletasks()
+        preset_width = max(self.presets_canvas.winfo_width() // 3, 100)  # Minimum width of 100
+        preset_height = 100
+
+        # Configure columns to fill available space
+        for col in range(3):
+            self.presets_scrollable_frame.columnconfigure(col, weight=1)
+
+        # Populate filtered presets in grid layout
+        for i, phrase in enumerate(display_phrases):
+            frame = ttk.Frame(self.presets_scrollable_frame, width=preset_width, height=preset_height, relief="solid", borderwidth=1)
+            frame.grid(row=i // 3, column=i % 3, padx=2, pady=2, sticky="nsew")
+            frame.grid_propagate(False)
+
+            # Text label with truncation for long text
+            wrapped_text = self.wrap_text(phrase["text"], max_lines=3, max_chars_per_line=20)
+            label = ttk.Label(frame, text=wrapped_text, anchor="center", justify="center", width=20)
+            label.pack(fill=tk.BOTH, expand=True, padx=5, pady=5)
+            label.bind("<Button-1>", lambda e, t=phrase["text"]: self.insert_text(t))
+            label.bind("<Double-Button-1>", lambda e, t=phrase["text"]: self.play_preset(t))
+
+            # Bottom frame for icons
+            bottom_frame = ttk.Frame(frame)
+            bottom_frame.pack(side=tk.BOTTOM, fill=tk.X, pady=2)
+
+            # Favourite button
+            fav_icon = "❤️" if phrase["isFavourite"] else "♡"
+            fav_btn = ttk.Button(bottom_frame, text=fav_icon, command=lambda p=phrase: self.toggle_favourite(p), width=3, style="Flat.TButton")
+            fav_btn.pack(side=tk.RIGHT, padx=2)
+
+            # Delete button
+            del_btn = ttk.Button(bottom_frame, text="🗑️", command=lambda t=phrase["text"]: self.delete_preset(self.current_category, t), width=3, style="Flat.TButton")
+            del_btn.pack(side=tk.RIGHT, padx=2)
+
+        # Update scroll region after populating all items
+        self.presets_canvas.configure(scrollregion=self.presets_canvas.bbox("all"))
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+    def wrap_text(self, text, max_lines=3, max_chars_per_line=20):
+        """Wrap text to fit within a limited number of lines and characters."""
+        words = text.split()
+        wrapped_text = ""
+        line = ""
+        line_count = 0
+
+        for word in words:
+            if len(line + word) <= max_chars_per_line:
+                line += word + " "
+            else:
+                wrapped_text += line.strip() + "\n"
+                line = word + " "
+                line_count += 1
+                if line_count >= max_lines - 1:  # Leave space for ellipsis
+                    break
+
+        # Add final line and handle overflow with ellipsis
+        wrapped_text += line.strip()
+        if line_count >= max_lines - 1 and len(wrapped_text.splitlines()) >= max_lines:
+            wrapped_text = "\n".join(wrapped_text.splitlines()[:max_lines - 1]) + "\n..."
+
+        return wrapped_text
+
+
+
+    def insert_text(self, text):
+        """Insert preset text into the text area."""
+        self.text_input.delete("1.0", tk.END)
+        self.text_input.insert("1.0", text)
+
+    def play_preset(self, text):
+        """Insert text and play audio immediately."""
+        self.insert_text(text)
+        self.submit_text()
+
+    def toggle_favourite(self, phrase):
+        """Toggle the favourite status of a preset."""
+        phrase["isFavourite"] = not phrase["isFavourite"]
+        self.save_presets()
+        self.refresh_presets_display()
+
+    def toggle_presets(self):
+        if self.presets_collapsed:
+            self.presets_frame.grid()
+            self.presets_button.config(text="▼ Presets")
+        else:
+            self.presets_frame.grid_remove()
+            self.presets_button.config(text="▶ Presets")
+        self.presets_collapsed = not self.presets_collapsed
+
+
+    def save_current_text_as_preset(self):
+        """Save current text to the selected category as a preset."""
+        text = self.text_input.get("1.0", tk.END).strip()
+        category = self.category_var.get()
+        if text and category != "Select Category":
+            self.add_preset(category, text, is_favourite=False)
+
+    def load_presets(self):
+        """Load presets from the JSON file."""
+        try:
+            with open("config/presets.json", "r") as f:
+                data = json.load(f)
+            return data.get("presets", [])
+        except (FileNotFoundError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+            # Create a default structure if the file doesn't exist or is corrupted
+            return []
+
+    def save_presets(self):
+        """Save presets to the JSON file."""
+        data = {"presets": self.presets}
+        with open("config/presets.json", "w") as f:
+            json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
+
+    def add_preset(self, category, text, is_favourite=False):
+        """Add a new preset and save it."""
+        for cat in self.presets:
+            if cat["category"] == category:
+                cat["phrases"].append({"text": text, "isFavourite": is_favourite})
+                break
+        else:
+            # Add a new category if not found
+            self.presets.append({"category": category, "phrases": [{"text": text, "isFavourite": is_favourite}]})
+        self.save_presets()
+        self.refresh_presets_display()
+
+    def delete_preset(self, category, text):
+        """Delete a preset by category and text."""
+        for cat in self.presets:
+            if cat["category"] == category:
+                cat["phrases"] = [p for p in cat["phrases"] if p["text"] != text]
+                break
+        self.save_presets()
+        self.refresh_presets_display()
+
+