diff --git a/frontend/src/components/BaseLayout.vue b/frontend/src/components/BaseLayout.vue
index 75a836a..21b3d75 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/BaseLayout.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/BaseLayout.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <template>
     <div class="wrapper">
+        <Sidebar/>
         <div class="main">
             <nav class="navbar navbar-expand navbar-light navbar-bg">
                 <a class="sidebar-toggle d-flex" @click="toggleSidebar">
@@ -14,11 +15,13 @@
 
 <script>
 import Footer from "@/components/Footer.vue";
+import Sidebar from "@/components/Sidebar.vue";
 
 export default {
     name: 'BaseLayout',
     components: {
-        Footer
+        Footer,
+        Sidebar
     },
     props: {
         hideSearch: {
@@ -29,6 +32,8 @@ export default {
     },
     methods: {
         toggleSidebar() {
+            closeAllDropdowns();
+            document.getElementById("sidebar").classList.toggle("collapsed");
         },
     },
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.vue b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8643cbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+<template>
+    <nav id="sidebar" class="sidebar">
+        <div class="sidebar-content">
+            <router-link to="/" class="sidebar-brand">
+                <img src="/src/assets/icons/toolshed-48x48.png" alt="Toolshed Logo" class="align-middle logo mr-2 h-75">
+                <span class="align-middle">Toolshed</span>
+            </router-link>
+            <ul class="sidebar-nav">
+                <li class="sidebar-header">
+                    Tools & Components
+                </li>
+            </ul>
+        </div>
+    </nav>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import * as BIcons from "bootstrap-icons-vue";
+
+export default {
+    name: "Sidebar",
+    components: {
+        ...BIcons
+    },
+}
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.sidebar {
+    min-width: 260px;
+    max-width: 260px;
+    direction: ltr;
+}
+
+.sidebar, .sidebar-content {
+    transition: margin-left .35s ease-in-out, left .35s ease-in-out, margin-right .35s ease-in-out, right .35s ease-in-out;
+    background: #222e3c;
+}
+
+.sidebar-content {
+    display: flex;
+    height: 100vh;
+    flex-direction: column;
+}
+
+
+.sidebar {
+    min-width: 260px;
+    max-width: 260px;
+    direction: ltr
+}
+
+.sidebar, .sidebar-content {
+    transition: margin-left .35s ease-in-out, left .35s ease-in-out, margin-right .35s ease-in-out, right .35s ease-in-out;
+    background: #222e3c
+}
+
+.sidebar-content {
+    display: flex;
+    height: 100vh;
+    flex-direction: column
+}
+
+.sidebar-nav {
+    padding-left: 0;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+    list-style: none;
+    flex-grow: 1
+}
+
+.sidebar-link i, .sidebar-link svg, a.sidebar-link i, a.sidebar-link svg {
+    margin-right: .75rem;
+    color: rgba(233, 236, 239, .5)
+}
+
+.sidebar-item.active .sidebar-link:hover, .sidebar-item.active > .sidebar-link {
+    color: #e9ecef;
+    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(59, 125, 221, .1), rgba(59, 125, 221, .0875) 50%, transparent);
+    border-left-color: #3b7ddd
+}
+
+.sidebar-item.active .sidebar-link:hover i, .sidebar-item.active .sidebar-link:hover svg, .sidebar-item.active > .sidebar-link i, .sidebar-item.active > .sidebar-link svg {
+    color: #e9ecef
+}
+
+.sidebar-dropdown .sidebar-link {
+    padding: .625rem 1.5rem .625rem 3.25rem;
+    font-weight: 400;
+    font-size: 90%;
+    border-left: 0;
+    color: #adb5bd;
+    background: transparent
+}
+
+.sidebar-dropdown .sidebar-link:before {
+    content: "→";
+    display: inline-block;
+    position: relative;
+    left: -14px;
+    transition: all .1s ease;
+    transform: translateX(0)
+}
+
+.sidebar-dropdown .sidebar-item .sidebar-link:hover {
+    font-weight: 400;
+    border-left: 0;
+    color: #e9ecef;
+    background: transparent
+}
+
+.sidebar-dropdown .sidebar-item .sidebar-link:hover:hover:before {
+    transform: translateX(4px)
+}
+
+.sidebar-dropdown .sidebar-item.active .sidebar-link {
+    font-weight: 400;
+    border-left: 0;
+    color: #518be1;
+    background: transparent
+}
+
+.sidebar [data-toggle=collapse] {
+    position: relative
+}
+
+.sidebar [data-toggle=collapse]:after {
+    content: " ";
+    border: solid;
+    border-width: 0 .075rem .075rem 0;
+    display: inline-block;
+    padding: 2px;
+    transform: rotate(45deg);
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 1.2rem;
+    right: 1.5rem;
+    transition: all .2s ease-out
+}
+
+.sidebar [aria-expanded=true]:after, .sidebar [data-toggle=collapse]:not(.collapsed):after {
+    transform: rotate(-135deg);
+    top: 1.4rem
+}
+
+.sidebar-brand {
+    font-weight: 600;
+    font-size: 1.15rem;
+    padding: 1.15rem 1.5rem;
+    display: block;
+    color: #f8f9fa
+}
+
+.sidebar-brand:hover {
+    text-decoration: none;
+    color: #f8f9fa
+}
+
+.sidebar-brand:focus {
+    outline: 0
+}
+
+.sidebar.collapsed {
+    margin-left: -260px
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 1px) and (max-width: 991.98px) {
+    .sidebar {
+        margin-left: -260px
+    }
+
+    .sidebar.collapsed {
+        margin-left: 0
+    }
+}
+
+.sidebar-header {
+    background: transparent;
+    padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem .375rem;
+    font-size: .75rem;
+    color: #ced4da
+}
+</style>
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diff --git a/frontend/src/main.js b/frontend/src/main.js
index 358fd38..66ab5c7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.js
+++ b/frontend/src/main.js
@@ -13,4 +13,34 @@ const app = createApp(App).use(BootstrapIconsPlugin);
 _nacl.instantiate((nacl) => {
     window.nacl = nacl
     app.use(router).mount('#app')
-});
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+});
+
+window.closeAllDropdowns = function () {
+    const dropdowns = document.getElementsByClassName("dropdown-menu");
+    let i;
+    for (i = 0; i < dropdowns.length; i++) {
+        const openDropdown = dropdowns[i];
+        if (openDropdown.classList.contains('show')) {
+            openDropdown.classList.remove('show');
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+window.onclick = function (event) {
+    if (!event.target.matches('.dropdown-toggle *')
+        && !event.target.matches('.dropdown-toggle')
+        && !event.target.matches('.dropdown-menu *')
+        && !event.target.matches('.dropdown-menu')) {
+        closeAllDropdowns();
+    }
+    if (!event.target.matches('.sidebar-toggle *')
+        && !event.target.matches('.sidebar-toggle')
+        && !event.target.matches('.sidebar *')
+        && !event.target.matches('.sidebar')) {
+        const sidebar = document.getElementById("sidebar");
+        const marginLeft = parseInt(getComputedStyle(sidebar).marginLeft);
+        if (sidebar.classList.contains('collapsed') && marginLeft === 0) {
+            sidebar.classList.remove('collapsed');
+        }
+    }
+}
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