diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a1e161c..f400132 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -285,6 +285,30 @@ version = "0.6.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "349f9b6a179ed607305526ca489b34ad0a41aed5f7980fa90eb03160b69598fb"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bitcode"
+version = "0.6.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "648bd963d2e5d465377acecfb4b827f9f553b6bc97a8f61715779e9ed9e52b74"
+dependencies = [
+ "arrayvec",
+ "bitcode_derive",
+ "bytemuck",
+ "glam",
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bitcode_derive"
+version = "0.6.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ffebfc2d28a12b262c303cb3860ee77b91bd83b1f20f0bd2a9693008e2f55a9e"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.106",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
 version = "1.3.2"
@@ -835,13 +859,34 @@ dependencies = [
  "crypto-common",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "5.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "44c45a9d03d6676652bcb5e724c7e988de1acad23a711b5217ab9cbecbec2225"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs-sys 0.4.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs"
 version = "6.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c3e8aa94d75141228480295a7d0e7feb620b1a5ad9f12bc40be62411e38cce4e"
 dependencies = [
- "dirs-sys",
+ "dirs-sys 0.5.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "520f05a5cbd335fae5a99ff7a6ab8627577660ee5cfd6a94a6a929b52ff0321c"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "option-ext",
+ "redox_users 0.4.6",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -852,7 +897,7 @@ checksum = "e01a3366d27ee9890022452ee61b2b63a67e6f13f58900b651ff5665f0bb1fab"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "option-ext",
- "redox_users",
+ "redox_users 0.5.2",
  "windows-sys 0.61.1",
 ]
 
@@ -957,6 +1002,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fastrand"
+version = "2.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "37909eebbb50d72f9059c3b6d82c0463f2ff062c9e95845c43a6c9c0355411be"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fdeflate"
 version = "0.3.7"
@@ -1070,7 +1121,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "core-foundation",
  "core-graphics",
  "core-text",
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 6.0.0",
  "dwrote",
  "float-ord",
  "freetype-sys",
@@ -1209,6 +1260,12 @@ version = "0.32.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e629b9b98ef3dd8afe6ca2bd0f89306cec16d43d907889945bc5d6687f2f13c7"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "glam"
+version = "0.30.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e12d847aeb25f41be4c0ec9587d624e9cd631bc007a8fd7ce3f5851e064c6460"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "glob"
 version = "0.3.3"
@@ -2653,6 +2710,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.9.4",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_users"
+version = "0.4.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ba009ff324d1fc1b900bd1fdb31564febe58a8ccc8a6fdbb93b543d33b13ca43"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom 0.2.16",
+ "libredox",
+ "thiserror 1.0.69",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_users"
 version = "0.5.2"
@@ -3020,11 +3088,13 @@ checksum = "61c41af27dd6d1e27b1b16b489db798443478cef1f06a660c96db617ba5de3b1"
 name = "tdf-viewer"
 version = "0.4.3"
 dependencies = [
+ "bitcode",
  "console-subscriber",
  "cpuprofiler",
  "criterion",
  "crossterm",
  "csscolorparser 0.7.2",
+ "dirs 5.0.1",
  "flexi_logger",
  "flume",
  "futures-util",
@@ -3039,10 +3109,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "ratatui",
  "ratatui-image",
  "rayon",
+ "tempfile",
  "tokio",
  "xflags",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tempfile"
+version = "3.20.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e8a64e3985349f2441a1a9ef0b853f869006c3855f2cda6862a94d26ebb9d6a1"
+dependencies = [
+ "fastrand",
+ "getrandom 0.3.3",
+ "once_cell",
+ "rustix",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "terminfo"
 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -3866,6 +3950,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-link 0.2.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "677d2418bec65e3338edb076e806bc1ec15693c5d0104683f2efe857f61056a9"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.48.5",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.52.0"
@@ -3902,6 +3995,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-link 0.2.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9a2fa6e2155d7247be68c096456083145c183cbbbc2764150dda45a87197940c"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.48.5",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-targets"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -3944,6 +4052,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-link 0.1.3",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2b38e32f0abccf9987a4e3079dfb67dcd799fb61361e53e2882c3cbaf0d905d8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -3956,6 +4070,12 @@ version = "0.53.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "86b8d5f90ddd19cb4a147a5fa63ca848db3df085e25fee3cc10b39b6eebae764"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dc35310971f3b2dbbf3f0690a219f40e2d9afcf64f9ab7cc1be722937c26b4bc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -3968,6 +4088,12 @@ version = "0.53.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c7651a1f62a11b8cbd5e0d42526e55f2c99886c77e007179efff86c2b137e66c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a75915e7def60c94dcef72200b9a8e58e5091744960da64ec734a6c6e9b3743e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -3992,6 +4118,12 @@ version = "0.53.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9ce6ccbdedbf6d6354471319e781c0dfef054c81fbc7cf83f338a4296c0cae11"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8f55c233f70c4b27f66c523580f78f1004e8b5a8b659e05a4eb49d4166cca406"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -4004,6 +4136,12 @@ version = "0.53.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "581fee95406bb13382d2f65cd4a908ca7b1e4c2f1917f143ba16efe98a589b5d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "53d40abd2583d23e4718fddf1ebec84dbff8381c07cae67ff7768bbf19c6718e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -4016,6 +4154,12 @@ version = "0.53.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2e55b5ac9ea33f2fc1716d1742db15574fd6fc8dadc51caab1c16a3d3b4190ba"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0b7b52767868a23d5bab768e390dc5f5c55825b6d30b86c844ff2dc7414044cc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -4028,6 +4172,12 @@ version = "0.53.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0a6e035dd0599267ce1ee132e51c27dd29437f63325753051e71dd9e42406c57"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ed94fce61571a4006852b7389a063ab983c02eb1bb37b47f8272ce92d06d9538"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 86077a1..091730c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ rayon = { version = "*", default-features = false }
 # kittage = { path = "../kittage/", features = ["crossterm-tokio", "image-crate", "log"] }
 kittage = { git = "https://github.com/itsjunetime/kittage.git", features = ["crossterm-tokio", "image-crate", "log"] }
 memmap2 = "*"
+bitcode = "0.6"
+dirs = "5.0"
 
 # logging
 log = "0.4.27"
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ cbz = ["mupdf/cbz"]
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["async_tokio"] }
 cpuprofiler = "0.0.4"
+tempfile = "3.0"
 
 [[bench]]
 name = "rendering"
diff --git a/src/history.rs b/src/history.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58216ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/history.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+use std::{collections::HashMap, fs, path::PathBuf};
+
+use bitcode::{Decode, Encode};
+use dirs::config_dir;
+
+use crate::WrappedErr;
+
+#[derive(Decode, Encode, Default)]
+pub struct DocumentHistory {
+	pub last_pages_opened: HashMap<String, usize>
+}
+
+impl DocumentHistory {
+	pub fn load() -> Result<Self, WrappedErr> {
+		let path = Self::history_path()?;
+		let data = fs::read(path)
+			.map_err(|e| WrappedErr(format!("Failed to read history file: {e}").into()))?;
+		bitcode::decode(&data)
+			.map_err(|e| WrappedErr(format!("Failed to decode history file: {e}").into()))
+	}
+
+	pub fn save(&self) -> Result<(), WrappedErr> {
+		let path = Self::history_path()?;
+		fs::write(path, bitcode::encode(self))
+			.map_err(|e| WrappedErr(format!("Failed to write history file: {e}").into()))?;
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	fn history_path() -> Result<PathBuf, WrappedErr> {
+		config_dir()
+			.map(|p| p.join("tdf.history.bin"))
+			.ok_or_else(|| WrappedErr("Could not determine history directory".into()))
+	}
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+	use std::fs;
+
+	use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+	use super::*;
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_default_history() {
+		let history = DocumentHistory::default();
+		assert!(history.last_pages_opened.is_empty());
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_history_serialization() {
+		let mut history = DocumentHistory::default();
+		history
+			.last_pages_opened
+			.insert("/path/to/file1.pdf".to_string(), 5);
+		history
+			.last_pages_opened
+			.insert("/path/to/file2.pdf".to_string(), 10);
+
+		let encoded = bitcode::encode(&history);
+		let deserialized: DocumentHistory = bitcode::decode(&encoded).unwrap();
+
+		assert_eq!(
+			deserialized.last_pages_opened.get("/path/to/file1.pdf"),
+			Some(&5)
+		);
+		assert_eq!(
+			deserialized.last_pages_opened.get("/path/to/file2.pdf"),
+			Some(&10)
+		);
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_history_with_temp_dir() {
+		let temp_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+		let history_path = temp_dir.path().join("tdf.history.bin");
+
+		let mut history = DocumentHistory::default();
+		history
+			.last_pages_opened
+			.insert("/test/file.pdf".to_string(), 42);
+
+		let encoded = bitcode::encode(&history);
+		fs::write(&history_path, encoded).unwrap();
+
+		let data = fs::read(&history_path).unwrap();
+		let loaded_history: DocumentHistory = bitcode::decode(&data).unwrap();
+
+		assert_eq!(
+			loaded_history.last_pages_opened.get("/test/file.pdf"),
+			Some(&42)
+		);
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_load_with_invalid_binary() {
+		let temp_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+		let history_path = temp_dir.path().join("tdf.history.bin");
+
+		fs::write(&history_path, b"invalid binary data").unwrap();
+
+		let data = fs::read(&history_path).unwrap();
+		let result: Result<DocumentHistory, _> = bitcode::decode(&data);
+		assert!(result.is_err());
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_history_with_empty_file() {
+		let temp_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+		let history_path = temp_dir.path().join("tdf.history.bin");
+
+		fs::write(&history_path, b"").unwrap();
+
+		let data = fs::read(&history_path).unwrap();
+		let result: Result<DocumentHistory, _> = bitcode::decode(&data);
+		assert!(result.is_err());
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_history_save_and_load() {
+		let temp_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+		let test_history_path = temp_dir.path().join("tdf.history.bin");
+
+		let mut history = DocumentHistory::default();
+		history
+			.last_pages_opened
+			.insert("/test/file.pdf".to_string(), 123);
+
+		let encoded = bitcode::encode(&history);
+		fs::write(&test_history_path, encoded).unwrap();
+
+		let data = fs::read(&test_history_path).unwrap();
+		let loaded_history: DocumentHistory = bitcode::decode(&data).unwrap();
+
+		assert_eq!(
+			loaded_history.last_pages_opened.get("/test/file.pdf"),
+			Some(&123)
+		);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 08c7de4..8a1068d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,22 @@
-use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
+use std::{borrow::Cow, num::NonZeroUsize};
 
 #[global_allocator]
 static ALLOC: mimalloc::MiMalloc = mimalloc::MiMalloc;
+pub struct WrappedErr(pub Cow<'static, str>);
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for WrappedErr {
+	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+		write!(f, "{}", self.0)
+	}
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Debug for WrappedErr {
+	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+		std::fmt::Display::fmt(self, f)
+	}
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for WrappedErr {}
 
 #[derive(PartialEq)]
 pub enum PrerenderLimit {
@@ -10,6 +25,7 @@ pub enum PrerenderLimit {
 }
 
 pub mod converter;
+pub mod history;
 pub mod kitty;
 pub mod renderer;
 pub mod skip;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 418dfbe..0c8d253 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use core::{
 	num::{NonZeroU32, NonZeroUsize}
 };
 use std::{
-	borrow::Cow,
 	ffi::OsString,
 	io::{BufReader, Read, Stdout, Write, stdout},
 	path::PathBuf
@@ -32,30 +31,14 @@ use ratatui_image::{
 	picker::{Picker, ProtocolType}
 };
 use tdf::{
-	PrerenderLimit,
+	PrerenderLimit, WrappedErr,
 	converter::{ConvertedPage, ConverterMsg, run_conversion_loop},
+	history::DocumentHistory,
 	kitty::{KittyDisplay, display_kitty_images, do_shms_work, run_action},
 	renderer::{self, RenderError, RenderInfo, RenderNotif},
 	tui::{BottomMessage, InputAction, MessageSetting, Tui}
 };
 
-// Dummy struct for easy errors in main
-struct WrappedErr(Cow<'static, str>);
-
-impl std::fmt::Display for WrappedErr {
-	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-		write!(f, "{}", self.0)
-	}
-}
-
-impl std::fmt::Debug for WrappedErr {
-	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-		std::fmt::Display::fmt(self, f)
-	}
-}
-
-impl std::error::Error for WrappedErr {}
-
 fn reset_term() {
 	_ = execute!(
 		std::io::stdout(),
@@ -267,12 +250,20 @@ async fn inner_main() -> Result<(), WrappedErr> {
 		|| "Unknown file".into(),
 		|n| n.to_string_lossy().to_string()
 	);
-	let tui = Tui::new(
+	let mut tui = Tui::new(
 		file_name,
 		flags.max_wide,
 		flags.r_to_l.unwrap_or_default(),
 		is_kitty
 	);
+	let mut document_history = DocumentHistory::load().unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+		WrappedErr(format!("Couldn't initialize document history: {e}").into());
+		DocumentHistory::default()
+	});
+	let restored_page = document_history
+		.last_pages_opened
+		.get(&path.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+		.copied();
 
 	let backend = CrosstermBackend::new(std::io::stdout());
 	let mut term = Terminal::new(backend).map_err(|e| {
@@ -313,6 +304,20 @@ async fn inner_main() -> Result<(), WrappedErr> {
 	let tui_rx = tui_rx.into_stream();
 	let from_converter = from_converter.into_stream();
 
+	if let Some(page) = restored_page {
+		tui.set_page(page);
+		to_renderer
+			.send(RenderNotif::JumpToPage(page))
+			.map_err(|e| {
+				WrappedErr(format!("Couldn't tell renderer to jump to restored page: {e}").into())
+			})?;
+		to_converter
+			.send(ConverterMsg::GoToPage(page))
+			.map_err(|e| {
+				WrappedErr(format!("Couldn't tell converter to jump to restored page: {e}").into())
+			})?;
+	}
+
 	enter_redraw_loop(
 		ev_stream,
 		to_renderer,
@@ -320,7 +325,7 @@ async fn inner_main() -> Result<(), WrappedErr> {
 		to_converter,
 		from_converter,
 		fullscreen,
-		tui,
+		&mut tui,
 		&mut term,
 		main_area,
 		font_size
@@ -346,6 +351,14 @@ async fn inner_main() -> Result<(), WrappedErr> {
 
 	drop(maybe_logger);
 
+	document_history
+		.last_pages_opened
+		.insert(path.to_string_lossy().to_string(), tui.page);
+
+	if let Err(e) = document_history.save() {
+		WrappedErr(format!("Failed to save last opened page: {e}").into());
+	}
+
 	Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -358,7 +371,7 @@ async fn enter_redraw_loop(
 	to_converter: Sender<ConverterMsg>,
 	mut from_converter: RecvStream<'_, Result<ConvertedPage, RenderError>>,
 	mut fullscreen: bool,
-	mut tui: Tui,
+	tui: &mut Tui,
 	term: &mut Terminal<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>,
 	mut main_area: tdf::tui::RenderLayout,
 	font_size: FontSize
diff --git a/src/tui.rs b/src/tui.rs
index b08f950..d55b6f6 100644
--- a/src/tui.rs
+++ b/src/tui.rs
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ impl Tui {
 		})));
 	}
 
-	fn set_page(&mut self, page: usize) {
+	pub fn set_page(&mut self, page: usize) {
 		if page != self.page {
 			// mark that we need to re-render the images
 			self.last_render.rect = Rect::default();