diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a6995a3..f26e6b9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
 pkg_check_modules(GTKMM REQUIRED gtkmm-4.0)
 pkg_check_modules(LAYERSHELL REQUIRED gtk4-layer-shell-0)
 pkg_check_modules(WEBKIT REQUIRED webkitgtk-6.0)
+pkg_check_modules(SQLITE3 REQUIRED sqlite3)
 
-include_directories(${GTKMM_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${LAYERSHELL_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${WEBKIT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-link_directories(${GTKMM_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${LAYERSHELL_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${WEBKIT_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+include_directories(${GTKMM_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${LAYERSHELL_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${WEBKIT_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${SQLITE3_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+link_directories(${GTKMM_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${LAYERSHELL_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${WEBKIT_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${SQLITE3_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 
 add_library(bar_lib)
 target_sources(bar_lib
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ target_sources(bar_lib
         src/widgets/webWidget.cpp
         
         src/services/todo.cpp
+        src/services/sqliteTodoAdapter.cpp
         src/services/hyprland.cpp
         src/services/tray.cpp
         src/services/notifications.cpp
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ include_directories(bar_lib PRIVATE
 
 add_executable(bar main.cpp)
 
-target_link_libraries(bar bar_lib ${GTKMM_LIBRARIES} ${LAYERSHELL_LIBRARIES} ${WEBKIT_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(bar bar_lib ${GTKMM_LIBRARIES} ${LAYERSHELL_LIBRARIES} ${WEBKIT_LIBRARIES} ${SQLITE3_LIBRARIES})
 
 # Copy `resources/bar.css` into the build directory when it changes
 set(RES_SRC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/bar.css")
diff --git a/include/components/todoEntry.hpp b/include/components/todoEntry.hpp
index 8357968..4a010d8 100644
--- a/include/components/todoEntry.hpp
+++ b/include/components/todoEntry.hpp
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ public:
     ~TodoEntry() override;
 
     int get_id() const { return id; }
+    std::string get_text() const { return text; }
 private:
     int id;
+    std::string text;
     sigc::signal<void(int)> signal_dismissed;
 
     void on_dismiss_clicked();
diff --git a/include/services/todo.hpp b/include/services/todo.hpp
index 2aab7b7..b5eae55 100644
--- a/include/services/todo.hpp
+++ b/include/services/todo.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "components/todoEntry.hpp"
+#include "services/todoAdapter.hpp"
+#include <memory>
 #include <string>
-#include <vector>
 
 class TodoService {
   public:
@@ -12,11 +13,15 @@ class TodoService {
     std::map<int, TodoEntry *> getTodos();
     void init();
     void removeTodo(int id);
-    TodoEntry *addTodo(std::string text, bool emitSignal = true);
+    TodoEntry *addTodo(std::string text, bool emitSignal = true, bool persist = true);
     void updateTodo(int id, std::string text);
 
   private:
+    void load();
+
     int nextId = 1;
     std::map<int, TodoEntry *> todos;
     sigc::signal<void()> refreshSignal;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<ITodoAdapter> adapter;
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/services/todoAdapter.hpp b/include/services/todoAdapter.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1336d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/services/todoAdapter.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+struct TodoRecord {
+    int id;
+    std::string text;
+};
+
+class ITodoAdapter {
+  public:
+    virtual ~ITodoAdapter() = default;
+
+    virtual bool init() = 0;
+    virtual std::vector<TodoRecord> listTodos() = 0;
+
+    virtual int addTodo(const std::string &text) = 0;
+    virtual bool removeTodo(int id) = 0;
+    virtual bool updateTodo(int id, const std::string &text) = 0;
+};
diff --git a/resources/bar.css b/resources/bar.css
index e7e5687..969af68 100644
--- a/resources/bar.css
+++ b/resources/bar.css
@@ -66,14 +66,6 @@ window {
     margin-right: 0;
 }
 
-.minimized {
-    background-color: rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.5);
-}
-
-.restored {
-    background-color: transparent;
-}
-
 button {
     padding: 2px 5px;
     margin: 0 2px;
@@ -96,6 +88,9 @@ popover {
     background-color: rgb(30, 30, 30);
     color: #ffffff;
     font-family: "IBMPlexSans-Regular", sans-serif;
+    padding: 10px;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    border: 1px solid #444444;
 }
 
 tooltip {
@@ -111,9 +106,7 @@ tooltip {
 }
 
 .todo-popover-container {
-    padding: 10px;
     background-color: #1e1e1e;
-    border-radius: 6px;
 }
 
 .todo-input-area {
diff --git a/src/components/popover.cpp b/src/components/popover.cpp
index af03dd4..417ceeb 100644
--- a/src/components/popover.cpp
+++ b/src/components/popover.cpp
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ Popover::Popover(std::string icon, std::string name) {
     popover = new Gtk::Popover();
     popover->set_parent(*this);
     popover->set_autohide(true);
-
-    popover->signal_closed().connect([this]() {
-        this->add_css_class("minimized");
-        this->remove_css_class("restored");
-    });
 }
 
 Popover::~Popover() {
@@ -28,8 +23,6 @@ void Popover::on_toggle_window() {
     if (popover->get_visible()) {
         popover->popdown();
     } else {
-        this->remove_css_class("minimized");
-        this->add_css_class("restored");
         popover->popup();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/todoEntry.cpp b/src/components/todoEntry.cpp
index f7978c2..89e2f6b 100644
--- a/src/components/todoEntry.cpp
+++ b/src/components/todoEntry.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 TodoEntry::TodoEntry(int id, std::string text, sigc::signal<void(int)> signal_dismissed)
     : Gtk::Box(Gtk::Orientation::HORIZONTAL) {
     this->id               = id;
+    this->text             = text;
     this->signal_dismissed = signal_dismissed;
 
 
diff --git a/src/services/sqliteTodoAdapter.cpp b/src/services/sqliteTodoAdapter.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43619bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/sqliteTodoAdapter.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+#include "services/todoAdapter.hpp"
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+
+namespace {
+std::string getDbPath() {
+    const char *homeDir = getenv("HOME");
+    if (!homeDir) {
+        return "todos.db";
+    }
+
+    std::string path = std::string(homeDir) + "/.config/bar";
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(path)) {
+        std::filesystem::create_directories(path);
+    }
+
+    return path + "/todos.db";
+}
+
+class SqliteTodoAdapter final : public ITodoAdapter {
+  public:
+    ~SqliteTodoAdapter() override {
+        if (db_) {
+            sqlite3_close(db_);
+            db_ = nullptr;
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool init() override {
+        std::string dbPath = getDbPath();
+        std::cout << "Opening database at: " << dbPath << std::endl;
+
+        int rc = sqlite3_open(dbPath.c_str(), &db_);
+        if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+            std::cerr << "Can't open database: " << sqlite3_errmsg(db_) << std::endl;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        const char *sql = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS todos ("
+                          "id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,"
+                          "text TEXT NOT NULL);";
+        char *zErrMsg = nullptr;
+        rc            = sqlite3_exec(db_, sql, nullptr, nullptr, &zErrMsg);
+        if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+            std::cerr << "SQL error (create table): " << (zErrMsg ? zErrMsg : "") << std::endl;
+            sqlite3_free(zErrMsg);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    std::vector<TodoRecord> listTodos() override {
+        std::vector<TodoRecord> results;
+        if (!db_) {
+            return results;
+        }
+
+        sqlite3_stmt *stmt = nullptr;
+        const char *sql    = "SELECT id, text FROM todos";
+        int rc             = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db_, sql, -1, &stmt, nullptr);
+        if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+            std::cerr << "Failed to fetch data: " << sqlite3_errmsg(db_) << std::endl;
+            return results;
+        }
+
+        while ((rc = sqlite3_step(stmt)) == SQLITE_ROW) {
+            int id                   = sqlite3_column_int(stmt, 0);
+            const unsigned char *txt = sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 1);
+            results.push_back({id, txt ? reinterpret_cast<const char *>(txt) : ""});
+        }
+
+        sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+        return results;
+    }
+
+    int addTodo(const std::string &text) override {
+        if (!db_) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        sqlite3_stmt *stmt = nullptr;
+        const char *sql    = "INSERT INTO todos (text) VALUES (?1);";
+        int rc             = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db_, sql, -1, &stmt, nullptr);
+        if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+            std::cerr << "SQL prepare error (insert): " << sqlite3_errmsg(db_) << std::endl;
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, 1, text.c_str(), -1, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
+        rc = sqlite3_step(stmt);
+        if (rc != SQLITE_DONE) {
+            std::cerr << "SQL step error (insert): " << sqlite3_errmsg(db_) << std::endl;
+            sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+        return static_cast<int>(sqlite3_last_insert_rowid(db_));
+    }
+
+    bool removeTodo(int id) override {
+        if (!db_) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        sqlite3_stmt *stmt = nullptr;
+        const char *sql    = "DELETE FROM todos WHERE id = ?1;";
+        int rc             = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db_, sql, -1, &stmt, nullptr);
+        if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+            std::cerr << "SQL prepare error (delete): " << sqlite3_errmsg(db_) << std::endl;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        sqlite3_bind_int(stmt, 1, id);
+        rc = sqlite3_step(stmt);
+        if (rc != SQLITE_DONE) {
+            std::cerr << "SQL step error (delete): " << sqlite3_errmsg(db_) << std::endl;
+            sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    bool updateTodo(int id, const std::string &text) override {
+        if (!db_) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        sqlite3_stmt *stmt = nullptr;
+        const char *sql    = "UPDATE todos SET text = ?1 WHERE id = ?2;";
+        int rc             = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db_, sql, -1, &stmt, nullptr);
+        if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+            std::cerr << "SQL prepare error (update): " << sqlite3_errmsg(db_) << std::endl;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, 1, text.c_str(), -1, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
+        sqlite3_bind_int(stmt, 2, id);
+        rc = sqlite3_step(stmt);
+        if (rc != SQLITE_DONE) {
+            std::cerr << "SQL step error (update): " << sqlite3_errmsg(db_) << std::endl;
+            sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    sqlite3 *db_ = nullptr;
+};
+
+} // namespace
+
+// Factory kept local to this TU for now; TodoService uses it.
+std::unique_ptr<ITodoAdapter> makeSqliteTodoAdapter() {
+    return std::make_unique<SqliteTodoAdapter>();
+}
diff --git a/src/services/todo.cpp b/src/services/todo.cpp
index fc66d84..a98a77f 100644
--- a/src/services/todo.cpp
+++ b/src/services/todo.cpp
@@ -4,27 +4,34 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <iostream>
 
+std::unique_ptr<ITodoAdapter> makeSqliteTodoAdapter();
+
 TodoService::TodoService(sigc::signal<void()> refreshSignal) {
     this->refreshSignal = refreshSignal;
+    this->adapter       = makeSqliteTodoAdapter();
     this->init();
 }
 
-TodoService::~TodoService() {}
+TodoService::~TodoService() {
+    this->adapter.reset();
+}
 
 std::map<int, TodoEntry *> TodoService::getTodos() {
     return this->todos;
 }
 
 void TodoService::init() {
-    std::vector<std::string> items = {
-        "Buy groceries",
-        "Finish the report",
-        "Call Alice",
-        "Schedule dentist appointment"};
-
-    for (auto item : items) {
-        this->addTodo(item, false);
+    if (!this->adapter) {
+        std::cerr << "Todo adapter not set" << std::endl;
+        return;
     }
+
+    if (!this->adapter->init()) {
+        std::cerr << "Todo adapter init failed" << std::endl;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    this->load();
 }
 
 void TodoService::removeTodo(int id) {
@@ -33,24 +40,70 @@ void TodoService::removeTodo(int id) {
         assert(false);
     }
 
-    todos.erase(id);
+    if (this->adapter) {
+        this->adapter->removeTodo(id);
+    }
 
+    todos.erase(id);
     this->refreshSignal.emit();
 }
 
-TodoEntry *TodoService::addTodo(std::string text, bool emitSignal) {
+TodoEntry *TodoService::addTodo(std::string text, bool emitSignal, bool persist) {
+    int id = nextId;
+
+    if (persist) {
+        if (!this->adapter) {
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+        int newId = this->adapter->addTodo(text);
+        if (newId < 0) {
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+        id = newId;
+    }
+
     auto signal = sigc::signal<void(int)>();
     signal.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &TodoService::removeTodo));
-    TodoEntry *todo = Gtk::make_managed<TodoEntry>(nextId, text, signal);
+    TodoEntry *todo = Gtk::make_managed<TodoEntry>(id, text, signal);
 
-    todos[nextId] = todo;
+    todos[id] = todo;
 
-    nextId++;
+    if (id >= nextId) {
+        nextId = id + 1;
+    }
 
     if (emitSignal) {
         this->refreshSignal.emit();
     }
+
     return todo;
 }
 
 void TodoService::updateTodo(int id, std::string text) {}
+
+void TodoService::load() {
+    if (!this->adapter) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    std::cout << "Loading todos from database..." << std::endl;
+    auto rows = this->adapter->listTodos();
+
+    int count = 0;
+
+    for (const auto &row : rows) {
+        count++;
+        int id           = row.id;
+        std::string text = row.text;
+
+        auto signal = sigc::signal<void(int)>();
+        signal.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &TodoService::removeTodo));
+        TodoEntry *todo = Gtk::make_managed<TodoEntry>(id, text, signal);
+
+        todos[id] = todo;
+        if (id >= nextId) {
+            nextId = id + 1;
+        }
+    }
+    std::cout << "Loaded " << count << " todos." << std::endl;
+}
diff --git a/src/widgets/todoPopover.cpp b/src/widgets/todoPopover.cpp
index c680aa0..0eb8c15 100644
--- a/src/widgets/todoPopover.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/todoPopover.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ TodoPopover::TodoPopover(std::string icon, std::string title) : Popover(icon, ti
         std::string text = entry->get_text();
         if (!text.empty()) {
             this->todoService->addTodo(text);
+        
+            entry->set_text("");
         }
     });