diff --git a/abogen/gui.py b/abogen/gui.py
index 5d4b37d..6cdf0c1 100644
--- a/abogen/gui.py
+++ b/abogen/gui.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import tempfile
 import platform
 import base64
 import re
+from abogen.queue_manager_gui import QueueManager
 from abogen.queued_item import QueuedItem
 import hf_tracker
 import hashlib  # Added for cache path generation
@@ -823,11 +824,13 @@ class abogen(QWidget):
         # Manage queue button
         self.btn_manage_queue = QPushButton("Manage Queue", self)
         self.btn_manage_queue.setFixedHeight(40)
+        self.btn_manage_queue.setEnabled(False)
         self.btn_manage_queue.clicked.connect(self.manage_queue)
         queue_row.addWidget(self.btn_manage_queue)
         # Start queue button
         self.btn_start_queue = QPushButton("Start Queue", self)
         self.btn_start_queue.setFixedHeight(40)
+        self.btn_start_queue.setEnabled(False)
         self.btn_start_queue.clicked.connect(self.start_queue)
         queue_row.addWidget(self.btn_start_queue)
         controls_layout.addLayout(queue_row)
@@ -1263,6 +1266,20 @@ class abogen(QWidget):
         self.progress_bar.repaint()
         QApplication.processEvents()
 
+    def enable_disable_queue_buttons(self):
+        enabled = bool(self.queued_items)
+        self.btn_start_queue.setEnabled(enabled)
+        self.btn_manage_queue.setEnabled(enabled)
+
+    def enqueue(self, item : QueuedItem):
+        self.queued_items.append(item)
+        self.update_log((f"Enqueued: {item.file_name}", True))
+        # enable start queue button, manage queue button
+        self.enable_disable_queue_buttons()
+
+    def get_queue(self):
+        return self.queued_items
+
     def add_to_queue(self):
         if not self.selected_file:
             self.input_box.set_error("Please add a file.")
@@ -1280,16 +1297,22 @@ class abogen(QWidget):
             output_folder=self.selected_output_folder,
             subtitle_mode=actual_subtitle_mode, # TODO copy from start_conversion
             output_format=self.selected_format,
-            total_char_count=self.char_count
+            total_char_count=self.char_count,
+            use_gpu=self.gpu_ok
         )
-        self.queued_items.append(item)
+        self.enqueue(item)
 
     def manage_queue(self):
         if not self.queued_items:
             self.input_box.set_error("Queue is empty.")
             return
-        # TODO show a dialog to manage the queue
-        pass
+        # show a dialog to manage the queue
+        dialog = QueueManager(self, self.queued_items)
+        if dialog.exec_() == QDialog.Accepted:
+            # TODO take the new queue
+            self.queued_items = dialog.get_queue()
+            # re-enable/disable buttons based on queue state
+            self.enable_disable_queue_buttons()
 
     def start_queue(self):
         if not self.queued_items:
diff --git a/abogen/queue_manager_gui.py b/abogen/queue_manager_gui.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..313ee55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/abogen/queue_manager_gui.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# a simple window with a list of items in the queue, no checkboxes
+# button to remove an item from the queue
+# button to clear the queue
+
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
+    QWidget,
+    QDialog,
+    QVBoxLayout,
+    QDialogButtonBox,
+    QLabel,
+    QCheckBox,
+    QSlider,
+    QPushButton,
+    QHBoxLayout,
+    QMessageBox,
+    QListWidget,
+)
+
+
+class QueueManager(QDialog):
+    def __init__(self, parent, queue: list, title="Queue Manager", size=(400, 300)):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.queue = queue
+        self.parent = parent
+        layout = QVBoxLayout()
+        # list of queued items
+        self.listwidget = QListWidget()
+        self.listwidget.setSelectionMode(QListWidget.SingleSelection)
+        self.listwidget.setAlternatingRowColors(True)
+        # add queue items to the list
+        self.process_queue()
+
+        layout.addWidget(self.listwidget)
+        # add remove item button
+        remove_button = QPushButton("Remove")
+        remove_button.clicked.connect(self.remove_item)
+        layout.addWidget(remove_button)
+        # add clear queue button
+        clear_button = QPushButton("Clear Queue")
+        clear_button.clicked.connect(self.clear_queue)
+        layout.addWidget(clear_button)
+
+
+        buttons = QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox.Ok | QDialogButtonBox.Cancel, self)
+        buttons.accepted.connect(self.accept)
+        buttons.rejected.connect(self.reject)
+
+        layout.addWidget(buttons)
+
+        self.setLayout(layout)
+
+        self.setWindowTitle(title)
+        self.setMinimumSize(*size)
+
+    def process_queue(self):
+        """Process the queue items."""
+        if not self.queue:
+            return
+        for item in self.queue:
+            self.listwidget.addItem(item.file_name)
+
+        # self.listwidget.clicked.connect(self.clicked)
+
+    def remove_item(self):
+        pass
+
+    def clear_queue(self):
+        self.queue.clear()
+        self.listwidget.clear()
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