diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d241127..a9795c8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ qt_add_executable(applightcontrol
     registergroupsmodel.h registergroupsmodel.cpp
     deviceregistervaluehelper.h deviceregistervaluehelper.cpp
     registergroupmodel.h registergroupmodel.cpp
+    projectloader.h projectloader.cpp
 )
 
 qt_add_qml_module(applightcontrol
diff --git a/projectloader.cpp b/projectloader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fded6b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projectloader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "projectloader.h"
diff --git a/projectloader.h b/projectloader.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac7e721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projectloader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+#ifndef PROJECTLOADER_H
+#define PROJECTLOADER_H
+
+#include <expected>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <QJsonArray>
+#include <QJsonObject>
+
+#include "lightproject.h"
+
+namespace ProjectLoader {
+    namespace {
+        namespace detail {
+            template<typename Test, template<typename...> class Ref>
+            struct is_specialization_t : std::false_type {};
+
+            template<template<typename...> class Ref, typename... Args>
+            struct is_specialization_t<Ref<Args...>, Ref>: std::true_type {};
+
+            // broken
+            //template<typename ...T>
+            //constexpr bool is_specialization_v = is_specialization_t<T...>::value;
+
+            template<typename T>
+            concept Listific = is_specialization_t<T, std::list>::value ||
+                               is_specialization_t<T, std::vector>::value ||
+                               std::same_as<T, DeviceTypesContainer> ||
+                               std::same_as<T, DevicesContainer> ||
+                               std::same_as<T, RegisterGroupsContainer>;
+
+            template<typename T>
+            concept OtherLoadableFromArray = std::same_as<T, QVector3D>;
+
+            template<typename T>
+            concept LoadableFromArray = Listific<T> || OtherLoadableFromArray<T>;
+
+            template<typename T>
+            concept LoadableFromObject = std::same_as<T, LightProject> ||
+                                         std::same_as<T, DeviceConfig> ||
+                                         std::same_as<T, DeviceTypeConfig> ||
+                                         std::same_as<T, DeviceTypeRegisterConfig> ||
+                                         std::same_as<T, RegisterGroupConfig>;
+
+            template<typename T>
+            concept JsonNumber = (std::integral<T> && !std::same_as<T, bool> && !std::is_enum_v<T>) ||
+                                 std::floating_point<T>;
+
+        }
+
+        template <detail::LoadableFromArray T>
+        std::expected<T, QString> load(const QJsonValue &json) {
+            if (!json.isArray())
+                return std::unexpected("Not a JSON array");
+            return load<T>(json.toArray());
+        }
+
+        template <detail::LoadableFromObject T>
+        std::expected<T, QString> load(const QJsonValue &json) {
+            if (!json.isObject())
+                return std::unexpected("Not a JSON object");
+            return load<T>(json.toObject());
+        }
+
+        template<detail::Listific T>
+        std::expected<T, QString> load(const QJsonArray &json) {
+            T result;
+
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < json.size(); i++) {
+                auto &el = json[i];
+                auto res = load<typename T::value_type>(el);
+                if (res.has_value()) {
+                    result.push_back(res.value());
+                } else {
+                    return std::unexpected(QString("%1: %2").arg(i).arg(res.error()));
+                }
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        template<detail::JsonNumber T>
+        std::expected<T, QString> load(const QJsonValue &json) {
+            if (json.isDouble()) {
+                return (T)json.toDouble();
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("Not a number"));
+            }
+        }
+
+        template<std::same_as<QString> T>
+        std::expected<T, QString> load(const QJsonValue &json) {
+            if (json.isString()) {
+                return json.toString();
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("Not a string"));
+            }
+        }
+
+        template<std::same_as<QVector3D> T>
+        std::expected<T, QString> load(const QJsonArray &json) {
+            QVector3D vec;
+
+            if (json.size() != 3) {
+                return std::unexpected("Vector has wrong number of components");
+            }
+
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < json.size(); i++) {
+                auto &el = json[i];
+                if (auto val = load<float>(el); val) {
+                    vec[i] = val.value();
+                } else {
+                    return std::unexpected(QString("%1: %2").arg(i).arg(val.error()));
+                }
+            }
+
+            return vec;
+        }
+
+        template<typename T>
+        std::expected<T, QString> loadIfExists(const QJsonObject &json, const QString &key) {
+            if (json.contains(key)) {
+                return load<T>(json[key]);
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("does not exist"));
+            }
+        }
+
+        template<std::same_as<LightProject> T>
+        std::expected<T, QString> load(const QJsonObject &json) {
+            LightProject lp;
+
+            if (auto deviceTypes = loadIfExists<decltype(lp.deviceTypes)>(json, "deviceTypes"); deviceTypes) {
+                lp.deviceTypes = std::move(deviceTypes.value());
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("deviceTypes: %1").arg(deviceTypes.error()));
+            }
+
+            if (auto devices = loadIfExists<decltype(lp.devices)>(json, "devices"); devices) {
+                lp.devices = std::move(devices.value());
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("devices: %1").arg(devices.error()));
+            }
+
+            return lp;
+        }
+
+        template<std::same_as<DeviceTypeConfig> T>
+        std::expected<T, QString> load(const QJsonObject &json) {
+            DeviceTypeConfig dtc;
+
+            if (auto val = loadIfExists<decltype(dtc.id)>(json, "id"); val) {
+                dtc.id = val.value();
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("id: %1").arg(val.error()));
+            }
+
+            if (auto val = loadIfExists<decltype(dtc.name)>(json, "name"); val) {
+                dtc.name = val.value();
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("name: %1").arg(val.error()));
+            }
+
+            if (auto val = loadIfExists<decltype(dtc.iconName)>(json, "iconName"); val) {
+                dtc.iconName = val.value();
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("iconName: %1").arg(val.error()));
+            }
+
+            if (auto val = loadIfExists<decltype(dtc.registers)>(json, "registers"); val) {
+                dtc.registers = std::move(val.value());
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("registers: %1").arg(val.error()));
+            }
+
+            return dtc;
+        }
+
+        template<std::same_as<DeviceTypeRegisterConfig> T>
+        std::expected<T, QString> load(const QJsonObject &json) {
+            DeviceTypeRegisterConfig dtrc;
+            if (auto val = loadIfExists<decltype(dtrc.type)>(json, "type"); val) {
+                dtrc.type = val.value();
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("type: %1").arg(val.error()));
+            }
+        }
+
+        template<std::same_as<DeviceConfig> T>
+        std::expected<T, QString> load(const QJsonObject &json) {
+            DeviceConfig dc;
+            if (auto val = loadIfExists<decltype(dc.id)>(json, "id"); val) {
+                dc.id = val.value();
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("id: %1").arg(val.error()));
+            }
+            if (auto val = loadIfExists<decltype(dc.name)>(json, "name"); val) {
+                dc.name = val.value();
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("name: %1").arg(val.error()));
+            }
+            if (auto val = loadIfExists<decltype(dc.deviceTypeId)>(json, "deviceTypeId"); val) {
+                dc.deviceTypeId = val.value();
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("deviceTypeId: %1").arg(val.error()));
+            }
+            if (auto val = loadIfExists<decltype(dc.address)>(json, "address"); val) {
+                dc.address = val.value();
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("address: %1").arg(val.error()));
+            }
+            if (auto val = loadIfExists<decltype(dc.position)>(json, "position"); val) {
+                dc.position = val.value();
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("position: %1").arg(val.error()));
+            }
+
+            return dc;
+        }
+
+        template<std::same_as<RegisterGroupConfig> T>
+        std::expected<T, QString> load(const QJsonObject &json) {
+            RegisterGroupConfig rgc;
+            if (auto val = loadIfExists<decltype(rgc.id)>(json, "id"); val) {
+                rgc.id = val.value();
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("id: %1").arg(val.error()));
+            }
+            if (auto val = loadIfExists<decltype(rgc.name)>(json, "name"); val) {
+                rgc.name = val.value();
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("name: %1").arg(val.error()));
+            }
+            if (auto val = loadIfExists<decltype(rgc.sliders)>(json, "sliders"); val) {
+                rgc.sliders = val.value();
+            } else {
+                return std::unexpected(QString("sliders: %1").arg(val.error()));
+            }
+
+            return rgc;
+        }
+    } // namespace
+
+    std::expected<LightProject, QString> loadProject(const QJsonObject &json) {
+        return load<LightProject>(json);
+    }
+} // namespace ProjectLoader
+
+#endif // PROJECTLOADER_H